~ ", (Sylvester yells at Hippety Hopper] "STAND STILL!" He appears as a boss in the third world in the video game The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout, riding his skateboard. He made his debut in Life With Feathers (1945). Looney Tunes Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Sylvester Pussycat, Sr. is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He is played by Zoe Buchansky. The infatuated ram proceeds to aggressively romance the horrified wolf in a style identical to Pep's, with Mel Blanc using the same faux-French accent and endearments featured in the later Pep cartoons--the ram even employs the same prancing gait later associated with Pep for his pursuit. Sylvester (designed more realistically for the DC Universe) teamed up with Catwoman, while Tweety teamed up with the Black Canary.[8]. Friends. Sometimes this formula is varied. episode "When America Was Young" and in the Goodfeathers segment, "We're No Pigeons", on Animaniacs. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, TurboGrafx-16 Failed As a System, Succeeds As Memorabilia, Kiddy Collectibles: Vintage Items from Childrens Shows, The Oldest Tricks in the Book: Artifacts of Harry Houdini, Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes: A Critical History of Warner Brothers Cartoons, Hollywood Be Thy Name: The Warner Brothers Story, Warner Bros., Quietly Thriving, Recasts Its Own Story, The Looney Tunes Factor; Why Time Warner and Turner Are Crazy About Cartoons. Sylvester is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. cartoons. What you might not know is this character made his first appearance all the way back in 1945. In this series, he is more of being friends with Tweety and even lives with him. Pep also appeared on the 2006 direct-to-DVD movie Bah, Humduck! Is Tweety Bird a girl or boy? In total, Sylvester starred in 103 Warner Bros. cartoons produced between 1945 and 1966. Sylvester Cat made a total of 122 appearances during the golden age of animation. Pep makes a more obvious cameo in Dog Pounded (1954), where he is attracted to Sylvester after the latter tried to get around a pack of guard dogs, in his latest attempt to capture and eat Tweety, by painting a white stripe down his back (in Pep's only appearance in a Freleng short). Sylvester: "No, he doesn't like desserts." Although this was his first official appearance, there was a claim that in "Notes to You", there was a prototypical version of him. Steven Carl Cash (November 14, 1979 - April 16, 2020), also known as SteveCash83, was one of the two main protagonists of his popular sketch comedy series called Talking Kitty Cat, alongside his talking cat, Sylvester. A baby version of Pep Le Pew appeared in Baby Looney Tunes, voiced by Terry Klassen. When Daffy was playing with a laptop, Sylvester removed the battery because he was afraid that everybody would avoid him. In Mel Blanc's autobiography, That's Not All Folks!, it is worth noting that Sylvester's voice is similar to Daffy Duck's, only not sped up in post-production, plus the even more exaggerated slobbery lisp. In The Looney Tunes Show, Sylvester's appearance has changed in the series. Sylvester was paired alongside Porky Pig in three horror-themed cartoons directed byChuck Jonesparalleling the Abbot and Costello match-ups; "Scaredy Cat", "Claws For Alarm" and "Jumpin' Jupiter". In New Looney Tunes, Sylvester has been redesigned with a dopier, off-model look similar to how Robert McKimson initially drew him from 1947-1953. Pep Le Pew is an animated character from the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, introduced in 1945. Sylvester's first official appearance with Tweety was in the 1947 short "Tweetie Pie" where he tries to eat Tweety but gets punished. It is also notable that he lived with his mother, Granny, and Tweety, despite his age. [16] However, the character has been seen in later projects since then. Random kitty learns how to be a grandmother, Gibbyson isn't sure how to be an uncle and Sylvester isn't. ~ ", "Now just try to get all the cheese!" For example, pewter Sylvester figurines were produced that depict the animated cat with his hands together in a fiendish look on his face. Toggle navigation SuperCartoons. Sylvester shows much pride and he also never gives up. A common gag used for both Sylvester and Daffy is a tendency to go on a long rant, complaining about a subject and then ending it by saying "Sakes". A picture of Sylvester Cat makes his first debut appearance on "Life With Feathers". His first appearance in the second season was in the second episode entitled "You've Got Hate Mail", reading a hate-filled email accidentally sent by Daffy Duck. He is seen standing in the forest, then sees his love interest Penelope Pussycat riding on the back of Battle Cat with He-Man, and immediately hops after her. [9] Although the character was named Sylvester in later cartoon shorts (beginning with 1948's Scaredy Cat), he was called "Thomas" in his first appearance with Tweety in Tweetie Pie, most likely as a reference to a male cat being called a tom. Goals His body is shorter and slender, and his canine teeth are sharper and more prominent, making him look more like an actual housecat. The Legend of Burrito Monday. Character Sylvester the Cat. Scent-imental Over You has Pep pursuing a female Chihuahua who has donned a skunk pelt (mistaking it for a fur coat). Pep Le Pew was referenced in the song "Beeswax" by popular American rock band Nirvana. Cat. Sylvester the cat Stock Photos and Images. His body is more shorter and slender and his canine teeth are more sharp and prominent making him look more like a housecat. This is one of the two cartoons where the character, if this is indeed Pep, uses his scent-spray as a deliberate weapon: shot from his tail as if it were a machine gun. ~ ", [Malcolm takes flight] "Let go, stupid! I should get a medal of honor for this!" Let's go back to town and get some glue." AHH! [citation needed]. Really Scent is also a subversion with Penelope (here called Fabrette) attracted to him from the beginning, removing the need for Pep to chase her as she goes to him. He appeared in 103 cartoons in the golden age of American animation, lagging only behind superstars Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. With her pets Sylvester the cat and Tweety Bird in tow, good-natured Granny is a globetrotting, mystery-solving maniac! The name "Sylvester" is a play on Felis silvestris, the scientific name for the European wildcat (domestic cats like Sylvester are in the species Felis catus). Although Pep usually mistakes Penelope for a female skunk, in Past Perfumance, he realizes that she is a cat when her stripe washes off. As usual they both fail. [After getting kicked out of the hotel] ~ ", "Sufferin' Succotash. Number of appearances. ~ ", [Sylvester scolds his bird] "Now you listen while I pound something into your head. Sylvester and Tweety became one of the most well-known pairings in Looney Tunes, next to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He shows a different character when paired with Porky Pig in explorations of spooky places, in which he doesn't speak, as a scaredy cat. [9], Mark Evanier observed that even Pep's co-creator Maltese "wasn't () too fond of him", and reported Maltese's claim that later Pep cartoons were the result of the success of the first one. ", "Ah, my little darling, it is love at first sight, is it not, no? But no mouse is no match for no cat, SO!" [18] In July 2016, it was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that Max Landis was writing a fully-animated Pep Le Pew feature film for Warner Bros.[19] There has been no new information since then due to sexual assault allegations against Landis in 2017, and a report that the character has not yet been planned to appear in future Warner Bros. productions leaves the feature film in doubt.[20]. In these three cartoons, Sylvester and Porky Pig go to spooky settings such as a haunted house, a haunted hotel and even getting abducted by aliens, which only Sylvester is aware of the danger, and frequently saves Porky from the dangers despite how oblivious Porky is to the danger they're in. Sylvester also made a guest appearance on . Pep is revealed to be extremely frightened of overly-affectionate women ("But Madame! Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes: A Critical History of Warner Brothers Cartoons by Barry Putterman. He also appears with Elmer Fudd in some cartoons "Back Alley Oproar", "Kit for Cat", "Heir Conditioned" and "Yankee Dood It", the latter two which was co-produced by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [2] One episode was in the Sahara Desert, with Pepe seeking to work as a Legionnaire at a French military outpost. TomTom offers Looney Tunes voices for GPS navigators", "All Of The Looney Tunes x Converse Redubs", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pep_Le_Pew&oldid=1150407239, This page was last edited on 18 April 2023, at 00:23. He plays for the Tune Squad in their match against the Goon Squad. Species: Unlike the character's other appearances in cartoons, Penelope (as Kitty) has extensive speaking parts in Carrotblanca. Pep describes Penelope as lucky to be the object of his affections and uses a romantic paradigm to explain his failures to seduce her. During the 1950s and 1960s, Sylvester appeared in several cartoons with Elmer Fudd. Depicted as a French striped skunk, Pep is constantly on the quest for love. Mckimson also paired Sylvester with Speedy Gonzales for three shorts: "West of the Pesos", "Cannery Woe", and "A Message to Gracias", following the same Speedy/Sylvester formula as perfected by Friz Freleng. he was first named Thomas. Before Sylvester's appearance in the cartoons, Blanc voiced a character named Sylvester on The Judy Canova Show using the voice that would eventually become associated with the cat.[3]. Sylvester is a character in New Looney Tunes. [Sylvester hits his bird] There, I hope I pounded that into your head." Western Publications produced a comic book about Tweety and Sylvester entitled Tweety and Sylvester, first in Dell Comics Four Color series #406, 489, and 524, then in their own title from Dell Comics (#437, 195462), and later from Gold Key Comics (#1102, 196372). A cat appears in Color Rhapsody shorts "Up and Atom" and "Boston Beanie" that bares a strong resemblance to Sylvester. The Looney Tunes Factor; Why Time Warner and Turner Are Crazy About Cartoons www.nytimes.com. Cats don't lay eggs. He was created by Robert McKimson. In the series, he plays the narrator at the beginning of episodes. Sylvester's only appearance in a Bob Clampett cartoon was in 1946's "Kitty Kornered", as one of Porky's pet cats who (along with three other cats) fights back against being put out for the night. 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In Looney Tunes Cartoons, Sylvester has been redesigned to closely resemble how Bob Clampett drew him in "Kitty Kornered", albeit with yellow eyes, a red nose, and a white tip on his tail. The name "Sylvester" is a play on Felis silvestris, the scientific name . For those who want a Sylvester reminder whenever they want to know the time, a wide range of Sylvester watches are available. Pep would appear once more in Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (voiced by Joe Alaskey), falling in love with both Sylvester and Penelope (Sylvester had gotten a white stripe on his back from Penelope while they fought over Tweety). In these three cartoons, Sylvester and Porky Pig go to spooky settings such as a haunted house, a haunted hotel and even getting abducted by aliens, which only Sylvester is aware of the danger, and frequently saves Porky from the dangers despite how oblivious Porky is to the danger they're in. To emphasize the lisp, as with Daffy's catchphrase "You're desthpicable", Sylvester's trademark exclamation is "Sufferin' succotash! This page was last modified on 6 February 2023, at 07:17. He first appeared in the 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon Naughty but Mice. In 1945, the animated cat was officially referred to as Sylvester in the cartoon Life with Feathers. - ", "What, no ketchup? The name Sylvester was taken from Felis silvestris, the scientific name of the wildcat. He is seen in the audience along with several other Looney Tunes characters when Bugs fights Toro the Bull and the Crusher in different stages. This skunk does not speak, but looks identical (or is a close relation) and shares the same mode of travel and a slight variation of Pep's hopping music. In the cartoon series Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries", he serves as the titular main protagonist. With this kind of an army, I'll need 'em!" Chuck Jones first introduced the character (originally named Stinky) in the 1945 short Odor-able Kitty (see "Variations"), in which he was revealed to be a French skunk named Henri who had been speaking in that accent. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Sylvester Cat animated GIFs to your conversations. . [10] Mel Blanc had also voiced a human character named Sylvester on Judy Canova's radio show earlier in the 1940s. When the character of Pep was more fully developed for cartoons of his own, Mel Blanc based Pep's voice on Charles Boyer's Pp le Moko from Algiers (1938), a remake of the 1937 French film Pp le Moko. The first episode of Sylvester the cat was broadcast on the Looney Tunes Show in 2011. Sylvester is a tuxedo cat (bicolor) and is the main rival of Tweety Bird. Physical Appearance. He also appeared again in another Merrie Melodies segment "You Like/I Like" sung by Mac and Tosh. Sylvester's trademark exclamation is "Sufferin' succotash! A possible[vague] second cameo appearance is at the end of Fair and Worm-er (Chuck Jones, 1946). Puddy Tat", "King Tweety Animated Film Trailer [EXCLUSIVE]", "Illegal Alien Problems - Robot Chicken - Adult Swim", 1979 Sylvester The Cat 9 Lives Cat Food Commercial 1, REVIEWS BY RICHARD CORLISS: Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5, "Golden Records' "Bugs Bunny Songfest" (1961)", "ABC Family Fun Fair planned at city mall", "Voice of Sylvester the Cat in Cartoon Network", "Voice of Sylvester the Cat in Boomerang", "Voice of Sylvester the Cat in Family Guy", "You Rang? ~ ", (Receives a flyer to buy various machines and a mice-catching robot) "Hmm! Steve loved to hang out in the kitchen talking to Gibson and Shelby, indirectly bothering Sylvester. In "Gribbler's Quest," Pep Le Pew is shown to be in the same group therapy with Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian, and Yosemite Sam. In 1945, the animated cat was officially referred to as Sylvester in the cartoon Life with Feathers. This is not Pep, but a similar character identified as "Pitu Le Pew" (voiced by Jeff Bennett). In The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, in the episode, "Platinum Wheel of Fortune", when Sylvester gets a white stripe on his back, a skunk immediately falls in love with him. He appeared briefly in "The Looney Beginning" and had a more extended cameo in "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toon Adventures Christmas Special". To emphasize the lisp, as with Daffy's catchphrase "You're desthpicable", Sylvester's trademark exclamation is "Sufferin' succotash! Tweety Pie, released in 1947, was the first time Sylvester appeared with Tweety Bird. Sylvester's first official appearance with Tweety was in the 1947 short "Tweetie Pie" where he tries to eat Tweety but gets punished. He is the archenemy of . Sylvester Pep was created at Warner Bros. Cartoons by animation director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese. Pep makes a cameo in the Looney Tunes Cartoons episode "Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny!". Pull yourself together!" Sylvester as seen in The Looney Tunes Show in this new design. Pep Le Pew storylines typically involve Pep in pursuit of a female black cat, whom Pep mistakes for a skunk ("la belle femme skunk fatale"). He was created by Friz Freleng and is currently voiced by Joe Alaskey. which is a pun on Pepe Le Pew. Jones wrote that Pep was based (loosely) on the personality of his Termite Terrace colleague, writer Tedd Pierce, a self-styled "ladies' man" who reportedly always assumed that his infatuations were reciprocated. Sylvester Rocky and Mugsy Tweety, also known as Tweety Pie and Tweety Bird , is a yellow canary in the Looney Tunes series. Sylvester's new machine "Cats and Bruises" "The Last Hungry Cat" "Chili Weather" "Cats . 213b. Contents 1 Animation history 1.1 Development BackgroundEdit DevelopmentEdit Sylvester predecessors appeared from 1939-1944. Black-balled again!" His function here is to chase a string of characters who had all been chasing each other ( la "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly"). Joe Alaskey (Looney Tunes: Back in Action). Additionally, Sylvester often appears alongside Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, and Tweety Bird. The cat, who was retroactively named Penelope Pussycat, often has a white stripe painted down her back, usually by accident (such as by squeezing under a fence with wet white paint). [8], He made a cameo appearance in the Animaniacs reboot's second season episode "Yakko Amakko".[9]. He also has a son, Sylvester Jr. Sylvester shows much pride and plenty of envy, and he also never gives up. [13] Gabriel Iglesias, voice of Speedy Gonzales in Space Jam: A New Legacy, said that he could not say that he ever saw the character in a negative light and that growing up watching the original cartoons, he said that it was just from a different time. Appearances [ edit] Sylvester Jr. appeared in the following shorts: Pop 'im Pop! [17], In October 2010, it was reported that Mike Myers would voice Pep Le Pew in a feature-length live-action/animated film based on the character, although no information about this project has surfaced since. Although the character was named Sylvester in later cartoon shorts (beginning with 1948's Scaredy Cat), he was called "Thomas" in his first appearance with Tweety in Tweetie Pie, most likely as a reference to a male cat being called a tom. Find the Value of your Sylvester the Cat collectibles. Comparatively, a Swarovski crystal figurine of Sylvester features the cartoon cat in a regal pose. Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson both made extensive use of these two very different versions of the character. Looney Tunes (c) Warner Bros. Sylvester Junior is useually seen with Sylvester in the cartoons when Sylvester is trying to catch a baby kangaroo named Hippety Hopper who he often mistakes for a mouse to prove a point to his son. Conventional wisdom is that Daffy's lisp, and hence also Sylvester's, were based on the lisp of producer Leon Schlesinger. He also made a short cameo appearance with Penelope Pussycat in the Merrie Melodies segment "Cock of the Walk" sung by Foghorn Leghorn. In Wild Over You, Pep attempts to seduce a female wildcat who had escaped a zoo (during what is called "Le grande tour du Zoo" at a 1900 exhibition) and painted herself to look like a skunk to escape her keepers. Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. is a major character in the Looney Tunes franchise. Life with Feathers (24 March 1945) Last appearance. However, his offensive skunk odor and his aggressive pursuit of romance typically cause other characters to run away from him.[1]. Sylvester was not named until Chuck Jones gave him the name Sylvester, which was first used in Scaredy Cat. The name "Sylvester" is a play on Felis silvestris, the scientific name for the wild cat species (domestic cats . Road to Andalay. (In these cartoons, he basically plays the terrified Costello to Porky's oblivious Abbott.). ~ ", (Lying on the floor after being defeated) "It's good thing I have got 9 lives. HEEEEELPPP!" They are often confused in their appearance. A 2009 Valentine's Day-themed AT&T commercial brings Pep (voiced once again by Joe Alaskey) and Penelope's relationship up to date, depicting Penelope not as repulsed by Pep, but madly in love with him. Just finish my face." (short laughter) ~ ", (Reads Instructions) "Place Tralafaze marked "C" into slots "D" and "E." Connect wire "X" and "W" to battery cable." His character is that of Wile E. Coyote, except that ironically Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote as well as Sylvester/Tweety are parodies of Tom and Jerry. 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