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Dr. Jerkyl's Hide is a 1954 Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng.

Title[]

The title is a play on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the Robert Louis Stevenson story Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Plot[]

Sylvester is chased by Alf and Chester into the lab of Dr. Jerkyl. The cat is subjected to Dr. Jerkyl's potion that transforms him into a giant wildcat monster that claws Alfie into pieces, before reverting into Sylvester just as Chester comes and notices Alf is in fear.

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Censorship[]

The following cuts were made to this cartoon:

  • When the short aired in ABC's The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour and The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, the short scene of Sylvester climbing and locking himself inside a trunk in Dr. Jerkyl's bedroom was cut.
  • On CBS, the trunk part was left in, but the scene of Chester slapping Alfie in the face, spitting at his feet, and snarling, "You're yellow!" after being pummeled by a fly that drank Dr. Jerkyl's potion was cut.

Notes[]

  • As in their previous cartoon, "Tree for Two", Chester, oblivious to what Spike had really gone through, is disillusioned by his cowardice ("You're yellow!"), resulting in the dogs switching roles in the end.
  • When the chase starts, a sign on a building reads "Wyner Loan Co.", a reference to background artist Irv Wyner.
  • The Boomerang streaming service release of this short replaces the original Looney Tunes opening music theme from 1946 to 1955 with the one heard from 1955 to 1964. This error is also present in the restored print.

Gallery[]

Sylvester Cartoons
1945 Life with FeathersPeck Up Your Troubles
1946 Kitty Kornered
1947 Tweetie PieCrowing PainsDoggone CatsCatch as Cats Can
1948 Back Alley OproarI Taw a Putty TatHop, Look and ListenKit for CatScaredy Cat
1949 Mouse MazurkaBad Ol' Putty TatHippety Hopper
1950 Home, Tweet HomeThe Scarlet PumpernickelAll a Bir-r-r-dCanary RowStooge for a MousePop 'Im Pop!
1951 Canned FeudPutty Tat TroubleRoom and BirdTweety's S.O.S.Tweet Tweet Tweety
1952 Who's Kitten Who?Gift WrappedLittle Red Rodent HoodAin't She TweetHoppy Go LuckyA Bird in a Guilty CageTree for Two
1953 Snow BusinessA Mouse DividedFowl WeatherTom Tom TomcatA Street Cat Named SylvesterCatty CorneredCats A-weigh!
1954 Dog PoundedBell HoppyDr. Jerkyl's HideClaws for AlarmMuzzle ToughSatan's Waitin'By Word of Mouse
1955 Lighthouse MouseSandy ClawsTweety's CircusJumpin' JupiterA Kiddies KittySpeedy GonzalesRed Riding HoodwinkedHeir-ConditionedPappy's Puppy
1956 Too Hop to HandleTweet and SourTree Cornered TweetyThe Unexpected PestTugboat GrannyThe Slap-Hoppy MouseYankee Dood It
1957 Tweet ZooTweety and the BeanstalkBirds AnonymousGreedy for TweetyMouse-Taken IdentityGonzales' Tamales
1958 A Pizza Tweety-PieA Bird in a Bonnet
1959 Trick or TweetTweet and LovelyCat's PawHere Today, Gone TamaleTweet Dreams
1960 West of the PesosGoldimouse and the Three CatsHyde and Go TweetMouse and GardenTrip for Tat
1961 Cannery WoeHoppy DazeBirds of a FatherD' Fightin' OnesThe Rebel Without ClawsThe Pied Piper of GuadalupeThe Last Hungry Cat
1962 Fish and SlipsMexican BoardersThe Jet Cage
1963 Mexican Cat DanceChili WeatherClaws in the Lease
1964 A Message to GraciasFreudy CatNuts and VoltsHawaiian Aye AyeRoad to Andalay
1965 It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the HouseCats and BruisesThe Wild Chase
1966 A Taste of Catnip
1980 The Yolks on You
1995 Carrotblanca
1997 Father of the Bird
2011 I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
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