Trick or Tweet

Trick or Tweet

Year: 1959

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Friz Freleng

Animation

Sylvester Cat and a goony orange cat pretend not to let their rivalry over trying to catch Tweety Bird interfere with their friendship…

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1

Tension at Tweety's nest

Tweety sweeps dust from his nest high atop a wooden pole as Sylvester and Sam creep up from opposite sides. The two cats move quietly toward Tweety's perch, each unaware of the other's approach. Tweety spots them and triggers a chase.

Tweety's nest on a wooden pole
2

The nest tug-of-war

Both cats grab Tweety's nest at once and pull in opposite directions, triggering a tense tug of war. They argue over who should return Tweety to safety, and after a brief dispute they decide to put him back on the nest together, even though they still distrust one another. Tweety remains a prize in the middle of their rivalry.

Near Tweety's nest on the pole
3

A fragile truce

Although they vow to rescue him together, the moment is strained as trust between Sylvester and Sam has frayed. They finish lowering Tweety back to safety and share a long, uneasy goodbye before walking away in opposite directions. Tweety looks on, unharmed but wary of both pursuers.

Top of the pole
4

Barbed wire obstacle

Tweety nails a stretch of barbed wire around the pole to guard Tweety's perch, citing distrust of puddytats honor. The obstacle alters the cats plans and they must improvise as they try to reach Tweety. The tense barrier leaves Tweety safer for the moment, but more vulnerable to the next scheme.

Around Tweety's perch on the pole
5

Sam and Sylvester clash again

Sam catnaps in his box until Sylvester cries out in pain, and he hurries to the pole to see what happened. Sylvester, patched up with tape, tends to his wounds while Sam shoots him a dirty look. Sylvester snaps back and tells Sam to keep quiet, heightening their rivalry.

Sylvester's box near the pole
6

Trampoline ambush

While Sylvester rests in his box after the patch up, a loud boing echoes from a trampoline where Sam is bouncing in another attempt to reach Tweety. Sylvester quickly cuts the trampoline with a pair of scissors, sending Sam crashing down and nearly dislodging Tweety from his perch. The close call escalates their ongoing chase.

Near Tweety's nest vicinity
7

Umbrella wire sabotage

Sam sneaks out again and looks in Sylvester's window to find him gone, then looks up to discover Sylvester walking on a wire overhead with an umbrella. Sam cuts the wire with scissors, sending Sylvester crashing through two windows in a nearby building. Sylvester closes his bare wire umbrella as he descends to the ground, and Sam giggles gleefully.

Overhead wires above the pole and nearby building
8

Batman flight and crash

Next, Sylvester dons a Batman costume and soars through the air to swoop in on Tweety, but Sam has thought along the same lines. The two bang heads in mid-air and both plummet back to earth, landing in the garbage dump. They recover from the crash, while Tweety watches from safety.

Garbage dump
9

Coonskin cap plan

Sylvester paces the floor trying to think of what to do next, then sees Sam tiptoeing over. Sylvester places a coonskin cap in his box and covers it with a blanket, and when Sam sees it he knocks him out with a club. Sam collapses, out cold, as Sylvester resumes the hunt.

Sylvester's box
10

Balloon ascent

Sam sneaks to the pole and has a balloon on a string held down by a rock. He ties the string around his waist and Sylvester's, pushes the rock away to release the balloon, and grabs Tweety on the way up, but Sylvester slaps his paw and Sam pretends the move was just to check Tweety's welfare. The two begin to float upward together toward Tweety.

Pole area
11

The final fall

Sylvester finally punctures the balloon with a pin, sending Sam and Sylvester plunging back to the ground. Tweety quips that being a little bird can be more complicated than it seems, bringing the chase to a wry close.

Ground near Tweety's perch

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 09:31

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