Inspector Willoughby is a cartoon character created by

Walter Lantz Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lant ...

, and named after the Hollywood avenue which runs alongside the building where Lantz's office was housed (at 861 Seward Street). 12 cartoons were produced between 1960 and 1965. His cartoons were often shown on '' The Woody Woodpecker Show'' alongside

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, Chilly Willy and

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Bio

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in voice and stature. When on the job, he always goes after any villains which ends with them behind bars. Despite his diminutive height, he is able to physically restrain and use impressive

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moves on men twice his size. It was established in the cartoon short "Mississippi Slow Boat" that his first name is Stuart. Inspector Willoughby also had other jobs outside of his secret agent work, such as a

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officer, male

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, and

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ranger. It has been speculated that he has relatives in those jobs. The first appearance of a Willoughby character was a

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security guard in '' Salmon Yeggs'' (1958). Although small bald men have also been seen in '' The Clip Joint'', '' Billion Dollar Boner'' and '' Hunger Strife'', they were not "true" Willoughbies.

Episodes

* Hunger Strife (Oct 31, 1960) * Rough and Tumbleweed (Jan 30, 1961) * Eggnapper (Feb 27, 1961) * Mississippi Slow Boat (July 31, 1961) * The Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby (Dec 11, 1961) * Phoney Express (May 14, 1962) * Hyde and Sneak (July 23, 1962) * Coming Out Party (Jan 25, 1963) * Case of the Cold Storage Yegg (Feb 15, 1963) * Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker (July 5, 1963) * The Case of the Maltese Chicken (Feb 14, 1964) * The Case of the Elephant's Trunk (Jan 30, 1965)

References

External links

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