Home, Tweet Home

Home, Tweet Home

Year: 1950

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Friz Freleng

FamilyAnimationComedy

In a bustling city park, Tweety Bird is splashing in a bird bath when Sylvester Cat intrudes and gives chase. The bird darts to the side of a lively nanny and her toddler for cover. Sylvester disguises himself as the child to snatch Tweety, only to be caught and spanked. Tweety then retreats to a building ledge, where Sylvester tries to pull him down with chewing gum, but fails. His antics finally provoke a bulldog, which chases Sylvester away.

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1

Tweety bath scene and Sylvester's approach

Tweety is washing in the park birdbath and singing. Sylvester peers from the park bench, reading papers, and inches closer through a peephole. Tweety notices the cat and emits a loud taunt that signals the chase. The pursuit ends with Sylvester heading toward a toddler girl on a bike wagon.

Park fountain area
2

Lillian protects Tweety from Sylvester

Lillian, the toddler's nanny, blocks Sylvester from reaching Tweety and scolds the cat for the chase. She uses her umbrella handle to bop him and calls him a beast, a coward, and a bully. Tweety nods his thanks with a line about feeling ashamed. Sylvester grumbles and gives up for the moment.

Park
3

Sylvester swaps with the toddler to grab Tweety

While Lillian and Tweety read a book, Sylvester swaps places with the toddler to get closer to Tweety. Lillian agrees to the swap, but when Sylvester grabs Tweety in his mouth, she mistakes him for the toddler and spanks him. Tweety also spanks Sylvester in return.

Park reading area
4

Trap setup and Tweety outsmarts him

Sylvester sets a trap using a box, a stick and a string with a cob of corn as bait. Tweety comments on the cat cleverness during a brief talk, and Sylvester lunges with the stick but misses, bonking himself. Tweety jokes that a truly clever cat would be a fox.

Park near trap site
5

Bulldog distraction and collar entanglement

Sylvester resumes the chase but hides behind a trash can as a bulldog approaches. He gets tangled in the bulldog collar and the chase continues.

Park near trash can and hedge
6

Becoming a bulldog leads to hotel pursuit

The cat pretends to be a bulldog and trails Tweety toward a hotel. Tweety escapes to a windowsill four stories up while Sylvester inflates a bubble gum wad to chase him. A beeping sound like Road Runner accompanies the misadventure as Tweety pops the bubble.

Hotel
7

Bubble gum chaos on the windowsill

Sylvester inflates another bubble gum wad and tries to lift Tweety with it. Tweety counters by weighting him down with an anvil, causing the bubble to react. Tweety pops the bubble with a pin, sending Sylvester soaring up into the sky, and he crashes down onto a pillow with the anvil.

Hotel vicinity
8

Shovel misfire and bulldog interference

Sylvester tries to swing a shovel to hit Tweety around a corner but ends up hitting a bulldog instead. The bulldog chases Sylvester away, ending the immediate attack.

Hotel / corner area
9

Tree disguise betrayed by the dog

Tweety perches above Lillian as Sylvester hides as a tree with a nest. He signals Tweety with a whistle to lure him, but the dog approaches and after a water pistol squirt realizes that the tree is really Sylvester. The dog gives chase and Tweety slips away.

Park
10

Final rescue call for a new puddy tat

Tweety lands near a window, grabs a telephone, and calls the pet shop to order a new puddy tat, noting that he is fresh out. The scene ends with the implication that a replacement cat may soon arrive as the cartoon concludes.

Park area near a building

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