Birdy and the Beast
| Birdy and the Beast | |
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | August 19, 1944 |
| Run time | 7:33 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Tom McKimson |
| Director(s) | Robert Clampett |
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Birdy and the Beast, is the two hundred and forty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 19, 1944. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Bob Clampett.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Tweety: Y'know, I tawt I taw a puddy tat! I did, I DID! I taw a puddy tat!
Tweety: Oh, the poor titty tat. He fall down a go BOOM!
Butch: This shouldn't have happened to a dog...
Tweety: Y'know, I get wid of more puddy tats that way!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Forest
- United States
Objects
Production
Development
Tweety is redesigned by Bob Clampett from his debut appearance in A Tale of Two Kitties, being made to look a bit rounder and cuter, with bigger eyes and a larger head.
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 19, 1944 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the French fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".
- This is Tweety's first named appearance, as pointed out in one of the title cards.
- It is the final Merrie Melodies short in which Leon Schlesinger was credited.
Errors
Legacy
- Tweety's line at the end, "I get wid of more puddy tats that way", was paraphrased by himself in the 1949 short Bad Ol' Putty Tat.
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
