Size Matters?

Woody Woodpecker was remarkable in the hands of Paul J. Smith. He could change size throughout the cartoon just to accomodate a gag.

Take “Tree’s a Crowd” (1958), for example. Woody’s small enough to come out of a set of teeth.



No, wait. He’s the size of a human head.



But, at the end, he’s as tall as the rear end of a bus.



Could Bugs Bunny do that? Or Daffy Duck? Hardly! But they weren’t directed by Paul J. Smith.

Bob Bentley, Les Kline and Don Patterson receive animation credits.