Canary Row (1950)

Sylvester Cat spots Tweety Bird in a San Fransisco apartment and tries to gain access but cannot make it past Granny or the cat-hating desk clerk.

Director:

Friz Freleng

Writer:

Tedd Pierce (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Sylvester / Tweety / Desk Clerk / Monkey (voice)

Storyline

Sylvester Cat spots Tweety Bird in a San Fransisco apartment and tries to gain access but cannot make it past Granny or the cat-hating desk clerk.

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Plot Keywords:

granny | tweety bird | cat | looney tunes | sylvester and tweety | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1950 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As in Putty Tat Trouble, we can see a sign on the building directly adjacent to Tweety's that says, Drink Friz! 6 Delicious Flavours. It is a reference to Friz Freleng, but slightly altered. In Putty Tat Trouble, it was referenced as a gelatin dessert. Now it's a drink.

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Connections

Featured in The Bugs Bunny Show: Episode #1.5 (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Shuffle Off to Buffalo"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when Sylvester is chased by the trolley

User Reviews

A run-of-the-mill Sylvester and Tweety cartoon slightly lifted by Granny's debut

Friz Freleng's 'Canary Row' is a pretty standard Sylvester and Tweety cartoon that somehow got itself nominated for an Oscar. Even more bizarrely, its producer withdrew the nomination for some unknown reason. The main reason for 'Canary Row' gaining heightened attention is probably the first appearance of Granny. To people like me who have grown up watching these cartoons for years, Granny is a well established character and her appearance here is just standard antics. To an audience who had never seen her before, however, Granny added a certain something new to the old cat and bird formula. Granny undoubtedly steals the cartoon, featuring prominently in the few jokes that work. When she's not on screen, the cartoon sags and reverts to predictable, overused gags. Which is not to say that Granny's presence makes every scene great. She plays a significant role in the extended and thoroughly pointless monkey sequence, the most half-hearted joke of the cartoon after the tired ropeswing-into-the-side-of-the-building time filler. I'm not a huge fan of Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester series (I greatly prefer the characters when they appear without each other) but there are certain episodes that stand out as being vastly superior. 'Canary Row' is certainly not one of them, falling firmly into the run-of-the-mill chase category. Oscar material it ain't!