Tweety

### Friends

Sylvester (sometimes, best friend/ archenemy), Granny (second best friend), Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, Porky Pig, Tasmanian Devil, Witch Hazel (sometimes), Gossamer (sometimes), Lola Bunny, Pepe Le Pew, Tina Russo, Foghorn Leghorn, Pete Puma, Mac and Tosh, Road Runner, Petunia Pig, Penelope Pussycat, Michael Jordan, Stan Podolak, The Nerdlucks/ The Monstars, D.J. Drake, Kate Houghton, LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Roger Rabbit, Eddie Valiant, Jessica Rabbit, Baby Herman, Benny the Cab, Dolores, Lt. Santino, Marvin Acme, R.K. Maroon, Ann Darrow, King Kong, Jack Driscoll, Carl Denham, Charles Weston, Charlie the Cook, Captain Englehorn, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, Constance Bonacieux, D'Artagnan, King Louis XIII of France, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Jack, Humpty Dumpty, Three Little Pigs, Golden Harp, Three Bears, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Gena, Mama Dinosaur, Lenny, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Wonder Twins, Gleek, The Flash, Catwoman, Rick Blain, Ilsa Lund, Victor Laszlo, Sam, Captain Louis Renault, Ugarte, Yosemite Sam (sometimes), Elmer Fudd (sometimes), Marvin the Martian (sometimes), Wile E. Coyote (sometimes), other friends

### Enemies

Sylvester (usually, archenemy/ best friend), Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian, Wile E. Coyote, Tasmanian Devil (sometimes), Gossamer, Witch Hazel, Nasty Canasta, Rocky and Mugsy, Cecil Turtle, Mr. Swackhammer, The Nerdlucks/ The Monstars (formerly), Mr. Chairman, Judge Doom, Toon Patrol, The Witch Doctor, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Captain Rochefort, The Giant, Mr. Lawyer, Mr. Johnson, Terisha, Lex Luthor, Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman (formerly), Black Manta, Professor Zoom, Sinestro, Cheetah, Captain Nils Helstrom, Major Strasser, Al-G Rhythm, Goon Squad, other enemies

**Tweety Bird** (also known as **Tweety Pie** or simply **Tweety**) is a fictional yellow bird and a major character in the animated series *Looney Tunes* and *Merrie Melodies*. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being a typical English onomatopoeia for the sounds of birds. His characteristics are based on Red Skelton famous "Mean Widdle Kid". Tweety appeared in 48 cartoons in the Golden Age.

Despite the perceptions that people may hold of the canary being female, owing to the long lashes and high-pitched voice of he has, Tweety is really male. This was established several times in the series *Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries* as the titular deuteragonist. It was also confirmed toward the end of "Snow Business" when Granny exclaimed to Tweety and Sylvester, "Here I am, boys!" On the other hand, a 1951 episode was entitled "Ain't She Tweet". Also, his species is ambiguous; although often portrayed as a baby canary, he is also frequently called a rare and valuable "tweety bird" as a plot device, and once called "the only living specimen". Nevertheless, the title song directly states that the bird is a canary. His shape more closely suggests that of a *baby* bird, which in fact is what he was during his early appearances (although the "baby bird" aspect has been used in a few later cartoons as a plot device). The yellow feathers were added but otherwise he retained the baby-bird shape.

In his early appearances in Bob Clampett cartoons, Tweety is a very aggressive character who tries anything to foil his foe, even kicking his enemy when he is down. Tweety was toned down when Friz Freleng started directing the series into a cutesier bird, and even more when Granny was introduced, however sometimes Tweety still kept his malicious side. One of his most notable "malicious" moments is in the cartoon *Birdy and the Beast*; when a cat tries to chase Tweety by flying and falls after remembering that cats cannot fly, Tweety says sympathetically, "Awww, the poor kitty cat! He faw down and go (*in a loud, tough, masculine voice*) Boom!", after which he grins mischievously. A similar gag was used in *A Tale of Two Kitties* when Tweety, wearing an air raid warden's helmet, suddenly yells out in that same voice: "Turn out those lights!"

Tweety appears in *Tiny Toon Adventures*, *Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries*, *Tweety’s High Flying Adventure*, *Baby Looney Tunes*, *Looney Tunes: Back In Action*, *Looney Tunes Webtoons*, *The Looney Tunes Show*, The New Looney Tunes*,* Looney Tunes Cartoons*,* Bugs Bunny Builders *and* Tiny Toons Looniversity*.*

He was voiced by late Mel Blanc (1942–1989), Bob Bergen (1990–present), Jeff Bergman (1990-present), the late Greg Burson (1994, 1997), the late Joe Alaskey (1995–2003, 2011), Eric Goldberg (1996, 2003), Sam Vincent (2001–2006), Billy West (2003), and currently Eric Bauza (2018-present).

His heroic acts mostly consist of him defending himself, and other characters in danger from people like Sylvester, or any other alley cats or predators, he is also an investigator in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries where he, Sylvester, Granny, and Hector investigate crimes and arrest the criminals, Sylvester still maintains the desire to eat Tweety in the show, and as per usual, Tweety usually outsmarts him, he is also the main protagonist of his 2 films, Tweety’s High Flying Adventure and King Tweety, in Tweety’s High Flying Adventure, he is sent around the world to gather 80 paw prints from cats, all while Sylvester is lurking out to eat him along the way, and in King Tweety, he is selected to be the new king of the Canary Islands, but Sylvester uncovers a sinister plot to kill Tweety, and In the movie, unlike past products, Sylvester and Tweety have more of a friendly relationship with each other. Tweety was saved by Hector the Bulldog (his personal bodyguard and best friend) who always brutalized Sylvester to force him to spit Tweety out. Their friendship would continue in the kids' tv show *Bugs Bunny Builders*.

## Trivia

* A photo of Tweety Bird can be seen on Avery Orenthal's bird chart in the *What's New Scooby-Doo* episode *New Mexico Old Monster*. This is also the same episode where Wile E. Coyote makes a cameo chasing the Roadrunner.
* Tweety shares several of the voice actors with Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Sylvester and Marvin.
* Tweety has a split personality and act that shows he also has a dark side to his sweet nature.