Sylvester (Chuck Jones)

* Porky Pig's pet
* The Grand Duke

**Sylvester** is the main protagonist of Chuck Jones' shorts "Scaredy Cat", "Claws For Alarm" and "Jumpin' Jupiter", and the main antagonist of the 1950 Chuck Jones short "The Scarlet Pumpernickel". In the former three cartoons, he's depicted as Porky Pig's pet, while in the latter, he's depicted as an evil duke who wants to destroy The Scarlet Pumpernickel and to force Melissa Duck to marry him.

## History

### *Scaredy Cat*

Sylvester and Porky Pig were going to their new home. Sylvester is truly scared about that place, and he noticed a lots of mice who were tying up cats and torturing them. The mice also tried to hurt Porky, and Sylvester did everything to protect his owner. Porky didn't realize what's going on, and he thought that Sylvester was messing with him, and repeatedly scolded him, while sometimes kicking him. When Porky decided to go to the kitchen by himself and see what's going on, the mice tied him up and prepared to torture him. Sylvester escaped from the house, but his conscience started to scold him for being such a coward and letting the mice torture Porky. Sylvester realized that he's a cat, and they are mice, and that he can easily defeat them, ran back in the house, defeated the mice and saved Porky. After that, Porky was very thankful to him. At the end, a mouse was preparing to hit Sylvester with a mallet. Porky tried to warn Sylvester, but Sylvester didn't listen to the warning, and got hit with a mallet by a mouse.

### *The Scarlet Pumpernickel*

Daffy Duck made a story where he's a hero named the Scarlet Pumpernickel. In that story, the Lord High Chambonnel (played by Porky Pig) decides to marry Melissa Duck to Duke Sylvester (played by Sylvester) against her will, to tease the Scarlet Pumpernickel to come to rescue her, so the Duke could kill the Scarlet Pumpernickel. The Lord sent his messenger (played by Henery Hawk) to give the message to Duke Sylvester, and locked Melissa in the tower. He waited for the Grand Duke to come, so he can marry Melissa. The Scarlet Pumpernickel was drinking in the Inn, and talked to the innkeeper (played by Elmer Fudd). He later went to the Lord's castle, and had a nice conversation with him. The Grand Duke interrupted the conversation by telling the Lord that the Scarlet Pumpernickel will come soon, and that they must prepare for a battle with him. He also asked the Scarlet Pumpernickel (dressed as a nobleman) who is he, and he responded that he's actually the Scarlet Pumpernickel. The Grand Duke and the Lord started to laugh, as they couldn't believe in that. The Grand Duke battled the Scarlet Pumpernickel in the Inn, and possibly lost the battle, as he's presented as the bad guy of the story.

### *Claws For Alarm*

Sylvester and Porky Pig were going to spend a night in the hotel. Sylvester is truly scared about that place, and he noticed a lots of mice who tried to kill him and Porky. He did everything to protect Porky, but Porky didn't realize what's going on, and he thought that Sylvester was messing with him, and repeatedly scolded him, while sometimes kicking him. At the end of the episode, Porky decided that he will stay in the hotel for the whole week, which angered Sylvester, who got sick of protecting Porky, getting tired because of staying awake all the night to protect him, and getting scolded and kicked by Porky for no actual reason. Sylvester smacked Porky in the head with a gun, put him in the car, and drove far, far away from the hotel.

### *Jumpin' Jupiter*

Sylvester and Porky Pig were going to spend a night in the woods. Sylvester heard the coyote howling, and got scared. Porky scolded him for being such a coward, and set up the tent. The Jovian kidnapped Sylvester and Porky, and used them as samples of the Earth creatures. He transported them to the Jupiter. Sylvester noticed the Jovian, got scared, and jumped on Porky. When Porky saw the Jovian, he mistook him for a scout who wants to sell cookies, he scolded Sylvester for being afraid of a "scout", and told the Jovian that he doesn't want to buy any cookies. Porky didn't realize that he and Sylvester were on the Jupiter, and noticed the Earth, telling that is "such a strange planeth", and that he "never saw that one before".