Wet Blanket Policy

Woody Woodpecker buys life insurance with the beneficiary being Buzz Buzzard who wants to collect early.

Cast

Mel Blanc

as Woody Woodpecker's Laugh (archive sound)

Ben Hardaway

as Woody Woodpecker (voice)

Lionel Stander

as Buzz Buzzard (voice)

Gloria Wood

as Self - Singer ("The Woody Woodpecker Song") (voice)

Harry Babbitt

as Self - Singer ("The Woody Woodpecker Song") (voice)

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