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| The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Mystery fiction Comedy Slapstick Adventure Cartoon series |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Fay Whitemountain |
| Directed by | James T. Walker Karl Toerge Lenord Robinson Al Zegler Charles Visser Robert Alvarez(timing) |
| Voices of | Joe Alaskey June Foray Frank Welker |
| Theme music composer | Richard Stone[1] |
| Composers | Richard Stone(seasons 1–2) J. Eric Schmidt(seasons 1–5) Cameron Patrick(seasons 4–5) Gordon Goodwin Steve Bernstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (91 segments)(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jean MacCurdy |
| Producers | Tom Minton James T. Walker Michael R. Gerard(season 1) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Kids' WB |
| Release | September 9, 1995 (1995-09-09) – February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05) |
| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Release | December 18, 2002 (2002-12-18) |
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries is an Americananimated television series produced byWarner Bros. Television Animation which aired from September 9, 1995[2] to February 5, 2000 onKids' WB. The final episode, containing the segments "The Tail End?" and "This Is the End", was never shown on Kids' WB, not premiering until December 18, 2002, when the show aired in reruns onCartoon Network.[3][4] 52 episodes were produced.[5]
The show followsLooney Tunes charactersSylvester andTweety, along with their ownerGranny and bulldogHector (Sylvester's foil in many 1950s era shorts, here given a redesign similar toMarc Antony), as they solved mysteries around the world. Sylvester, of course, is still trying to eat Tweety in the meantime, with Hector acting as the bird's bodyguard. The first season was dedicated to the memory ofFriz Freleng, Warner Bros. animator and original creator of the Sylvester and Tweety shorts, who had died at age 88 shortly before the series premiered. The show originally consisted of one case per 23 minute episode, however starting with the second season, the show consisted of two separate 11-minute mysteries.
OtherLooney Tunes characters make cameo appearances, includingDaffy Duck,Yosemite Sam,Elmer Fudd, theTasmanian Devil,Pepé Le Pew,Beaky Buzzard,Babbit and Catstello,Hubie and Bertie,Foghorn Leghorn,Witch Hazel,Michigan J. Frog,Rocky and Mugsy,Marvin the Martian,Hippety Hopper,Gossamer, Count Blood Count,Sam Sheepdog,Cecil Turtle,Nasty Canasta, the Crusher,Pete Puma,Merlin the Magic Mouse, theGoofy Gophers,Hugo the Abominable Snowman,Speedy Gonzales, and theRoad Runner. The latter-day Warner Bros. character,Cool Cat, also appears in some form of cameo in almost every episode, and his nemesis,Colonel Rimfire, makes several appearances.Bugs Bunny,Porky Pig, andWile E. Coyote are the only most prominent characters to not appear in the series.
The final episode of the series never aired on Kids' WB, but did air onCartoon Network on December 18, 2002.[6]
| Season | Episodes | Segments | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 13 | N/A | September 9, 1995 (1995-09-09) | February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) | |
| 2 | 8 | 16 | September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07) | February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22) | |
| 3 | 13 | 26 | September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) | May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16) | |
| 4 | 13 | 26 | September 19, 1998 (1998-09-19) | May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01) | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18) | December 18, 2002 (2002-12-18)[7] | |
On September 9, 2008,Warner Home Video released The Complete First Season ofThe Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries on DVD in Region 1. This release comes exactly 13 years since the premiere of the show. No further DVD releases have been announced. Three episodes from season 1 are included as bonus features in thedirect-to-video filmKing Tweety.[8]
| DVD name | Ep # | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete First Season | 13 | September 9, 2008 |
The series was nominated multiple times for aDaytime Emmy Award in the category Special Class Animated Program. The series won twoAnnie Awards in the category of voice acting forJune Foray in the role of Granny.
On February 17, 2021, it was announced Tweety would have starred inTweety Mysteries, similar in concept toThe Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries except that the series would have been a live-action/animation hybrid and would have aired onCartoon Network.[9][10] However, the series was scrapped in December 2022.[11]
In May 2023, reruns of the series started airing on theWarner Bros. Discovery/Hasbro Entertainment-co-owned TV networkDiscovery Family.[12]