 "Ace in the Hole" was the fifth episode of Season 1 of "The Woody Woodpecker Show", a "package show" that debuted on ABC on October 3, 1957.The series continued until 1958 on ABC, 1958-1966 in Syndication, 1970-September 2, 1972 on NBC, September 11, 1976 – September 3, 1977 on NBC, 1987-1997 in Syndication, and 1997-1998 on Cartoon Network, where it disappeared from television entirely (save for the re-runs on Canada's Teletoon Retro service).In the 1950s, "Ace in the Hole" became the focal issue in the controversy that surrounds violence and violent images in the media.