Maw and Paw explained

Maw and Paw
Animator:	Robert Bentley -->
First Minor:	Maw and Paw
First Date:	1953
Last Minor:	Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin
Last Date:	1968
Creator:	Walter Lantz Studios

Maw and Paw are animated characters created by Walter Lantz, who made their first appearance in the cartoon "Maw and Paw" in 1953.^[1] Their final appearance was in 1968, in "Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin". They are based on the Universal's popular live-action Ma and Pa Kettle film series.

Overview

Maw and Paw are a couple who live with their children and dog in a rural part of the US. Their pet pig Milford appears to be the most educated and therefore the brightest in the family.

A well-known running gag in the cartoons involves Paw stepping on a loose lumber of their house, causing his nose to get stuck in the hole of that wood as it flips. His eldest son would try to help him by punching his nose.

Paw is naïve and occasionally absent-minded. This naïveté sometimes results in him getting knocked out by his wife.

List of cartoons

List of appearances:

• "Maw And Paw" (08/10/1953)^{[2] [3]} - later released on the DVD Woody Woodpecker and Friends volume 2.
• "Plywood Panic" (09/28/1953)^{[2] [4]}
• "Pig In A Pickle" (08/30/1955)^{[5] [6]} - later reissued by Castle Films as "The Piggy That Stayed Home"
• "Paw's Night Out" (09-26-1955)^{[7] [8]} - this cartoon appeared in the music video for Bamboo's Bamboogie. Later reissued by Castle Films as "Piggy's Dizzy Nite".
• "Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin" (1968)

See also

• List of Walter Lantz cartoons
• List of Walter Lantz cartoon characters

External links

• The Walter Lantz-o-Pedia

Notes and References

1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 103.
2. Web site: The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1953 . 2008-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103046/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1953.html . 2008-07-23.
3. "Maw And Paw". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
4. "Plywood Panic". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
5. Web site: The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1954 . 2008-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080512065144/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1954.html . 2008-05-12.
6. "Pig In A Pickle". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
7. Web site: The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1955 . 2008-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103126/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1955.html . 2008-07-23.
8. "Paw's Night Out". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012