Sandy Claws
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | April 2, 1955 |
| Run time | 7:14 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Arthur Davis Warren Foster |
| Animation | Arthur Davis Manuel Perez Virgil Ross |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Sahara Hare is the three hundred and forty-third Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 26, 1955. It was written by Warren Foster and Arthur Davis, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Friz Freleng.
It's a day at the beach for both Granny and Tweety. But when Tweety gets marooned during the tide coming in, Sylvester comes into the scene in an attempt to save him.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Tweety: Help, help! I'm suwwounded by the sea! The tide came in! Help, help! Somebody save me! He-ee-ee-elp!
Sylvester: Thufferin' thuccotssh! You didn't have to overdo it!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Untied States
- Beach
- City dog pound
- Untied States
Objects
- Tweety's cage
- Fishing rod
- Boat motor engine and water skis
- Inflatable water wings
- Lifeguard costume
- Surfboard
- Bucket of water
- Diver suit and motorized oxygen tank
- Parachute
Vehicles
- Motorboat
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1955 (MCMLV).
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Hawley Pratt
- Backgrounds: Irv Wyner
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: April 2, 1955
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on Santa Claus, specifically the nickname "Santy Claus," as in the Rudolf Ising-directed Merrie Melodies short The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933).
- The working title was Sea Tweety.
- This is the only Tweety cartoon to be co-written by Arthur Davis.
- Sylvester does the Tarzan yell after he gets attacked by a group of sharks.
- It is evident in this cartoon that Granny is unable to relate to the present fads, such as her telling Tweety she is about to try on a new "bikini bathing suit," which turns out to be a one-piece, Victorian-style bathing suit.
- This is the final cartoon in which Bea Benaderet voices Granny. Beginning with Red Riding Hoodwinked, Granny would be voiced by June Foray.
Legacy
- Some clips of this cartoon would be used in the 1959 Looney Tunes cartoon, Tweet Dreams.
- Granny's bathing suit from this cartoon would resurface in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episodes "B2 or Not B2", "Catch as Catch Cannes", and "The Fountain of Funk."
Critical Reception
The cartoon was nominated for the 27th Academy Awards for "Best Short Subject (Cartoon)", but lost to the UPA Mr. Magoo short, When Magoo Flew.
Home availability
- In the United States:
