This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 202 cartoons (195 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Productions, and were distributed by Universal Pictures, United Artists and Universal International. Also listed are miscellaneous cartoons that feature Woody but are not a part of the main short series.
= Academy Award nominee/winner
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woody Woodpecker | July 7 | Walter Lantz | Woody's first solo short. |
| 2 | The Screwdriver | August 11 | The last Woody Woodpecker short to feature Mel Blanc as Woody's voice. | |
| 3 | Pantry Panic | November 24 | ||
| N/A | $21 a Day (Once a Month) | December 1 | A Swing Symphonies short. |
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | The Hollywood Matador | February 9 | Alex Lovy | |
| 5 | Ace in the Hole | June 22 | ||
| 6 | The Loan Stranger | October 19 |
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The Screwball | February 15 | Alex Lovy | ||
| 8 | The Dizzy Acrobat | May 31 | Final Woody short to feature Kent Rogers as Woody's voice. | ||
| 9 | Ration Bored | July 26 |
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | The Barber of Seville | April 10 | James Culhane | |
| 11 | The Beach Nut | October 16 | ||
| 12 | Ski for Two | November 13 |
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chew-Chew Baby | February 5 | James Culhane | |
| 14 | Woody Dines Out | May 14 | ||
| 15 | The Dippy Diplomat | August 27 | ||
| 16 | The Loose Nut | December 17 |
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Who's Cookin' Who? | June 24 | James Culhane | First appearance of Wolfie Wolf. |
| 18 | Bathing Buddies | July 1 | Dick Lundy | First Woody short directed by Dick Lundy. |
| 19 | The Reckless Driver | August 26 | James Culhane | |
| 20 | Fair Weather Fiends | November 18 |
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Musical Moments from Chopin | February 24 | Dick Lundy | First cartoon where Woody had green eyes again. This short belongs to the Musical Miniatures series. |
| 21 | Smoked Hams | April 28 | ||
| 22 | The Coo Coo Bird | June 9 | ||
| 23 | Well Oiled | June 30 | ||
| 24 | Solid Ivory | August 25 | ||
| 25 | Woody the Giant Killer | December 15 | Final Woody short distributed by Universal Pictures until 1950. |
Starting this year until the studio's hiatus, all shorts are distributed by United Artists.
| Title | Date | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | The Mad Hatter | February 16 | Dick Lundy | First Woody short distributed by United Artists. |
| 27 | Banquet Busters | March 3 | Featuring Andy Panda. | |
| 28 | Wacky-Bye Baby | May 2 | ||
| 29 | Wet Blanket Policy | August 27 | First appearance of Buzz Buzzard. First cartoon to use the Woody Woodpecker theme. | |
| 30 | Wild and Woody! | December 31 | Submitted and screened at the 21st Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[1] |
Starting this year, all shorts are distributed by Universal International.