Tweety

"Tweety Pie" redirects here. For the cartoon, see Tweetie Pie.
This article is about the Warner Bros. fictional character. For other uses, see Tweety (disambiguation).

Tweety
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies character
Tweety in the Friz Freleng design. This is also his current appearance.
First appearanceA Tale of Two Kitties (November 21, 1942; 81 years ago (1942-11-21)) (as Orson)
Birdy and the Beast (August 19, 1944; 80 years ago (1944-08-19)) (as Tweety)
Created byBob Clampett
Designed by
Voiced by
Developed by
In-universe information
AliasTweety Bird
Tweety Pie
SpeciesYellow canary
GenderMale
Significant otherAoogah
RelativesTweetums (Loonatics Unleashed)
NationalityAmerican

Tweety is a yellow canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons.[3] His characteristics are based on Red Skelton's famous "Junior the Mean Widdle Kid."[4] He appeared in 46 cartoons during the golden age, made between 1942 and 1964.[5]

  1. ^ "Bob Clampett's "A Tale Of Two Kitties" (1942) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry (1991). I tawt I taw a puddy tat : fifty years of Sylvester and Tweety. Henry Holt and Company. p. 48. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). Plume. pp. 256–258. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
  4. ^ Charney, Maurice (2005). "Animation". Comedy: A Geographic and Historical Guide. Vol. 1. Praeger. p. 143. ISBN 9780313327148. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 151–152. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.