Birds of a Father

Birds of a Father
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1961
Run time	6:25
Starring	Paul Julian
Producer(s)	John W. Burton David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Dave Detiege
Animation	Warren Batchelder George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Birds of a Father is the four hundred and sixteenth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 1, 1961. It was written by Dave Detiege, produced by John W. Burton and David H. DePatie, and directed by Robert McKimson.

Sylvester Jr. is friends with a little bird named Spike. But when his father wants him to be a real cat, he must endure Sylvester's father-son lessons of how to chase, catch and eat birds. And Spike becomes Sylvester's target for his lessons!

Locations

• Earth
  • America
  • Sylvester's House
    • Dynamite Shack

Objects

• A Book on cats
• Hunter's rifle
• Acme radio-controlled model jet plane

Production

Development

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Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 1, 1961 in theatres alongside the film, The Sins of Rachel Cade.

Behind the scenes

• The title is pun of the phrase, 'Birds of a feather, flock together.'
• This is the first cartoon to have a story written by Dave Detiege.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Super Stars: Sylvester and Hippety Hopper - Marsupial Mayhem