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Funny Sylvester and Tweety short, directed by Friz Freleng, that has Sylvester trying to get at Tweety in the pet store and later at Granny's house. It's fairly routine plotwise but the gags of Sylvester failing in multiple ways to reach his prey are pretty funny. Great voice work from Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet. Carl Stalling's music is, as always, excellent. The animation is wonderful, with lovely colors and some well-done action sequences. A couple of the better gags are Sylvester using stilts to try and cross a yard full of bulldogs and Sylvester hiding in a package meant to be meat for the dogs. It's a fun cartoon that most fans of the series will love. I think it works well as a companion piece to 1954's Dog Pounded.

While most of the Sylvester/Tweety pairings would feature just one bulldog (I seem to recall that his name is Hector) to counter Sylvester's actions, "Ain't She Tweet" features a whole garden of dogs. When Granny brings Tweety home from the pet store* - where Sylvester had already tried to go after him but had to abort his plan - Sylvester can't seem to get past the canine ocean. Why must he always suffer so?! Obviously, his mishaps form part of the cartoon's plot line, sort of like what befalls Wile E. Coyote when he tries to trap Road Runner. But no matter how you look at it, this is still a funny cartoon. Little more than a way to pass time, but worth your while.

*I noticed that the shop next to the pet store said I. Wyner. No doubt that was an in-joke referring to background artist Irv Wyner.

Friz Freleng's 'Ain't She Tweet' is a very good Sylvester and Tweety cartoon. I'm not usually a fan of this series of cartoons because of its repetitive nature and my hatred of Freleng's cutesy version of Tweety. 'Ain't She Tweet' comes at the cat-and-bird battle from a different angle by placing constant obstacles between Sylvester and Tweety, first a pet shop window then a garden full of bulldogs. Not only does this provide some much needed variety to the series but it also effectively removes Tweety from the action at a very early stage! Once Tweety disappears for an extended period, 'Ain't She Tweet' really comes to life, closing the gap between each of Sylvester's attempts to get across the garden and his inevitable savaging. Crucially, there are some genuinely unexpected moments which is rare in the bulk of Sylvester and Tweety cartoons. My favourite is a beautifully directed moment in which Sylvester finds the garden empty and victoriously makes his way carefully to the front door only to find the dozens of vicious dogs inside the house. We know there's a savaging coming but Freleng still somehow manages to draw out some genuine suspense alongside the laughs. As a big fan of Sylvester without Tweety, 'Ain't She Tweet' offers plenty to enjoy. When Tweety does finally reappear at the cartoons end, his final bit to camera is the low point of the cartoon and an unfortunate way to end a genuinely funny short. 'Ain't She Tweet' is one of the best Sylvester and Tweety cartoons for one simple reason: it's virtually a Sylvester solo outing.

This is one among several of Tweety and Sylvester (or Sylvester and Tweety) cartoons I remember watching and enjoying as a kid growing up in the '70s watching either on weekday afternoons after school or on Saturday mornings. In this one, the cat is pursuing the bird at first a pet shop, then in the house of Granny after she buys Tweety. But, first, Sylvester has to deal with a yard full of bulldogs! Director Friz Freleng fills the narrative with lots of sure-fire gags involving the cat's encounters with those bulldogs that just won't let him be! This is one of the funniest ones that I just rewatched on a Scandanavian Airlines flight recently. So, yes, that's a high recommendation of Ain't She Tweet.

Sylvester the Cat watches Tweety Bird in the window of a pet shop. Tweety gets sold and delivered to Granny. Granny has a pack of wildly excited dogs in her yard. It is a near impossible task especially with Tweety causing Sylvester problems.

This is a lovely short for Tweety, Sylvester, and Granny. The dogs are just a mass of bodies. This is fine for the most part. The pet store part isn't much and probably adds little to the short. Maybe this should be split into two shorts. Granny can own the pet shop in one while the other can set it all at Granny's home. In that way, the stories can be expanded especially at the pet shop.