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Tweety is a
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in the Warner Bros. ''
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'' series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being an English
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for the sounds of
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s. His characteristics are based on
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's famous "Junior the Mean Widdle Kid." He appeared in 46 cartoons during the
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, made between 1942 and 1964.


Personality and identity

Despite the perceptions that people may hold, owing to the long eyelashes and high-pitched voice (which
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provided), Tweety is male although his ambiguity was played with. For example, in the cartoon " Snow Business", when Granny entered a room containing 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 ...
she said: "Here I am, boys!", whereas a 1952 cartoon was entitled '' Ain't She Tweet'' mphasis added Also, his species is ambiguous; although originally and often portrayed as a young
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, he is also frequently called a rare and valuable "tweety bird" as a plot device, and once called "the only living specimen". Nevertheless, the
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of ''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' directly states that he is a canary. His shape more closely suggests that of a ''baby'' bird, which is what he was during his early appearances (although the "baby bird" aspect has been used in a few later cartoons as a plot device). The yellow feathers were added, but otherwise he retained the baby-bird shape. In his early appearances in
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cartoons, Tweety is a very aggressive character who tries anything to foil Sylvester, even kicking the cat when he is down. One of his most notable malicious moments is in the cartoon ''Birdy and the Beast'', where a cat chases Tweety by flying until he remembers that cats cannot fly, causing him to fall. Tweety says sympathetically, "Awww, the poor kitty cat! He faw down and go (''in a loud, tough, masculine voice'') BOOM!!" and then grins mischievously. A similar use of that voice is in ''A Tale Of Two Kitties'' when Tweety, wearing an
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's helmet, suddenly yells "''Turn out those lights!''" Tweety's aggressive nature was toned down when
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began directing the series, with the character more consistently played as a cutesy bird usually going about his business, and doing little to thwart Sylvester's ill-conceived plots, allowing them to simply collapse on their own; he became even less aggressive when Granny was introduced, but occasionally Tweety still showed a malicious side when egged on. Despite this, in comparison with other major ''Looney Tunes'' protagonists like
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and
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, Tweety was not given a complete
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, instead embodying the "innocent child" role offsetting the motives of his superior Sylvester and their guardian figure.


Creation by Bob Clampett

Bob Clampett Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer. He was best known for his work on the '' Looney Tunes'' animated series from Warner Bros. as well as the television shows '' ...
created the character that would become Tweety in the 1942 short ''
A Tale of Two Kitties ''A Tale of Two Kitties'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on November 21, 1942, and features the debut of T ...
'', pitting him against two hungry cats named
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(based on the famous comedians
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). On the original model sheet, Tweety was named Orson, which was also the name of a bird character from an earlier Clampett cartoon ''
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''. Tweety was created not as a domestic canary, but as a generic (and wild) baby bird in an outdoor nest: naked (pink), jowly, and also far more aggressive and saucy, as opposed to the later, better-known version of him as a less hot-tempered (but still somewhat ornery) yellow canary. In the documentary '' Bugs Bunny: Superstar'', animator Clampett stated that Tweety had been based "on my own naked baby picture." Clampett did two more shorts with the "naked genius", as a
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-ish cat once called him in '' A Gruesome Twosome''. The second Tweety short, ''
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 ch ...
'', finally bestowed the baby bird with his new name, and gave him his blue eyes. Many of
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's characters are known for speech impediments. One of Tweety's most noticeable is that /s/, /k/, and /g/ are changed to /t/, /d/, or (final s) /θ/; for example, "pussy cat" comes out as "putty tat", later rendered "puddy tat", "Granny" comes out as "Dwanny" and "sweetie pie" comes out as "tweetie pie" (a phonological pattern referred to as 'fronting'), hence his name. He also has trouble with
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, /l/ and /r/ come out as /w/. In ''
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'' and ''
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'', he begins the cartoon by singing a song about himself, "I'm a tweet wittow biwd in a diwded tage; Tweety'th my name but I don't know my age, I don't have to wuwy and dat is dat; I'm tafe in hewe fwom dat ol' putty tat." (Translation: "I'm a sweet little bird in a gilded cage...") Aside from this speech impediment, Tweety's voice is that of
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'', which depicts Bugs as an infant, is any indication of that); the only difference is that Bugs does not have trouble pronouncing /s/, /k/ and /g/ as mentioned above.


Freleng takes over

Clampett began work on a short that would pit Tweety against a then-unnamed, lisping black and white cat created by
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in 1945. However, Clampett left the studio before going into full production on the short (which had a storyboard produced, where it was titled "Fat Rat and the Stupid Cat"), however Freleng would use Tweety in his own separate project. Freleng toned Tweety down and gave him a cuter appearance, resulting in his long-lashed blue-pupil eyes and yellow feathers. Clampett mentions in ''Bugs Bunny: Superstar'' that the feathers were added to satisfy censors who objected to the naked bird. The first short to team Tweety and the cat, later named
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, was 1947's ''
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'', which won Warner Bros its first Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). Sylvester and Tweety proved to be one of the most notable pairings in animation history. Most of their cartoons followed a standard formula: * Sylvester wants to catch and eat Tweety, but some major obstacle stands in his way – usually Granny or her bulldog
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(or occasionally, numerous bulldogs, or another cat who also wants to catch and eat Tweety). * Tweety says his signature lines "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" and "I did! I did taw a puddy tat!" (Originally "I did! I taw a puddy tat!", but the extra "did" got inserted somehow). In later cartoons, Tweety says "I did! I did tee a puddy tat!" * Sylvester spends the entire film using progressively more elaborate schemes or devices to catch Tweety, similar to
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in his ongoing efforts to catch the Road Runner, Tom's attempts to catch Jerry, and the
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's attempts to catch the
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. Of course, each of his tricks fail, either due to their flaws or, more often than not, because of intervention by either
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or an indignant Granny, or after Tweety steers the enemy toward them or another device (such as off the ledge of a tall building or in front of an oncoming train). In a few of the cartoons, Sylvester does manage to briefly eat Tweety up with a gulp. However, either Granny or another character makes him spit Tweety out right away. In the Christmas special episode, Sylvester was also briefly eaten by Hector the Bulldog, and forced by Granny to spit him out; as punishment, both Sylvester and Hector were tied up with their mouths gagged shut. In 1951, Mel Blanc (with
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's orchestra) had a hit single with "
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", a song performed in character by Tweety and featuring Sylvester. In the lyrics Sylvester sings "I'd like to eat that Thweetie Pie when he leaves his cage", implying that Tweety's name is actually Sweetie Pie. Later the name "Sweetie Pie" was applied to the young, pink female canary in the ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated TV series of the early 1990s. From 1945 until the original Warner Bros. Cartoons studio closed, Freleng had almost exclusive use of Tweety at the Warner cartoon studio (much like
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), with the exception of a brief cameo in ''No Barking'' in 1954, directed by Chuck Jones (that year, Freleng used
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, a Jones character, for the only time in his career and the only time in a Tweety short, ''
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'').


Later appearances

Tweety had a cameo role in ''
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'', making
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) fall from a
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by playing "
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" with Valiant's fingers and releasing his grip. The scene is essentially a re-creation of a gag from ''A Tale of Two Kitties'', with Valiant replacing Catstello as Tweety's victim. This was the last time
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voiced Tweety. During the 1990s, Tweety also starred in the animated TV series ''
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'', in which Granny ran a detective agency with the assistance of Tweety,
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and Hector. In the series, Tweety has the starring role and is voiced by
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. The storyline carries into the 2000 direct-to-video feature-length animated film ''
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'', where Joe Alaskey reprises his role. Tweety's prototype, Orson, also made an appearance in the series. Tweety also appears in ''
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'' as the mentor of Sweetie Pie, and one of the faculty at Acme Looniversity. He was voiced by
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for most of his appearances and
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in “Animaniacs”. In the 1995 cartoon short '' Carrotblanca'', a parody/homage to ''
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'', Tweety appeared as "Usmarte", a parody of the character Ugarte played by
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in the original film. In several sequences, Tweety was speaking and laughing in character like Peter Lorre. He also does the
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ending instead of
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or
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. This is also notable for being a rare instance where Tweety plays a villain character. Bob Bergen voices the role again. In 1996, Tweety (voiced by Bob Bergen again) appeared in the feature film, ''
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,'' with legendary basketball player
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. In 2001, a younger version of Tweety appeared on ''
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'', thus coming full circle from his earliest appearances. Here he was voiced by
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. In 2011, Tweety was featured, with his
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co-stars, in
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's series '' The Looney Tunes Show.'' He is voiced by
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. He appeared in the episode "Ridiculous Journey", where he and Sylvester work together with Taz to get back home to Granny and
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. He had been revealed to have fought in World War II alongside a young Granny. Sylvester also asked him how old he was, to which Tweety replied, "I'll never tell." Sylvester then asked if Tweety would at least tell him if he (Tweety) was a boy or a girl. Tweety whispered into his ear and Sylvester had a surprised expression and said "Huh, I was wrong." Tweety has recently appeared as a major character in ''
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'', where his designs are mostly based on his Freleng heyday with a few Bob Clampett elements to make him more suited for 1942–1944, and his personality reverts him to being more violent and abusive in nature while being toned down to retain his cute facade. He was voiced again by Bob Bergen. On February 17, 2021, it was announced Tweety would star in ''Tweety Mysteries'' which would have been similar to '' The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries.'' The series would have been a live-action/animated hybrid aimed towards girls and would have aired on
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. However, the series never got off the ground as Cartoon Network announced all live-action productions were scrapped in December 2022. Tweety starred in a direct-to-video film ''King Tweety'' which was released on June 14, 2022. Eric Bauza reprised the role. Tweety appears in the preschool series ''Bugs Bunny Builders'' which aired as part of
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and
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on July 25, 2022.
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reprised his role from ''
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''.


Merchandise

Tweety and Sylvester have been used to endorse products such as
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long distance. In 1998, the
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honored Tweety and Sylvester with a 32-cent postage stamp. Tweety also appears in products produced by Warner Brothers Studios.


Modern art

British artist
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's 2008 New York art installation ''
The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill ''The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill'' is an art installation by Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of sp ...
'' features "Tweety", an
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sculpture of an aged and molting version of the character. In honor of Tweety's 80th anniversary, Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled 80 themed murals done by artists from around the world.


Comic books

Western Publications produced a comic book about Tweety and Sylvester entitled ''Tweety and Sylvester'', first in
Dell Comics Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark" ...
''
Four Color ''Four Color'', also known as ''Four Color Comics'' and ''Dell Four Color'', was an American comic book anthology series published by Dell Comics between 1939 and 1962. The title is a reference to the four basic colors used when printing comic ...
'' series #406, 489, and 524, then in their own title from
Dell Comics Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark" ...
(#4–37, 1954–62), then later from
Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics was originally an imprint of American company Western Publishing, created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated this way from 1962 to 1984. Currently, Gold Key Comics is owned b ...
(#1–102, 1963–72). In 2017, Tweety appeared in the
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special, Catwoman/ Tweety and Sylvester, where Tweety teams up with
Black Canary The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...
, who he just calls "bwonde wady".


In popular culture

*There are two instances of the name "Tweety Bird" being used on real life birds, one being in 1955 with eight year old Lauren Girdsen naming a
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after the character, and another in 1964 when a two-year old named Timmy gave the name to a 3 week old
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. *Tweety was a
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candidate name for the 1980 Chicago presidental election.


Tweety's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography


Directed by Bob Clampett

* ''
A Tale of Two Kitties ''A Tale of Two Kitties'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on November 21, 1942, and features the debut of T ...
'' (1942) * ''
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 ch ...
'' (1944) * '' A Gruesome Twosome'' (1945) * ''
Baby Bottleneck ''Baby Bottleneck'' is a 1946 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and written by Warren Foster. The cartoon was released on March 16, 1946, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Tweety makes a cameo appearance in the fil ...
'' (1946) - cameo appearance


Directed by Friz Freleng

* ''
Tweetie Pie ''Tweetie Pie'' is a 1947 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 3, 1947, and stars Tweety with Sylvester the Cat, who is called "Thomas" in this cartoon. ''Tweetie Pie'' marks the first ...
'' (1947) * ''
I Taw a Putty Tat ''I Taw a Putty Tat'' is a 1948 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 1, 1948, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Both Tweety and Sylvester are voiced by Mel Blanc. The uncredi ...
'' (1948) * ''
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 ...
'' (1949) * ''
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. Plot Tweety is washing in the park birdbath and singing "I'm Loo ...
'' (1950) * ''
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 Isadore "Friz" Freleng. The short was released on June 24, 1950, and stars Sylvester, Tweety and an unname ...
'' (1950) * ''
Canary Row ''Canary Row'' is a 1949 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on October 7, 1950, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. This is the first Sylvester and Tweety cartoon to f ...
'' (1950) * ''
Putty Tat Trouble ''Putty Tat Trouble'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 24, 1951, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. It also marks the debut of Sylvester's recurring rival Sam Cat, wh ...
'' (1951) * ''
Room and Bird ''Room and Bird'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 2, 1951, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot Two elderly ladies (one of which is Granny), the owners of Sylves ...
'' (1951) * '' Tweety's S.O.S.'' (1951) * ''
Tweet Tweet Tweety ''Tweet Tweet Tweety'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 15, 1951, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot Sylvester is in Yellowstone National Park and, hearing birds ...
'' (1951) * '' Gift Wrapped'' (1952) * '' Ain't She Tweet'' (1952) * ''
A Bird in a Guilty Cage ''A Bird in a Guilty Cage'' is a 1952 '' Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on August 30, 1952, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. The title is a pun on the song "A Bird in a Gilded Cage". Plot Sylvester i ...
'' (1952) * '' Snow Business'' (1953) * '' Fowl Weather'' (1953) * ''
Tom Tom Tomcat ''Tom Tom Tomcat'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 27, 1953, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot In the Wild West, Granny and Tweety are riding through the desert ...
'' (1953) * ''
A Street Cat Named Sylvester ''A Street Cat Named Sylvester'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 5, 1953, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. The title is a play on ''A Streetcar Named Desire ...
'' (1953) * ''
Catty Cornered ''Catty Cornered'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on October 31, 1953, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. It features a forerunner of the Rocky and Mugsy duo. Plot Tweety, wh ...
'' (1953) * ''
Dog Pounded ''Dog Pounded'' is a 1954 (© 1953) Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on January 2, 1954, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. The title is a ...
'' (1954) * ''
Muzzle Tough ''Muzzle Tough'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 26, 1954, and stars Tweety, Sylvester and Granny. The title is a play on the Yiddish expression "mazel tov ...
'' (1954) * '' Satan's Waitin''' (1954) * ''
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 ...
'' (1955) * ''
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 on ...
'' (1955) * '' Red Riding Hoodwinked'' (1955) * ''
Heir-Conditioned ''Heir-Conditioned'' is a Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on November 26, 1955, and features Elmer Fudd and Sylvester. ''Heir-Conditioned'' is t ...
'' (1955) – cameo appearance * ''
Tweet and Sour ''Tweet and Sour'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 24, 1956, and stars Tweety, Sylvester, Granny, and Sam Cat. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc and June Foray. ...
'' (1956) * ''
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 performed ...
'' (1956) * ''
Tugboat Granny ''Tugboat Granny'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 23, 1956, and stars Tweety and Sylvester the Cat. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc and June Foray. ...
'' (1956) * ''
Tweet Zoo ''Tweet Zoo'' is a 1957 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. Originally released on May 29, 1957 (before being re-issued on May 26, 1962), this short stars Tweety and Sylvester the Cat. Audio from this cartoon ...
'' (1957) * '' Tweety and the Beanstalk'' (1957) * '' Birds Anonymous'' (1957) * '' Greedy for Tweety'' (1957) * ''
A Pizza Tweety Pie ''A Pizza Tweety-Pie'' is a 1958 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 22, 1958, and stars Tweety, Sylvester and Granny. Mel Blanc provides the voices of Sylvester (speaking ...
'' (1958) * ''
A Bird in a Bonnet ''A Bird in a Bonnet'' is a 1958 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc, Daws Butler and June Foray. The short was released on September 27, 1958, and stars Tweety and Sylv ...
'' (1958) * ''
Trick or Tweet ''Trick or Tweet'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 21, 1959, and stars Tweety and Sylvester the Cat. Tweety and Sylvester are voiced by Mel Blanc, and Sam, the ...
'' (1959) * ''
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 ...
'' (1959) * ''Tweet Dreams'' (1959) * '' Hyde and Go Tweet'' (1960) * ''
Trip For Tat ''Trip For Tat'' is a 1960 Merrie Melodies animated short starring Looney Tunes characters Sylvester, Tweety, and Granny. Summary Although it contains a new plot, wherein Granny and Tweety travel to various locations (Paris, Swiss Alps, Japan ...
'' (1960) * ''
The Rebel Without Claws ''The Rebel Without Claws'' is a 1961 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on July 15, 1961, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. The cartoon, one of a number of Warner Bros. cartoons set during ...
'' (1961)


Co-directed by

Hawley Pratt Hawley B. Pratt (June 9, 1911 – March 4, 1999) was an American film director, animator, and illustrator. He is best known for his work for Warner Bros. Cartoons and as the right-hand man of director Friz Freleng as a layout artist and later as ...

* '' The Last Hungry Cat'' (1961) * '' The Jet Cage'' (1962)


Directed by Gerry Chiniquy

* '' Hawaiian Aye Aye'' (1964)


Directed by Chuck Jones

* ''No Barking'' (1954) – cameo appearance


Post-Golden Age of American animation

* ''
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'' (1979), voiced by
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* ''
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'' (1988), voiced by Mel Blanc * ''
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'' (1990), voiced by
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and
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* '' Carrotblanca'' (1995), voiced by Bob Bergen * ''
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'' (1995), voiced by
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* ''Superior Duck'' (1996), voiced by Eric Goldberg (cameo appearance) * ''
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'' (1996), voiced by Bob Bergen * ''
Tweety's High-Flying Adventure ''Tweety's High-Flying Adventure'' is a 2000 American animated musical slapstick comedy film produced by Tom Minton and James T. Walker, written by Tom Minton, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, and directed by James T. Walker, Karl Toerge, Charles Vi ...
'' (2000), voiced by Joe Alaskey * ''
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* '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003), voiced by Eric Goldberg * ''Museum Scream'' (2004), voiced by
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* ''
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'' (2006), voiced by Bob Bergen * '' The Looney Tunes Show'' (2011), voiced by Jeff Bergman * ''
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'' (2011), voiced by Mel Blanc (Archive Audio) * ''
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'' (2020), voiced by
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'' (2022), voiced by Eric Bauza * ''Tweety Mysteries'' (TBA)


Voice actors

Legendary voice artist
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came to an end, Blanc continued to voice the character in TV specials, commercials, music recordings, and films, such as 1988's ''
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'', which was one of Blanc's final projects as Tweety. Before and after Blanc's death in 1989, several voice actors have provided the voice in his stead. These voice actors are: *
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(''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''
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'', '' Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure!'', ''
Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'' is a 2D computer graphics, 2D platform game featuring the Looney Tunes characters Sylvester (Looney Tunes), Sylvester and Tweety. It was released for the Sega Genesis, Genesis/Mega Drive console in 1994 an ...
'', ''Have Yourself a Looney Tunes Christmas'', '' Carrotblanca'', ''
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(''Twick or Tweety'' (as Vampire Tweety)) *
Billy West William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' and several subsequent projects, the title characters of ''Doug'' ...
('' Museum Scream'') * Kevin Shinick ('' Mad'') *
Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. On television, he has played David Puddy on '' Seinfeld'', the title character on ''The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less Than Perfect'', Jeff Bingham on '' Rules of Engagement'' and L ...
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Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ch ...
'') *
Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film '' The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supportin ...
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Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The write ...
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Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' ...
(''New Looney Tunes'' (monster form)) *
Eric Bauza Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on '' The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot '' Fairly Odder'', Thunderbol ...
(''Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem'' (monster form), ''
Looney Tunes Cartoons ''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' is an American animated television series developed by Peter Browngardt and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies''. The series made its worldwide debu ...
'', ''Bugs Bunny in The Golden Carrot'', ''King Tweety'', ''
Bugs Bunny Builders ''Bugs Bunny Builders'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies''. The series aired on July 25, 2022 on Cartoon Network on their Cartooni ...
'') * Tom Sheppard (''Robot Chicken'')


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