Maw and Paw

Maw and Paw
Maw and Paw (art by Walter Lantz Studios).
First appearance	"Maw and Paw" 1953
Last appearance	"Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin" 1968
Created by	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 married 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" (08/30/1954)[5][6] - later reissued by Castle Films as "The Piggy That Stayed Home"
• "Paw's Night Out" (08/01/1955)[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)

Other characters

• 
  "The Kids"
• 
  "Milford" The Smart One

See also

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

References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 103. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1953". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
3. "Maw And Paw". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
4. "Plywood Panic". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
5. "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1954". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
6. "Pig In A Pickle". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
7. "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1955". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
8. "Paw's Night Out". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012

External links

• The Walter Lantz-o-Pedia