Canned Feud
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | February 3, 1951 |
| Run time | 7:24 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Mike Maltese |
| Animation | Virgil Ross Ken Champin Arthur Davis Manuel Perez John Carey |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Canned Feud is the two hundred and eighty-first Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 16, 1950. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.
When Sylvester's owners accidentally lock him in the house, he was able to find some canned food to help him survive. But first, he must try to get a can opener from a little mouse.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Sylvester: Heh, they forgot to put out the cat. Ha, ha, ha, ha, he-... Th-the cat! I'M THE CAT!
Sylvester: "Dear, milkman. Gone on vacation. No milk for two weekths." No milk for two weekths?! I'LL STH-TARRRRRVE!
Sylvester: Gimme, gimme, gimme! Gimme the can opener! Quick! Gimme! Gimme the can opener! Quick!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Champin residence
- California (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Can of tuna
- Can opener
- Axe
- Metal wire
- Grand piano
- Saw
- Dynamite
- Paper bag
- Vacuum cleaner
- Golf club
- Firework
- Lock key
Vehicles
- Champins' car
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Backgrounds: Paul Julian
- Layouts: Hawley Pratt
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 3, 1951 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on 'canned food'.
- The couple's last name, Champin, is a reference to animator Ken Champin, who worked on this short.
Errors
- For the restoration used on the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 Blu-ray/DVD, the title card has a more faded, bleached, heavily-contrasted appearance.
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- October 16, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 on Blu-ray.
