Tree for Two

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Tree for Two
Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date September 20, 1952
Run time 6:49
Starring Mel Blanc
Stan Freberg
Producer(s) Edward Selzer
Music composed by Carl Stalling
Story by Warren Foster
Animation Virgil Ross
Manuel Perez
Arthur Davis
Ken Champin
Director(s) I. Freleng
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Tree for Two is the three hundred and fifty-seventh Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 15, 1952. It was written by Tedd Pierce, written by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.

A pair of street dogs named Spike and Chester chase Sylvester down at a junkyard, unaware that it also houses an escaped panther from a zoo.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Chester: Hey, Spike. You wanna play ball? Want to play ball? Huh, Spike? You wanna, huh? You wanna?
Spike: Nah.
Chester: Nah. You wouldn't like that, would ya, Spike...? Hey, Spike! How about we chase cars, huh? Does that sound like fun?
Spike: Nah.
Chester: Nah. That wouldn't be no fun... How about beatin' up a cat? Would you like that, Spike? Huh? Would you like that? Huh? Spike?
Spike: Cat? You know where is it a cat?
Chester: Yeah, Spike! Sure, sure! I know where is it a cat!


Sylvester: "Charleston, Charleston / Made in Carolina / Thsome dance, some prance / I'll thsay / There's nothin' finer than a Charleston / Charleston / Lord, how you can shuffle / Every step you do leadsth to thsomethin' new / Man, I'm tellin' you, it'sth a lot to do / Pop dance, thswing dance / Moving back..." Duh! Duh-uh, duh! Duh-huh, duh, guh! G-guh, gu-gu-guh, duh, duh, duh-uh...


Chester: That's a dirty underhanded trick to do to ya, Spike. I'll show that cat that he can't do that to my pal!
Spike: Nah. I'll take care of that cat myself.
Chester: Go get 'im, Spike! Go get 'im! (to audience) Spike is my hero.


Spike: I see yer cowardly yella eyes and I'm a-comin' in after ya!


Spike: Big c-c-cat, cat! B-b-big, big... C-c-c-c-cat! Giant cat! Hoo, hoo! Big, BIG... C-c-c-c...
Chester: You're kiddin', Spike? Y'know, You want I shall take care of that cat for ya, Spike? I give a one, two! Then a right! Then a left!
Spike: Nah, ya don't! I'll show that cat a thing or two.
Chester: Atta boy, Spike! Let 'im have it, let 'im have it! That's it, boy! let 'im have it!


Chester: Gosh, that cat's not tough. I can take care of it myself.
Spike: Yeah? Well, go ahead and get yerself a kilt!


Spike: You want I shall to pick up bones for ya? Huh, Chester? Huh, Ches? Huh, huh?
Chester: Nah.
Spike: Chester's my hero 'cause he's so strong! Yeah!

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Spike Mel Blanc
Chester Stan Freberg
Sylvester Mel Blanc


Organization

Locations

Objects

Production

Development

Filming

The film was copyrighted in 1951 (MCMLI).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Before encountering Spike and Chester, Sylvester sings a version of the "Charleston," which was originally written in 1923 by lyricist Cecil Mack and composer James P. Johnson.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: September 20, 1952 in theatres

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a play on the 1924 song "Tea for Two", by Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar.
  • The MPAA certificate number is 14973.

Errors

Legacy

  • Spike and Chester appear again in the theatrical shorts for the second and last time in Dr. Jerkyl's Hide. In that short, Spike is referred to as Alfie, and the two speak in stereotypical Cockney accents.
  • The short was included as part of the feature film Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, during a scene involving Spike and Chester's wish.
  • The plot of this short would be reused for the pilot of DePatie-Freleng's theatrical series, The Dogfather.

Critical reception

Home availability

References

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