Greedy for Tweety

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Greedy for Tweety
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Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date September 28, 1957
Run time 6:30
Starring Mel Blanc
June Foray
Producer(s) Edward Selzer
Music composed by Milt Franklyn
Story by Warren Foster
Animation Gerry Chiniquy
Art Davis
Virgil Ross
Director(s) Friz Freleng
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Greedy for Tweety is the three hundred and nineteenth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 28, 1957. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.

After Sylvester, Tweety and Hector end up in a car accident during a frantic chase, they are immediately taken to a hospital, where Nurse Granny tends to take care of the three. With Tweety trying to get some rest, Sylvester tries several ways to get him while Hector tries to harass the cat.

Detailed Summary

Memorable Quotes

Tweety: I tawt... I taw... a puddy tat...


Granny: Good morning. And how are my patients today? and How's the doggy's limb this morning?
Hector: Ooh, ooh-ooh!
Granny: Still tender, eh? Well, maybe that will stop you from chasing the pussycat. And how's the (laughs) pussy for today?
Sylvester: Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
Granny: Still sensitive. Well, maybe now you leave that little birdie alone. I hope this teaches both of you a lesson.


Sylvester: Didn't I tell ya to shut u-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, o-o-o-o-o-oh!


Sylvester: Okay, buster. You ASKED for it!


Granny: I got good news, boys! My X-ray show nothing was wrong with you, and you're dismissed.


Granny: Que sera, sera.

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Tweety Bird Mel Blanc
Sylvester Mel Blanc
Hector Mel Blanc
Granny June Foray
Mouse N/A

Locations

Objects

  • Orthopedic casts
  • Cane
  • Scissors
  • Sleeping pills
  • Wooden bat
  • Hammer
  • Hand-cranked device
  • Dynamite stick
  • Crutch

Vehicles

  • Animal hospital ambulance

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: September 28, 1957

Behind the scenes

  • The MPAA certificate number is 18327.
  • Granny's last line, "Que sera, sera," is a reference to the song "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)," which was popularized in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much. The phrase itself is supposed to be Spanish in origin, although it is grammatically incorrect to the language, as it would be "lo que será, será."

Errors

Legacy

Home availability

References

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