Birdy and the Beast
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Birdy and the Beast is a 1944
Warner Bros.
cartoon in the Merrie Melodies
and Tweety
series. It was directed by Bob Clampett
, animated by Thomas McKimson
, and musical direction by Carl Stalling
. This is the second Tweety cartoon directed by Clampett, as Tweety is set upon a fat cat. The title is a play on the traditional fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast
.
The cat attempts to chase Tweety, but Tweety scares him off. Tweety decides to fool the cat by hiding in the Bulldog's dish-bowl. The cat comes in and starts looking the Bulldog's dish. The Bulldog comes in and pounds the cat to the ground (As would be expected).
Tweety decides to wander into the Cat's mouth, while he is looking for Tweety. Tweety decides to light the cats tongue on fire by putting a match on it. As the cat runs, Tweety decides to help the cat by using a hose and putting the fire. When he fires the hose (Wearing a fireman hat) it turns out that it happens to be connected to a gas can, and gasoline goes into the Cat's mouth, causing him to explode.
The cat manages to survive, but he's still out to get Tweety. When he arrives at the top of tree, he becomes a nest. Tweety attempts to get into it, but a Hen causes him to get off, who is laying eggs. When she's finished, she fly's off. The cat also arrives and his mouth is full of nothing but eggs. His attempt to catch Tweety once again, fails when a grenade lands next to him, and accidentally stuffs it in his mouth. He blows up and Tweety says, "You know I lose more Putty Tat's that way!"
Producer: Leon Schlesinger
Writer: Warren Foster
Musical Direction: Carl Stalling
Orchestrator: Milt Franklyn
(uncredited)
Film Editor: Treg Brown
(uncredited)
Sound Effects: Treg Brown (uncredited)
Animation: Thomas McKimson
1944 in film
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Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
cartoon in the Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
and Tweety
Tweety
Tweety Bird is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being a typical English onomatopoeia for the sounds of birds...
series. It was directed by Bob Clampett
Bob Clampett
Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil...
, animated by Thomas McKimson
Thomas McKimson
Thomas Jacob "Tom" McKimson was an American animator, best known for his work at Warner Bros. studio. He was the older brother of animators Robert and Charles McKimson....
, and musical direction by Carl Stalling
Carl Stalling
Carl W. Stalling was an American composer and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years.-Biography:Stalling was born to Ernest and...
. This is the second Tweety cartoon directed by Clampett, as Tweety is set upon a fat cat. The title is a play on the traditional fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...
.
Plot synopsis
Tweety is sitting in his nest, when a cat watches him. Tweety flies off and the cat chases after him. The cat doesn't have the ability to fly, so instead he falls to the ground, by chance he falls on a bulldog, who decides to help Tweety.The cat attempts to chase Tweety, but Tweety scares him off. Tweety decides to fool the cat by hiding in the Bulldog's dish-bowl. The cat comes in and starts looking the Bulldog's dish. The Bulldog comes in and pounds the cat to the ground (As would be expected).
Tweety decides to wander into the Cat's mouth, while he is looking for Tweety. Tweety decides to light the cats tongue on fire by putting a match on it. As the cat runs, Tweety decides to help the cat by using a hose and putting the fire. When he fires the hose (Wearing a fireman hat) it turns out that it happens to be connected to a gas can, and gasoline goes into the Cat's mouth, causing him to explode.
The cat manages to survive, but he's still out to get Tweety. When he arrives at the top of tree, he becomes a nest. Tweety attempts to get into it, but a Hen causes him to get off, who is laying eggs. When she's finished, she fly's off. The cat also arrives and his mouth is full of nothing but eggs. His attempt to catch Tweety once again, fails when a grenade lands next to him, and accidentally stuffs it in his mouth. He blows up and Tweety says, "You know I lose more Putty Tat's that way!"
Trivia
- This is the final appearance of the SylvesterSylvester (Looney Tunes)Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., Sylvester the Cat or simply Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies repertory, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper...
prototype. - This is the final appearance of Tweety in a Leon Schlesinger cartoon. The next WB cartoon, Buckaroo BugsBuckaroo BugsBuckaroo Bugs is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in August 1944, introducing Bugs Bunny to Looney Tunes and directed by Robert Clampett.-Plot:Unlike in most shorts, Bugs Bunny serves as an antagonist...
, would be the final cartoon produced by Leon. - This is the second appearance of Tweety without feathers.
- This cartoon features a prototype of Hector the Bulldog.
Crew
Director: Bob ClampettBob Clampett
Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil...
Producer: Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:...
Writer: Warren Foster
Warren Foster
Warren Foster , was a writer, cartoonist and composer for the animation division of Warner Brothers and later with Hanna-Barbera....
Musical Direction: Carl Stalling
Carl Stalling
Carl W. Stalling was an American composer and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years.-Biography:Stalling was born to Ernest and...
Orchestrator: Milt Franklyn
Milt Franklyn
Milton J. Franklyn was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes animated cartoons....
(uncredited)
Film Editor: Treg Brown
Treg Brown
Tregoweth Edmond "Treg" Brown was a motion picture sound editor who was responsible for the sound effects in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons starting in 1940. He also won the 1965 Academy Award for Sound Effects for his work on the film The Great Race.In the famous Warner...
(uncredited)
Sound Effects: Treg Brown (uncredited)
Animation: Thomas McKimson
Thomas McKimson
Thomas Jacob "Tom" McKimson was an American animator, best known for his work at Warner Bros. studio. He was the older brother of animators Robert and Charles McKimson....
See also
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
- TweetyTweetyTweety Bird is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being a typical English onomatopoeia for the sounds of birds...
- Bob ClampettBob ClampettRobert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil...