The Hollywood Matador

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A day of the big bullfight has arrived. The stands are packed. The spectators are in a frenzy of excitement. A trumpeter signals the entrance of the contestants.A day of the big bullfight has arrived. The stands are packed. The spectators are in a frenzy of excitement. A trumpeter signals the entrance of the contestants.A day of the big bullfight has arrived. The stands are packed. The spectators are in a frenzy of excitement. A trumpeter signals the entrance of the contestants.

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6.4/10

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Mel Blanc

Woody Woodpecker Laugh
(archive sound)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Ben Hardaway

Elevator Operator
(uncredited)
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Kent Rogers

Woody Woodpecker
(uncredited)
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Directors
- Walter Lantz
- Alex Lovy
Writers
- Ben Hardaway
- Lowell Elliot
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Trivia
The sign over the bullring entrance reads: "Thru these portals pass the most beautiful bulls in the world." The sign is spoof of a similar message over the doors of the Earl Carroll Theatre. There were two theaters by that name: one in New York City and one in Hollywood. Both had the same sign: "Through these portals pass the most beautiful girls in the world."

Quotes
[first lines]
Elevator Boy: Main floor, arena. Picadors, toreadors, matadors, troubadours, swinging doors and cuspidors. Stand back please and let him out.

Connections
Featured in Så er der tegnefilm: Episode #3.1 (1981)

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8/10

One Of The Better Bullfighting Cartoons

Love those puns! Right off the bat, we are at a crowded stadium for the bullfights and the two posters/billboards outside read: "Today In Person: Woody The Terribull!" and "Woody Woodpecker For Whom The Bulls Toil."

The announcer starts off like he's doing a boxing match, introducing Woody at five pounds and the bull at 1,100.

The jokes aren't bad in here, better than some of the other WW cartoons I've seen. There is some original stuff which isn't easy since there were a number of cartoons which featured bullfighting.

Ben Hardaway takes over as the voice of Woody as Mel Blanc had just signed an "exclusive" contract over at Warner Brothers and couldn't be doing these anymore. Hardaway had been one of the writers of the WW cartoons, so now he had double duty. He handled it well and is the voice now that most folks remember when they think of this famous woodpecker.