L'S.O.S. di Titti

Sylvester is hanging around the dock trying to scavenge for food from the bins when he spots Tweety Pie in a cabin on a cruise ship. Sylvester boards the ship to try and catch himself some breakfast but finds getting the bird isn't as easy as he hoped - especially with granny on the case.

Most Tweety Pie cartoons leave me sort of unsure of why they were so big. Tweety himself is always a bit bland and Sylvester quite often just ends up outwitting himself and Tweety just observes at times. Here however Tweety is actually pretty active in terms of moving and running around. The action is all pretty funny and flows well with Tweety having some good actions and delivering gags as opposed to the usual observing.

Sylvester is funny and he does give himself more trouble than he gets from Tweety. Tweety does have a better presence here than he often does, but Granny is a little bit poorly animated but has a better presence as well.

Overall this is a fun cartoon with gags that go beyond just purely physical laughs and has some witty little bits. For once both Tweety and Sylvester are both good characters to the degree that even Granny has a bigger part than normal!

Tweety's SOS (1951)

*** (out of 4)

Sylvester is out looking for dinner when he spots Tweety on a ship. The rest of the cartoon as the cat trying to work his way around Granny so that he can eat the little bird. I'm sure I'm not alone but I find Tweety to be cute but incredibly annoying. I watch all of these shorts just hoping Sylvester will eat him even though I know it's not going to happen. The actual chase is what makes this worth viewing as it remains fun seeing the poor cat try and try again no matter how many times he fails. There are some pretty good jokes in this short with the best being the sea sickness stuff. Sylvester turning green leads to some great jokes including the one at the end.

This is one of those Tweety and Sylvester cartoons that made this legendary pair second only to Bugs Bunny in terms of Looney Tunes popularity.

Besides having all of the stock situations for this duo (Sylvester feeding out of garbage cans, the "I tawt I taw a putty tat" line, etc.), Tweety's S.O.S also stars Granny, who is one of those types of supporting characters that these Warner Bros. classics had in abundance to enrich the color and flavor of them. This time out the cat and bird are aboard an ocean liner and the gags that are extracted from this situation are creative and lively.

What a day that was in cartoon history when Friz Freleng decided to pair his Sylvester with the departed Robert Clampett's little yellow bird.

Wonderful Sylvester and Tweety short directed by Friz Freleng. This one's pretty much a textbook example of the series and would probably serve well as a great introduction to these characters for anyone who hasn't seen them before. The plot is simple - Sylvester is starving so he tries to get at Tweety on a cruise ship, only to be repeatedly (and painfully) thwarted by Granny. The animation is very nice with great colors. There are many fun gags and lines with the funniest bit for me being Sylvester's seasickness. Solid voice work from Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet. Really a great cartoon all around. The ending is a hoot, too.

Funny, yes. A Freleng classic! To watch Sylvester turn green is always a treat, and it brings us back to the days when cartoon slapstick was brave and geared for the adult mind.

Loved it!