History WesternAnimation / ChillyWilly

Chilly was revived in episodes of "The New Woody Woodpecker Show" (1999-2002) but did not return to prominence. The character was an also-ran in the comic book medium. He headlined nine issues from Comic/DellComics between 1956 and 1962, otherwise only receiving stories in the back pages of magazines featuring WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker as their main star.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "I'm Cold", chilly lives in a village called "Colder'nell" - meaning "colder than hell". At the time, UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode was under effect, which would not have allowed the word "hell". Tex Avery, who directed, had previously dodged the radar with a town named "Coldernell" in his short ''The Shooting of Dan [=McGoo=]''.

''Chilly Willy'' is a cartoon character created by the Creator/WalterLantz Studio. He is a penguin whose original motivation consisted of a desire to find warmth, unable to stand the cold. He had a precursor in Pablo, the Cold-Blooded Penguin, a character with identical motivation. Pablo starred in a segment of ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'' (1944) but was a one-shot character. Animation buffs Giannalberto Bendazzi and Don Markstein dismissed Chilly as a mere [[CaptainErsatz Clone]] of Pablo, but it is unclear whether Lantz was familiar with the earlier character. The idea of a penguin protagonist was reportedly suggested to him by mystery writer Stuart Palmer (1905-1968).

* {{Expy}}:
** As noted above, some believe Chilly to be based on Pablo from ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros''. Whether this was conscious or not is debatable, and the evidence is purely circumstancial.
** Smedley is based on a wolf character Avery developed at MGM, debuting in the WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} short "The Three Little Pups", who had a Southern Drawl and a calm demeanor. The same character was also the inspiration for WesternAnimation/HuckleberryHound. All three characters were voiced by Creator/DawsButler.

"Rockabye Point" was the most successful film of the series, because the script-writer was Michael Maltese. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, though it lost to "Speedy Gonzales" (1955), a [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] entry starring WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales and [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterCatAndTweetyBird Sylvester the Cat]]. Lantz had reasons to continue the series. Avery was replaced by Alex Lovy, who continued the series in an Avery-like format for most of the 1950s. When Lovy left the Lantz studio, Chilly was handled by other directors, such as Jack Hannah and Sid Marcus, before eventually coming full circle and having Paul J. Smith take over as the sole director in 1967. The series ended with its 50th cartoon short in 1972, but only because the studio itself shut down its operations.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "I'm Cold", chilly lives in a village called "Colder'nell" - meaning "colder than hell". At the time, UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode was under effect, which would not have allowed the word "hell". Tex Avery had previously included the name Coldernell in his short "The Shooting of Dan McGoo".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "I'm Cold", chilly lives in a village called "Colder'nell"

* ''The Legend of Rockabye Point'', directed by Creator/TexAvery.

Chilly was revived in episodes of "The New Woody Woodpecker Show" (1999-2002) but did not return to prominence. The character was an also-ran in the comic book medium. He headlined nine issues from Comic/DellComics between 1956 and 1962, otherwise only receiving stories in the back pages of magazines featuring WoodyWoodpecker as their main star.

* ''Highway Hecklers'', directed by Paul J. Smith. Co-starring Maxie and Colonel Pot Shot's debut.

* ''Chilly and the Looney Gooney'', directed by Paul J. Smith. Looney Gooney's debut.

* ''Chilly's Cold War'', directed by Paul J. Smith. Co-starring Smedley.

* ''A Gooney is Born'', directed by Paul J. Smith. Co-starring Looney Gooney.

* ''Yukon Have It'', directed by Alex Lovy. Co-starring Smedley.

* ''Highway Hecklers'', directed by Paul J. Smith. Co-starring Maxie.

* ''Chilly's Hide-A-Way'', directed by Paul J. Smith. Co-starring Smedley.

* ''I'm Cold'', directed by Creator/TexAvery.

* ''Hot and Cold Penguin'', directed by Alex Lovy.

* ''Room and Wrath'', directed by Alex Lovy.
* ''Hold That Rock'', directed by Alex Lovy.
* ''Operation Cold Feet'', directed by Alex Lovy.

* ''The Big Snooze'', directed by Alex Lovy.
* ''Swiss Miss-Fit'', directed by Alex Lovy.

* ''A Chilly Reception'', directed by Alex Lovy.
* ''Little Televillain'', directed by Alex Lovy.

* ''Robinson Gruesome'', directed by Alex Lovy.
* ''Yukon Have It'', directed by Alex Lovy.

* ''Fish Hooked'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

* ''Clash and Carry'', directed by Jack Hannah.
* ''St. Moritz Blitz'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Tricky Trout'', directed by Jack Hannah.

!1962
* ''Fish and Chips'', directed by Jack Hannah.

* ''Salmon Loafer'', directed by Sid Marcus.

* ''Deep-Freeze Squeeze'', directed by Sid Marcus.
* ''Lighthouse-Keeping Blues'', directed by Sid Marcus.
* ''Ski-Napper'', directed by Sid Marcus.

* ''Fractured Friendship'', directed by Sid Marcus.
* ''Half Baked Alaska'', directed by Sid Marcus.
* ''Pesty Guest'', directed by Sid Marcus.

* ''Snow Place Like Home'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''South Pole Pals'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Polar Fright'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Teeny Weeny Meany'', directed by Sid Marcus.

* ''Operation Shanghai'', directed by Sid Marcus.
* ''Vicious Viking'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Hot Time on Ice'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chilly And The Woodchopper'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chilly Chums'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

* ''Under Sea Dogs'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Highway Hecklers'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chiller Dillers'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

* ''Project Reject'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chilly and the Looney Gooney'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Sleepy Time Bear'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

* ''Gooney's Goofy Landings'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chilly's Ice Folly'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chilly's Cold War'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

* ''A Gooney is Born'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Airlift A La Carte'', directed by Paul J. Smith.
* ''Chilly's Hide-A-Way'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

* ''The Rude Intruder'', directed by Paul J. Smith.

'''''Chilly Willy''''' is a cartoon character created by the Creator/WalterLantz Studio. He is a penguin whose original motivation consisted of a desire to find warmth, unable to stand the cold. He had a precursor in Pablo, the Cold-Blooded Penguin, a character with identical motivation. Pablo starred in a segment of ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'' (1944) but was a one-shot character. Animation buffs Giannalberto Bendazzi and Don Markstein dismissed Chilly as a mere [[CaptainErsatz Clone]] of Pablo, but it is unclear whether Lantz was familiar with the earlier character. The idea of a penguin protagonist was reportedly suggested to him by mystery writer Stuart Palmer (1905-1968).

* LongRunners: The theatrical short series lasted for 19 years. Not bad, though nowhere near the 32-years of constant appearances for WoodyWoodpecker.

* GrowlingGut: Featured prominently in ''Deep-Freeze Squeeze'', and experienced by both Chilly willy and Smedley Dog. As an indication that the characters are starving.

* TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation
* TheDarkAgeOfAnimation

* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Wally Walrus, normally a Woody Woodpecker foe, showed up in "Tricky Trout" and "Clash and Carry"- odd, considering he hadn't shown up in a short since 1948!

The following year, Lantz assigned another director to the character: TexAvery, who was asked to make the character work. Avery felt that the problem was Chilly being overly cute; a "little fuzzy wuzzy penguin" was not inherently funny. He resolved to have Chilly's opponents being the funny ones. Avery directed only two Chilly shorts: ''I'm Cold'' (1954) and ''The Legend of Rockabye Point'' (1955). The former had Chilly attempting to steal a fur coat from an Alaska fur factory. He has to face the watchdog, Smedley, in his first appearance. Smedley has a Southern drawl, and a deadpan style of delivering lines. The latter short had Chilly and a polar bear compete in stealing fish from aboard a fishing ship. The bear constantly has to face the teeth of an aggressive bulldog who falls asleep whenever he hears lullabies. Both shorts were considerably funnier than their predecessor.

* ''I'm Cold'', directed by TexAvery.

* ''The Legend of Rockabye Point'', directed by TexAvery.

* TheVoiceless: Chilly has a voice in his original appearance, but he is completely silent in the two shorts by TexAvery. In subsequent shorts, Chilly would either have regular conversations or stay silent for the duration.

'''''Chilly Willy''''' is a cartoon character created by the WalterLantz Studio. He is a penguin whose original motivation consisted of a desire to find warmth, unable to stand the cold. He had a precursor in Pablo, the Cold-Blooded Penguin, a character with identical motivation. Pablo starred in a segment of ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'' (1944) but was a one-shot character. Animation buffs Giannalberto Bendazzi and Don Markstein dismissed Chilly as a mere [[CaptainErsatz Clone]] of Pablo, but it is unclear whether Lantz was familiar with the earlier character. The idea of a penguin protagonist was reportedly suggested to him by mystery writer Stuart Palmer (1905-1968).

Chilly was revived in episodes of "The New Woody Woodpecker Show" (1999-2002) but did not return to prominence. The character was an also-ran in the comic book medium. He headlined nine issues from DellComics between 1956 and 1962, otherwise only receiving stories in the back pages of magazines featuring WoodyWoodpecker as their main star.

"Rockabye Point" was the most successful film of the series, because the script-writer was Michael Maltese. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, though it lost to "Speedy Gonzales" (1955), a [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] entry starring SpeedyGonzales and [[SylvesterCatAndTweetyBird Sylvester Cat]]. Lantz had reasons to continue the series. Avery was replaced by Alex Lovy, who continued the series in an Avery-like format for most of the 1950s. When Lovy left the Lantz studio, Chilly was handled by other directors, such as Jack Hannah and Sid Marcus, before eventually coming full circle and having Paul J. Smith take over as the sole director in 1967. The series ended with its 50th cartoon short in 1972, but only because the studio itself shut down its operations.

The following year, Lantz assigned another director to the character: TexAvery, who was asked to make the character work. Avery felt that the problem was Chilly being overly cute; a "little fuzzy wuzzy penguin" was not inherently funny. He resolved to have Chilly's opponents being the funny ones. Avery directed only two Chilly shorts: ''I'm Cold'' (1954) and ''The Legend of Rockabye Point'' (1955). The former had Chilly attempting to steal a fur coat from an Alaska fur factory. He has to face the watchdog, Smedley, in his first appearance. Smedley has a Southern drawl, and a deadpan style of delivering lines. The latter short had Chilly and a polar bear compete in stealing fish from aboard a fishing ship. The bear constantly has to face the teeth of an aggressive bulldog who falls asleep whenever he hears lullabies. Both shorts were considerably funnier than their predecessor.

"Rockabye Point" was the most successful film of the series, because the script-writer was Michael Maltese. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, though it lost to "Speedy Gonzales" (1955), a [[LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] entry starring SpeedyGonzales and [[SylvesterCatAndTweetyBird Sylvester Cat]]. Lantz had reasons to continue the series. Avery was replaced by Alex Lovy, who continued the series in an Avery-like format for most of the 1950s. When Lovy left the Lantz studio, Chilly was handled by other directors, such as Jack Hannah and Sid Marcus, before eventually coming full circle and having Paul J. Smith take over as the sole director in 1967. The series ended with its 50th cartoon short in 1972, but only because the studio itself shut down its operations.

* AngryGuardDog: Mostly averted. Smedley is essentially a guard dog in most of his roles. He is rarely actually angry, mostly calm and determined.
* BadBoss: Smedley tends to have a different boss in each episode. But they all have common points in being verbally abusive to him, several were physically abusive, and Colonel Pot Shot seemed eager to shoot at his employee. A common joke of the series is that Smedley is trying to rationalize and excuse their behavior.
* BearyFunny: Maxie the Polar Bear is cute and funny, rather than a large predator.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: For obvious reasons.
* FreezeSneeze: Happens to Willy in his first appearance, and presumbably several of the subsequent ones.

* GrowlingGut: Featured prominently in ''Deep-Freeze Squeeze'', and experienced by both Chilly willy and Smedley Dog. As an indication that the characters are starving.
* HairTriggerTemper: Colonel Pot Shot. With the name of the trope specifically mentioned in his description.
* IronicFear: Toyed with. Chilly hates the cold, and is always in fear of freezing to death. He is a penguin.

* MisplacedWildlife: Chilly is a penguin in Alaska.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The bulldog from ''The Legend of Rockabye Point''. Also Smedley when yawning in ''I'm Cold''.