Under the Counter Spy
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| Under the Counter Spy
Woody Woodpecker series |
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| Directed by | Don Patterson |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Story by | Hugh Harman |
| Voices by | Grace Stafford |
| Music by | Clarence Wheeler Raymond Turner |
| Animation by | Ray Abrams Herman Cohen Don Patterson Raymond Jacobs Art Landy |
| Studio | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal International |
| Release date(s) |  May 10, 1954 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 6' 23" |
| Preceded by | Alley to Bali |
| Followed by | Hot Rod Huckster |
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Under the Counter Spy is the 54th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on May 10, 1954, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.
[edit] Plot
Local police are warned of an escaped criminal named "The Bat," who possesses a super strength tonic. While being actively pursued by the authorities, the Bat He hides the tonic in the home of Woody Woodpecker, who is having a devil of a time waking up. When the listless woodpecker finally rolls out of bed, he accidentally drinks the tonic, giving him the strength of fifty men. Directed by an off-camera narrator to test this strength, Woody eventually crosses paths with the elusive Bat, and captures him. Unfortunately, the tonic wears off just as Woody demonstrates to the police how he captured the Bat.
[edit] Notes
- Under the Counter Spy is a parody of the television show Dragnet. The title is a pun on the work of a counter-intelligence agent.
- Aside from a tired version of his trademark laugh, Woody does not speak in this film.
[edit] References
- Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1954". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.
