Freleng's 1947 cartoon Tweetie Pie was the first pairing of Tweety with Sylvester, and the Bob Clampett-directed Kitty Kornered (1946) was Sylvester's first pairing with Porky Pig. He also starred in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries. He is Tweety Bird's enemy. ~ ", (Receives a flyer to buy various machines and a mice-catching robot) "Hmm! Sylvester Cat would appear in a total of 122 cartoons during the golden age of animation with the final appearance in . ~ ", "Open up! Mel Blanc (19451989)Joe Alaskey (19902011)Jeff Bergman (19901993, 2007, 2011present)Bill Farmer (1996)Terry Klassen (Baby Looney Tunes)Jeff Bennett (2003)Eric Bauza (2018, 2021-2022). This is not Pep, but a similar character identified as "Pitu Le Pew" (voiced by Jeff Bennett). Sylvester Cat is a WB Studio character from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series. American/German (technically because of his breed), Aggressive, mischevious, selfish, prideful, greedy, stubborn, sneaky, funny, Gets in trouble (especially by Granny), cat food (sometimes), To catch Tweety and eat him (as usual, he fails several times), Tweety (often times), Granny (often times), Elmer Fudd. Sylvester as seen in The Looney Tunes Show in this new design. It was also revealed that his mother (voiced by Estelle Harris) has retired to Florida. Pep also appeared on the 2006 direct-to-DVD movie Bah, Humduck! Animation" shows cartoons that shows "imagery that implies sexual assault", including Pep Le Pew. The fact that Sylvester learns to leave Thai alone after he has been scratched provides a good example of. Chuck Jones first introduced the character (originally named Stinky) in the 1945 short Odor-able Kitty (see "Variations"), in which he was revealed to be a French skunk named Henri who had been speaking in that accent. Any more shenanigans from you and you'll end up a chicken pie." [After getting kicked out of the hotel] ~ ", "Sufferin' Succotash. Sylvester was paired alongside Porky Pig in three horror-themed cartoons directed byChuck Jonesparalleling the Abbot and Costello match-ups; "Scaredy Cat", "Claws For Alarm" and "Jumpin' Jupiter". Characters who appeared on the Top 16 Spotlights, Characters who appear on Holiday & Special Images, Characters with St. Patrick's Day outfits, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. However, Blanc made no such claim. he was first named Thomas. . Published: Jul 8, 2021. A cat appears in Color Rhapsody shorts "Up and Atom" and "Boston Beanie" that bares a strong resemblance to Sylvester. [10], In a 2021 column for The New York Times, Charles M. Blow wrote that Pep normalized rape culture. Sylvester, also known as Sylvester the Talking Kitty Cat or just Talking Kitty, is the anti-heroic main protagonist of SteveCash83's popular series also called Talking Kitty. For those who want a Sylvester reminder whenever they want to know the time, a wide range of Sylvester watches are available. There are also pencil drawings of Sylvester, which animators used as part of their efforts to create the popular black-and-white animated Warner Bros. cat. Sylvester appears in Bugs Bunny Builders as one of the citizens/builders helpings Bugs and friends with building. AHH! Species: An interesting fact about the name Sylvester is that it's a play words from the phrase "felis silvestris", which is the scientific name for wild cats. (1952) Cats a-Weigh (1953) Too Hop to Handle (1956) Really Scent is also a subversion with Penelope (here called Fabrette) attracted to him from the beginning, removing the need for Pep to chase her as she goes to him. ~ ", (Sylvester grabs a nail) "I'm fixing this thing so you can't try it again!" Sometimes this formula is varied. Western Publications produced a comic book about Tweety and Sylvester entitled Tweety and Sylvester, first in Dell Comics Four Color series #406, 489, and 524, then in their own title from Dell Comics (#437, 195462), and later from Gold Key Comics (#1102, 196372). 11. Sylvester was paired alongside Porky Pig in three horror-themed cartoons directed by Chuck Jones paralleling the Abbot and Costello match-ups; "Scaredy Cat", "Claws For Alarm", and "Jumpin' Jupiter". which is a pun on Pepe Le Pew. He also has a son, Sylvester Jr. Sylvester shows much pride and plenty of envy, and he also never gives up. Sylvester Cat was voiced by Mel Blanc and his first appearance was in the cartoon Life With Feathers in 1945. Pep also made cameo appearances in the Histeria! In New Looney Tunes, Sylvester has been redesigned with a dopier, off-model look similar to how Robert McKimson initially drew him from 1947-1953. Pep makes a cameo in the Looney Tunes Cartoons episode "Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny!". Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes: A Critical History of Warner Brothers Cartoons by Barry Putterman. Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson both made extensive use of these two very different versions of the character. Character Sylvester the Cat. [12] Greg Ford once asked Blanc what was the difference between Daffy and Sylvester's voices. Before Sylvester's appearance in the cartoons, Blanc voiced a character named Sylvester on The Judy Canova Show using the voice that would eventually become associated with the cat.[3]. ~ ", "He may be the fastest mouse in all Mexico, but he never counted on meeting the, "Gee he's awfully big for a little bitty squirt. OHH!" Sylvester the Cat is one of the supporting characters of Space Jam and Space Jam: A New Legacy . In The Looney Tunes Show, Sylvester's appearance has changed in the series. The writer responsible for these malapropisms was Michael Maltese. [2] Three of his cartoons won Academy Awards, the most for any starring a Looney Tunes character: they are Tweetie Pie, Speedy Gonzales, and Birds Anonymous. And yet again, in Really Scent, Pep removes his odor by locking himself in a deodorant plant so Penelope (known in this short as 'Fabrette'; a black cat with an unfortunate marking) would like him (this is also the only episode that Pep is acutely aware of his own odor, having checked the word "pew" in the dictionary). He said that Daffy's lisp was based on him having a long beak and that he borrowed the voice for Sylvester. Sylvester also made a guest appearance on . Cats don't lay eggs. He was present at the arranged marriage of Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny, in which Lola eventually fell in love with Pep. Sylvester Cat slips when making a grab for Tweety Bird in Granny's flat, and falls dazed to the floor as one of Tweety's feathers lands in his mouth. Sylvester has appeared in the video games Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers, The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout, Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage, Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal, The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Looney Tunes: Space Race, Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3, and Sylvester and Tweety: Breakfast on the Run. For the remaining cartoons Jones directed, Pep retained his accent, nationality, and purported bachelor status throughout, and the object of his pursuit was (almost) always female. In the 1990s animated series The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, Sylvester has a flashback to his childhood in the episode "A Mynah Problem"; in the flashback sequence, young Sylvester looks like Sylvester and, while Sylvester his father looks like the adult Sylvester. Sylvester appeared in 103 golden age shorts, making him the fourth most frequent character, after Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. His alternately confident and bewildered episodes bring his son to shame, while Sylvester himself is reduced to nervous breakdowns. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Sylvester The Cat animated GIFs to your conversations. Sylvester's trademark is his sloppy and yet stridulating lisp. ~ ", "Hey, Sam, what's going in there? Jeff Bergman reprises his role for both. Sylvester Rocky and Mugsy Tweety, also known as Tweety Pie and Tweety Bird , is a yellow canary in the Looney Tunes series. In the cartoon series Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries", he serves as the titular main protagonist. Steven Carl Cash (November 14, 1979 - April 16, 2020), also known as SteveCash83, was one of the two main protagonists of his popular sketch comedy series called Talking Kitty Cat, alongside his talking cat, Sylvester. During Arnold Schwarzeneggers announcement of illegal aliens from Mexico, Sylvester demonstrates a wired fence that will keep the aliens out, only for it to be penetrated by Speedy Gonzales.[5]. Sylvester is a character in New Looney Tunes. In the King Arthur film Daffy Duck's studio was producing in the story, Pep played assistant to Mordred (played by Yosemite Sam). Often, Sylvester and Junior's shorts would feature Sylvester trying to capture Hippety Hopper, a baby kangaroo, to prove a point to his son. The 1944 WB short, I Got Plenty of Mutton, directed by Frank Tashlin and written by Melvin Millar, features a hungry wolf dressing up as a ewe to fool a ram guarding a flock of sheep (a gag later adapted by Jones in his Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog cartoons). In his initial cartoon, Odor-able Kitty, Pep (who was revealed to be a French-American skunk named Henri in this short) unwittingly pursues a red tabby cat who has intentionally disguised himself as a skunk (complete with the scent of Limburger cheese) in order to scare off a bunch of characters who have mistreated him. His alternately confident and surprised episodes bring his son to shame, while Sylvester himself is reduced to nervous breakdowns. Life with Feathers (24 March 1945) He is also the reincarnation of Rufus. ~ ", "Where there's cheeses, there's bound to be mouses!" Pep appeared in Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run, voiced again by Jeff Bergman, as the head of a major perfumery for whom Lola wants to create a signature scent. Debut appearance: [6] Blanc's voice for the character closely resembled a voice he had used for "Professor Le Blanc", a harried violin instructor on The Jack Benny Program. This is one of the two cartoons where the character, if this is indeed Pep, uses his scent-spray as a deliberate weapon: shot from his tail as if it were a machine gun. Sylvester appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Werewolf vs. Unicorn", voiced by Patrick Pinney. "(Tweety turns into his Hyde form)"I guess I'll have to eat you without KETCH-!" Sylvester the Cat is an animated cat who has appeared in many Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Now more forceful and demanding, Penelope quickly corners the terrified Pep, who, after smelling her new stench, wants nothing more than to escape the amorous female cat. [11] He also said that Sylvester's voice was very much like his own, excluding the lisp (his son Noel Blanc has also confirmed this). Sylvester appeared in myriad cartoons and animated feature films in the 1970s and 1980s. Animation cels depict Sylvester's evolution. Perhaps Sylvester's most developed role is in a series of Robert McKimson-directed shorts, in which the character is a hapless mouse-catching instructor to his dubious son, Sylvester Junior, with the "mouse" being a powerful baby kangaroo named Hippety Hopper which he constantly mistakes for a "giant mouse". ~ ", "I'll jump! In the series, he plays the narrator at the beginning of episodes. Pep made several cameo appearances on the 1990 series Tiny Toon Adventures (voiced by Greg Burson) as a professor at Acme Looniversity and the mentor to the female skunk character Fifi La Fume. 004 Tweetie Pie 5/3/47 - First pairing of Sylvester and Tweety. However, his offensive skunk odor and his aggressive pursuit of romance typically cause other characters to run away from him.[1]. Sylvester appeared in 103 golden age shorts, making him the fourth most frequent character, after Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. The Legend of Burrito Monday. The fictional character has won three Academy Awards. He bears the number 9 on his jersey where the Tune Squad and Michael Jordan competed against the Monstars. Sylvester shows much pride and he also never gives up. Created by: Sylvester and Tweety became one of the most well-known pairings in Looney Tunes, next to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He is played by Zoe Buchansky. Hollywood Be Thy Name: The Warner Brothers Story by Cass Warner Sperling, Cork Millner, and Jack Warner. For example, pewter Sylvester figurines were produced that depict the animated cat with his hands together in a fiendish look on his face. He first appeared in the 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon Naughty but Mice. When the character of Pep was more fully developed for cartoons of his own, Mel Blanc based Pep's voice on Charles Boyer's Pp le Moko from Algiers (1938), a remake of the 1937 French film Pp le Moko. The other one is Touch and Go, where he frees himself from the jaws of a shark by releasing his odor into the shark's mouth. ~ ", "Spoiled Sport!" Sylvester: "No, he doesn't like desserts." This is just a play though since the character is actually a Tuxedo cat, a cat breed of domestic cat (Felis catus). Each attempt at capture, of course, failed miserably, owing to Sylvester's invariably mistaking the kangaroo for a "giant mouse," and as such being taken completely by surprise by the kangaroo's athletic prowess, with Sylvester losing every fight, often in spectacularly humiliating fashion. Most of his appearances have him often chasing Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. They both disappeared in the later comic books. The name "Sylvester" is a play on Felis silvestris, the scientific name for the European wildcat (domestic cats like Sylvester are in the species Felis catus). "Angry Bird" 246a. Although this was his first official appearance, there was a claim that in "Notes to You", there was a prototypical version of him. (Sam hides the mouse in the drawer as Sylvester enters the room) Alright, Buster, whatcha hiding in here?" Sylvester James Pussycat, Sr. is a Tuxedo cat who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. [4]:119 In a short documentary film, Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood, Jones told an interviewer (perhaps jokingly) that Pep was actually based on himself, except that he was very shy with girls. In "Point, Laser Point", it is revealed that Sylvester was attracted by a glowing red dot that was on his mother's necklace when he was young as experienced through hypnotic therapy done by Witch Lezah. Home . Although the character was named Sylvester in later cartoon shorts (beginning with 1948's Scaredy Cat), he was called "Thomas" in his first appearance with Tweety in Tweetie Pie, most likely as a reference to a male cat being called a tom. All 18 shorts directed by Chuck Jones unless otherwise indicated. In the 1995 animated short Carrotblanca, a parody/homage of the classic film Casablanca, both Pep and Penelope appear: Pep (voiced again by Greg Burson) as Captain Renault and Penelope (voiced by Tress MacNeille) as "Kitty Ketty" (modeled after Ingrid Bergman's performance as Ilsa). [hits his enemy with something], "Ahhh, what are you lookin' for, a fat lip?" Sylvester - The Last Hungry Cat Merrie Melodies Porky Pig - Claws for Alarm Merrie Melodies Sylvester - Birds Anonymous . In his early episodes of his debut, Pep is waving a pennant reading "El Toro" or "Le Crusher", dependent on the stage. ", which is said to be a minced oath of "Suffering Savior". They are often confused in their appearance. HELP! With her pets Sylvester the cat and Tweety Bird in tow, good-natured Granny is a globetrotting, mystery-solving maniac! Sylvester starred in numerous Warner Brothers cartoons. Friends. In his autobiography, That's Not All Folks!, voice actor Mel Blanc stated that Sylvester's voice is based on that of Daffy Duck, plus the even more slobbery lisp it gets and minus the post-production speed-up that was done with Daffy's. In Mel Blanc's autobiography, That's Not All Folks!, it is worth noting that Sylvester's voice is similar to Daffy Duck's, only not sped up in post-production, plus the even more exaggerated slobbery lisp. Don't lay down on the job! 5.1K Views. Sylvester's name is a play on the word, Felis silvestris which is a scientific name for the wild cat species although Sylvester is a domestic cat. His character is that of Wile E. Coyote, except that ironically Road Runner and Wile E. 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Penelope frantically races to get away from him because of his putrid odor, his overly aggressive manner or both, while Pep hops after her at a leisurely pace. RM 2G4TBJE - Two workmen in a cherry picker do repairs beside beside an image of Sylvester the Cat cartoon character, part of a Looney Tunes art trail which has opened in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Pep makes a more obvious cameo in Dog Pounded (1954), where he is attracted to Sylvester after the latter tried to get around a pack of guard dogs, in his latest attempt to capture and eat Tweety, by painting a white stripe down his back (in Pep's only appearance in a Freleng short). He also has two cameo appearances in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, but the second time, "Sylvester" is really Mr. Smith in disguise. Sylvester was not named until Chuck Jones gave him the name Sylvester, which was first used in Scaredy Cat. A baby version of Sylvester is part of the title cast of characters in Baby Looney Tunes, voiced by Terry Klassen. Pep would later appear in the episode "Is Paris Stinking" (voiced once again by Greg Burson), where he pursues Sylvester who is unintentionally dressed in drag. Interactions. Tweety wasn't originally yellow. ~ ", "I forgot all about that silly thing." Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., Sylvester the Cat or simply Sylvester, or Puddy Tat, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies repertory, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. accommodation. The cartoon cat that eventually became Sylvester made his debut in Naughty but Mice, which was released on May 20, 1939. Art Davis' version of Sylvester is designed slightly differently, with a dopey, off-model head with a bigger nose and longer jaw, skinny build, and a longer tail. Other than Tweety, he also chases Speedy Gonzales, but Speedy would cause pain for him, similar in vein to the Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote match-ups. JohnRobertHall. 213b. Sylvester appeared in 103 cartoons in the golden age of American animation, only behind Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. He often chases Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. His alternately confident and bewildered episodes bring his son to shame, while Sylvester himself is reduced to nervous breakdowns. In these three cartoons, Sylvester and Porky Pig go to spooky settings such as a haunted house, a haunted hotel and even getting abducted by aliens, which only Sylvester is aware of the danger, and frequently saves Porky from the dangers despite how oblivious Porky is to the danger they're in. The character debuted in Friz Freleng's Life With Feathers (1945). In another short, Little Beau Pep, Pep, attempting to find the most arousing cologne with which to impress Penelope, sprays a combination of perfumes and colognes upon himself. Tweety Bird appeared in 42 cartoons in the Golden Age. Sylvester the cat. Jones wrote that Pep was based (loosely) on the personality of his Termite Terrace colleague, writer Tedd Pierce, a self-styled "ladies' man" who reportedly always assumed that his infatuations were reciprocated. He was voiced by the late Steve Cash, who also voiced Gibson. Sylvester (designed more realistically for the DC Universe) teamed up with Catwoman, while Tweety teamed up with the Black Canary.[8]. He has died more times than any other Looney Tunes character, having died in Peck Up Your Troubles, I Taw a Putty Tat, Back Alley Oproar, Mouse Mazurka, Bad Ol' Putty Tat, Ain't She Tweet, Satan's Waitin', Muzzle Tough, Sandy Claws, Tweety's Circus, Too Hop To Handle, Tree Cornered Tweety, Tweet and Lovely, Trick or Tweet (along with Sam Cat), The Wild Chase (along with Wile E. Coyote), Museum Scream, and Fully Vetted. Thomas the cat finds Tweety in the snow, warming himself by a cigar butt. I should get a medal of honor for this!" Warner Bros., Quietly Thriving, Recasts Its Own Story www.nytimes.com. Road to Andalay. The monster mouse is after my only son. The cartoon Kitty Kornered, released in 1946, marked Sylvester's first appearance alongside Porky Pig. AHH! Later, Sylvester tries to pick up another cat named Thai, who scratches when held. With Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg. [15], In March 2021, as a result of controversy surrounding the character, Pep Le Pew was reported to be removed from modern Warner Bros. projects until further notice, starting with Space Jam: A New Legacy. ~ ", "Oh, yeah, we'll see. Physical Appearance. [16] However, the character has been seen in later projects since then. A Looney Tunes Christmas (voiced again by Joe Alaskey) as one of Daffy's employees. HEEEEELPPP!" Sylvester has just learned how to pick up his cat named Chester, who likes to be picked up and does not put up any struggle. In "Catch as Cats Can", Sylvester had a dopey persona and spoke in a dopey voice that sounded similar to Davis' cat character Heathcliff from "Dough Ray Me-ow", had no lisp when he spoke, and took orders from a green parrot modeled after Bing Crosby who wanted Sylvester to take out an emaciated canary who looked and sung like Frank Sinatra. In this series, he is more of being friends with Tweety and even lives with him. Full Name Sylvester James Pussycat, Sr. Alias (es) Sylvester the Cat Father Puddy Tat Sylvester the Investor George The Grand Duke El Gringo Pussygato Origin Life With Feathers (1945) Occupation Pet Powers/Skills Strength Speed Claws Teeth Fire Breath (Looney Tunes DC Comics Issue #42) Intelligence Determination Hobby Chasing around. Three of his cartoons won Academy . Sylvester's new machine "Cats and Bruises" "The Last Hungry Cat" "Chili Weather" "Cats . Sylvester makes a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, where he provides the punchline for a double-entendre joke regarding Judge Doom's identity. [Sylvester hits his bird] There, I hope I pounded that into your head." Unlike the character's other appearances in cartoons, Penelope (as Kitty) has extensive speaking parts in Carrotblanca. Favourites. ~ ", "Sheesh! He appeared in 103 cartoons in the golden age of American animation, lagging only behind superstars Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. He also pointed out that, minus the lisp, Sylvester's voice was fairly close to his own (a claim that his son Noel Blanc has confirmed). Although Sylvester doesn't appear in "A Hick a Slick and a Chick", Herman the cat bears a striking physical resemblance to him but with red fur in place of Sylvester's black fur. Sylvester and Tweety first met in the Academy Award winning cartoon Tweetie Pie (1947). He is seen in one of the "Mysterious Phenomenon of the Unexplained" shorts of the Stranger Than Fiction Looney Tunes web shorts compilation DVD alongside his father on a camping trip interrupted by Bigfoot. Sylvestor as emblem of the 151st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. Despite his pride and persistence, Sylvester was definitely on the "loser" side of the Looney Tunes winner / loser hierarchy. Sylvester appeared in King Tweety. An example of dialogue from the Oscar-winning 1949 short For Scent-imental Reasons illustrates the use of French and broken French: Pep Le Pew's cartoons have been translated and dubbed in French. Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson both made extensive use of these two very different versions of the character. This resulted in something close to a love potion, leading Penelope to fall madly in love with Pep in an explosion of hearts. His first appearance in the second season was in the second episode entitled "You've Got Hate Mail", reading a hate-filled email accidentally sent by Daffy Duck. 1,420 talking about this. Pep describes Penelope as lucky to be the object of his affections and uses a romantic paradigm to explain his failures to seduce her. Pull yourself together!" Pep would appear once more in Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (voiced by Joe Alaskey), falling in love with both Sylvester and Penelope (Sylvester had gotten a white stripe on his back from Penelope while they fought over Tweety). In Looney Tunes Cartoons, Sylvester has been redesigned to closely resemble how Bob Clampett drew him in "Kitty Kornered", albeit with yellow eyes, a red nose, and a white tip on his tail. Puddy Tat", "King Tweety Animated Film Trailer [EXCLUSIVE]", "Illegal Alien Problems - Robot Chicken - Adult Swim", 1979 Sylvester The Cat 9 Lives Cat Food Commercial 1, REVIEWS BY RICHARD CORLISS: Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5, "Golden Records' "Bugs Bunny Songfest" (1961)", "ABC Family Fun Fair planned at city mall", "Voice of Sylvester the Cat in Cartoon Network", "Voice of Sylvester the Cat in Boomerang", "Voice of Sylvester the Cat in Family Guy", "You Rang? In his early appearances he was unnamed, but until then his original name was Thomas in "Tweetie Pie", most likely as a reference to Tom and Jerry, with Tom's full name being Thomas. For the most part, Sylvester has always played the antagonist role, but he's sometimes featured playing the protagonist in a couple of cartoons while having to deal with the canine duo of Spike and Chester after being chased around. With these watches, the face often highlights Sylvester with a playful facial expression. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. (1950) Who's Kitten Who? The Sylvester in "Kitty Kornered" wasn't named "Sylvester" (or even had a name, for that matter) nor did he look like him (he was black and white, but had a black nose instead of a red one, yellow eyes instead of white eyes, and had no white tip on his tail.) name = Sylvester first appearance = "Life With Feathers" (March 24, 1945) created by = Friz Freleng voiced by = Mel Blanc (1945-1989) Jeff Bergman (Tiny Toon Adventures) Bill Farmer (Space Jam) Joe Alaskey (1995-current) known aliases = Thomas known relatives = Sylvester Junior (son) Mrs. Sylvester J Pussycat (wife), Tom Pussycat (brother) ~ ", [Scolding Malcolm after being pecked] "You crazy stupid bird; save it for that mouse! Steven Carl Cash was born on November 14, 1979 in Oakland, California, later . Find the Value of your Sylvester the Cat collectibles. His body is more shorter and slender and his canine teeth are more sharp and prominent making him look more like a housecat. Sylvester James Pussycat, Sr., Sylvester the Cat or simply Sylvester, or Puddy Cat, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies repertory, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper.The name "Sylvester" is a play on Felis silvestris, the scientific name for the wild cat species (domestic cats . Their first pairing was in an episode of Looney Tunes titled Tweety Pie. Sylvester the Cat's Birthday timeline 1939 The First Sylvester Appearance Sylvester's predecessors appear from 1939 to 1944 in "Naughty but Mice." 1945 The Official Sylvester Appearance The first official appearance of Sylvester The Cat is in "Life with Feathers." 1980 The Feature Film Sylvester appears in the feature film "Compilations." 2011 (In these cartoons, he basically plays the terrified Costello to Porky's oblivious Abbott.). He also starred in various cartoons underwritten by the Alfred P. 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