Sylvester debuted in Friz Freleng's 1945 short,
"Life With Feathers," uttering the line,
"Sufferin'succotash!" which would become his classic
trademark for the next six decades.



Sylvester's fledgling career might have ended
after his second cartoon, "Peck Up Your Troubles"
, were it not for a fateful turn of events. Bob Clampett
departed from Warner Bros. in1947, leaving behind some
preliminary work on a new short. The short would havebeen
the third to feature a Clampett creation:
a little canary named Tweety. Freleng liked
the idea of teaming Sylvester with the sweetly
little bird.The resulting short, "Tweety Pie," won
the Academy Award for Freleng that year, the first
of several for both Freleng and Warner Bros. Animation.
Whether he's attempting to catch Tweety or Speedy Gonzales,
protect Porky, impress his own son, or stage an impromptu
singing recital in Elmer Fudd's backyard at midnight,
Sylvester is a Class act.

Sylvester is currently working with Tweety in support Of
"Tweety's Global Patrol," a national education program
urging elementary school children to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Information came from Warner Brothers