I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat

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I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
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Poster for I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat.
Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan
Story byMatthew O'Callaghan [1]
Produced by
Starring Mel Blanc
June Foray
Music by Christopher Lennertz (adaptation score)
Billy May, Warren Foster and Alan Livingston (song)
Color process Deluxe
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Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
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4 minutes

I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat is a 2011 American animated Looney Tunes short film featuring the characters Tweety, Sylvester, and Granny. [2] It is an adaptation of the 1950 song "I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat" sung by Mel Blanc. [2] It features the voice of June Foray as Granny and Blanc's archive recordings taken from the song for Sylvester and Tweety. [2] I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat was first shown in theaters before the Warner Bros. feature-length film Happy Feet Two .

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Plot

Inside Granny's apartment, while Granny is asleep, Tweety sings about his life at home and about Sylvester, who always wants to eat him.

Voice cast

Production

Following the production of Coyote Falls , Fur of Flying and Rabid Rider , Warner Bros. president Sam Register entered writer and director Matthew O'Callaghan's office, where he shared a CD of novelty songs and stories recorded by Mel Blanc. Register had plans of creating animated shorts based on the songs, combining the Looney Tunes characters with CGI animation. After listening to the songs and watching the classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, O'Callaghan decided to make a short based on "I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat". [3] [4] The original record was, according to O'Callaghan, "a sweet duet" without the original cartoons' slapstick violence. Gags had to be added in the song without interrupting the lyrics, and O'Callaghan also choreographed the action, making sure to avoid interrupting or changing the music. [4]

The short was produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and Circus Ink Entertainment Ltd., [4] [5] animated by Monica Aston, [6] Ernesto Bottger, Rod Douglas, [5] Eric Drobile, [7] Avner Engel, [8] Troy Griffin, Randy Hayes, [9] [10] Cherise Higashi, [11] T. Daniel Hofstedt, [12] Joseph P. Johnston, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, [13] Matt Kummer, Stephen Lewis, Stephen Orsini, [14] Keith Osborn, [15] [16] Jill Petrilak, Shahbaaz Shah, Alexander Snow, [17] Lisa Souza, Chad Stewart, Helio Takahashi, Dennis Venizelos, Dimos Vrysellas, [5] Todd Willbur, Wallace Williamson, Paul Wood, [5] and Todd Harper. [18] O'Callaghan and his team had the action take place in a New York City apartment to explore the potential of the characters' physical interactions in 3D. [4]

Blanc's vocal track was separated from the original recording and remastered for the short, [2] [19] with the score being adapted by Christopher Lennertz. [20] [21] [22] Archive recordings of Blanc from the classic cartoons were also used. June Foray was brought in to reprise her role as Granny. [23] [2] [4] Joe Alaskey provided additional vocal effects for Sylvester, [24] which went unused.

Release

The short was released theatrically with Happy Feet Two . [2] It was attached as a special feature on the Happy Feet Two DVD and Blu-ray. [25]

It was also included as a bonus on the DVD release of Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run . [26]

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Feet Two". February 2, 2024. Indiewire Retrieved 2016-8-4
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vary, Adam B. (November 14, 2011). "Tweety Bird and Sylvester the Cat do battle in new Looney Tunes short -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Orange, B. Alan (November 15, 2011). "Matthew O'Callaghan Talks I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat [Exclusive]". MovieWeb. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Zahed, Ramin (November 18, 2011). "Something Worth Tweeting About!". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat". Zerply. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Monica Aston - Remote Freelance Animator". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Drobile, Eric (February 27, 2023). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat CG Looney Tunes Short. YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Engel, Avner (December 26, 2011). Avner Engel - Demo Reel 2012. Vimeo. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Home". Randy Hayes. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Randy Hayes - Experienced Animator and Animation Supervisor". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cherise Higashi - Animator at The Odd Gentlemen". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Animation Portfolio". T. Dan Hofstedt. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sidney Kombo-Kintombo". Animation Mentor. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Resume". Stephen Orsini. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Osborn, Keith. Reel Breakdown (in order of appearance) (PDF). Keith Osborn. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Keith Osborn". Tallahassee Arts Guide. 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Alexander Snow - Animator at Epic Games". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  18. ↑ Harper, Todd (March 8, 2023). "WB - Looney Tunes - Short - I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat (2011)". ArtStation. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  19. ↑ NPR staff (November 20, 2011). "Tweety And Sylvester Bring Mel Blanc Back To Life". NPR. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  20. ↑ Ferguson, Dana (June 29, 2013). "Bugs Bunny will soon have the Hollywood Bowl in his hands". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  21. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (July 2, 2013). "Bugs Bunny & Friends to Rock the Hollywood Bowl". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on May 19, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  22. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (July 3, 2013). "Bugs Bunny Hits the Hollywood Bowl". Animation World Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  23. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (November 10, 2011). "June Foray Attends Special 'Puddy Tat' Premiere". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Comment About Joe Alaskey's Voicework". 2021. Archived from the original on July 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025. [Joe] Alaskey worked on The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries and Duck Dodgers, two shows that Tom Minton produced, and at some point, Joe told him about working on the project [I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat].
  25. ↑ Sarto, Dan (January 23, 2012). "Happy Feet Two Arrives onto Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download on March 13". Animation World Network. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  26. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (August 3, 2015). "'Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run' Hops to DVD Shelves". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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