Known for Writing
Homer Brightman (October 1, 1901 – January 31, 1988) was an American screenwriter who worked for Walt Disney Productions, Walter Lantz Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, UPA, Larry Harmon Pictures, Cambria Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Brightman was also the original gag writer for Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic strip from 1938 to 1940, before Bob Karp took over. [biography from Wikipedia]
Born
October 1, 1901
Died
January 31, 1988 (age 86)
Filmography
90 films


Under Sea Dogs
1968 · 6m · US
Chilly and Maxie are sleeping in their igloo. A man in a submarine raises the periscope and puts Chilly's blanket on top of the igloo. Later, Chilly and Maxie capture the sub and smoke out the man.


Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968 · 1h 27m · US
A recently orphaned boy living in Mexico has one item that would link him to family, an old letter from an uncle with an address in Tucson, AZ. He sets out across the desert and, while temporarily detained at the border, is unwillingly teamed with a runaway chihuahua who follows him as he illegally crosses the border into the United States. The two form a tight bond as they survive the journey fraught with danger.


Chilly Chums
1967 · 6m · US
This episode shows how Chilly and Maxie the Polar Bear meet


Dumb Like a Fox
1964 · 7m · US
Woody and Fink Fox are teamed up as buddies roaming the Western Plains.


Punchy Pooch
1962 · 6m · US
At the carnival, Champ is persuaded to enter a boxing attraction with "The Australian Bounder", a fighting kangaroo. The winner receives $500.00 if he can stay 4 rounds with the animal. Doc and Champ are pleased to accept but the kangaroo and its manager don't exactly fight fair. To help Champ win, Doc comes up with a variety of schemes such as convincing the kangaroo that Champ is a mother with child, then that Champ has the measles, and, in the final round, by putting Champ on a unicycle so he can outrun his foe.
Mississippi Slow Boat
Mississippi Slow Boat
1961 · 6m · US
A crook on a steamboat tries to outwit Inspector Willoughby.


Franken-Stymied
1961 · 6m · US
After Woody Woodpecker's tree is destroyed by lightning, he seeks shelter in the castle of a mad scientist, but he soon finds himself being pursued by the scientist's new chicken-plucking robot.


Sufferin' Cats
1961 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker has been a source of aggravating annoyance to a certain householder, due to Woody's pecking the antenna of a TV set, ...
St. Moritz Blitz
St. Moritz Blitz
1961 · 6m · US
The register of the hotel in St. Moritz is receiving its annual "dust off" in prepration for the influx of guests at the opening of the skating season.


Clash and Carry
1961 · 6m · US
Chilly Willy, perennially either cold or hungry (or both) is determined to use any strategy to get more than an average catch of fish at the market run by Wally Walrus.
Papoose on the Loose
Papoose on the Loose
1961 · 6m · US
A little papoose, bent on hunting bear, is stopped by his father, the chief, and told to forget the idea. The papoose responds by shooting a rubber-tipped arrow onto the father's nose, and the chief decides to teach his progeny a good lesson.


Gabby's Diner
1961 · 6m · US
In a Florida swamp, starving Gabby Gator has a little diner. Things are slow; he is just waiting for a good meal to come along.


The Bird Who Came to Dinner
1961 · 6m · US
Dowager steps out to purchase a toy for her son. Woody Woodpecker, peering around the corner of the building, pictures a luxurious future in a home as she would have to offer, so he quickly steps out and imitates the walking toy.
Rough and Tumbleweed
Rough and Tumbleweed
1961 · 6m · US
A narrator tells us that in the days of the Old West, times were tough. With no law and order, bandits roamed around free to commit any crime with western outlaw.
Eggnapper
Eggnapper
1961 · 6m · US
Tourist season is over and Ranger Willoughby closes the park for the winter, telling the bears they will have to forage for themselves from now on.


Poop Deck Pirate
1961 · 6m · US
Woody is trying to sleep in the middle of the big city but there is way too much racket going on. He decides to vacation at the peaceful Tooti Fruiti Islands but there is even noise going on here...coming from a pirate (a literal "Sea dog") trying to bury his treasure. Craving rest and relaxation, Woody is determined to send the nautical canine on his way, eventually blowing him up with a shore mine. The pirate doesn't appreciate this and forces Woody to walk the plank... but, being none too smart, the old tar often ends up many times in the drink himself and not the woodpecker.


Fowled Up Falcon
1960 · 6m · US
The history of falconry is turned upside-down when Woody is the prey of a falcon bent on destroying him. Falcons make great hunters.


Southern Fried Hospitality
1960 · 6m · US
Gabby Gator, voiced in Kentucky Colonel mode by Daws Butler, is starving. He comes upon a recipe for southern-fried woodpecker and writes Woody a fan letter. Woody shows up to perform an act and about the three-quarter mark, realizes what is going on, and proceeds to take his revenge.


Ozark Lark
1960 · 6m · US
The feud between the Martins and the Coys has ended after all being wiped out except for one. Woody comes by and inadvertently starts it back up.


Fish Hooked
1960 · 6m · US
Chilly's nemesis as usual is Smedley who's a worker at the aquarium where the penguin is catching fish. Smedley tells him he's not allowed to do that but of course Chilly just does what he wants to which leads to another chase between him, Smedley, and a porpoise Smedley feeds.


Bats in the Belfry
1960 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker bothers a wealthy man who has been diagnosed as alergic to noise.


Billion Dollar Boner
1960 · 6m · US
On a quiet and peaceful street, the serenity of one house is suddenly disturbed by the noise of Woody Woodpecker pecking away inside.


Ballyhooey
1960 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker tries to watch his favorite TV quiz show - which is constantly interrupted by commercials.


Romp in a Swamp
1959 · 6m · US
Woody tricks Ali Gator into a swampland chase.


Space Mouse
1959 · 6m · US
Doc the cat tries to catch Hickory and Dickory, to sell to NASA as laboratory mice.


Bee Bopped
1959 · 6m · US
After a short history on bees and bee-keeping, we find Windy the bear's attempts to steal honey from a bee hive (he is teaching his son the "right" way to get honey) only to be attacked by the bee inside. Windy tries a number of attempts to outsmart the bee. He floods the hive, dresses as a queen bee, uses a bathroom plunger to trap the bee (only to get it stuck to various parts of his body) and finally tries to dynamite it, only succeeding in blowing himself up. At the hospital, he is served honey and hotcakes in bed... by a male nurse who looks suspiciously like the bee he just tangled with!


Log Jammed
1959 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker gets into a mêlée with a lumberjack in the north woods. When the woodchopper chops down Woody's tree.
Yukon Have It
Yukon Have It
1959 · 6m · US
A hungry Chilly Willy notices the good food the mounties get and enrolls for the job. Unfortunately, his enrollment photo is placed over a wanted poster for criminal Caribou Lou and officer Smedley presumes Chilly is Lou and gives chase.


Robinson Gruesome
1959 · 6m · US
Robinson Gruesome, marooned on a tropical island, has had nothing to eat but bananas for 28 years. Then Chilly Willy gets marooned with him.


Truant Student
1959 · 6m · US
A truant officer mistakes Windy Bear for a very large schoolboy playing hooky.


Witty Kitty
1959 · 6m · US
Two hungry alley cats hatch a plan to score a meal by running “the old raffle game.” They offer a turkey as the prize and convince Doc to pick a ticket, not knowing there is only one, which of course makes him the winner. The cats send Doc to a nearby house to claim the prize, but the turkey is locked in a refrigerator guarded by a tough watchdog named Cecil. Doc makes several failed attempts to outsmart the dog, while Hickory and Dickory only make things worse. Doc finally manages to grab the turkey by putting roller skates on Cecil, but the dog crashes through the door and ruins the cats’ long-awaited feast.


Tomcat Combat
1959 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker is engaged in combat with a big tomcat and after several break-even escapades, Woody finally tricks the cat into a dogcatcher's truck which is filled with dogs with a sour disposition, especially regarding cats. Woody finally shoots the cat off into outer space using a giant rocket (not from Acme).


Little Televillain
1958 · 6m · US
Smedley (a dog), the hottest thing on television and the star of his own I Love Smedley show, achieved his present status quite by accident.


Jittery Jester
1958 · 6m · US
A stuffy king decides his jester Dooley is worthless and unfunny. He spots Woody pecking at a tree and singing, and decides he would make a great jester. Thusly, the king kicks Dooley's unfunny arse out of the castle and orders him to fetch Woody. Hilarity ensues.


Three-Ring Fling
1958 · 6m · US
Breezy gets into the circus for free on kids' day, but penniless Windy has to resort to guile and intrigue in order to obtain a painful entrance.


Tree's a Crowd
1958 · 6m · US
Woody takes a trip to an arboretum where all birds are welcome... except woodpeckers.


A Chilly Reception
1958 · 6m · US
In the Antarctic Ocean, the icebreaker USS Icepick is busy clearing the sea lanes.


Tot Watchers
1958 · 6m · US
The lady of the house has gone out for a few hours, leaving her baby in the care of a teen babysitter. Tom and Jerry must call a truce to their constant chases as the baby, unsupervised, continually gets loose.


Everglade Raid
1958 · 6m · US
Woody gets a job as an alligator bagger, but the alligator has similar plans for the woodpecker.


Droopy Leprechaun
1958 · 6m · US
Droopy, on an Irish stopover of an international flight, buys a souvenir leprechaun hat, and is mistaken for a real leprechaun by Butch.


Polar Pests
1958 · 6m · US
When a penguin escapes from the zoo, another one must be captured. Will it be Chilly Willy? Don't bet on it.


Salmon Yeggs
1958 · 6m · US
Instead of fishing for salmon in the stream Windy the bear tries to show his son Breezy a shortcut method...by looting a cannery. The guard makes this a difficult task.


Watch the Birdie
1958 · 6m · US
Deep in the woods, a birdwatcher is studying the various bird species found there. First, he discovers "love birds" (a henpecked husband bird and his grumbling bird spouse), and a "humming bird" (who hums rock tunes). Then he discovers Woody who gives him all sorts of trouble such as attaching his stethoscope to a running faucet, stretching the lens on his camera and then snapping it back on him, and sending all manner of trees tumbling down onto him.


Sheep Wrecked
1958 · 6m · US
Droopy is guarding his flock of sheep from the rebel wolf.


Misguided Missile
1958 · 6m · US
Woody is hungry and needs food. And to get food, you need money. And to get money, you need a job. So he applies to be an insurance salesman and attempts to sell insurance to Dooley.


One Droopy Knight
1957 · 7m · US
Sir Droopalot and Sir Butchalot (Droopy and Butch) vie with each other to kill a dragon that is terrorizing their kingdom. Whomever vanquishes the dragon will marry the king's daughter.
Swiss Miss-Fit
Swiss Miss-Fit
1957 · 6m · US
In Switzerland, an underachieving rescue dog is told to go rescue someone.


Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale
1957 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker is on a whaler-ship searching for Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale. When sighted, the ship captain sens Wood out in a rowboat to capture Dopey. The whale wrecks the ship but takes a liking to Woody, and off they go across the ocean with Woody water-skiing behind his new friend.


Fodder and Son
1957 · 6m · US
Woody goes to Yellowstone National Park, where he encounters a bear who does anything to get food from people.


Fowled-Up Party
1957 · 6m · US
Sam and Maggie are on their merry way to a costume party, and Sam is wearing a Rooster costume. They run out of gas on the way and Sam hikes off looking for a gas station.


The Big Snooze
1957 · 7m · US
Forest ranger Clyde is given an order to make sure the park bears are not disturbed from their winter hibernation. He inspects their cave and finds Chilly Willy trying to sleep among them. He hollers at Chilly not to wake them up, waking one bear up himself. He sends the sleepwalking bear back to bed but it isn't that simple. The bear continues to sleepwalk going on a wild ride through the woods after Chilly gets him to put some skis on. The bear finally stops... and is now sleeping in Clyde's bed. Clyde returns to the cave where all the bears are now sleepwalking and Chilly is giving each one a lit dynamite stick!


Blackboard Jumble
1957 · 6m · US
A wolf with a Southern accent walks by just as a teacher is getting fed up with his class and walks out. Unfortunately, the class consists of three junior clones of Droopy, who manage to try his patience.


To Catch a Woodpecker
1957 · 6m · US
The Miracle Telephone Company attempts to stop Woody Woodpecker from pecking holes in its telephone poles.


Box Car Bandit
1957 · 6m · US
A bandit and his horse find out that a big shipment of gold bullion is being shipped by train, so they make immediate plans to hijack it. As fate would have it, Woody Woodpecker is the train's guard.


Give and Tyke
1957 · 6m · US
The city is rounding up all unlicensed dogs. Spike has a license. So does Tyke. An unlicensed stray steals Tyke's license; Tyke gets collared and the chase is on.


Operation Cold Feet
1956 · 6m · US
A sentry is posted to guard the food supply at a South Pole expedition location, but Chilly Willy the penguin is hungry and has his eyes on the canned sardines and other sea-food choices at the post. Lots of chase and pursuit but Willy ends up well fed.


The Talking Dog
1956 · 6m · US
Maggie and Sam finally save enough money to pay off their home mortgage, and Maggie warns Sam to be careful on his trip to the bank. On the way, Sam meets a shady character who tempts him with schemes to part him from his cash. Sam refuses them all until he is offered a talking dog. Believing a talking dog will make them rich, Sam buys it. After many rejections, he finally lands the dog a theater booking. Before the dog can perform, a cat appears and ruins the act. Maggie and Sam lose their home, and Sam ends up literally in the doghouse, sharing it with the talking dog.


Hold That Rock
1956 · 6m · US
Smedley is the manager of Balancing Rock Canyon where various boulders are perched atop high poles. As Smedley explains, the slightest noise is enough to send the rocks tumbling ("You gotta be quieter than a goldfish in a sound-proof aquarium") so it's hardly a surprise that he panics when Chilly Willy arrives selling various loud noisemakers among them firecrackers, a "boomerang brick", a joy buzzer, novelty gun, and exploding telephone.


Room and Wrath
1956 · 6m · US
Smedley, manager of the "Snowtel" where Chilly Willy is visiting, notices Chilly has not paid his bill. When Chilly still refuses to pay, Smedley tries various methods of evicting him but all his attempts are thwarted either by Chilly or his own ineptitude. Eventually, the scenario culminates in Smedley chasing Chilly outside with Chilly tricking him into running into a whale's mouth.


The Ostrich Egg and I
1956 · 6m · US
Sam acquires and ostrich from which hatches, no surprise, an ostrich. The ostrich attach's itself to Sam, in addition to eating everything in sight, and Maggie orders him to get rid of it. When Sam thinks he has lost the bird, he returns home where Maggie leads him to the bedroom, where Sam finds the ostrich with a family of her own.


Pigeon Holed
1956 · 6m · US
Homer Pigeon, fed up with his poor eyesight, goes on a misguided journey through the city for a pair of glasses.


The Tree Medic
1955 · 6m · US
A tree surgeon arrives in a forest to inspect a tree, specifically Woody's. He destroys Woody's bed with a drill and Woody plans to get even. First, he sticks a pan over said drill, then sticks his foot in the tree's branch and kicks the doctor in the face with it. He also inflates the doctor's stethoscope with a bellows until it explodes and holds up a sexy pin-up when the doctor x-rays the tree. Finally, Doc discovers Woody and gives chase but Woody inevitably outsmarts him knocking the doc unconscious. The pest gone, Woody can now continue his rest.


Bedtime Bedlam
1955 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker is running a babysitting service and is offered $50 by a couple if he will look after their baby. Woody jumps at the chance. Unfortunately, turns out the baby is an infant gorilla!


Private Eye Pooch
1955 · 6m · US
Woody is prisoner at a taxidermy school but when it is his turn to be used, he escapes. The guard dog is put in charge of retrieving him.


Witch Crafty
1955 · 6m · US
A witch's broom breaks right outside of the broom factory where Woody just happens to be working. Unfortunately for her she doesn't have the 50 cents needed to purchase a new handle.


I'm Cold
1954 · 7m · US
Chilly Willy is freezing in his igloo home (he lives in Coldernell, Alaska) and burning everything he owns in the fireplace to keep warm


A Fine Feathered Frenzy
1954 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker notices a personal ad in the newspaper for a gorgeous rich gal, with plenty of food, looking for a husband.


Alley to Bali
1954 · 6m · US
An angry volcano god in the South Pacific demands a sacrifice, and a lovely young woman in the god's service finds the perfect candidates in the form of two American sailors: Woody Woodpecker and Buzz Buzzard.


Socko in Morocco
1954 · 6m · US
Woody Woodpecker is in the Foreign Legion, where he and his commander are guarding a dancing girl. A neighboring sheik wants her for his harem, and he kidnaps her. Woody goes to the sheik's palace and finally frees her by disguising her to be as ugly as homemade sin.


Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
1953 · 7m · US
Woody Woodpecker is the small town sheriff who must face the feared gunslinger Buzz Buzzard.


Plywood Panic
1953 · 6m · US
Milford the pig gets the mail and informs Paw that the family has won a new house. The catch is they have to put it together themselves. Of course, with the family's intelligence, this isn't an easy task. Examples: Paw is enrolled in measuring tape when Milford lets go too suddenly and when Maw carries a board, it starts vibrating to the point where it carries her into the air dropping her into the washing machine (Paw thinks he's watching Maw on TV). Finally, the house is finished and the family moves inside. Unfortunately, Paw steps on a loose floorboard causing the house to disassemble into a pile of rubble.


Maw and Paw
1953 · 6m · US
This cartoon is based on Universal's Maw and Paw Kettle features. Maw and Paw and their kids live on a farm and can be described as a rural family with below average intelligence (their pet pig, Milford, is regarded in the opening titles as the "Smart One"). At dinner, Milford answers a phone-in quiz contest correctly and wins a new car for the family. The problem is no one in the family knows how to drive it (Maw thinks the antenna is a "new fangled clothesline").


Cinderella
1950 · 1h 14m · US
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!


The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · 1h 8m · US
The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.


The Wind in the Willows
1949 · 34m · US
This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of a dapper, automobile loving fellow named Mr. Toad, whose passion becomes a problem when he's framed for stealing cars by a band of rogue weasels.


Fun and Fancy Free
1947 · 1h 13m · US
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.


Dumb Bell of the Yukon
1946 · 6m · US
A snowy scene; Daisy would like a fur coat, so Donald filches a baby bear from its sleeping mother. But the mother awakens and tracks Donald (and her baby) down. Donald uses his own fur coat to disguise himself as a bear cub. The real cub returns, and Donald looks like he might be in trouble, but a jar of honey turns him into the bear's best friend instead.


Make Mine Music
1946 · 1h 15m · US
In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey at the Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" and "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet."


Old Sequoia
1945 · 7m · US
Donald is a park ranger, assigned to protect the giant tree Old Sequoia from a pair of beavers that bear a striking resemblance in their tactics and speech to Chip 'n' Dale.


The Three Caballeros
1944 · 1h 11m · US
For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.


Lake Titicaca
1942 · 7m · US
Donald is visiting South America, where he is first overcome by altitude sickness. He spends some time in the picturesque market. Then he takes a llama up into the mountains, with exciting results.