History YMMV / WoodyWoodpecker

* TheyJustDidntCare: Part of why the newer show was a failure.

* ArchivePanic: 198 classic theatrical shorts (only 90 of which are on DVD) and 53 modern TV episodes (which each are split into three segments), and that's not counting tie-materials such as the comics.

* NightmareFuel: Woody's first appearance in "Knock Knock" is DerangedAnimation, does not help that when he first speaks, it is in a very normal tone compared to the later wacky tone he is known for.
** Another example is the ending of "Pantry Panic": after Woody and the cat spent a good part of the short fighting over who would be dined by who, a moose happens upon Woody's door. They both rejoice at the sight ("Meat!" "Meat!") and the moose, terrified, runs away. Next shot is the moose's bones all piled up, with Woody and the cat next to them, having just finished to eat it... ''and the moose's dead head can be seen behind them''. Then the cat says "This was delicious, but you know... I'm ''still'' hungry." Woody replies with "Yeah? So am I!" in a VERY normal voice. They then produce their knives and stare psychotically at each other before the fight restarts.
** In "Ration Bored" at the beginning, when Woody sees a sign saying "Is this really necessary, he then goes [[BreakingTheFourthWall to the audience "Sure it's necessary"]] and then gives a NightmareFace of a demonic, toothed version of himself with green HellishPupils saying that he's a NecessaryEvil, and then goes back to normal. And [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it's never mentioned again]] as the rest is light hearted comedy.

** Another example is the ending of "Pantry Panic": after Woody and the cat spent a good part of the short fighting over who would be dined by who, a moose happens upon Woody's door. They both rejoice at the sight ("Meat!" "Meat!") and the moose, terrified, runs away. Next shot is the moose's bones all piled up, with Woody and the cat next to them, having just finished to eat it... ''and the moose's dead head can be seen behind them''. Then the cat says "This was delicious, but you know... I'm ''still'' hungry." Woody replies with "Oh yeah? Well, me too!" They then produce their knives and stare psychotically at each other before the fight restarts.

* VillainDecay: Buzz Buzzard was a genuine menace in his earliest appearances, intending to be the perfect foil for Woody's antics--but in the fifties, he quickly degenerated into a hapless foe for Woody (they're even co-workers in "Operation Sawdust" and "Belle Boys").

* CreatorsPet: Ms. Meany, an annoying old lady who would [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin always get the better of Woody]] in the later cartoons. She is despised by fans, but appeared frequently in the later cartoons as a major character. It was especially bad in Woody's last theatrical cartoon, "Bye Bye Blackboard".
** TakeThatScrappy: Fortunately, Woody managed to get back at her far more often in the newer series.

* GrowingTheBeard: The early shorts were fun, yet very sloppy, misguided attempts at imitating ''LooneyTunes''. Things started improving when ShamusCulhane came and ramped up the direction of the cartoons, but the series truly reached its peak when Dick Lundy began directing.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: ''{{VideoGame/FeriasFrustradasDoPica-Pau}}'' for the SegaGenesis is terrible in many ways.

* DorkAge: Pretty much all of the cartoons from 1955 onward--some might even argue it began right after 1949, when the last Woody cartoon directed by Dick Lundy was made before the Lantz studio was briefly shut down until the next year.

* VillainDecay: Buzz Buzzard was a genuine menace in his earliest appearances, intending to be the perfect foil for Woody's antics--but in the fifties, he quickly degenerated into a hapless foe for Woody.

* CreatorBacklash: Much of the staff of the newer Woody Woodpecker show can attest to how many problems the show had.

* TheWesley: Ms. Meany, an annoying old lady who would [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin always get the better of Woody]] in the later cartoons. She is despised by fans, but appeared frequently in the later cartoons as a major character. It was especially bad in Woody's last theatrical cartoon, "Bye Bye Blackboard".

* GrowingTheBeard: The early shorts were fun, yet very sloppy, misguided attempts at imitating ''LooneyTunes''. Things started improving when Shamus Culhane came and ramped up the direction of the cartoon, but the series truly reached its peak when Dick Lundy began directing.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Woody is very popular in South American, to the point where his cartoons are ''still'' aired in some parts of it to this day!

* CreatorBacklash: Much of the staff of the newer show can attest to how many problems the show had.
* DorkAge: Pretty much all of the cartoons from 1955 and onward--some might even argue it began right after 1949, when the last Woody cartoon directed by Dick Lundy was made before the studio was briefly shut down until the next year.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The newer show had a lot of ridiculous censorship on par with the 90's Spider Man cartoon.
* GrowingTheBeard: The early shorts were fun, yet very sloppy, misguided attempts at imitating Looney Tunes. Things started improving when Shamus Culhane came and ramped up the direction of the cartoon, but the series truly reached its peak when Dick Lundy began directing.
* ScapegoatCreator: Paul J. Smith picks up a lot of flack for the cruddier efforts produced during the 60's and 70's. It's debatable how much (if any) of it's deserved; while it's true that Lantz's budgets were pitiful even compared to what the likes of [=DePatie=]-Freleng and Sib Tower 12 were working with at the time, the general consensus tends to be that the cartoons by Lantz's other director in this period, Sid Marcus, were far better than Smith's output. Either Smith was overwhelmed by the combination of budgetary problems and his (allegedly) failing eyesight, or he just plain gave up trying to make anything decent.

* TheWesley: Ms. Meany, an annoying old lady who would [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin always get the better of Woody]] in the later cartoons. She is despised by fans, but appeared frequently in the later cartoons as a major character. It was especially bad in Woody's last theatrical cartoon, "Bye Bye Blackboard".

* DorkAge: Pretty much all of the cartoons from 1955 and onward--some might even argue it began right after 1949, when the last Woody cartoon made by Dick Lundy was made before the studio was briefly shut down until the next year.

* CharacterDerailment: Woody from the mid-50's and onward. Wheras the earlier directors gradually fleshed out Woody's screwy nature, the 50's version slowly began dropping that aspect of his character altogether in favor of making him a bland FunnyAnimal character. They eventually let Woody become a VillainProtagonist again by late 60's and early 70's (although he was no longer a KarmaHoudini), but it was too little and too late.

* TheWesley: Ms. Meany, an annoying old lady who would [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin always get the better of Woody]] in the later cartoons. It was especially bad in Woody's last theatrical cartoon, "Bye Bye Blackboard".

* CharacterDerailment: Woody from the mid-50's and onward. Wheras the earlier directors gradually fleshed out Woody's screwy nature, the 50's version slowly began dropping that aspect of his character altogether in favor of making him a bland FunnyAnimal character. They eventually let Woody become a VillianProtagonist again by late 60's and early 70's (although he was no longer a KarmaHoudini), but it was too little and too late.

* CharacterDerailment: Woody from the mid-50's and onward. Wheras the earlier directors gradually fleshed out Woody's screwy nature, the 50's version slowly began dropping that aspect of his character altogether in favor of making him a bland FunnyAnimal character.

* TheyJustDidntCare: Part of why the newer show was a failure.

* DorkAge: Pretty much all of the cartoons from 1955 and onward--some might even argue it began right after 1949, the last Woody cartoon made by Dick Lundy was made before the studio was briefly shut down until the next year.

* ExecutiveMedding: The newer show had a lot of ridiculous censorship on par with the 90's Spider Man cartoon.