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10 August 1957 (USA) morePlot:
In this spoof of Alcoholics Anonymous, pussy cats are cast as bird-eating addicts and go through the 12-step process to deal with their addiction... more | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. moreUser Comments:
I Felt Sorry For Sylvester more (7 total)Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Friz Freleng | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Warren Foster | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Edward Selzer | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Milt Franklyn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Treg Brown | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Treg Brown | .... | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Gerry Chiniquy | .... | animator | |
| Arthur Davis | .... | animator (as Art Davis) | |
| Boris Gorelick | .... | background artist | |
| Hawley Pratt | .... | layout artist | |
| Virgil Ross | .... | animator | |
Music Department | |||
| Milt Franklyn | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
| Milt Franklyn | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
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- Warner Bros. Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
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[last lines]Tweety: Like said before: once a bad old putty tat, always a bad old putty tat.
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Referenced in Behind the Tunes: Strictly for the Birds - Tweety & Sylvester's Award Winning Team-Up (2005) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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"Birds Anonymous," like "Alcoholics Anonymous" is trying to cure an addiction. In this case, it's cats curing their addiction to eating birds. As one bird says in a testimony, "It cost me five houses," however the analogy of "BA" to "AA" really doesn't fit since cats are inbred to go after birds while choosing to drink is just that: a choice.
Nevertheless, it's just a cartoon and a spoof and shows poor Sylvester trying to do the right thing but everywhere he looks and turns, it makes things worse. For instance, he turns on the TV and the first thing he sees is an ad for a tasty bird - a turkey. The announcer says, "Every succulent morsel will simply melt in your mouth...." Listening to this, the poor cat is sweating like Niagara Falls and is tongue is about on the floor. The radio brings more (albeit sadistic) laughs as the music is nothing but songs about birds.
I felt sorry for Sylvester in here. Addiction is brutal and really no laughing matter, whether it's drugs, alcohol or whatever. As some insincere political bigwig once said: "I feel your pain." In here, I felt Sylvester's pain. I've always been in the minority here and rooted for Tweety, but not in this episode. Give the cat a break!