Room and Bird

Room and Bird is a 1951 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng.
== Title ==
The title is a play on "room and board."
== Plot ==
Two elderly ladies (one of which is Granny), the owners of Sylvester and Tweety, sneak their pets into a hotel where no pets are allowed. Sylvester, hearing Tweety's singing in the room next to his, writes a letter to the canary from his "Ardent Admirer". Tweety shortly discovers who his "admirer" is, and a chase ensues, which is cut short by the doorman, forcing both Tweety and Sylvester to run back into their rooms and the latter to disguise himself (as a lady in bed screaming for help from the policemen) causing the doorman after he entered his room without knocking to apologize and flee.
Sylvester then sneaks into Tweety's room and tries to get him in his cage; this backfires and he is knocked out by the spring-loaded cage and is dragged back to his room by Tweety. Sylvester then phones Tweety that his owner has a surprise for him; Tweety goes downstairs to receive it, but instead goes down Sylvester's throat, returning with a mouse from the time of Thomas Jefferson, explaining he is dead. The chase then goes outside, and into the room of Hector (how his owner got him past the doorman is unknown).
Sylvester doesn't realize until after he is captured Tweety again that the dog is there. Another chase ensues, involving the dog, cat, and bird, which is also cut short by the doorman, forcing the three to form a truce long enough to disguise themselves (as an angry old lady with Tweety's head). The chase resumes again with the three animals running from room to room, making the doorman suspicious. Finally, the doorman (off-screen) sees Sylvester and Hector running, prompting him to finally head back to the lobby and make an announcement over the intercom evicting all pets. However, while it happens, it is revealed that numerous pets (and wild animals) were already living in the hotel, and they all come stampeding over him while running out of the hotel (Sylvester and Hector were with the animals, but unseen through cloud of dust they made).
Getting up, the doorman dizzily says Tweety's catch phrase: "I tawt I taw a putty tat!" Tweety, popping out of hiding, delivers the final punchline by replying, "You did! You did! You taw a putty tat, a moo-moo tow, a big dowiwwa, a diddy-up hortey, and a wittle monkey!" (A busker's monkey was the last animal to run over the doorman).
== Availability ==
LTVS1'82.png|(1982) VHS The Looney Tunes Video Show, Volume 1 (with 1955-56 Merrie Melodies ending card)
879ikyujhgft.jpg|(1989) The Birthday Cartoon Collection
51QXZD98XSL.jpg|(1990) VHS Sylvester and Tweety (1990)
Gjhniulk.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Sylvester and Tweety
Bumper04.jpg|(1996) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 4)
51Rir IkqCL.jpg|(1997) VHS Classic Bumper Collection
I Love Tweety - Volume 3.jpg|(2001) DVD I Love Tweety (Japan) (restored with DVNR)
Golden Collection box 2.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2, Disc Three (restored with DVNR)
Large.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 Disc 1 (restored with DVNR)
lt cbts1.jpg|(2005) DVD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Tweety and Sylvester Volume 1
SuperStars SylvesterAndTweety.jpg|(2010) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy (restored with DVNR)
lt bbot tp.jpg|(2011) DVD Tweety Pie
lt bbot s.jpg|(2011) DVD Sylvester
lt 3fcbo.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes 3 Feature Collection Best Of
lt spotlight df.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 2-3 Repack
lt ssfm2.jpg|(2017) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars Family Multi-Feature Vol. 2, Disc 2
lt spotlight v1-3.jpg|(2018) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 1-3 Repack
=== Streaming ===
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored without DVNR)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2024 - ) (restored without DVNR)
Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes (-) (restored without DVNR)
== Notes ==
* This short reuses footage from "Putty Tat Trouble" and "Canary Row".
* This is the first of several shorts in late 1951 where Eugene Poddany fills in as musical director while Carl Stalling recovers from a brain injury.
* This cartoon was shown in theatres with Along the Great Divide during its original release.
== Gallery ==
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File:Mang model.jpg|Manager model sheet
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File:Room and Bird (1951) - Rooms.jpg
File:Room and Bird (1951) - Mirror.jpg
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:1951
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Tweety Cartoons
Category:Granny Cartoons
Category:Hollywood in Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Paul Julian
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with music by Eugene Poddany
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 with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Bea Benaderet
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons that reuse footage from earlier cartoons