This cartoon begins with a newspaper article saying that the Russian Ambassodor, Ivan Awfulitch, is going to a barbecue at Wally Walrus' house. Next you see Wally preparing a huge spread--and soon Woody Woodpecker comes to mooch. However, Woody isn't content to take a little and soon he ends up stealing everything.
The quality of this cartoon is clearly inferior to the stuff coming from Looney Tunes at the time. While the style is pretty similar (with a smart-alec animal outwitting another), the art style is more rubbery and lower quality. The backgrounds are also cheaper looking. Additionally, the gags are decent but not quite up to the Looney Tune standards of the day. Well worth watching but second-rate.
By the way, the gag where you see Woody sleeping in the arms of a statue is lifted from Chaplin's "City Lights".
The quality of this cartoon is clearly inferior to the stuff coming from Looney Tunes at the time. While the style is pretty similar (with a smart-alec animal outwitting another), the art style is more rubbery and lower quality. The backgrounds are also cheaper looking. Additionally, the gags are decent but not quite up to the Looney Tune standards of the day. Well worth watching but second-rate.
By the way, the gag where you see Woody sleeping in the arms of a statue is lifted from Chaplin's "City Lights".