Catty Cornered
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| Catty Cornered | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | October 31, 1953 |
| Run time | 6:37 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Ralph James |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Arthur Davis Manuel Perez Ken Champin Virgil Ross |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Catty Cornered is the three hundred and seventy-second Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on October 3, 1953. It was produced by Edward Selzer, written by Warren Foster, and directed by Friz Freleng.
Tweety, being a million dollar bird, has been birdnapped by Rocky and his minion Nick. Sylvester vows to save the bird from the two gangsters, but will he do it in the name of justice or lunch?
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Nick: Hey, boss. I tawt I taw a puddy tat.
Rocky: You did, you did, you did tee a putty tat.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Rocky's hideout
- City hall
- United States
Objects
- Rocky's gun
- Tin can
- Dynamite stick
Vehicles
- Police cars
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 31, 1953 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The although the title is spelled differently, it is similar to that of the 1946 Looney Tunes short, Kitty Kornered.
- This is also one of the few cartoons where Tweety doesn't say his signature catchphrase "I tawt I taw a putty tat"; Rocky and Nick say this line instead.
- The scene at the end of the cartoon, which involves Sylvester eating Tweety before the mayor smacks Sylvester to drop him out, was largely repurposed from Gift Wrapped.
Everlasting influence
- Rocky would appear again in the 1954 Looney Tunes short, Bugs and Thugs, but he would be given a different partner in crime, named Mugsy; creating the official duo of Rocky and Mugsy.
- This short would be used in The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie and in The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special.
- Rocky would kidnap Tweety once again in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode, The Cat Who Knew Too Much, only this time, Rocky's sidekick is the idiotic Mugsy as opposed to the smart Nick.
Home availability
- In the United States:
