Life Begins for Andy Panda

Life Begins for Andy Panda (1939)

Walter Finchell, the tattletale gossip of the jungle, broadcasts from the treetop that Mr. and Mrs. Panda were presented with a baby boy, whom Mrs. Panda names Andy. All the birds and animals go to the Panda's home to welcome the new arrival. As Andy grows, Mr. Panda takes Andy for a walk in the jungle to get him acquainted with Mother Nature and point out some of the perils

Date of release
1939-09-09
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
7m
Genres
Animation
Director
Alex Lovy

Casting

  • Sara Berner — Andy Panda/Mama Panda/Mrs. Wren/Mrs. Mockingbird/Kangaroo (voice) (uncredited)
  • Danny Webb — Papa Panda/Mr. Whippletree/Snuffy Skunk/Walter Finchell/Pygmies (voice) (uncredited)
  • Mel Blanc — Owl (voice) (uncredited)
  • Margaret McKay — Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)

Interesting facts

Life Begins for Andy Panda is a 1939 American short subject cartoon created by Walter Lantz, as the first Andy Panda film.

Background

The short capitalized on public interest surrounding the United States' first captive panda, Su Lin, who had been donated to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago three years earlier and whose arrival created a consumer desire for panda-related products. The film was the first Andy Panda film, introducing Andy as a baby. Contrary to popular belief, it was not named after the feature film Life Begins for Andy Hardy, which was released two years later.

Papa Panda was voiced by Danny Webb and Mama Panda and Andy Panda by Sara Berner. In Andy Panda's fourth film, Knock Knock, Walter Lantz's more famous character, Woody Woodpecker, was first introduced.

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