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Tweety and the Beanstalk

Directed By:		Friz Freleng
Produced By:		Eddie Selzer
Released:		May 16, 1957
Series:		Merrie Melodies
Story:		Warren Foster
Animation:		Gerry Chiniquy Art Davis Virgil Ross
Layouts:		Hawley Pratt
Backgrounds:
Film Editor:		Treg Brown
Voiced By:		Mel Blanc June Foray
Music:		Milt Franklyn
Starring:		Tweety Sylvester Hector the Bulldog Giant Mouse
Preceded By:		Fox-Terror
Succeeded By:		Piker's Peak

Tweety_and_the_Beanstalk_(1957) — Tweety and the Beanstalk (1957)

Tweety and the Beanstalk is a 1957 Merrie Melodies short starring Tweety and Sylvester.

Plot

A farm mother scolds Jack for trading his cow for three seemingly worthless beans. The beans are thrown out a window and land under Sylvester's cat bed. Instantly, the beans sprout into a giant beanstalk that reaches into the heavens, taking the still sleeping Sylvester with it. The puddy tat awakens and is startled at how everything seemingly grew overnight. Eventually, he walks inside a castle and instantly spots a giant birdcage (with a giant Tweety inside).

Sylvester opens the cage and chases what he says are "acres and acres of Tweety Bird." However, Tweety's Master the giant comes into the room; after Sylvester hides, the master puts Tweety back in his cage and hangs it on a high ceiling; that way, he won't get into any mischief while he's gone.

Sylvester makes several attempts to get at Tweety, having to overcome both the cage being on the ceiling and dodging a giant bulldog (Hector the Bulldog) whom is trying to chase the cat away. Each of Sylvester's attempts to get the bird ends unsuccessfully; several times, he is barely able to get away from the bulldog.

Eventually, the Giant returns and, sensing an intruder in his home, remarks, "Fee, fi, fo, fat. I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" He immediately chases after Sylvester, who scurries down the beanstalk, the Giant chasing after him. Sylvester manages to reach the ground and chops down the beanstalk with an axe. The Giant falls to the ground very noisily, the impact crushing Sylvester and everything in sight being wrecked. This causes him to be hurled through the earth to China, where he meets with a stereotypical Chinese Tweety, who remarks (in a Chinese accent) his English counterpart's signature lines ("Oh, I taught I taw dishonorable puddy tat.") in addition to speaking mock Chinese.

Availability

(1985) VHS - Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers
(1994) LaserDisc - Wince upon a Time: Foolhardy Fairy Tales and Looney Legends
(2007) DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 2 (Notes: with new French dub)
(2007) DVD - Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 2
(2010) DVD - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy (Notes: with original French dub)

Censorship

The ending where the giant lands on Sylvester and Sylvester gets sent to China, where a Chinese Tweety wearing a coolie hat says, "Oh, I tawt I taw dishonorable pussycat!" was cut when this short aired on ABC's The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show starting in 1995, ending with Sylvester arriving in China and looking around. Cartoon Network and Boomerang surprisingly aired this scene uncut and ABC left in a similar scene of a character ending up in China and meeting a Chinese version of their adversary in the final Golden Age Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon, "War and Pieces".

Notes

This cartoon was used in Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, but the Chinese Tweety ending scene was removed for time rather than content.
Although this cartoon is a Merrie Melodies short, it uses the Looney Tunes opening and closing themes.

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+{{Infobox Shorts
-[[File:Tweety bean.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Title Card]]
-'''Tweety and the Beanstalk''' is a cartoon starring Sylvester and Tweety.
+|name = Tweety and the Beanstalk
+|image = Tweety and the Beanstalk title card.png
+|Director = [[Friz Freleng]]
+|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]]
+|airdate = May 16, 1957
+|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
+|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[June Foray]]
+|Starring = [[Tweety]]<br>[[Sylvester]]<br>[[Hector the Bulldog]]<br>Giant<br>Mouse
+|previous = [[Fox-Terror]]
+|next = [[Piker's Peak]]
+|video = [[File:Tweety and the Beanstalk (1957)|thumb|center|280 px]]
+|Writer = [[Warren Foster]]
+|Animators = [[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Arthur Davis|Art Davis]]<br>[[Virgil Ross]]
+|Layout-artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
+|Background-artist =
+|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
+|Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]
+}}'''Tweety and the Beanstalk''' is a [[1957]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short starring [[Tweety]] and [[Sylvester]].
-==Plot==
+== Plot ==
+A farm mother scolds Jack for trading his cow for three seemingly worthless beans. The beans are thrown out a window and land under Sylvester's cat bed. Instantly, the beans sprout into a giant beanstalk that reaches into the heavens, taking the still sleeping Sylvester with it. The puddy tat awakens and is startled at how everything seemingly grew overnight. Eventually, he walks inside a castle and instantly spots a giant birdcage (with a giant Tweety inside).
+Sylvester opens the cage and chases what he says are "acres and acres of Tweety Bird." However, [[Character_Guide#Tweety.27s_Master|Tweety's Master]] the giant comes into the room; after Sylvester hides, the master puts Tweety back in his cage and hangs it on a high ceiling; that way, he won't get into any mischief while he's gone.
-The story begins with a farm mother scolding Jack for trading his cow for three seemingly worthless beans. The beans are thrown out a window and land under Sylvester's cat bed. Instantly, the beans sprout into a giant beanstalk that reaches into the heavens, taking the still sleeping Sylvester with it. The puddy tat awakens and is startled at how everything seemingly grew overnight. Eventually, he walks inside a castle and instantly spots a giant birdcage (with a giant Tweety singing inside).
+Sylvester makes several attempts to get at Tweety, having to overcome both the cage being on the ceiling and dodging a giant bulldog ([[Hector the Bulldog]]) whom is trying to chase the cat away. Each of Sylvester's attempts to get the bird ends unsuccessfully; several times, he is barely able to get away from the bulldog.
-Sylvester opens the cage and chases what he says are "acres and acres of Tweety Bird." However, [[Tweety's Master]] comes into the room; after Sylvester hides, the master puts Tweety back in his cage and hangs it on a high ceiling; that way, he won't get into any mischief while he's gone.
+Eventually, the Giant returns and, sensing an intruder in his home, remarks, "Fee, fi, fo, fat. I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" He immediately chases after Sylvester, who scurries down the beanstalk, the Giant chasing after him. Sylvester manages to reach the ground and chops down the beanstalk with an axe. The Giant falls to the ground very noisily, the impact crushing Sylvester and everything in sight being wrecked. This causes him to be hurled through the earth to China, where he meets with a stereotypical Chinese Tweety, who remarks (in a Chinese accent) his English counterpart's signature lines ("Oh, I taught I taw dishonorable puddy tat.") in addition to speaking mock Chinese.
-Sylvester makes several attempts to get at Tweety, having to overcome both the cage being on the ceiling and dodging a giant bulldog whom is trying to chase the cat away. Each of Sylvester's attempts to get the bird ends unsuccessfully; several times, he is barely able to get away from the bulldog.
+== Availability ==
-Eventually, the Giant returns and, sensing an intruder in his home, remarks, "Fee, fi, fo, fat. I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" He immediatey chases after Sylvester, who scurries down the beanstalk, the Giant chasing after him. Sylvester manages to reach the ground and chops down the beanstalk with an axe. The Giant falls to the ground very noisily, the impact crushing Sylvester and everything in sight being wrecked. This causes him to be hurled through the earth to China, where he meets with a stereotypical Chinese Tweety, who remarks (in a Chinese accent) his English counterpart's signature lines ("Oh, I taught I taw dishonorable puddy tat.") in addition to speaking mock Chinese.
+* (1985) VHS - ''[[Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers]]''
+* (1994) LaserDisc - ''[[Looney Tunes LaserDiscs|Wince upon a Time: Foolhardy Fairy Tales and Looney Legends]]''
+* (2007) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5]]'', Disc 2 (Notes: with new French dub)
+* (2007) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5]]'', Disc 2
+* (2010) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy]]'' (Notes: with original French dub)
-==Music==
+== Censorship ==
+* The ending where the giant lands on Sylvester and Sylvester gets sent to China, where a Chinese Tweety wearing a coolie hat says, "Oh, I tawt I taw dishonorable pussycat!" was cut when this short aired on ABC's ''The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show ''starting in 1995, ending with Sylvester arriving in China and looking around. [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Boomerang]] surprisingly aired this scene uncut and ABC left in a similar scene of a character ending up in China and meeting a Chinese version of their adversary in the final Golden Age Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon, "War and Pieces".
-* Although this cartoon is a Merrie Melodies short, it uses the Looney Tunes opening and closing themes, like many other [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoons.
-==Censorship==
+== Notes ==
+* This cartoon was used in ''[[Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales]]'', but the Chinese Tweety ending scene was removed for time rather than content.
-* The original ending — featuring Sylvester landing himself in China and meeting a stereotypical Chinese Tweety — was originally aired uncut on ABC until 1995, when that scene was removed. The censored version ends when Sylvester arrives in China, removing the Chinese Tweety saying "Oh, I tawt I taw dishonorable putty tat!"
+* Although this cartoon is a ''Merrie Melodies'' short, it uses the ''Looney Tunes'' opening and closing themes.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Tweety and the Beanstalk title card.png
+Tweety bean.jpg|Title Card (Remastered, Low Quality
+cb0eefb8a2b60a269df8e823d6a--tweety-.jpg|Lobby Card
+</gallery>
+{{-}}
 [[Category:Tweety Cartoons]]
 [[Category:Sylvester Cartoons]]
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 [[Category:1957]]
 [[Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Gerry Chiniquy]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Virgil Ross]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn]]
 [[Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Arthur Davis]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by June Foray]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
+[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]

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