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Have Gun Can't Travel (1967) IMDb TMDB
Have Gun Can't Travel
director: Paul J. Smith actor: Dal McKennon / Grace Stafford
other title: Woody chasseur de primes
A villain rides into town on a horse in the old West. Woody Woodpecker is hanging out the man's Wanted posters. The villain's horse pleads with Woody to turn the louse in so that they can split the reward.
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The Little Match Girl (1937) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Little Match Girl
director: Arthur Davis / Sid Marcus
other title: La petite fille aux allumettes
A small girl makes her living selling matches on the streets of New York. It's winter, and the hustling crowds at best ignore her, and some are outright rude. She takes shelter and, to try to stave off the cold a bit, lights a match. It gets blown out; this happens again, then on the third try, she falls into a dream. In this dream, cherubs attend her, she gets a new doll, then a new dress. The cherubs put her on a throne. Then a storm comes, and she goes toward a candle. That candle goes out, and we see that back in the real world, so did her match and her life. An angel comes along and takes her soul.
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Spook-a-Nanny (1964) IMDb TMDB
Spook-a-Nanny
director: Paul J. Smith / Robert Dwan … actor: Grace Stafford / Daws Butler …
The third cartoon from the show titled "Halloween Party," a special 23-minute episode of "The Woody Woodpecker Show," this was made for television. (The two other short cartoons in this episode were previously released theatrically.) This is the final appearance (to date) of Homer Pigeon. This is the final appearance (to date) of Andy Panda. This was the only made-for-TV Woody Woodpecker cartoon in "The Woody Woodpecker Show"; the only other made-for-TV cartoons in the program (except for the framing segments) were the 1960 Sam 'n Simian pilot "The Jungle Medics" and the 1963 Space Mouse pilot "The Secret Weapon."
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The Spy Swatter (1967) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Spy Swatter
director: Rudy Larriva actor: Mel Blanc
other title: Pour quelques fromages de plus
After a mouse scientist invents a cheese than can strengthen mice to defeat cats, Daffy Duck is ordered to stop Speedy Gonzales before he can deliver the formula.
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Go Away Stowaway (1967) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Go Away Stowaway
director: Alex Lovy actor: Mel Blanc
other title: Une croisière bruyante
Daffy Duck, having enough of hearing Speedy Gonzales's "La Cucaracha" tries to escape on a cruise ship. However, he is stalked by Speedy and tries to dispose of him, destroying the ship at the end and Speedy playing on his belly.
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Speedy Ghost to Town (1967) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Speedy Ghost to Town
director: Alex Lovy
other title: La Ville Fantôme / La Ville fantôme
Daffy Duck overhears Speedy Gonzales and another mouse talk about a hidden cheese storage area, thinking it is really gold they are talking about.
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Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969) IMDb TMDB
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
director: Robert McKimson
other title: Pas de civet pour Renard
Quick Brown Fox tries to catch speedy fast Rapid Rabbit (who is silent, except for a bicycle horn which he uses). The duo go about some antics similar to those of the Coyote and Road Runner.
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Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1948) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
director: Shamus Culhane / Dave Fleischer actor: Kenny Gardner / Gwen Williams …
other title: 虫先生进城记 / Hoppity kommt zurück …
I have viewed this cartoon as a child, a father, and now a grand-father. It is my favorite cartoon. I love the characters, the great little tunes, and the very good drawings. I totally love the main song which comes up throughout the cartoon. I think it is a beautiful little cartoon. Everyone I have shown it to simply loves it. It is too bad it opened on such a bad day (Pearl Harbor bombing). If it wasn't for the bad timing it would have been a great success. I hope I can find a DVD of it because all the VHS tapes don't do it justice.
I think if anyone shows it to their child they will come up with the same result. They will just love it.