Woody Woodpecker in THE SIMPSONS (2000)

S12E02 - A Tale of Two Springfields

Todd's woodpecker (voiced by Frank Welker) is a reference to Woody Woodpecker, especially its laugh after attacking Bart.

S17E15 - Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife

Lenny Leonard dated a woman in a Woody Woodpecker costume at an amusement park. She left him for a man that cleans vomit off the rollercoaster.

S19E12 - Love, Springfieldian Style

In "Tijuana Trouble" of the Bonnie and Clyde segment, Robby Robin (a parody of Woody Woodpecker, voiced by Dan Castellaneta) ordered a taco from a shady Mexican mouse's taco stand, the mouse hastily assembled the taco with spoiled ingredients then suspiciously ran off. Robby ate the spoiled taco and started laughing, but suddenly started vomiting so hard he rocked into the air. Eventually Robin crashes onto a tree, getting caught in its branch, then a bunch of Mexican mice kids beat Robby to death as if he were a piñata.

S26E17 - Waiting for Duffman

Woody Woodpecker gets a mention in The Simpsons episode Waiting for Duffman. At around 9 minutes into the episode, Duff Beer's owner Howard K. Duff VII is giving Homer and Marge Simpson a tour of the Duff facilities, talking about the history of of the mascot Duffman, when he breaks down and says, "'cause he couldn't get the damn rights to Woody Woodpecker."

The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton". The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).

Since its debut on December 17, 1989, well over 700 episodes of the show have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes. A feature-length film, The Simpsons Movie, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million, with a sequel in development as of 2018. The series has also spawned numerous comic book series, video games, books, and other related media, as well as a billion-dollar merchandising industry. The Simpsons is a joint production by Gracie Films and 20th Television. On March 3, 2021, the series was announced to have been renewed for seasons 33 and 34, which were later confirmed to have 22 episodes each, increasing the episode count from 706 to 750. Its thirty-third season premiered on September 26, 2021, and ended on May 22, 2022. The thirty-fourth season premiered on September 25, 2022.

See Also

• Chilly Willy reference in THE SIMPSONS (1993)