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Canary Row

  • 1950
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Canary Row (1950)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyShort

Sylvester spots Tweety Bird in an apartment and tries to gain access but cannot make it past Granny or the cat-hating desk clerk. He tries climbing up the drainpipe, posing as an organ grind... Read allSylvester spots Tweety Bird in an apartment and tries to gain access but cannot make it past Granny or the cat-hating desk clerk. He tries climbing up the drainpipe, posing as an organ grinder's monkey, impersonating a bellhop, swinging across the street on a rope, and walking on... Read allSylvester spots Tweety Bird in an apartment and tries to gain access but cannot make it past Granny or the cat-hating desk clerk. He tries climbing up the drainpipe, posing as an organ grinder's monkey, impersonating a bellhop, swinging across the street on a rope, and walking on a wire, but but in each case either Granny, Tweety, or his own miscalculations foil his p... Read all

  • Director
    • Friz Freleng
  • Writer
    • Tedd Pierce
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Bea Benaderet
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Tedd Pierce
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Bea Benaderet
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Sylvester
    • (voice)
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    Bea Benaderet
    Bea Benaderet
    • Granny
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Tedd Pierce
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    9ccthemovieman-1

    Don't Mess With Granny!

    Tweety is perched in his cage on the ledge and Sylvester is across the street at the "Bird Watching Society" Building on about the same level. Both are looking through binoculars, and they spot each other. Tweety then utters his famous phrase, "I taught I taw a puddy cat." (thought I saw a pussy cat.) Sylvester scampers over to grab the bird. Tweety flies out of his cage and Granny comes to the rescue, bashing the cat and driving it away.

    The rest of the animated short shows a series of attempts by Sylvester to grab Tweetie - a familiar theme - and how either bad luck or Granny thwarts him every time. The cat dons disguises and tries a number of clever schemes...all of which are funny and very entertaining.

    In all, a good cartoon and fun to watch.
    9TheLittleSongbird

    Hooray for Granny!

    This was an entertaining cartoon, but what made it was Granny. I love how she defends Tweety by bashing Sylvester on the head with her umbrella. Sylvester is his crafty and raspacious self, and Tweety is still cute. This wouldn't be possible without the vocals of Mel Blanc, is there anything this genius cannot do? Seemingly not. Characters aside, Sylvester's attempts to capture Tweety are funny and devious, using various disguises including a street monkey. Also the animation smooth and colourful, and the music(such as the simple "I am a Tweety who lives in a cage") is well done. Overall, well worth seeing, not the best of the Looney Tunes canon or the best Sylvester and Tweety cartoon but definitely a good one. 9/10 Bethany Cox
    7StrictlyConfidential

    Here's A Real Triangle Of Trouble Involving Sylvester, Tweety And Granny

    Oh-Oh! - It looks like that bad, ol' putty-tat is up to no good once again.

    Surveying the downtown area from his lookout point inside the office of the "Bird Watchers' Society", Sylvester spies (with his big, bloodshot eyes) a very tasty morsel (across the street) sitting on a windowsill of the Broken Arms Apartments.

    And, with that scenario setting the tone of 1950's "Canary Row" - We find Sylvester (that conniving feline), once again, stooping to just about anything in order to capture and consume cute, little Tweety.

    But, have no fear! 'Cause Granny is near. And, she will see to it that absolutely no harm comes to her darling, little Tweety... (Yep. You can count on Granny for that)
    8lee_eisenberg

    Granny wasn't too old to debut.

    Sylvester and Tweety had only been co-starring for a few years by this point, but Granny appears to be the prototype for the current - if unrealistic - image of the senior citizen kicking booty. As a cat lover, I've always wondered why Sylvester has to suffer so much in these cartoons, even if he's a sinister predator. But in "Canary Row", he suffers at the hands of Tweety, Granny, and even the desk clerk. Will that feline ever get what he wants?! Anyway, it's a pretty funny cartoon. Tweety is sort of the epitome of a facade hiding something nasty.

    Watch for a sign advertising "Friz" (Freleng, that is).
    Michael_Elliott

    Good Short

    Canary Row (1950)

    *** (out of 4)

    Tweety Bird is safely in his cage when Sylvester decides to try and kidnap him for dinner. Sylvester seems to have the upper hand until Granny comes to the rescue. This here isn't the best Tweety/Sylvester short out there but the real star is Granny who clearly steals the film. The feisty old lady still knows how to throw a few punches and her protection of Tweety is the main reason to see this film. Believe it or not this series was never one of my favorites but this one here is an enjoyable seven-minutes with some nice laughs and good action.

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    • Trivia
      First appearance of Granny.
    • Connections
      Edited into Putty Tat Trouble (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Tweety Bird
      (uncredited)

      Sung by Tweety during the opening credits

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • C'est Pas Gagné!
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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