All a Bir-r-r-rd (1950)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Friz Freleng

Writer:

Tedd Pierce (story)

Release Date:

24 June 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

Plot:

Sylvester Cat, Tweety Bird, and a bulldog are passengers on a train. Sylvester's attempts to catch Tweety...

Plot Keywords:

Tweety | Sylvester | Train | Cat | Surrealism

Cast

Mel Blanc

...

Sylvester / Tweety / Conductor / Dog (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | USA:Approved (PCA #13438)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: The coal tender has at times the No. 99 on it, or no number at all. Other times it has the letters "S.P. & Q.R."

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980) (TV)

Soundtrack:

William Tell Overture

train they ride

OK, so I admit that it often seems like most of the Sylvester/Tweety pairings have exactly the same plot: Sylvester tries to get Tweety, but repeatedly fails and always gets maimed in the process, often with the help of a bulldog. I guess that it's sort of like Wile E. Coyote chasing Road Runner (in other words, mammals should never go after birds). "All a Bir-r-r-rd" has the same plot and sets it on a train. In a way, the best part of these cartoons is seeing what sorts of schemes Sylvester comes up with to try and go after Tweety. We know that he's going to fail miserably, but it's also funny to watch Tweety turn into a bad-ass (if you've seen his really early cartoons, you'll see that he was not "cute" at all, but in fact had a cruel streak). This one mainly works as a way to pass time.

By the way, I thought that I saw - I mean, I taut I taw - Sylvester pass a piece of baggage with the name Friz Freleng on it.