| All A Bir-r-r-d | |
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| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce[1] |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Ken Champin Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Emery Hawkins Gerry Chiniquy |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7:22 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
All a Bir-r-r-d is a 1950Warner Bros.Looney Tunes cartoon directed byFriz Freleng.[2] It was written byTedd Pierce. The short was released on June 24, 1950, and starsTweety,Sylvester and an unnamed bulldog, who would later become known asHector.[3]
A passenger train arrives at Gower Gulch station, where Tweety is entrusted to the conductor's care. Sylvester, eager to catch Tweety, faces obstacles from the vigilant conductor. Despite warnings, Sylvester attempts to reach Tweety, triggering chaotic antics aboard the train. As Sylvester's pursuit escalates, he encounters a bulldog named Hector, leading to a series of comedic clashes. Sylvester's repeated failures to catch Tweety result in mishaps, including a near collision with the train's furnace.
In a final attempt to claim Tweety, Sylvester disguises himself and manipulates events, only to find Hector instead. A frenetic chase ensues, culminating in Sylvester's defeat and Tweety's observation from the train's caboose. Sylvester returns with a disguise, but grabs Hector instead of Tweety, leaving Tweety lamenting the loss of his playmate. The cartoon ends with Hector and Sylvester in a taxi, much to the cat's dismay.
The film title is an play on the familiar train conductor's call, "All aboard!" The instrumental theme used to underscore the motion of the train is "On the 5:15".
