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Scaredy Cat is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [2] The short was released on December 18, 1948, and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat. [3] The cartoon is notable in that it marks the first time the name "Sylvester" is used for the popular feline character.
Films featuring Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. in either starring or supporting roles. Films featuring Sylvester the Cat at Wikipedia's sister projects Media from Commons
Claws for Alarm is a 1954 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [2] The short was released on May 22, 1954 and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester. [3]It is the second of three comedy horror-themed cartoons teaming Porky and Sylvester, continuing his non-speaking role as Porky's pet cat in a spooky setting where only Sylvester is aware of the danger the pair are in.
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.
Cats and Bruises: January 30 MM Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt (co-director) Currently Unavailable; with Sylvester; Final cartoon in which Sylvester speaks; 20 The Wild Chase: February 27 MM Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt (co-director) DVD: Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4; with Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
A Street Cat Named Sylvester: September 5 LT Friz Freleng: Currently Unavailable; with Tweety and Granny; 39 Catty Cornered: October 31 MM Friz Freleng: Blu-Ray: Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2; with Tweety and Rocky; Only pairing of Sylvester and Rocky; 40 Cats A-Weigh! November 28 MM Robert McKimson
The American and European Turner "dubbed versions" depict Sylvester with black fur, though the restored version on Blu-ray Disc/DVD reveals his original lighter bluish-black fur. Scenes from the cartoon were reused in Kit For Cat, Tweety's S.O.S., and Catch as Cats Can.
The cartoon spoofs the 1937 book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, which was popular at the time; it features a giant, dimwitted cat named "Benny", who wants Sylvester, whom he calls "George", to help him catch a mouse to "hug and pet." Mel Blanc voices Sylvester and Stan Freberg voices Benny. Sylvester tries to tell Benny the mouse is a king ...