The New Woody the Woodpecker Show

Loads of cartoon violence. Though there is no blood or gore, Woody and other characters are thrown off buildings, trampled, hurled across the room, and so on. The characters are healed from their injuries in the next scene.

Woody has a girlfriend named Winnie Woodpecker, and the show may make mild references to flirting and dating.

Occasional winks about drinking. In one episode, a pirate sighs "There's nothing like a good glass of ale" and then says to the camera, "That's ginger ale, kiddies."

Parents need to know that The New Woody Woodpecker Show, though produced from 1999-2002, is a throwback to older cartoons like Looney Toons, except not as clever. The classical music, adult references, and sophisticated artwork is gone, replaced by broad jokes and primary colors. But the cartoonish violence, in which Woody can be hurled across a room and slide flattened to the floor, remains. Woody's injuries are magically healed by the time we see him again, and there are no consequences for violence. Guns do sometimes appear on the show with "bad guys" like pirates brandishing them and shooting into the air. Female characters are often stereotypical: grumpy housewives or sexy young ladies. The male characters aren't much better, being mostly daffy goofballs like Woody or saps he tricks. The character of Buzz Buzzard is particularly troubling, painted as a thug with an Italian accent. Segments featuring penguin Chilly Willy are often less violent, but just as dependent on its characters trying to trick each other as a means to an end.