| The Crunch Bird | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ted Petok |
| Produced by | Ted Petok |
| Voices by | Len Maxwell |
| Studio | Maxwell-Petok-Petrovich Productions Regency Films |
| Distributed by | Regency Films |
| Release date(s) | 1971 |
| Running time | 2 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Crunch Bird (El pájaro crujiente) is an animated short by Ted Petok and Len Maxwell. It won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Maxwell provided the voices for the husband, wife, and pet shop owner.
A woman goes into a pet store seeking a gift for her husband. She decides to get him a bird with a most unusual talent, but her gift brings about an unforeseen result.