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I'm Chilly Willy the penguin. I shake until I'm blue. My head is hot and my feet are cold. Ah Eee Achoo! Now what about the crocodiles along the River Nile? I'll bet they're always warm as toast. They always seem to smile. I'm always Chilly Willy. I'm frozen through and through. My nose is red and my tail is cold. Ah Eee Achoo!

-Chilly Willy theme song

From 1953 through 1972, a spunky little penguin in a knit cap out in cold Yukon always hunger and always looing for food.

Created by Walter Lantz to replace retired Andy Panda. The little penguin intialy failed but was reworked by Tex Avery. Chilly was teamed up with Smedly the dog who in "mice and magic" is refferd to as a polar bear. The polar bear is named "maxie" and doesn't appear till later in the series. Almost every episode foolowed the standard formula of chilli looking for food or trying to get warm. Tex avery wan't very fond of ther series and only did two before leaving the studio. " The Legend of Rockabye Point" was the second to last cartoon Tex Avery did before leaving the studio( which was nominated for an Academy award). But he drew out three story board ideas before leaving. Alex Lovy used most of the gags that were left behind when he took over directing the series in 1956. His stint was short as well and he left the studio in 1959. the remaining epsisodes were directed by Sid Marcus who produced long time favorite "half-baked Alaska" and introduced Maxi the polar bear and Looney gooney to freshen up the series. He remained in charge of the series until 1972 when the studio closed