Difference between revisions of "Fowl Weather"

Fowl Weather
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	April 4, 1953
Starring	Mel Blanc; Bea Benaderet
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Ken Champin; Virgil Ross; Arthur Davis; Manuel Perez
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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Fowl Weather is the three hundred and sixty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on April 4, 1953. It was produced by Edward Selzer, written by Warren Foster, and directed by Friz Freleng.

While Granny is away, Sylvester attempts to grab Tweety, only to be chased away by Hector, who had been ordered by Granny to ensure that nothing bad would happens Tweety. Nonetheless, Tweety ends up in a chicken coop, where he is mistaken for one of the hen's baby chicks.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Hector: SING, YA BUZZARD!

Tweety: Ho ho! If he's a birdie, then that makes me a putty tat!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Granny	Bea Benaderet
Tweety	Mel Blanc
Sylvester	Mel Blanc
Hector	Mel Blanc
Rooster	Mel Blanc

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Granny's farm

Objects

Grenade

Vehicles

Stage coach

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 4, 1953 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is a pun on the phrase, "foul weather"; the word "fowl" refers birds classified under the Galliformes order, including chickens and roosters.

Legacy

This cartoon is the first to address Hector by his name, although it was rarely used until the television series The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries.

Home availibility

In Japan:
- April 6, 2001: Warner Home Video releases I Love Tweety: Volume 2 on DVD.

References

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 '''''Fowl Weather''''' is the three hundred and sixty-third ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[April 4]], [[1953]]. It was produced by [[Edward Selzer]], written by [[Warren Foster]], and directed by [[Friz Freleng]].
-While Granny is away, Sylvester attempts to grab Tweety, only to be chased away by Hector, who had been ordered by Granny to ensure that nothing happens to Tweety, otherwise he'd surely get it. Nonetheless, Tweety ends up in a chickencoop where he is mistakened for one of the hen's baby chicks.
+While Granny is away, Sylvester attempts to grab Tweety, only to be chased away by Hector, who had been ordered by Granny to ensure that nothing bad would happens Tweety. Nonetheless, Tweety ends up in a chicken coop, where he is mistaken for one of the hen's baby chicks.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 '''Hector:''' SING, YA BUZZARD!
-'''Tweety:''' Ho ho! If he's a birdie, den dat makes me a putty tat!
+'''Tweety:''' Ho ho! If he's a birdie, then that makes me a putty tat!
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Greanny]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Granny]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bea Benaderet]]
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Rooster
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rooster
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
+|style="background-color:#AAFFAA"| Mel Blanc
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 * [[Earth]]
 ** [[United States]]
-*** Granny's Farm
+*** Granny's farm
 ==Objects==
-*Grenade (painted like an egg)
+* Grenade
-*Shotgun (in Hector's imagination)
 ==Vehicles==
-*Stage Coach
+* Stage coach
 ==Production==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is a pun of the phrase, 'foul weather'. The word, fowl, means birds that are chickens, roosters or ducks.
+* The title is a pun on the phrase, "foul weather"; the word "fowl" refers birds classified under the ''Galliformes'' order, including chickens and roosters.
 ==Legacy==
-* This cartoon officially gives the bulldog the name of [[Hector]]. Even though his name would rarely be used until the TV show, ''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]''.
+* This cartoon is the first to address Hector by his name, although it was rarely used until the television series ''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]''.
 ==Home availibility==