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lovebird with marital problems who wants to commit suicide-- in Sylvester's mouth!! Sylvester, like any cat would, became suspicious, and would not eat the lovebird. After a while, the lovebird's wife came back to him and the bird was happy. The tables then turn when Sylvester chases the bird until his wife leaves again, and he wants to be eaten. Sylvester's career may have ended after his second cartoon, "Peck Up Your Troubles" (1947) if it hadn't been for a fateful turn of events. Bob Clampett departed Warner Brothers in 1947, leaving some work on a new short. The short would have been the third to feature a Camplett creation: a little yellow canary who name was Tweety. Freleng like the idea that Sylvester could team up with this sweet yet mischievous little bird. The resulting short, "Tweety Pie," received an Academy Award (the first of many) for Freleng and Warner Brothers. This short made Tweety and Sylvester a definite team; and a definite team they were, with 41 cartoons over the next 40 years. Sylvester's Loony career wasn't only made with Tweety, but he also co-starred with other Tunes. An Example is with Porky Pig as Porky's loyal yet misunderstood cat pet in "Saredy Cat". (Under the direction of Chuck Jones; 1948) He played in "Jumpin' Jupiter" also as an incompetent father of Sylvester, Jr. in a series of cartoons directed by Robert McKimson. Sylvester is currently working on a series with Tweety called "Tweety's Global Patrol," a national education system that teaches young children to recycle. He can also be seen on Saturdays in "The Bugs and Tweety Show" on ABC, weekdays on Fix's "Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends", and daily on "Loony Tunes" on Nickeldoeon.
Sylvesters son JR.
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