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|name = The Rebel Without Claws
 
|name = The Rebel Without Claws
|image = Withoutclaws.jpg
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|Director = [[Friz Freleng]]
 
|Director = [[Friz Freleng]]
 
|producer = [[David H. DePatie]]
 
|producer = [[David H. DePatie]]
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|next = [[Compressed Hare]]
 
|next = [[Compressed Hare]]
 
|Writer = [[Friz Freleng]]
 
|Writer = [[Friz Freleng]]
|Animators = [[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Arthur Davis|Art Davis]]<br>[[Virgil Ross]]<br>Art Leonardi
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|Animators = [[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Arthur Davis|Art Davis]]<br>[[Virgil Ross]]<br>[[Tom Ray]]<br>[[Bob Matz]]<br>Art Leonardi (assistant animation)
|Layout-artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
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|Layout-artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]<br>[[Corny Cole]] (assistant layout)
 
|Background-artist = Tom O'Loughlin
 
|Background-artist = Tom O'Loughlin
 
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
 
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
 
|Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]
 
|Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]
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'''The Rebel Without Claws''' is a 1961 ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short written and directed by [[Friz Freleng]]. When shown on television anthology programs like ''[[The Merrie Melodies Show]]'', the title was changed to '''Rebel Without Claws'''.
   
 
== Title ==
'''The Rebel Without Claws''' is a 1961 [[Looney Tunes]] short written and directed by [[Friz Freleng]]. The voices were performed by [[Mel Blanc]].
 
 
==Title==
 
 
The title is a play on the 1955 movie ''Rebel Without a Cause''.
 
The title is a play on the 1955 movie ''Rebel Without a Cause''.
   
==Story==
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== Plot ==
 
The Confederates want to get an "important message" to General Robert E. Lee, but all the carrier pigeons have been shot down. The soldiers realize that Tweety is their last hope and turn to him for their mission. The Union soldiers learn of the Confederates' attempt and counter with their "Messenger Destroyer," who turns out to be none other than Sylvester. "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee tat," says Tweety just before the chase begins.
Although the American Civil War was not an unheard-of subject in the ''Looney Tunes/Merrie Mellodies'' series, ''Rebel Without Claws'' is unusual in that it portrays the Confederate States Army in a sympathetic light, while casting a negative focus on the Union and its Army.
 
   
 
Sylvester is blown out of a cannon; Tweety momentarily tricks Sylvester into thinking Union soldiers are marching to battle (Sylvester tries to confront the canary but is blown away by Confederate soldiers); and Tweety hides behind cannons on a fighter ship (Sylvester takes the brunt of more explosions).
Here, the Confederates want to get an "important message" to [[General Robert E Lee|General Robert E. Lee]], but all the carrier pigeons have been shot down. The soldiers realize that Tweety is their last hope and turn to him for their mission. The Union soldiers learn of the Confederates' attempt and counter with their "Messenger Destroyer," who turns out to be none other than Sylvester. "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee tat," says Tweety just before the chase begins.
 
 
The bulk of the cartoon uses battle gags, such as Sylvester getting blown out of a cannon; Tweety momentarily tricking Sylvester into thinking Union soldiers are marching to battle (Sylvester tries to confront the canary but is blown away by Confederate soldiers); and Tweety hiding behind cannons on a fighter ship (Sylvester takes the brunt of more explosions).
 
   
 
Eventually, Sylvester disguises himself as General Lee and grabs Tweety. The bird is taken to the firing line for execution. He states that his only regret is that he has "but one wife to give foh my countwy", to which Sylvester says that ''he'' has ''nine'' lives, But the commander and his soldiers prove incompetent — they shoot Sylvester instead! "It's a good thing I ''have'' got nine lives! With ''this'' kind of an army, I'll ''need'' 'em!"
 
Eventually, Sylvester disguises himself as General Lee and grabs Tweety. The bird is taken to the firing line for execution. He states that his only regret is that he has "but one wife to give foh my countwy", to which Sylvester says that ''he'' has ''nine'' lives, But the commander and his soldiers prove incompetent — they shoot Sylvester instead! "It's a good thing I ''have'' got nine lives! With ''this'' kind of an army, I'll ''need'' 'em!"
   
==Censorship==
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== Availability ==
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* (1998) VHS - ''[[Looney Tunes Presents|Looney Tunes Presents:]] Tweety: Tweet and Lovely''
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== Notes ==
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* Most of the scenes from this cartoon were used for the TV special, ''[[Bugs Bunny: All American Hero]]''. 
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== Censorship ==
 
* The version of this cartoon that aired on the former [[The WB|WB Channel]] cuts out the "damn" in the Confederate Officer's line "Damn Yankees!" and deletes Tweety's line "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee Tat!".<ref name="Censored">[http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/ltcuts/q-r/ Censored Looney Tunes: Q-R]</ref>
 
* The version of this cartoon that aired on the former [[The WB|WB Channel]] cuts out the "damn" in the Confederate Officer's line "Damn Yankees!" and deletes Tweety's line "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee Tat!".<ref name="Censored">[http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/ltcuts/q-r/ Censored Looney Tunes: Q-R]</ref>
* Cartoon Network's version of this cartoon, much like The WB's version, also removes the two usages of the word "Damn". Unlike The WB however, CN used a fake blackout to end the scene where the Confederate Officer gives his sidekick the letter to deliver to General Lee early to remove the officer's line "Damn Yankees!" and shortened Tweety's line "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee tat!" to "I tawt I taw a Yankee tat!" <ref name="Censored" />
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* [[Cartoon Network]]'s version of this cartoon, much like The WB's version, also removes the two usages of the word "Damn". Unlike The WB, however, CN used a fake blackout to end the scene where the Confederate Officer gives his sidekick the letter to deliver to General Lee early to remove the officer's line "Damn Yankees!" and shortened Tweety's line "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee tat!" to "I tawt I taw a Yankee tat!" with a somewhat obvious audio cut. It should be noted that Cartoon Network outside the United States airs the short uncut. <ref name="Censored" />
* The version of this cartoon that aired on the syndicated "Merrie Melodies" show left in both uses of the word "damn", but cut a scene in the middle of the cartoon where Sylvester pursues Tweety on a ship and gets blasted by cannons (though this cut scene was shown in a "Hip Clip" on another episode of "The Merrie Melodies Show")<ref name="Censored" />
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* The version of this cartoon that aired on the syndicated "[[Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends]]" show left in both uses of the word "damn", but cut a scene in the middle of the cartoon where Sylvester pursues Tweety on a ship and gets blasted by cannons (though this cut scene was shown in a "Hip Clip" on another episode of "Merrie Melodies")<ref name="Censored" />
   
==References==
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== Gallery ==
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Withoutclaws.jpg|Title Card (Before Remastering)
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Withoutclaws.png|Title Card (Remastered Japanese DVD version)
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IMG_0923.PNG|Taken from an airing of ''[[Bugs Bunny: All American Hero]]'' on the Boomerang LA channel
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</gallery>
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=== TV Title Cards ===
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<gallery>
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32.png|''[[The Merrie Melodies Show]]''
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</gallery>
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== References ==
 
* Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. ISBN 0-8108-1396-3.
 
* Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. ISBN 0-8108-1396-3.
 
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before= [[Trip For Tat]] |
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title= [[Tweety Bird#Looney Tunes.2FMerrie Melodies filmography|Tweety and Sylvester cartoons]] |
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title= [[Tweety#Looney Tunes.2FMerrie Melodies filmography|Tweety and Sylvester cartoons]] |
 
years= 1961 |
 
years= 1961 |
 
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[[Category:Cartoons written by Friz Freleng]]
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Virgil Ross]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Arthur Davis]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Gerry Chiniquy]]
 
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Art Leonardi]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Art Leonardi]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt]]
 
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons produced by David H. DePatie]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons produced by David H. DePatie]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Bob Matz]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Corny Cole]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Tom Ray]]

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The Rebel Without Claws
Withoutclaws
Directed By: Friz Freleng
Produced By: David H. DePatie
Released: July 15, 1961
Series: Looney Tunes
Story: Friz Freleng
Animation: Gerry Chiniquy
Art Davis
Virgil Ross
Tom Ray
Bob Matz
Art Leonardi (assistant animation)
Layouts: Hawley Pratt
Corny Cole (assistant layout)
Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
Film Editor: Treg Brown
Voiced By: Mel Blanc
Music: Milt Franklyn
Starring: Sylvester
Tweety
Preceded By: A Scent of the Matterhorn
Succeeded By: Compressed Hare

The Rebel Without Claws is a 1961 Looney Tunes short written and directed by Friz Freleng. When shown on television anthology programs like The Merrie Melodies Show, the title was changed to Rebel Without Claws.

Title

The title is a play on the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause.

Plot

The Confederates want to get an "important message" to General Robert E. Lee, but all the carrier pigeons have been shot down. The soldiers realize that Tweety is their last hope and turn to him for their mission. The Union soldiers learn of the Confederates' attempt and counter with their "Messenger Destroyer," who turns out to be none other than Sylvester. "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee tat," says Tweety just before the chase begins.

Sylvester is blown out of a cannon; Tweety momentarily tricks Sylvester into thinking Union soldiers are marching to battle (Sylvester tries to confront the canary but is blown away by Confederate soldiers); and Tweety hides behind cannons on a fighter ship (Sylvester takes the brunt of more explosions).

Eventually, Sylvester disguises himself as General Lee and grabs Tweety. The bird is taken to the firing line for execution. He states that his only regret is that he has "but one wife to give foh my countwy", to which Sylvester says that he has nine lives, But the commander and his soldiers prove incompetent — they shoot Sylvester instead! "It's a good thing I have got nine lives! With this kind of an army, I'll need 'em!"

Availability

Notes

Censorship

  • The version of this cartoon that aired on the former WB Channel cuts out the "damn" in the Confederate Officer's line "Damn Yankees!" and deletes Tweety's line "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee Tat!".[1]
  • Cartoon Network's version of this cartoon, much like The WB's version, also removes the two usages of the word "Damn". Unlike The WB, however, CN used a fake blackout to end the scene where the Confederate Officer gives his sidekick the letter to deliver to General Lee early to remove the officer's line "Damn Yankees!" and shortened Tweety's line "I tawt I taw a damn Yankee tat!" to "I tawt I taw a Yankee tat!" with a somewhat obvious audio cut. It should be noted that Cartoon Network outside the United States airs the short uncut. [1]
  • The version of this cartoon that aired on the syndicated "Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends" show left in both uses of the word "damn", but cut a scene in the middle of the cartoon where Sylvester pursues Tweety on a ship and gets blasted by cannons (though this cut scene was shown in a "Hip Clip" on another episode of "Merrie Melodies")[1]

Gallery

TV Title Cards

References

  • Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. ISBN 0-8108-1396-3.
Preceded by
Trip for Tat
Tweety and Sylvester cartoons
1961
Succeeded by
The Last Hungry Cat