Birds of a Father

Birds of a Father
Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1961
Starring	Mel Blanc
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 thirteenth 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. befriends a little bird named Spike. But when his father wants him to be a real cat, he must endure Sylvester's father-son lessons on catching and eating birds.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Sylvester	Mel Blanc
Sylvester Jr.	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Sylvester's residence
      • Dynamite shack

Objects

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

Production

Development

Second lobby card.

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 1, 1961 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• It was originally released alongside the film The Sins of Rachel Cade.
• The title is pun on the phrase "birds of a feather flock together."
• This is the first theatrical short to have a story written by Dave Detiege.

Home availability

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