Year: 1955
Runtime: 7 mins
Language: English
Director: Friz Freleng
Butch, a tough bulldog, passes on his rough life lessons to his eager puppy, even showing him how to attack cats. When the young dog first meets Sylvester, he’s scared, but recalling his father's advice he soon becomes a persistent nuisance to the hapless feline.
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At a bustling hospital, Butch, the eager but anxious bulldog voiced by Mel Blanc, waits anxiously for his baby to arrive. When his son is born, Butch, overwhelmed with happiness, faints from the excitement. Back at home, the proud new father begins teaching his young puppy how to navigate the world — showing him how to walk, act tough, and even bite cats, reflecting typical tough-love lessons.
One day, while playing with a ball, the energetic young bulldog spots Sylvester, the classic cartoon cat voiced by Mel Blanc. Instinctively, the puppy reacts with fierce aggression, attacking Sylvester. In retaliation, Sylvester tricks the little bulldog by trapping him under a tin can, escalating their playful but chaotic conflict. The situation intensifies when Butch catches Sylvester in the act and, in a fit of revenge, drags Sylvester to a shed, where he hammers a tin can onto Sylvester’s head.
As the story progresses, Sylvester is seen walking down a street while the youthful bulldog bites at his tail, prompting Sylvester to slap the puppy off-camera. Butch soon arrives and delivers a punch to Sylvester, increasing the comedic chaos. Despite Sylvester’s reluctance, he plays the classic game of fetch with the growing puppy. However, Sylvester’s mischievous side surfaces when he throws the stick into a busy street, hoping the puppy gets run over. Miraculously, the young dog retrieves the stick successfully amidst heavy traffic, only for Sylvester to be run over by a man on a scooter on the sidewalk.
The antics continue with Sylvester trying to set traps, including dropping a lit stick of dynamite into a doghouse where the puppy chased the ball. Butch intervenes again, covering the doghouse to prevent disaster, and nails the hole shut before the dynamite explodes, adding to the slapstick mayhem. In one of the final humorous scenes, Sylvester constructs a booby trap involving a dog bone hooked to a shotgun. When the puppy tugs on the bone, Sylvester’s stern glance prompts him to step in and shield the baby bulldog. Sylvester repeatedly ends up getting his finger shot, exemplifying the comic chaos.
Meanwhile, the stork announces the arrival of more puppies for Butch’s growing family. The cartoon culminates with Sylvester unable to tolerate the chaos any longer. Frustrated by the relentless puppies and Butch’s playful abuse, he chases the stork and shoots at him, marking the humorous and chaotic end of this animated adventure. Throughout the cartoon, the humor is driven by slapstick comedy and exaggerated antics, making for an entertaining and lively story filled with mischief and family chaos.
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