Tree for Two

Tree for Two is a 1952 Merrie Melodies short directed by I. Freleng.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the 1924 song "Tea for Two."
== Plot ==
A bulldog named Spike and his admirer, a tinier dog named Chester, set their eyes on roughing up a cat. They find Sylvester and chase him all the way to the junkyard. A black panther that escaped from the zoo also happens to be hiding there. Every time that Spike attempts to go into the junkyard, the panther attacks him, which he mistakenly thinks is Sylvester. Chester doesn't seem to have a problem destroying Sylvester, which makes Spike think that Chester is tougher than he is, despite the size difference.
== Availability ==
24Karat-SylvesterAndTweety.jpg|(1985) VHS Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers
Lt stcc beta.jpg|(1985) Beta Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers
SYLVESTER AND TWEETY'S BAD OL' PUTTY TAT BLUES.jpg|(1994) LaserDisc Sylvester and Tweety's Bad Ol Putty-Tat Blues
Lt bumper woolworths.jpg|(1995) VHS Bumper Edition (Woolworths Exclusive)
Gjhniulk.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Sylvester and Tweety 
LTCE VOL 6 SUPPORTING PLAYERS.jpg|(2000) VHS Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Vol. 6: Supporting Players
LTCE VOL 10 CANINE CORPS.jpg|(2000) VHS Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 10: Canine Corps
A1L-oj097sL. AC SL1500 .jpg|(2003) VHS Tweety & Sylvester (2003)
LTPC Volume 3 Cover.png|(2014) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3, Disc Two
LT Platinum Collection VOL 3 DVD Cover.png|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3, Disc Two
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2024 - )
== Censorship ==
The version shown on ABC's The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show from 1994 to 2000 (prior to that, the short was uncut) was edited to remove two scenes of violence:
* Spike kicking the semi-conscious Sylvester to his feet.
* Chester slamming Sylvester into the ground twice and hurling him over the fence (this was edited by cutting to a shot of Spike peeking from behind the "Loans" building and having the audio play normally).http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-t.aspx
== Notes ==
* This cartoon marks the debut of Spike and Chester, two antagonistic city bully dogs who would chase Sylvester not once, but twice. Their second and last appearance would be in the 1954 short, "Dr. Jerkyl's Hide".
* Parts of this cartoon would later be recycled in a cartoon from the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises studio; "The Dogfather" (1974) from The Dogfather series.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDaSB-GCBOc
* This cartoon was used in Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island.
* This cartoon was featured on the final installment of Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon, alongside "The Cat's Bah", "Porky in Wackyland", "The Daffy Duckaroo", "To Beep or Not to Beep", and "Of Rice and Hen".
== Gallery ==
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File:Screenshot 2024-02-03 111715.png|Spike the Bulldog's model sheet (1)
File:Screenshot 2024-02-03 111702.png|Spike the Bulldog's model sheet (2)
== References ==
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:1952
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island Cartoons
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Irv Wyner
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer