Back Alley Oproar

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Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sleep, tries to thwart him.Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sleep, tries to thwart him.Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sleep, tries to thwart him.

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7.5/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Mel Blanc

Sylvester
(voice)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Elmer Fudd
(voice)
(uncredited)

Gloria Curran

Tabby Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Tudor Williams

Basso Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Friz Freleng
Writers
- Michael Maltese
- Tedd Pierce
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Trivia
To silence Sylvester, who is "singing" late at night, Elmer heaves a book at him, which Sylvester promptly throws back. The book Elmer tosses is titled "The Thin Man". The book Sylvester throws back is titled "Return of the Thin Man".

Goofs
After blowing up both himself and Sylvester, Elmer sees 18 singing Sylvesters float by - but cats are only supposed to have nine lives.

Quotes
Elmer Fudd: [has Sylvester at gunpoint] Now I've got you, and I'm gonna wub you out compwetwy.
Sylvester: Now just a minute, my fine feathered friend. Ain't you got no aesthetic sense? No ear for musical appreciation?
Elmer Fudd: No, and I'm gonna bwow you to smitheweens.
Sylvester: [singing] Go to sleep, go to sleep...
Elmer Fudd: [getting sleepy] Stop it.
Sylvester: ...shut your big, blood-shot eyes...
Elmer Fudd: Now you stop that.
[falls asleep]

Alternate versions
In the WB version, the scene where Elmer runs down the stairs and steps on the thumbtacks three times was removed.

Connections
Featured in Så er der tegnefilm: Episode #4.10 (1981)

Soundtracks
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
Sung by Mel Blanc (as Sylvester)

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Featured review

9/10

A Singing Sylvester Torments Elmer

Elmer is "weally sleepy" and quickly heads to bed. Seconds later, Sylvester is climbing the fence, sets up a music stand, works on his pitch with a harmonica....and then starts his opera singing in front of a beautiful, full moon.

Elmer is quickly at the window, telling the cat to scram. Sylvester continues to literally spit out "Figaro," while dodging objects thrown at him. Each time the cat's singing is interrupted, he comes back with a different kind of song (he has a full repertoire) and torments Elmer from outside and later inside the house. I never realized Sylvester had such a good singing voice! (Mel Blanc, the voice of all these Looney Tunes characters, was unbelievably talented.)

This was terrific; much funnier than I expected.