Short animated comedy

Putty Tat Trouble (1951): Cast & Plot

Name: Putty Tat Trouble
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Released: 1951-02-23
Duration: 7 min
Cast: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Putty Tat Trouble is a 1951 short animated comedy directed by Friz Freleng, starring Mel Blanc as Sylvester / Tweety / Sam (voice) and Bea Benaderet. It runs 7 minutes.

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Released: February 23, 1951
Runtime: 7 min
Director: Friz Freleng
Genres: Comedy , Animation
Original language: English
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Putty Tat Trouble About?

The premise of Putty Tat Trouble without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Tweety Bird, shoveling snow from his nest atop a city pole, is spotted by Sylvester and a one‑eyed orange tabby. He darts into a cellar, befriending a wooden dunking bird, then is chased into a park where he lures the cats onto an icy pond. Tweety cuts a circle in the ice, sending the felines plunging into freezing water, leaving them bedridden with cold.

Putty Tat Trouble Themes & Keywords

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tweety bird character
sylvester the cat character
cartoon canary
cartoon bird
cat versus bird
anthropomorphic animal
figure of a bird
ashtray
shot in the mouth
mismatched pair of eyes
1950s
flattened like a pancake

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intentionally misspelled title
hyperbolic physical distortion
dippy bird
looney tunes
cartoon cat

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Cast & crew

Putty Tat Trouble Cast & Characters

Mel Blanc leads the cast as Sylvester / Tweety / Sam (voice), with Bea Benaderet as Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Friz Freleng.

Director Friz Freleng

Mel Blanc as Sylvester / Tweety / Sam (voice)
Bea Benaderet as Ladies letting cats out (voice) (uncredited)

From the director

More from Friz Freleng

More films directed by Friz Freleng: Bugs Bunny’s 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Bugs Bunny: All American Hero and The Chocolate Chase.

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Plot

Putty Tat Trouble Plot Summary

What happens in Putty Tat Trouble from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Tweety, Tweety, is cheerful as he shovels snow from his nest, muttering about dreaming of a white Christmas. From the windows of brownstone apartments across the street, Sylvester and Sam Cat notice him and race to grab him, only to realize they’ll have to outdo each other to claim the prize.

The two cats keep one‑upping one another, taking turns getting close to Tweety, but the bird always slips away, leaving the felines banged up and frustrated. Tweety seems to enjoy the game, even sharing a moment with a playful “drinking bird” prop, and he cheekily asks Sam Cat to take him for a ride again after a tumble down a staircase with the unconscious cat.

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The whole story of Putty Tat Trouble, scene by scene

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