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Tweetie Pie
Tweetie Pie is a 1947 "Merrie Melodies" cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. "Tweetie Pie" was the first pairing of Sylvester and Tweety and won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, breaking "Tom and Jerry"s streak of four consecutive wins on the category.
Development.
Allegedly, when Tweety's creator, director Bob Clampett, left the Warner Bros. studio in 1946, he was working on a fourth film starring Tweety, whom he would pair with Friz Freleng’s Sylvester, who previously appeared
. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons in 1947, but lost to Warner Bros. "Tweetie Pie", ending their streak of 4 consecutive wins.
Plot.
After the milkman delivers two milk bottles, Tom eagerly snatches one and pours it out to drink, but is met by Jerry, who also wants the milk. Tom tries three times to lock Jerry in a room to keep him away from the milk, but each time, Jerry manages to keep sipping the milk.