Tweetie Pie

Tweetie Pie is a 1947 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 3, 1947, and stars Tweety with Sylvester, who is called "Thomas" in this cartoon.

For the animated character by the same name featured in this film, see Tweety.
Tweetie Pie
Blue Ribbon rerelease title card
Directed byI. Freleng
Story byTedd Pierce
Michael Maltese
StarringMel Blanc
Bea Benaderet
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Manuel Perez
Ken Champin
Virgil Ross
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byTerry Lind
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • May 3, 1947 (1947-05-03) (original)
  • June 25, 1955 (1955-06-25) (Blue Ribbon re-release)
Running time
7:02
LanguageEnglish

Tweetie Pie marks the first pairing of the characters Sylvester and Tweety, and it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1947, breaking Tom and Jerry's streak of four consecutive wins in the category and winning Warner Bros. their first Academy Award.

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