Homer Pigeon is an animated character created by Walter Lantz, who made his first appearance in the cartoon "Pigeon Patrol" in 1942.[2] His final appearance was in 1964, in The Woody Woodpecker Show episode "Spook-A-Nanny".

Homer Pigeon
Homer Pigeon (art by Walter Lantz Studios).
First appearancePigeon Patrol (1942)
Last appearanceSpook-A-Nanny (1964)
Created byWalter Lantz
Alex Lovy
Voiced byKent Rogers (1942–1943)
Dallas McKennon (1956)
Mel Blanc (1957)[1]
Gloria Wood (1957)[1]
In-universe information
SpeciesPigeon
GenderMale

The character's voice was based on Red Skelton's rube character, Clem Kadiddlehopper.[3]

List of appearances

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  • Pigeon Patrol (August 3, 1942)[4][5]
  • Swing Your Partner (April 26, 1943)[6][7]
  • The Auto-Lite Sparkys (1951)[8]
  • Pigeon Holed (January 16, 1956)[9][10]
  • Spook-A-Nanny (October 10, 1964)[11][12]

Comics

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  • Animal Comics (1943) (Dell)
  • New Funnies (1943) (Dell)
  • Walter Lantz New Funnies (1946) (Dell)
  • Walter Lantz Andy Panda (1952) (Dell)
  • Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (1952) (Dell)
  • Woody Woodpecker's Back to School (1952) (Dell)
  • Woody Woodpecker's Country Fair (1956) (Dell)
  • Golden Comics Digest (1969) (Gold Key)
  • Walter Lantz Andy Panda (1973) (Gold Key)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Woody Woodpecker on Records |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1942". Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  5. ^ "Pigeon Patrol (Walter Lantz Productions)". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1943". Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  7. ^ "Swing Your Partner (Walter Lantz Productions)". Archived from the original on July 31, 2012.
  8. ^ "Lantz (Walter) animation archive". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1956". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  10. ^ "Pigeon Holed (Walter Lantz Productions)". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
  11. ^ "Chilly Willy's Sub-Arctic World - Video den". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  12. ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Spook-a-Nanny (Walter Lantz Productions, Universal Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 14 September 2020.[dead link]
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