Wally Walrus is an animated cartoon character who appeared in several films produced by

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in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He has also since appeared in various cartoon programs of more recent decades.

History

Wally is an anthropomorphic

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. In most of his appearances, he speaks with a pronounced Swedish accent, and is rather slow-witted and prone to anger when provoked. He often hums ''

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'' to himself. He is depicted most frequently as one of

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's main foils, sharing the same dynamic with him as with

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. Wally was voiced in his original appearance and subsequent others by Jack Mather, who voiced

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on radio. Lantz stock player William Wright gave him a growly, non-Swedish voice in ''The Reckless Driver.'' Wally also appeared with Andy Panda in ''Dog Tax Dodgers'', and with

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in ''Clash and Carry'' and ''Tricky Trout''; in the latter two shorts he was voiced by

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. The character's appearance changed somewhat over the years, with a complexion that ranged from dark to light flesh-tone and variously sized tusks, which Wally would be drawn with or without. A frequent animation goof on ''The New Woody Woodpecker Show'' was to draw Wally's mouth separate from his tusks so it appeared they were protruding from his nostrils. A character resembling Wally appeared in a cameo during the final scene of ''

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'', and was featured in various print media and merchandise. Wally was a regular character on ''

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'', voiced by Billy West. Wally Walrus has made a cameo in Samurai Jack (season 5), the fifth season of ''Samurai Jack'' on Adult Swim, and is once again voiced by Billy West using a similar voice to his other character Zoidberg on ''Futurama''. Wally Walrus appears in the 2018 ''Woody Woodpecker (2018 web series), Woody Woodpecker'' series and also has a girlfriend named Wendy Walrus.

Appearances

*''The Beach Nut'' (1944) *''Ski for Two'' (1944) *''Chew-Chew Baby'' (1945) *''The Dippy Diplomat'' (1945) *''Bathing Buddies'' (1946) *''The Reckless Driver'' (1946) *''Smoked Hams'' (1947) *''The Overture to William Tell'' (1947) *''Well Oiled (cartoon), Well Oiled'' (1947) *''The Mad Hatter (cartoon), The Mad Hatter'' (1948) *''Banquet Busters'' (1948) *''Kiddie Koncert'' (1948) *''Wacky-Bye Baby'' (1948) *''Dog Tax Dodgers'' (1948) *''Sleep Happy'' (1951) *''Slingshot 6 7/8'' (1951) *''The Woody Woodpecker Polka'' (1951) *''Stage Hoax'' (1952) *''What's Sweepin''' (1953) *''Buccaneer Woodpecker'' (1953) *''Operation Sawdust'' (1953) *''Clash and Carry'' (1961) *''Tricky Trout'' (1961)

References

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