Woody the Giant Killer

Woody the Giant Killer is a 1947 Woody Woodpecker cartoon.
==Summary==
Out of work, Woody complains about his not having any living quarters. A slick talking con man convinces him to buy some "magic beans" promising they will guarantee him a home. Sure enough, Woody climbs the resulting beanstalk and finds a huge castle at the top. Unfortunately, the castle is already occupied by a sleeping giant who Woody eventually outwits, turning his castle into a series of apartments with the giant as a bellboy and Woody as his manager.
==Plot==
Out of work, Woody is weary from looking for a place to rent, and he complains about his not having any living quarters. He's approached by city slicker Buck Beaver, who convinces him to buy some magic beans. Woody plants them, and a beanstalk shoots up to the clouds. An elevator takes Woody to a giant's castle, where he finds the dopey giant asleep and initially fails to wake him up. Woody puts mustard, red pepper and horseradish on his tongue, which does the trick. Woody hides from the giant in a stuffed olive and is almost swallowed. He escapes in a handy car.
==Trivia==
The salesman, Buck Beaver, appears for the first time. His second, and last, animated appearance was in Scrappy Birthday with Andy Panda.
This cartoon has more than a passing resemblance to the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment in "Fun and Fancy Free," released by Disney earlier in the year.
The "cheesecake scene" of a pretty chorus girl dancing in the giant's eyes has often been cut for TV release.
Category:Cartoons
Category:Woody Woodpecker Cartoons
Category:1947 cartoons
Category:Walter Lantz Productions Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Dick Lundy
Category:Cartoons written by Ben Hardaway
Category:Cartoons written by Webb Smith
Category:Cartoons animated by Laverne Harding
Category:Cartoons animated by Ed Love
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Fred Brunish
Category:Cartoons with music by Darrell Calker