pixrox1 Review of Chew-Chew Baby

Chew-Chew Baby (1945)

This nature film's depiction of woodpecker life . . .

[5/10 · 18 February 2023]

. . . leaves a lot to be desired in the way of True Facts. First off, woodpeckers do NOT eat hams, yams, roasts, toasts, rice, spice, cakes, flakes, steaks, shakes, turkey, jerky, pies, fries, tomatoes, potatoes, chips, dips, peas or cheese, as shown here when Woody raids Wally's kitchen. When Woody says, "I do the work of three woodpeckers around here; that's why I eat so much," he seems to be totally clueless about exactly what a woodpecker eats. These often concussed bird-brained individuals generally subsist upon insects and their larvae. Prior to gun nuts slaughtering America's Real Life Woody's for target practice, it was pretty much unheard of for an ash tree to be done in by emerald borers. Same goes for elms, maples, willows and all of the other forests species now being ravaged by a particular unchecked insect nemesis.