"Angry Bird" 246a. [11][12] Linda Jones Clough, the daughter of Pep's creator, says she does not think anyone would watch Pep cartoons and be inspired to rape someone, but she saw the choice to give him a break for a while as an appropriate decision. and was portrayed as a comically brash trickster, but arguments can be made that it is Sylvester, since Mel Blanc uses Sylvester's voice for that character. Pep also appeared on the 2006 direct-to-DVD movie Bah, Humduck! OHH!" This resulted in something close to a love potion, leading Penelope to fall madly in love with Pep in an explosion of hearts. Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., Sylvester the Cat or simply Sylvester, or Puddy Tat, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies repertory, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. Tweety Bird is an Iconic cartoon character. He also starred in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries. Pep Le Pew has appeared in The Looney Tunes Show episode "Members Only", voiced by Ren Auberjonois in season one and by Jeff Bergman in season two. This episode also introduced Sylvester's brother Alan (voiced by Jeff Bennett) who became more successful than Sylvester. 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. [Sylvester hits his bird] There, I hope I pounded that into your head." Sylvester appeared in 103 golden age shorts, making him the fourth most frequent character, after Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. For example, pewter Sylvester figurines were produced that depict the animated cat with his hands together in a fiendish look on his face. Jones' version of Sylvester is depicted as a easily-frightened coward who also doesn't speak. Sylvester's name is a play on the word, Felis silvestris which is a scientific name for the wild cat species although Sylvester is a domestic cat. This is a size chart for Sylvester and other Looney Tunes Characters. Sylvester has been in every single episode of the Talking Kitty Cat series. Pep appeared with several other Looney Tunes characters in Filmation's 1972 made-for-TV special Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies. He was created by Friz Freleng and is currently voiced by Joe Alaskey. Although this was his first official appearance, there was a claim that in "Notes to You", there was a prototypical version of him. Art Davis' version of Sylvester had two radically different personalities. As usual they both fail. [After his back gets shaved] ~ ", "You can come but you're not leaving!" ", and "It is love at sight first!" A Looney Tunes Christmas (voiced again by Joe Alaskey) as one of Daffy's employees. Although the name Sylvester certainly suits him, the cute tuxie was not known by this name until the animated short Scaredy Ca t, which made its debut in 1948. Let's go back to town and get some glue." "(Tweety turns into his Hyde form)"I guess I'll have to eat you without KETCH-!" He also appeared again in another Merrie Melodies segment "You Like/I Like" sung by Mac and Tosh. Unlike the character's other appearances in cartoons, Penelope (as Kitty) has extensive speaking parts in Carrotblanca. Character Sylvester the Cat. He plays for the Tune Squad in their match against the Goon Squad. 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 "Doggone Cats", Sylvester was a trickster troublemaker who didn't speak and had a smaller, yellow and white unnamed partner in crime, both of whom enjoyed harassing a dog named Wellington. ~ ", (Laughs at Tweety) "Too bad you haven't got 9 lives like me." Published: Jul 8, 2021. What a fast mouse! To emphasize the lisp, as with Daffy's catchphrase "You're desthpicable", Sylvester's trademark exclamation is "Sufferin' succotash! The cartoon cat that eventually became Sylvester made his debut in Naughty but Mice, which was released on May 20, 1939. However, he does say, "What can I say, Pep Le Pew is my third cousin. The cat's dignity will suffer no less. Pep was created at Warner Bros. Cartoons by animation director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese. ~ ", "All right, just try that again, Buster!" 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. 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. (opens drawer and speaks with a mouse in his mouth) Alright, nothing in there." Looney Tunes (c) Warner Bros. Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr., usually called Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic, 40, 50, or 60-Inch tall Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. Tweety runs off. (silent, called "Thomas") 005 Crowing Pains 7/12/47 - Only cartoon to co-star . The character appeared in the video games The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout, Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage, Space Jam, Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3, Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 4, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal, and Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem. episode "When America Was Young" and in the Goodfeathers segment, "We're No Pigeons", on Animaniacs. Share the best GIFs now >>> 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. Starving Mexican mice want access to a cheese factory guarded by Sylvester Cat and send for Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all Mexico, to breeze past Sylvester and obtain the cheese for them. The 1944 WB short, I Got Plenty of Mutton, directed by Frank Tashlin and written by Melvin Millar, features a hungry wolf dressing up as a ewe to fool a ram guarding a flock of sheep (a gag later adapted by Jones in his Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog cartoons). 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. Exploring Issues of Queerness, Speciesism, and Disability in Warner Bros. Looney Tunes", describes Pep's actions towards Penelope Pussycat as "sexual harassment, stalking, and abuse" and noted that Pep's qualities mock the French people and their culture. In another episode, titled "Stop and Smell Up the Flowers", Pep Le Pew is shown to be good friends with a baby Gossamer and seemed slightly older than his previous appearance. Other than Tweety, he also chases Speedy Gonzales, but Speedy would cause a pain for him, similar in vein to the Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote match-ups. In "Catch as Cats Can", Sylvester had a dopey persona and spoke in a dopey voice that sounded similar to Davis' cat character Heathcliff from "Dough Ray Me-ow", had no lisp when he spoke, and took orders from a green parrot modeled after Bing Crosby who wanted Sylvester to take out an emaciated canary who looked and sung like Frank Sinatra. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Sylvester Cat animated GIFs to your conversations. The Legend of Burrito Monday. Naughty but Mice was the first. It was also revealed that his mother (voiced by Estelle Harris) has retired to Florida. Sylvester serves as the titular character in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, under the ownership of Granny and again having desires of eating Tweety and being tharwted by Butch. Clough also suggested something that reflected her father's vision, to write him as a job-seeker who keeps getting rejected, but changes up his routine thinking he is perfect. Sylvester the Cat figurines come in a variety of sizes and styles. Created by: Number of appearances. Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr. a.k.a. Sylvester James Pussycat, Sr. is a Tuxedo cat who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. Sylvester's most developed role is as a hapless mouse-catching instructor to his dubious son, Sylvester Junior, in which the "mouse" is a powerful baby kangaroo named "Hippety Hopper". Sylvester first appeared (in his form today) in the 1945 short "Life with Feathers", which was directed by Friz Freleng. His first appearance happened on September 20, 1941, in the title "Notes to You". Some of their episodes have won or were nominated for Academy Awards. He was created by Robert McKimson. 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). He also had a short appearance in the Christmas special "A Christmas Carol" where he takes part in the song "Christmas Rules." He was voiced by Eric Bauza, who also voiced him in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.[4]. Sylvester the Cat's Birthday timeline 1939 The First Sylvester Appearance Sylvester's predecessors appear from 1939 to 1944 in "Naughty but Mice." 1945 The Official Sylvester Appearance The first official appearance of Sylvester The Cat is in "Life with Feathers." 1980 The Feature Film Sylvester appears in the feature film "Compilations." 2011 Let go! Sylvester makes a vocal cameo appearance in the 2020 Animaniacs revival segment "Suffragette City", with Jeff Bergman reprising his role. Explore over 425 Million sold for prices with item details and images. I should get a medal of honor for this!" In The Looney Tunes Show, Sylvester's appearance has changed in the series. Don't lay down on the job! A baby version of Pep Le Pew appeared in Baby Looney Tunes, voiced by Terry Klassen. He is Tweety Bird's enemy. He said that Daffy's lisp was based on him having a long beak and that he borrowed the voice for Sylvester. 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. . He was even cast in the role of the Jacob Marley-like ghost called Sylvester the Investor in Bah, Humduck! Just finish my face." 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). 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. 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. The Sylvester in "Kitty Kornered" wasn't named "Sylvester" (or even had a name, for that matter) nor did he look like him (he was black and white, but had a black nose instead of a red one, yellow eyes instead of white eyes, and had no white tip on his tail.) In the French version, the voice of "Pp le putois" was dubbed by Franois Tavares, using a heavy Italian accent in a vocal caricature of Yves Montand. ~ ", "And stay outta there, ya little rodents!" (1950) Who's Kitten Who? Share the best GIFs now >>> Sylvester was not named until Chuck Jones gave him the name Sylvester, which was first used in Scaredy Cat. 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. He appeared as pink, naked bird. 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