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| | Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Woody Woodpecker |
 | | The script was written by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who, at Warner Bros., had co-directed the first cartoon featuring the embryonic Bugs Bunny; and in fact, Woody owes much of his personality to Bugs. |
 | | His unique laugh, created by voice actor Mel Blanc (and later adopted by Blanc's successors in the role, including Hardaway himself and Lantz's wife, Grace Stafford), provided an easily recognizable trademark, and was enough to ensure the character's return. |
 | | The Cracked Nut, a 1941 Lantz Studio production, kicked off Woody's own series and, incidentally, was the film in which he received his name. |
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