Room and Bird

Room and Bird

Year: 1951

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Friz Freleng

AnimationFamilyComedy

Tweety and Sylvester are Granny’s pets in the Spinsters Arms Hotel, where pets aren’t allowed.

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1

Sylvester writes an Ardent Admirer letter

Sylvester overhears Tweety singing in the room next to his and quickly scribbles a letter to the canary from his 'Ardent Admirer'. This starts his scheme to win Tweety's affection by luring him with attention. The hotel, where the pets have sneaked in, becomes the playground for the coming chase.

Opening Hotel room next to Tweety
2

Tweety discovers the admirer is Sylvester

Tweety spots the written clue and realizes Sylvester is behind the mysterious admiration. A high-energy chase erupts through the hotel's corridors as the two vie for the upper hand. The house detective soon interrupts, forcing them back toward their rooms.

Soon after discovery Hotel corridors
3

House detective intervenes

The house detective breaks up the ongoing chase and compels Tweety and Sylvester to retreat into their respective rooms. The interruption temporarily cools the pursuit but leaves both enemies determined to outwit the other. Tension builds as plans are regrouped.

Shortly after the first chase Hotel corridors/rooms
4

Sylvester disguises himself as a distressed old lady

To throw off pursuit, Sylvester disguises himself as an angry old lady in bed, crying for help. The detective, fooled by the disguise, apologizes and flees, granting a brief reprieve for Sylvester. The ruse resets the dynamic of the pursuit.

Moment of disguise Sylvester's hotel room
5

Sylvester's failed cage capture

Sylvester sneaks into Tweety's room hoping to grab him in his cage, but the spring-loaded cage backfires and knocks him out. Tweety escapes and drags the knocked-out cat back to his own room. The chase flares up again with added urgency.

Immediately after the disguise Tweety's room
6

A teased surprise lures Tweety downstairs

Sylvester phones Tweety, claiming his owner has a surprise for him, drawing Tweety downstairs to the lobby. Instead of a gift, the scene tightens the chase as three animals vie for position. The plot thickens with the promise and the prank alike.

Shortly after the earlier events Lobby
7

Tweety descends into Sylvester's throat and returns with a mouse

In a grotesque and humorous twist, Tweety is delivered down Sylvester's throat and then returns alive, accompanied by a mouse from the era of Thomas Jefferson. The stunt showcases the cartoon's zany physical humor and delights the audience with its surrealism. The chase spills back into the main areas of the hotel as a consequence.

Moments after the downstairs sequence Lobby/Hotel corridors
8

Chase escalates outside toward Hector the Bulldog

The pursuit continues outdoors and then erupts into Hector the Bulldog's room, turning the bulldog into another player in the chase. The three animals weave through hallways while the house detective grows more suspicious of their true identities. The stakes rise as the chase moves through new spaces.

After the Jefferson-era mouse scene Outside hotel / Hector's room
9

Triumphant disguise as an angry old lady with Tweety's head

In order to escape, the dog, cat, and bird briefly unite and disguise themselves as an angry old lady with Tweety's head. The ruse momentarily fools the detective, though his suspicions linger. The camouflaged trio continues the chase through the hotel.

During the chase Hotel corridors
10

Detective spots the trio and heads to the lobby

The detective, off-screen for much of the sequence, finally sees Sylvester and Hector running and heads back to the lobby. He prepares to evict all pets as the situation spirals out of control. Suspicion peaks as the trio's cover begins to crumble.

Final chase Lobby
11

The eviction order triggers a pet stampede

The detective announces the eviction of all pets, only to discover that numerous pets—and several wild animals—already call the hotel home. A chaotic stampede erupts as animals burst through the lobby and chase the detective. This culminates in a riotous display of cartoon chaos.

Climax Lobby/Hotel
12

Final gag and Tweety's taunt

Getting up, the detective is overwhelmed as Tweety delivers a final taunt that cements his victory. The punchline is completed by a busker's monkey being the last animal to run over the detective. The scene ends on a high, zany note typical of the cartoon.

Ending Lobby

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