Tweety and the Beanstalk

Tweety and the Beanstalk is a 1957 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng.
== Plot ==
A farm mother berates Jack for trading his cow for three seemingly worthless beans. The beans are thrown out a window and land under Sylvester's cat bed. Instantly, the beans sprout into a giant beanstalk that reaches into the heavens, taking the still-sleeping Sylvester with it. He awakens and is startled at how everything seemingly grew overnight. Eventually, he walks inside a castle and instantly spots a giant birdcage (with a giant Tweety inside).
Sylvester opens the cage and chases what he says are "acres and acres of Tweety Bird," which causes Tweety to say, "I tawt I taw an itty-bitty puddy-tat!" as Sylvester grabs him. However, Tweety's Master, the giant, comes into the room; after Sylvester hides, the master puts Tweety back in his cage and hangs it on a high ceiling; that way, he won't get into any mischief while he's gone.
Sylvester makes several attempts to get at Tweety, having to overcome both the cage being on the ceiling and dodging a giant bulldog who is trying to chase the cat away. Each of Sylvester's attempts to get the bird ends unsuccessfully; several times, he is barely able to get away from the bulldog.
Eventually, the giant returns and, sensing an intruder in his home, remarks, "Fee, fi, fo, fat. I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" He immediately chases after Sylvester, who scurries down the beanstalk, the giant chasing after him. Sylvester manages to reach the ground and chops down the beanstalk with an axe. The giant falls to the ground very noisily, the impact crushing Sylvester and everything in sight being wrecked. This causes him to be hurled through the earth to China, where he meets with a stereotypical Chinese Tweety, who remarks (in a Chinese accent) his English counterpart's signature lines ("Oh, I taught I taw dishonorable puddy tat.") in addition to speaking mock Chinese.
== Availability ==
24Karat-SylvesterAndTweety.jpg|(1985) VHS Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers
lt stcc beta.jpg|(1985) Beta Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers
51QXZD98XSL.jpg|(1990) VHS Sylvester and Tweety (1990)
lt wince.jpg|(1994) LaserDisc Wince Upon a Time: Foolhardy Fairy Tales and Looney Legends
Lt bumper woolworths.jpg|(1995) VHS Bumper Edition (Woolworths Exclusive)
Gjhniulk.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Sylvester and Tweety
lt sbc9a.jpg|(2001) VHS Looney Tunes Special Bumper Collection Volume 9
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc Two
Lt spotlight 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 2
SuperStars SylvesterAndTweety.jpg|(2010) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy
lt bbot s.jpg|(2011) DVD Sylvester
lt spotlight df2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack
lt ssfm2.jpg|(2017) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars Family Multi-Feature Vol. 2, Disc 2
=== Streaming ===
Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes ( - ) (restored)
== Censorship ==
* When this short aired on ABC's The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show starting in 1995, the part where the giant lands on Sylvester and Sylvester is sent through the Earth to China, where a Chinese Tweety wearing a coolie hat says, "Oh, I tawt I taw dishonorable pussycat!" was cut, ending with Sylvester arriving in China and looking around. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and MeTV, despite having censored and banned scenes featuring outdated East Asian stereotypes, have aired this cartoon uncut.
== Notes ==
* This cartoon was used in Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, but the Chinese Tweety ending scene was removed for time rather than content.
* Although this cartoon is a Merrie Melodies short, it uses "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which is the Looney Tunes opening and closing theme.
* On Cartoon Network and Boomerang, this cartoon plays in PAL pitch.
* The lobby card depicts the giant holding both Sylvester and Tweety onscreen at the same time, though he never holds Sylvester in the cartoon but does hold Tweety offscreen.
== Gallery ==
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Category:Tweety Cartoons
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:1957
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by June Foray
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn