Bye, Bye, Blackboard

Bye, Bye, Blackboard
	Title card
Directed by	Paul J. Smith
Produced by	Walter Lantz
Story by	Cal Howard
Starring	Grace Stafford
Music by	Walter Greene
Animation by	Volus Jones; Al Coe; Tom Byrne; Joe Voght
Layouts by	Nino Carbe
Backgrounds by	Nino Carbe
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 1, 1972
Running time	6 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bye, Bye, Blackboard is the 193rd and final animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series.[1] Released theatrically on September 1, 1972, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal.[2] Walter Lantz then closed down his cartoon studio.

The title is a play on the song "Bye Bye Blackbird".

Plot

Woody Woodpecker is a student in Mrs. Meany's (both voiced by Grace Stafford) class. He arrives late to school, followed by his dog, Alfie. When Alfie follows him into the school building, he is kicked out by Mrs. Meany, who subsequently hits Woody on the hand with a ruler. Upon witnessing this, Alfie becomes angry, and bites Mrs. Meany on the fanny. Woody tries to go after him, but is barred by Meany, because "school's not out yet."

Woody gets into trouble several times during the episode, and is disciplined by Meany, who makes him stand in the corner with a dunce cap on. After distracting the class, Meany attempts to discipline him with the ruler again, and is bitten by Alfie. Woody then rings the school bell, declaring recess. Meany chases him across the playground, and after Woody gives her a trick apple (which frightens her), the episode ends with Meany spanking him across her lap.

Notes

This is one of the shorts where Woody Woodpecker loses in the end. The other shorts include Busman's Holliday, Woody's Clip Joint, The Tenant's Racket, Tepee for Two, Solid Ivory, Smoked Hams, The Screwball, Real Gone Woody, Under the Counter Spy, Well Oiled, The Dizzy Acrobat, What's Sweepin', A Fine Feathered Frenzy, The Coo Coo Bird, Ski for Two and The Beach Nut.
Woody is portrayed as a child in this cartoon.
It is the final cartoon in the Woody Woodpecker series as well as the final theatrical cartoon to be released by Walter Lantz Productions.
Woody is addressed as "Woodrow" by Miss Meany, his full name.

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References

Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1972". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.
Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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[1] Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1972". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.