Universal drags Woody Woodpecker out of hell for a new YouTube webseries
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Quick question: Is there anyone, outside of possibly David Lynch, who genuinely likes Woody Woodpecker? Like a louder, more antagonistic Bugs Bunny—or early Daffy Duck, but without the manic charm—Walter Lanz’s unkillable creation has been around for 68 years now, harassing people, knocking on their heads, and periodically issuing that brain-meltingly annoying laugh. Every few years, Universal decides that it’s time for the Woodyssance to begin anew and revives the little hellbeast for a new generation, whether in the form of The New Woody Woodpecker Show (1999-2002), or the CGI/live-action hybrid film that came out on DVD back in February (after a theatrical release in Brazil last year, because apparently Woody is huge in Rio).