The Tee Bird
The Tee Bird is the 96th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on August 10, 1959, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.[1]
| The Tee Bird | |
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| Directed by | Paul J. Smith |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Story by | Homer Brightman |
| Starring | Grace Stafford Dal McKennon |
| Music by | Clarence Wheeler |
| Animation by | Robert Bentley Don Patterson Les Kline Art Landy |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal International |
Release date | August 10, 1959 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
On the Pebbley Beach Golf Course, Dapper Denver Dooley and Woody Woodpecker are in a championship playoff. The prize: $25,000. After both contenders make holes in one, a psychological battle begins. Woody crunches celery. Dapper drives himself into a sand trap. Woody proves himself too light for quicksand; Dapper sinks. At every turn, Dapper proceeds to lure and trick poor Woody until Woody's game seems lost. All that Dapper needs to win is a short putt into the cup, but he's seized with a magnificent case of hiccups. Woody wins and hiccups dollar bills!
Notes
The Tee Bird marked Dapper Denver Dooley's final appearance in a Woody theatrical "cartune". He had replaced Buzz Buzzard as Woody's main foil a few years back, and would eventually be replaced himself by Gabby Gator.
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1959". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.