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List Of Cartoons Featuring Sylvester
This is a list of cartoons featuring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Sylvester. Original shorts 1945 * ''Life with Feathers'' (3/24/1945, MM) - First appearance of Sylvester; directed by Friz Freleng * ''Peck Up Your Troubles'' (10/20/1945, MM) - Directed by Friz Freleng 1946 * ''Kitty Kornered'' (6/8/1946, LT) - First pairing of Sylvester and Porky Pig; directed by Robert Clampett; only Sylvester cartoon to be solely directed by Robert Clampett 1947 * ''Tweetie Pie'' (5/3/1947, MM) - First pairing of Sylvester and Tweety; directed by Friz Freleng * ''Crowing Pains'' (7/12/1947, LT) - Only pairing of Sylvester and Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg; first pairing of Sylvester and Henery Hawk; directed by Robert McKimson * '' Doggone Cats'' (10/25/1947, MM) - Directed by Arthur Davis * '' Catch as Cats Can'' (12/6/1947, MM) - Directed by Arthur Davis 1948 * '' Back Alley Oproar'' (3/27/1948, MM) - First pairing of Sylvester and Elmer Fudd; directed by Friz F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester The Cat
Sylvester Pussycat, Sr. is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic tuxedo cat in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. Most of his appearances have him often chasing Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. He appeared in 103 cartoons in the golden age of American animation, lagging only behind superstars Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. Three of his cartoons won Academy Awards, the most for any starring a Looney Tunes character: they are ''Tweetie Pie'', ''Speedy Gonzales'', and '' Birds Anonymous''. Animation history Development Sylvester predecessors appeared from 1939 to 1945. ''Naughty but Mice'' was the first, with the prototype appearing as a normal black cat. '' Notes to You'' was remade in color in one of Sylvester's cartoons, ''Back Alley Oproar''. ''The Hep Cat'' features another version, as well as ''Birdy and the Beast'', which features Tweety. Before Sylvester's appearance in the cartoons, Blanc voiced a character named Sylves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Alley Oproar
''Back Alley Oproar'' is a Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng The short was released on March 27, 1948, and features Sylvester and Elmer Fudd. The title is a play on "uproar" and "opera". This is a rare exception for Sylvester as he wins in this cartoon. It is a remake of Freleng's ''Notes to You'' (1941). Plot Elmer is ready for bed, but Sylvester has other plans as he starts singing in Elmer's back yard - an exaggeration of common cat-howling disturbances. A series of gags play out, as Elmer tries everything up his sleeve to get rid of the pest. He eventually confronts Sylvester, but before Elmer can blast him with his shotgun, Sylvester sings a sweet, gentle lullaby to ease him into a deep sleep, even managing to tuck Elmer back into bed. However, the one-man band performance Sylvester subsequently puts on ensures this doesn't last. Elmer eventually dies in an explosion as a result of an attempt to get rid of Sylvester. His spirit ends up i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All A Bir-r-r-d
''All a Bir-r-r-d'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. It was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Friz Freleng, Isadore "Friz" Freleng. The short was released on June 24, 1950, and stars Sylvester the Cat, Sylvester, Tweety and an unnamed bulldog, who would later become known as Hector the Bulldog. The title is an adaptation of the familiar train conductor's call, "All aboard!" The instrumental theme used to underscore the motion of the train is "On the 5:15". Plot In the opening scene, a steam locomotive, train, hauled by an American 4-4-4 tender engine, pulls into the station in a town called Gower Gulch, where Tweety's owner says goodbye to him and entrusts him to the care of a Conductor (transportation), conductor in the baggage car. Sylvester then notices Tweety in the Birdcage, cage. Sylvester then opens the small door of his Pet carrier, carrier and extends his paw to tap on the door of Tweety's cage. Tweety answers, and as Sylvest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon fictional character, character created for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American black duck, black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'', in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny or Porky Pig. He was one of the first of the new "wikt:screwball, screwball" characters that emerged in the late 1930s to replace traditional everyman characters who were more popular earlier in the decade, such as Mickey Mouse, Porky Pig, and Popeye. Daffy starred in 130 shorts in the Golden age of American animation, golden age, making him the third-most frequent character in the ''Looney Tunes''/''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons, behind Bugs Bunny's 167 appearances and Porky Pig's 153 appearances. Virtually every Warner Bros. cartoon director, most notably Bob Clampett, Robert McKimson, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
''The Scarlet Pumpernickel'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The cartoon was released on March 4, 1950, and features Daffy Duck, along with a number of ''Looney Tunes'' stars, including the introduction of Melissa Duck. The title is a play on the 1905 novel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel''. In 1994 it was voted No. 31 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. Plot In a story within a story, Daffy Duck despairs to Warner Bros.' chief Jack L. Warner – whom he addresses, as most did, as "J.L." – being typecast in comedic roles is "killing me", that he is "dying" to do a dramatic part. He then pitches a script called ''The Scarlet Pumpernickel'', which he wrote under the name "Daffy Alexandre Dumas, Dumas Duck". The cartoon then intercuts between scenes in the story and Daffy's pitch, with him announcing the number of the page he is reading from; his script exceeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home, Tweet Home
''Home, Tweet Home'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on January 14, 1950, and stars Tweety and Sylvester Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a .... Plot Tweety is washing in the park birdbath and singing " I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover." Not far off there are some gentlemen seated on a park bench reading their papers. Sylvester is sitting among them and peering through a peephole in the newspaper, inches near Tweety. As Tweety notices Sylvester attempting to capture him after initially mistaking his tongue for a towel, Tweety utters his famous catchphrase of "I twat I taw a puddy tat," rushes off and Sylvester chases him round and round a fountain before running toward a little toddler girl on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippety Hopper (film)
''Hippety Hopper'' is a Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on November 19, 1949, and stars Sylvester and Hippety Hopper. Plot A poor depressed mouse attempts suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ... at the waterfront, believing the world wouldn’t care if there was one less mouse in it. Just as he is about to leap to his demise, he is stopped by a baby kangaroo in a crate. The mouse makes a deal with the kangaroo; he will be released if the kangaroo terrorizes Sylvester, the source of the rodent's misery. The two devise a plan by making it seem as if vitamins have enlarged the mouse and every time Sylvester sees the kangaroo, he believes the vitamins have worked and the mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Ol' Putty Tat
''Bad Ol' Putty Tat'' is a 1949 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on July 23, 1949, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Tweety must evade the titular "puddy tat," Sylvester, who is once again in hot pursuit of Tweety, just so that he can eat him for his own personal snack. It provides an anomaly in the Sylvester & Tweety pairings: In this one, Tweety provides almost all the dialogue, and then mainly to the audience. Tweety's voice is performed by Mel Blanc, who also screams out Sylvester's pain in mid-film. The story was written by Tedd Pierce; he and fellow Warner Bros. cartoon writer Michael Maltese appear in caricature form as a pair of badminton players. Plot The film begins with a shot of Tweety's house, at the top of a tall wooden pole, with a sign reading "DO NOT DISTURB." There is barbed wire wound around the pole and, on the ground at the bottom, a barbed wire damaged Sylvester. Sylvester builds a tramp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon, Animated Cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, and Porky Pig, among others. Jones started his career in 1933 alongside Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, and Robert McKimson at the Leon Schlesinger Production's Termite Terrace studio, where they created and developed the Looney Tunes characters. During the World War II, Second World War, Jones directed many of the ''Private Snafu'' (1943–1946) shorts which were shown to members of the United States military. After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaredy Cat
''Scaredy Cat'' is a 1948 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on December 18, 1948 and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat. The cartoon is notable in that it marks the first time the name "Sylvester" is used for the popular feline character. In previous shorts, the cat is unnamed, except for in the 1947 cartoon ''Tweetie Pie'' in which he is referred to as "Thomas".BeckTawt I Taw a Puddy Tat'', p. 44 Plot Porky purchases a new home from a real estate agent, which turns out to be an old Gothic-style house. His pet cat Sylvester is frightened by the creepy-looking place, but Porky finds it "quaint" and "peaceful" and looks forward to his first night there. Sylvester is already holding onto the bottom of Porky's coat, unwilling to let go, when he is spooked by a bat and jumps inside the coat. Porky chastises him for being afraid of the bat and says he is going upstairs to bed while Sylvester will sleep in the kitchen. Unknown to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit For Cat
''Kit for Cat'' is a 1948 '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on November 6, 1948 and features Elmer Fudd and Sylvester. Plot The cartoon begins with Sylvester in an alley, strolling past the line of trash cans as if he is at a buffet, trying to find bits of appetizing food; a kitten arrives and starts doing the same, Sylvester yells at him that "this side of the street" is his and throws the kitten away. The weather is freezing and snowy; Sylvester finds a house and bangs on the door, begging for shelter. He falls down, 'frozen', when Elmer Fudd answers the door. Elmer sits Sylvester in a comfortable chair near the fireplace and tells the cat to consider this his home. More banging on the door is revealed to be the kitten, who also falls down 'frozen' when Elmer opens the door. Elmer tells them both that he would like to have a cat around, but he cannot keep both of them. He decides to sleep on it and, much to Sylvester's chagrin, choos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippety Hopper
Hippety Hopper is a young kangaroo character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' series of cartoons. Robert McKimson introduced Hippety Hopper in ''Hop, Look and Listen'' (1948), which established the pattern for future Hippety Hopper cartoons. The character appeared in 14 theatrical cartoons between 1948 and 1964. History Hippety Hopper cartoons have a typical formula: Hopper escapes from a zoo, circus, etc., and is mistaken for a giant mouse by Sylvester the Cat. Frequently, Hopper changes places with an actual mouse, generally when it is most embarrassing for Sylvester. Sylvester tries to capture and eat his "prey", but the innocent and infantile Hippety mistakes Sylvester's predations for a game of rough-housing. Sylvester is repeatedly kicked, punched and spun around, but each failure only strengthens his desire to have the "giant mouse" for lunch. Hippety Hopper returns in McKimson's '' Pop 'Im Pop!'' (1950), in which proud father Sylvester boasts of his mousing skills t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
