Sylvester Pussycat, Sr. is a fictional character, an

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tuxedo cat in the ''

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'' series of cartoons. Most of his appearances have him often chasing Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. He appeared in 103 cartoons in the

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, lagging only behind superstars Bugs Bunny,

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, 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 ''Naughty but Mice'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on May 20, 1939, and stars Sniffles in his cartoon debut. It is the only Sniffles cartoon not to be reissued, and therefore su ...

'' 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 ''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 excepti ...

''. '' The Hep Cat'' features another version, as well as ''

Birdy and the Beast ''Birdy and the Beast'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on August 19, 1944, and stars Tweety. Plot Tweety is sitting in his nest, when a cat watches him. Tweety flies off and the cat cha ...

'', which features Tweety. Before Sylvester's appearance in the cartoons, Blanc voiced a character named Sylvester on '' The Judy Canova Show'' using the voice that would eventually become associated with the cat.

Personality and catchphrases

Sylvester's height is 60 or 72 inches (152.4 or 182.8 cm) or 5 or 6 feet (1.52 or 1.83 m) tall and his weight is 60 or 72 pounds (27.2 or 32.7 kg). In many cartoons, Sylvester is shown intentionally sticking out his tongue while speaking, putting on emphasis that the lisp is intentional. He is also known for spraying people he is talking to with the saliva from his lisping, which is a trait rarely shared by Daffy. A common gag used for both Sylvester and Daffy is a tendency to go on a long rant, complaining about a subject and then ending it by saying "Sakes". Sylvester's trademark exclamation is "''Sufferin' succotash!''", which is said to be a

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of "''Suffering Savior''". He shows a different personality when paired with

in explorations of spooky places, in which he does not speak, behaves as a scaredy-cat, and always seems to see the scary things Porky does not see and gets scolded by him for it every time. For the most part, Sylvester has always played the antagonist role, but he's sometimes featured playing the protagonist in a couple of cartoons while having to deal with the canine duo of Spike and Chester after being chased around. In 1952's '' Tree for Two'' (directed by

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), Sylvester is cornered in the back alley and this would result in Spike getting mauled by a

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that had earlier escaped from a zoo without Spike and Chester knowing about it. In the 1954 film ''

Dr. Jerkyl's Hide ''Dr. Jerkyl's Hide'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 8, 1954, and stars Sylvester. It is the first of three cartoons that Friz Freleng made based on Robert Louis Stevenson's ...

'', Sylvester pummels Spike (here called "Alfie") thanks to a potion that transforms him into a feline monster. Both times after Spike's ordeal, Sylvester would have the courage and confidence to confront Chester, only to be beaten up and tossed away by the little dog. Perhaps Sylvester's most developed role is in a series of

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-directed shorts, in which the character is a hapless mouse-catching instructor to his dubious son,

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, with the "mouse" being a powerful baby kangaroo named Hippety Hopper which he constantly mistakes for a "giant mouse". His alternately confident and bewildered episodes bring his son to shame, while Sylvester himself is reduced to nervous breakdowns. Sylvester also had atypical roles in a few cartoons: * '' Kitty Kornered'' (1946), a

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cartoon in which a black-nosed, yellow-eyed Sylvester was teamed with three other cats to oust owner

from his house. * ''

Doggone Cats ''Doggone Cats'' (reissued as ''Dog Gone Cats''), is a 1947 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Arthur Davis. The short was released on October 25, 1947, and stars Sylvester. Plot Wellington the dog is given a package to deliver ...

'' (1947), an Arthur Davis cartoon where Sylvester is teamed up with an orange cat (later retooled as Sylvester's brother Alan in '' The Looney Tunes Show'') to stop a dog named Wellington from delivering a package to Uncle Louie's home. * ''

Catch as Cats Can ''Catch as Cats Can'' is a 1947 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Arthur Davis. The short was released on December 6, 1947, and stars Sylvester. Plot An emaciated canary, singing like Frank Sinatra and attracting the a ...

'' (1947), another Davis cartoon that portrays Sylvester as a slow-minded cat with a dopey voice, who has to eat a singing canary that's a caricature of

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. * ''

'' (1948), a

cartoon (actually a remake of the 1941 short '' Notes to You'') wherein Sylvester pesters the sleep-deprived

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by performing several amazing musical numbers in the alley (and even a sweet lullaby ("go to sleep... go to sleep... close your big bloodshot eyes...") to temporarily ease Elmer back to the dream world, though ''very'' temporarily. * '' The Scarlet Pumpernickel'' (1950), a

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cartoon in which Sylvester plays the

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-like villain to Daffy Duck's Errol Flynn-esque hero. * '' Red Riding Hoodwinked'' (1955), another Freleng cartoon where Sylvester co-stars with an absent-minded Big Bad Wolf in which each not only tries to get their particular "prey" (Sylvester vs. Tweety and the Wolf vs. Little Red Riding Hood) but they both nearly come to blows with each other playing "Grandma". ("You're musclin' in on my racket!") *''

A Taste of Catnip ''A Taste of Catnip'' is a 1966 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on December 3, 1966, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales with cameos by Sylvester the Cat and Hector the Bulldog (nam ...

'' (1966) When Daffy Duck blows up a catnip factory in Mexico, Sylvester and other enraged cats beat up Daffy Duck. In the television series '' Tiny Toon Adventures'', Sylvester appeared as the mentor of

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. He also starred in '' The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries''. In the series, he plays the narrator at the beginning of episodes.

Filmography

The character debuted in

's ''

Life With Feathers ''Life with Feathers'' is a 1945 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short film directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 24, 1945, and is the first cartoon to feature Sylvester the Cat. The title is a play on the longest ...

'' (1945). Freleng's 1947 cartoon '' Tweetie Pie'' was the first pairing of Tweety with Sylvester, and the

-directed '' Kitty Kornered'' (1946) was Sylvester's first pairing with

. He also appears in a handful of cartoons with

, such as a series of three cartoons underwritten by the

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extolling the American economic system. In the 1970s and 1980s, Sylvester appeared in various Warner Bros. television specials, and in the 1980s, he appeared in the feature-film compilations. He has died more times than any other Looney Tunes character, having died in '' Peck Up Your Troubles'', '' I Taw a Putty Tat'', ''

'', '' Mouse Mazurka'', ''

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 ...

'', '' Ain't She Tweet'', '' Satan's Waitin''', '' Muzzle Tough'', ''

Sandy Claws ''Sandy Claws'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 2, 1955, and stars Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Sylvester and Granny (Looney Tunes), Granny. The voices are performed by Mel B ...

'', ''

Tweety's Circus ''Tweety's Circus'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 4, 1955, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot The story centers on Sylvester visiting a circus, where he not o ...

'', '' Too Hop To Handle'', ''

Tree Cornered Tweety ''Tree Cornered Tweety'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 19, 1956, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. The title is a play on "three-cornered hat". The voices were performe ...

'', ''

Tweet and Lovely ''Tweet and Lovely'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on July 18, 1959, and stars Tweety and Sylvester the Cat. Plot Sylvester (who lives in an apartment building next to Twe ...

'', '' Trick or Tweet'' (along with Sam Cat), '' The Wild Chase'' (along with Wile E. Coyote), and ''

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''. He was even cast in the role of the Jacob Marley-like ghost called Sylvester the Investor in '' Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas.'' A baby version of Sylvester is part of the title cast of characters in '' Baby Looney Tunes'', voiced by Terry Klassen. Sylvester is featured in '' The Looney Tunes Show'' (2011–14), voiced by Jeff Bergman. He is shown living with Granny alongside Tweety. In "Point, Laser Point", it is revealed that Sylvester was attracted by a glowing red dot that was on his mother's necklace when he was young as experienced through hypnotic therapy done by Witch Lezah. It was also revealed that his mother (voiced by Estelle Harris) has retired to Florida. When Sylvester visits her, she reveals she's disappointed that Sylvester isn't married, doesn't have kids, never kept wearing his retainer, never remembered where she lives in Florida, and has not caught Tweety yet. This episode also introduced Sylvester's brother Alan (voiced by

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) who became more successful than Sylvester. Sylvester also makes recurring appearances in both '' New Looney Tunes'' and '' Looney Tunes Cartoons''. Jeff Bergman reprises his role for both. Sylvester appeared in ''King Tweety''. He was voiced by Eric Bauza, who also voiced him in ''Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem''.

Cameo appearances

In an episode of '' Press Your Luck'', Sylvester (voiced by Mel Blanc) calls Peter Tomarken after Tomarken incorrectly said that Daffy Duck coined the catchphrase, “Suffering Succotash” during the question round. Sylvester makes a cameo appearance in '' Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', where he provides the punchline for a double-entendre joke regarding Judge Doom's ( Christopher Lloyd) identity. This was Mel Blanc's final time voicing him. Sylvester appears as part of the Tune Squad team in '' Space Jam'' voiced by Bill Farmer. He bears the number 9 on his jersey where the Tune Squad and

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competed against the Monstars. He also has two cameo appearances in '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'', but the second time, "Sylvester" is really Mr. Smith in disguise. A cat appears in '' Color Rhapsody'' shorts "Up and Atom" and "Boston Beanie" that bares a strong resemblance to Sylvester. Sylvester appears in the ''

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’s announcement of illegal aliens from Mexico, Sylvester demonstrates a wired fence that will keep the aliens out, only for it to be penetrated by Speedy Gonzales. Sylvester makes a vocal cameo appearance in the 2020 '' Animaniacs'' revival segment "Suffragette City", with Jeff Bergman reprising his role. Sylvester appears in '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' voiced again by Jeff Bergman. He plays for the Tune Squad in their match against the Goon Squad. At one point before the second half, Sylvester thought he found Michael Jordan in the audience which he revealed to the Tune Squad only for LeBron James to find that he actually ran into Michael B. Jordan. This caused Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd to reprimand him for not noticing the difference as Sylvester thought he aged good.

Other appearances

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In comic books

Western Publications produced a comic book about Tweety and Sylvester entitled ''Tweety and Sylvester'', first in Dell Comics '' Four Color'' series #406, 489, and 524, then in their own title from Dell Comics (#4–37, 1954–62), and later from Gold Key Comics (#1–102, 1963–72). In most of the earlier comic books, Sylvester has white fur surrounding his eyes (similar to

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) and green eyes. They both disappeared in the later comic books. The green eyes could be seen in some merchandise as well. Sylvester and Tweety appeared in a DC Comics and Looney Tunes crossover comic called ''Catwoman/Tweety and Sylvester'' #1. In the issue, witches from the DC and Looney Tunes universes placed a wager where the existence of all birds and cats (as well as all bird- and cat-themed heroes and villains) depended on if Sylvester could eat Tweety. Sylvester (designed more realistically for the DC Universe) teamed up with Catwoman, while Tweety teamed up with the

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In video games

Sylvester has appeared in the video games ''

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'', '' The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle'', '' The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout'', '' Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage'', '' Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal'', '' The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2'', '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'', '' Looney Tunes: Space Race'', '' Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3'', and '' Sylvester and Tweety: Breakfast on the Run''.

Naming

The name "Sylvester" is a play on '' Felis silvestris'', the scientific name for the European wildcat (domestic cats like Sylvester are in the species '' Felis catus''). Sylvester was not named until

gave him the name Sylvester, which was first used in '' Scaredy Cat''. Although the character was named Sylvester in later cartoon shorts (beginning with 1948's '' Scaredy Cat''), he was called "Thomas" in his first appearance with Tweety in '' Tweetie Pie'', most likely as a reference to a male cat being called a tom. However, this name would never be used again because MGM already had a cat named Thomas from Tom and Jerry. Mel Blanc had also voiced a human character named Sylvester on Judy Canova's radio show earlier in the 1940s.

Voice

Origin

Sylvester's trademark is his sloppy and yet stridulating

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's autobiography, ''That's Not All Folks!'', it is worth noting that Sylvester's voice is similar to Daffy Duck's, only not sped up in post-production, plus the even more exaggerated slobbery lisp. Conventional wisdom is that Daffy's lisp, and hence also Sylvester's, were based on the lisp of producer

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. However, Blanc made no such claim. He said that Daffy's lisp was based on him having a long beak and that he borrowed the voice for Sylvester. He also said that Sylvester's voice was very much like his own, excluding the lisp (his son Noel Blanc has also confirmed this). In addition, director

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. Greg Ford once asked Blanc what was the difference between Daffy and Sylvester's voices. Blanc said to him that Daffy is a Jew and Sylvester is a Gentile.

Voice actors

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King Tweety ''King Tweety'' is a 2022 animated direct-to-video comedy film starring the Looney Tunes characters Tweety and Sylvester, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is the first new ''Looney Tunes'' direct-to-video film since '' Looney Tunes: Rabbit ...

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Reception and legacy

Sylvester was #33 on '' TV Guide''s list of top 50 best cartoon characters, together with Tweety.

References

External links

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Sylvester's history
at Warner Bros' official website (requires flash).

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