Putty Tat Trouble

It's a white Christmas for Tweety, and he's shovelling out his nest when he suddenly gets double trouble. Not only does Sylvester come looking for food, but another cat also has his eye on Tweety. However Tweety doesn't have to do too much fighting as the two cats spend more time fighting each other than anything else.

I'm not a big fan of Tweety Pie, but this cartoon puts a different spin on things by making it a battle between the two cats more than Sylvester and Tweety battling it out. This twist on the usual tale is quite well done and is a reasonably fun game of tit for tat with the two cats bashing each other in a variety of amusing ways. I don't like Tweety and I wasn't bothered that he became basically a yellow package in a game of pass the parcel.

Neither of the cats really have too much of a character between them, but it doesn't matter too much. Tweety is a little better than usual, being less annoying than he often can be.

Overall this is nothing that special but was a nice little turn on the usual Tweety Pie cartoon. The antics are quite funny and it works reasonably well.

I'm not the biggest fan of Friz Freleng's generally quite repetitive Tweety and Sylvester series of cartoons but 'Putty Tat Trouble' is definitely an exception. This is partially due to the fact that this short was regularly shown at Christmas and is therefore linked to some warm and cosy memories of childhood but it's also because 'Putty Tat Trouble' is undoubtedly one of the best Tweety and Sylvester cartoons. It is the presence of a scraggy orange cat as a rival for Sylvester that really gives 'Putty Tat Trouble' a shot in the arm. Rather than just having a bulldog occasionally wander in and clobber him, Sylvester is pitted against an equal force in terms of brains and brawn. This sets in motion a high speed pursuit/tug of war that continues throughout the whole cartoon which makes for a pacier experience than the usual pattern of blackout gags. For the most part, Tweety is little more than a baton being passed from cat to cat, a motive to trigger off a brutal war between the two felines. With its attractive snowy scenery and speedy narrative, 'Putty Tat Trouble' is a lovely cartoon to look at and the furious pace (which only breaks for a cutesy conversation between Tweety and a toy drinking bird) means that any weak or predictable gags aren't so problematic because we move so quickly onto the next one. 'Putty Tat Trouble' improves upon a rapidly wearing formula simply by throwing in an extra antagonist, a decision which results in a fast-moving, exciting and funny cartoon

Tweety is outside, shoveling the snow out of his bird's nest, mumbling that he shouldn't have wished for a white Christmas. In one building, Sylvester cleans off the window and spots Tweety while in an adjacent building, another cat - an unnamed orange feline - does the same. They both pound on the doors to have their respective owners let them out.

They race from opposite directions and arrive at Tweety's nest at the same time. From that point on, it's a battle to see who gets the bird. A short time later, the orange tabby thinks he won, but swallows a mechanical dunking yellow bird by mistake. That scene might have been the funniest.

Tweety looks like a goner a few times but always seems to come out unscathed while the two cats beat the crap out of each other.

In all, nothing super but entertaining and a nice DVD transfer. The colors are bold and the picture sharp.

I wonder why Sylvester doesn't just give up on trying to get Tweety. Clearly that bird has a bad-ass streak. But Sylvester keeps going after him, and in "Putty Tat Trouble" has to vie with an unidentified orange tabby around Christmas. Needless to say, their attempts have rather detrimental results (to them, that is).

I agree with a previous reviewer that Sylvester and the other cat could have just made a deal to divide up Tweety equally. But it appears that they're both really greedy (these toons have a real problem with that, don't they?). And anyway, their misfortunes are their own fault for trying to harm someone else.

So, it's not the best Sylvester-Tweety cartoon, but still worth seeing.

I hate Tweety. I hate his stupid head, his stupid eyes, his stupid voice and that whole androgynous thing he has going on. At one point in this cartoon Sylvester even gets him in his mouth but doesn't swallow. Why? I want Tweety to be digested and never seen again!

The story in this one is the rivalry between Sylvester and another, uglier, cat out for Tweety's blood. As they are constantly working against each other the annoying bird always gets away. If they just cooperated they might have put and end to his irritating catchphrase once and for all.

The Xmas theme gives it a cheery holiday feel though.