Hawaiian Aye Aye

Hawaiian Aye Aye is a 1964 Merrie Melodies short directed by Gerry Chiniquy.
== Title ==
The short's title is based on the late 1950s TV show "Hawaiian Eye".
== Plot ==
On the island of Hawaii, Granny is off to join a luau celebration, leaving Tweety to look after himself. A peckish Sylvester, who is on a different island, spots Tweety and tries to nab him, but only one thing stands between Sylvester and his prey: Granny's pet Sharkey.
Sylvester's first attempts with an inflatable raft. Tweety immediately calls in Sharkey, completely puncturing Sylvester's raft and sending him back to a palm tree on his island. Sylvester tries a zip line, however slowly descends into the water and is chased by Sharkey. Next, Sylvester wears an air pumping diving suit and tries to bypass Sharkey, who appears sleeping. However, Sharkey awakes shortly after Sylvester pets him and cuts the cord to Sylvester's air supply. Sylvester runs back to find that Sharkey is also inside the diving suit that is now filled with water. Sylvester uses a pair of stilts to bypass Sharkey, but instead of Sharkey attacking Sylvester, a bunch of sawfish saw the stilts to nothingness.
Granny and Tweety leave as they are finished from their vacation. Determined not to lose Tweety, Sylvester rows in a canoe after the cruiser. However, Sharkey appears behind Sylvester, saying "I don't give up easy either" while Sylvester looks back in shock.
== Availability ==
TweetAndLovelyVHS.jpg|(1998) VHS Looney Tunes Presents Tweety: Tweet and Lovely
I Love Tweety - Volume 3.jpg|(2001) DVD I Love Tweety: Volume 3 (restored with DVNR)
=== Streaming ===
lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App (2017 - ) (restored with DVNR)
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored without DVNR)
== Notes ==
* This short marks several milestones in the golden age Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series:
** It was the last one reel, non-Bugs Bunny cartoon produced by the original Warner Bros. studio before it closed down in 1963.
** It marks the final appearance of Tweety in a theatrical cartoon for over 30 years; he would not appear in another theatrical cartoon until "Carrotblanca" (1995).
*** Not counting the TV series The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, it also marked the last cartoon to pair him with Sylvester for nearly 40 years. The duo wouldn't star in another cartoon again by themselves until "Museum Scream".
** It is the only Tweety cartoon to be directed by Gerry Chiniquy, a longtime animator of Friz Freleng's unit. Freleng had left the studio in 1962 for Hanna-Barbera.
** It was the final short written by longtime storyman Tedd Pierce, who collaborated with Bill Danch on this cartoon.
** It was the final short played on any incarnation of The Bugs Bunny Show prior to its end in 2000.https://www.kevinmccorrytv.ca/bugsbunnytweety.html
== Gallery ==
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HawaiianAyeAyeRestored.jpeg|Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration
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== References ==
Category:1964
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Gerry Chiniquy
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Tweety Cartoons
Category:Granny Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by June Foray
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons produced by David H. DePatie
Category:Cartoons animated by Bob Matz
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Tom O'Loughlin
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Bill Lava