“I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat!”
If you ever watched Looney Tunes, or Merrie Melodies, then you know who this catchphrase belongs to…Tweety Bird! The adorable, yellow canary has been a popular character throughout the years of both animated series. Who could forget the adventures Sylvester the cat had trying to feast on the small bird? Not to mention all the laughs they provided us. To keep the classic character in our hearts, let’s list some fun facts…
- Tweety’s first appearance was in the 1942 cartoon short A Tale of Two Kitties
- Tweety wasn’t originally yellow. He appeared as pink, naked bird.
- The first time Tweety was paired with Sylvester was in the 1947 short Tweety Pie
- Tweety was featured in the 1996 film Space Jam
- A baby version of Tweety is featured on the show Baby Looney Tunes
- Tweety had an appearance in the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Tweety and Sylvester had their own spin off titled The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
- In 2000 he starred in his own film: Tweety’s High-Flying Adventure
- As seen in Tweety Pie, Sylvester was originally named Thomas
- Sylvester also had a catchphrase: “Sufferin’ Succotash”
- Sylvester appeared in Tiny Toon Adventures as a mentor to Furball
- Sylvester has a son named Sylvester Jr.
- Both Tweety and Sylvester have speech impediments
- In 1998 Sylvester and Tweety had their own postal stamps
- Despite much confusion, Tweety bird’s gender is male
- Tweety is a yellow canary
- The character Granny is the owner of Tweety
