WOODY WOODPECKER In "Wrestling Wrecks" - 1953

We have another cartoon about wrasslin' (they misspelled it on the title card!) today, this time our little pal gets caught up in the mania, as usual.

So, Woody's watching the wrasslin' matches on TV and is really into it, he just can't wait to cheer on his favorite brutes... Check out the announcer's baseball gear!

Probably the most interesting part with this cartoon is when the announcer gives the lineup of wrasslers in the upcoming bouts. Hey, I don't think that's legal!

This is pretty cool artwork, they would make a nice card set. There are actually many more characters announced than I show.

These are my favorites, actual monsters!

Anyway, Woody's Great Dane destroys the TV set when it goes for a T-bone steak shown in a commercial. Woody runs out the door, and...

He gets a ringside seat, only to have his hand stepped on! Wait, birds don't have hands!!

In the championship bout, the wrasslers go at it. Love this photo.

After playing pat a cake, the champ gets drop kicked a goodern!

Then there's this pic, the challenger gets looney-tuned. Pretty funny.

Woody gets tangled up in the action!

The champ gets sling shot out of the arena and directly into a hospital!

And this is how he ends up. Now, this pic looks like a Garbage Pail collector card! Really great artwork!

Woody goes bananas after his guy ends up in the hospital, he's ready to challenge the challenger for the championship belt.

And after Woody takes care of the challenger...

He wins the belt, which is a few sizes too big for him of course, but who cares, it just a cartoon for a Friday, hope you have a decent weekend!