Wally Walrus

Wally Walrus
Woody Woodpecker character
First appearance The Beach Nut (1944)
Created by Walter Lantz[1]
Alex Lovy
Portrayed by Jack Mather (1944-1948)
Will Wright (1946)
Dallas McKennon (1953)
Paul Frees (1961)
Daws Butler (in "Spook-A-Nanny")
Billy West (1999-2002)
Information
Species Walrus
Gender Male
Relatives Willy Walrus (nephew)
Nationality Swedish

Wally Walrus is a fictional animated cartoon character who appeared in several films produced by Walter Lantz Productions in the 1940s and 1950s.[2]

History

Wally is an anthropomorphic walrus. In most of his appearances, he speaks with a pronounced Swedish accent, and is rather slow-witted and prone to anger when provoked. He often hums My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean to himself. He is depicted most frequently as an adversary of Woody Woodpecker, sharing the same dynamic with him as with Buzz Buzzard.

Wally was voiced in his original appearance and subsequent others by Jack Mather, who voiced The Cisco Kid on radio. Lantz stock player Will Wright gave him a growly, non-Swedish voice in The Reckless Driver. Wally also appeared with Chilly Willy in Clash and Carry and Tricky Trout, where he was voiced by Paul Frees, and was a regular character on The New Woody Woodpecker Show, where he was voiced by Billy West.

The character's appearance changed somewhat over the years, with a complexion that ranged from dark to light flesh-tone and variously sized tusks, which Wally would be drawn with or without. A frequent animation goof on The New Woody Woodpecker Show was to draw Wally's mouth separate from his tusks so it appeared they were protruding from his nostrils.

Like Woody, Wally appeared in cameo during the final scene of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and was featured in various print media and merchandise.

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Walter Lantz, 93, the Creator Of Woody Woodpecker, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.
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