A Bird in a Bonnet
| A Bird in a Bonnet | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 27, 1958 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc June Foray Daws Butler |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | John Seely |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Gerry Chiniquy Art Davis Virgil Ross |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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A Bird in a Bonnet is the four hundred and fortieth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 27, 1958. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Friz Freleng.
After being chased out of a hat store while chasing after Tweety, Sylvester soon finds out that Tweety is hiding in a hat worn by Granny. Sylvester then decides to go after Tweety, even if it means stealing the hat right out from over her head.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Tweety: (laughs) You know, I wose mo' puddy tats dat way!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- New York City, New York
- Holland Tunnel
- United States
Objects
- Hats
- Fishing rod
Vehicles
- Taxi
Production
Development
Filming
Music
John Seely, who was not much of a music composer, provided stock music for this short.
This cartoon is the only Friz Freleng-directed cartoon to have a Seely score since two others were directed by Chuck Jones (both of which stars Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner), while the remaining three were helmed by Robert McKimson. Additionally, this is also the only Sylvester and Tweety cartoon to be scored by John Seely.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 22, 1958 in theatres, shown with the film, Damn Yankees, during its original release.
Behind the scenes
- Much like in A Street Cat Named Sylvester, and unlike in most other Tweety and Sylvester cartoons, Granny remains completely unaware of Tweety's presence throughout the entire cartoon.
- Sylvester does not talk in this short until the very end when he grabs Tweety through the open sunroof door in the taxi and right before he gets slammed by the Holland Tunnel's entryway.
