Tree Cornered Tweety is a 1956 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short was released on May 19, 1956, and stars Tweety and Sylvester.[3] The title is a play on "three-cornered hat".
Tree Cornered Tweety | |
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Directed by | Friz Freleng |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Produced by | Edward Selzer |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Music by | Milt Franklyn |
Animation by | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Arthur Davis[1] |
Color process | Technicolor |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. It is one of a few Sylvester and Tweety shorts wherein Tweety does not directly influence the outcome.
The cartoon is a parody of Dragnet, with Tweety narrating the short in the style of Joe Friday.
"This is da city. Twee miwwion people. Twee hundwed thousand puddy tats. Dat's where I come in. I'm a wittle bird. I live in a cage. My name...Tweety."
— Tweety, Opening
Tweety narrates his daily activities as he is spotted, then chased by Sylvester. Utilizing a Jack Webb impression, Tweety delivers his signature "I tawt I taw a puddy tat" line (adding the line "I checked" in the middle of it), then describes his adversary in detail: "A bwack puddy tat, wed nose, white chest. Name...'Tilvester."
Tweety describes Sylvester's attempts, as follows: