The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Granny, Tweety, Sylvester and Hector
Format	Animated television series
Directed by	James T. Walker Karl Toerge Lenord Robinson Al Zegler Charles Visser
Starring	Joe Alaskey June Foray Frank Welker
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jean MacCurdy
Producer(s)	Tom Minton James T. Walker Michael R. Gerard
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Kids' WB
Original run	September 9, 1995 – December 18, 2002

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, is an animated television series which aired from 1995^[1] to 2001 on Kids' WB and was later re-run on Cartoon Network. It follows Looney Tunes characters Sylvester and Tweety Bird, and their owner Granny, along with bulldog Hector (who appeared in several cartoons alongside Tweety, Sylvester and Granny but was in the series given a new design similar to that of Marc Antony), as they solved mysteries, even with Sylvester still trying to eat Tweety in the middle of solving the mysteries, but Hector acted as a bodyguard for Tweety, and would even beat Sylvester up (usually out of shot, but sometimes behind a blind). The first season was dedicated to the memory of Friz Freleng, who had died only months before the series premiere. Also, it contains one case per episode, in contrast to the other seasons, which are all with two cases.

Other Looney Tunes characters make cameo appearances, including Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Tasmanian Devil, Pepe Le Pew, Beaky Buzzard, Babbit and Catstello, Hubie and Bertie, Witch Hazel, Michigan J. Frog, Rocky and Mugsy, Marvin the Martian, Hippety Hopper, Gossamer, Count Blood Count, Cecil Turtle, Nasty Canasta, The Crusher, Pete Puma, Goofy Gophers, and latter-day Warner cartoon star Cool Cat who appears in some form in most of the episodes.

The final episode of the series never aired on Kids' WB - in which after decades of trying Sylvester succeeded in eating Tweety - but did air on Cartoon Network in 2002.^[2]

Characters

• Sylvester (Joe Alaskey) - The titular character and protagonist. Sylvester acts as narrator throughout the episodes, and continually tries to eat Tweety, though he is always thwarted by Hector or Tweety's craftiness. Despite their never-ending feud, the pair manage to get along for the most part, and Sylvester will defend Tweety when someone else tries to harm the canary. Sylvester also unwittingly discovers many clues, claiming as the narrator to have knowledge of the case (though this is probably bluster). Besides chasing Tweety, Sylvester often explores the surroundings, leading him to sometimes be in awkward situations (i.e. being chased by a cousin of Pepe Le Pew or using Granny's umbrella to pierce a villain's blimp). Through these situations, the cat endures all manner of pain and suffering, but comes out none the worse for wear.

• Tweety (Joe Alaskey) - The second titular character and deuteragonist. Tweety is often trying to escape Sylvester by foiling him through either his flying, clever timing, or his virtual bodyguard, Hector. Tweety usually stays with Granny and is responsible for some major clues. Despite his feud with Sylvester, the pair will team up if Granny is threatened and can work together very well. Tweety also serves as a source of ironic humor at times, usually in reference to Sylvester's foiled attempts to eat him. The show also harks back to Tweety's earlier shorts, and he is not above malice towards "dat bad old putty tat".

• Granny (June Foray) - A world-renowned detective, Granny travels the globe with Sylvester and Tweety, attending events such as races or canary contest and is often called upon by the locals to solve a crime. However, there have been attempts to frame Granny, causing some difficulty in finding clues. She is very protective of Tweety, and will not hesitate to give Sylvester a good whack on the head. She sometimes calls upon the cat to investigate clues or defend the group while they sleep, though, showing signs of obvious trust. Granny is good-natured mostly, but can become stern.

• Hector (Frank Welker) - Granny's bulldog and Tweety's bodyguard. Hector keeps Sylvester from eating the canary and will often beat him up if he gets in his way. Hector will defend Granny, Tweety or even Sylvester if threatened, but is not above stealing food or trying to please others.

Voice cast

• Joe Alaskey – Sylvester, Tweety, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Beaky Buzzard, Cool Cat, Marvin the Martian, Michigan J. Frog
• June Foray – Granny, Witch Hazel
• Frank Welker – Hector the Bulldog, Pepé Le Pew, Mugsy
• Jim Cummings – Moo Goo-Guy Pan, Tasmanian Devil, Gossamer, Rocky, Nasty Canasta. Hubie
• Stan Freberg - Pete Puma
• Jeff Bennett - Bertie
• Greg Burson - Elmer Fudd

DVD releases

On September 9, 2008, Warner Home Video released The Complete First Season of The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries on DVD in Region 1. This release comes exactly 13 years since the premiere of the show. No further DVD releases have been announced.

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date
The Complete First Season	13	September 9, 2008

Awards

The series was nominated multiple times for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category Special Class Animated Program. The series won an Annie Award in the category of voice acting for June Foray in the role of Granny.

References

1. ^ Mendoza, N.F. (October 22, 1995). "WB Raises the Animation Ante". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-22/news/tv-59667_1_animation-show. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
2. ^ Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Tail End/ This Is the End - TV.com

External links

	Animation portal
	United States portal
	Television portal

• Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries - Kids' WB (Archive)
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries at the Internet Movie Database
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries at TV.com