What's Sweepin'

What's Sweepin'
Woody Woodpecker series
Directed by Don Patterson
Produced by Walter Lantz
Story by Don Patterson
Walter Lantz
Homer Brightman
Voices by Grace Stafford
Dal McKennon
Music by Clarence Wheeler
Animation by Ray Abrams
Fred Brunish
Laverne Harding
Paul J. Smith
Studio Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by Universal International
Release date(s) January 5, 1953 (U.S.)
Color process Technicolor
Running time 6' 09"
Language English
Preceded by Termites from Mars
Followed by Buccaneer Woodpecker

What's Sweepin' is the 45th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on January 5, 1953, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.

Plot

Woody is a street sweeper and gets into trouble with Officer Wally Walrus. He tries to get even for Wally throwing a banana peel on the sidewalk. He steals the cop's uniform and gets into the Jingling Bros. Circus because he is wearing it. Wally tries to get in, but he gets thrown out. He sneaks in under a tent, and Woody gives him a merry chase. Wally disguises himself as an elephant to catch the bird.

Notes

What's Sweepin' was the first and only time Wally Walrus speaks regularly since the studio reopened in 1950. The walrus, like Woody himself, had otherwise become virtually silent during this period, with the occasional dialogue line or two cropping up.

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