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All a Bir-r-r-d

  • 1950
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All a Bir-r-r-d (1950)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Sylvester Cat, Tweety Bird, and a bulldog are passengers on a train. Sylvester's attempts to catch Tweety are thwarted by the bulldog and a conscientious conductor.Sylvester Cat, Tweety Bird, and a bulldog are passengers on a train. Sylvester's attempts to catch Tweety are thwarted by the bulldog and a conscientious conductor.Sylvester Cat, Tweety Bird, and a bulldog are passengers on a train. Sylvester's attempts to catch Tweety are thwarted by the bulldog and a conscientious conductor.

  • Director
    • Friz Freleng
  • Writer
    • Tedd Pierce
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Bea Benaderet
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Tedd Pierce
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Bea Benaderet
    • 13User reviews
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    Mel Blanc
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    • Sylvester
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    • Tweety's Owner
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Tedd Pierce
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    7phantom_tollbooth

    One of the better Sylvester and Tweety pairings

    Friz Freleng's 'All Abir-r-r-d' is one of the best Sylvester and Tweety cartoons. Unlike the many repetitive cartoons in the series which simply transplant the same tired gags to a new setting, 'All Abir-r-r-d' makes the most of its concept. Tweety and Sylvester are domestic pets who are being sent unattended across country by train. With both a watchful official and a vicious bulldog to deal with, Sylvester has his work cut out. The Sylvester and Tweety cartoons always benefited from some extra participants and 'All Abir-r-r-d' is a good example of how much these additional characters help. Although they are not especially memorable creations, they throw some more obstacles in Sylvester's path and make for a more interesting battle. This early Sylvester and Tweety short presses many of the right buttons and, while Tweety is often particularly irritating with his forced cuteness, there's some deliciously violent antics between Sylvester and the dog, culminating in a surprisingly brutal climax which is unfortunately marred by a final unfunny non-quip by Tweety.
    5movieman_kev

    All a bor-e-e-d

    Sylvester cat, Tweety bird, and a bulldog are all on a train. Obviosly Sylvester wants to eat Tweety, but is hampered greatly by the vicious dog, and to a very lesser degree the conductor. This cartoon was not good nor bad it was simply there. It didn't help my theory I formed while watching the previous short on disc 3 "Bad Ol' Putty Tat", because the bird's presence was incidental at best, and it just seemed to me to be a Sylvester versus some random dog cartoon. Basically consisting of said dog beating the snot out of the cat. This animated short can be seen on Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2.

    My Grade: C
    9ccthemovieman-1

    Great Visuals Plus A Funny Story

    Tweety is sent in his cage on a train by his old-lady owner. In the same baggage car, also in a cage, is Sylvester.

    In no time, Sylvester has grabbed Tweety but a trainman comes back and slaps the "sneakin' feline," as he calls him, back in his cage. He puts Tweety "in a safer place," up high and tells the cat, "Now, remember: no tricks!" Sylvester puts his halo on and looks innocent. Yeah, right.

    I found the funniest stuff, however, didn't involve Sylvester versus Tweety but the "viscious dog" that is in another cage next to Sylvester. The cat gets mouthy with him, and pays a big price in an extremely funny manner. Sylvester just doesn't learn, but that's one reason we love him! (I know a number of IMDb reviewers don't like Tweety but I like both main characters - they both crack me up!)

    Also, the train, and the passing scenery, is beautifully illustrated in here - really nice visuals.
    7utgard14

    "Oooh that puddy tat -- he mad at me!"

    Pretty simple Sylvester & Tweety short. The duo plus a bulldog are all on a train together in the baggage car. Sylvester tries to eat Tweety repeatedly and is stopped by the conductor and the bulldog. It's a formulaic cartoon but a fun one. A lot of people don't care for this series of shorts but I find myself enjoying every one that I see. Mel Blanc is terrific, as usual. Beautiful, colorful animation. Love all the train stuff. Carl Stalling's music is great. Tweety is adorable and funny. He sings his "I'm a tweet wittle bird in a diwlded tage" song. I believe the bulldog is Hector but he isn't named here. He looks like Hector, though. It's always fun to watch Sylvester get knocked around and there's plenty of those gags in this short. Like I said, you either like Tweety & Sylvester cartoons or you don't. If you do, you'll surely like this one.
    7lee_eisenberg

    train they ride

    OK, so I admit that it often seems like most of the Sylvester/Tweety pairings have exactly the same plot: Sylvester tries to get Tweety, but repeatedly fails and always gets maimed in the process, often with the help of a bulldog. I guess that it's sort of like Wile E. Coyote chasing Road Runner (in other words, mammals should never go after birds). "All a Bir-r-r-rd" has the same plot and sets it on a train. In a way, the best part of these cartoons is seeing what sorts of schemes Sylvester comes up with to try and go after Tweety. We know that he's going to fail miserably, but it's also funny to watch Tweety turn into a bad-ass (if you've seen his really early cartoons, you'll see that he was not "cute" at all, but in fact had a cruel streak). This one mainly works as a way to pass time.

    By the way, I thought that I saw - I mean, I taut I taw - Sylvester pass a piece of baggage with the name Friz Freleng on it.

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    • Trivia
      The title is a parody of the classic announcement made by the train conductor just before the train starts to pull out of the station: All aboard!!!
    • Goofs
      The baggage car, in which Sylvester and Tweety are riding, changes positions during the ride. In closeups, it will be either third, fourth, or fifth behind the engine. In long shots, it's not there at all. Only coach cars are seen.
    • Quotes

      Tweety Bird: [singing and swinging in his cage] I'm a tweet wittow bird in a duilded tage/ Tweety'th my name, but I don't know my age/ I don't hafta wowwy an' dat is dat/ I'm tafe in hewe fwom dat ole puddy tat.

      [stops singing and swinging and sees Sylvester]

      Tweety Bird: I tawt I taw a puddy tat.

      [looks again]

      Tweety Bird: I did! I did! I did taw a puddy tat.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Tweety's My Name
      (uncredited)

      Sung by Tweety

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alles einsteigen, bitte
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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