Birds Anonymous

Birds Anonymous (1957)

In this spoof of Alcoholics Anonymous, pussycats are cast as bird-eating addicts and go through the 12-step process to deal with their addiction. Sylvester, who could never quite get the best of the object of his desire, Tweety Bird, joins and resolves to quit chasing and eating the canary.

Date of release
1957-08-10
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (57)
Runtime
7m
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Director
Friz Freleng

Casting

  • Mel Blanc — Sylvester / Tweety / Clarence / B.A. Cats (voice)

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Birds Anonymous is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster, released on August 10, 1957, starring Tweety and Sylvester. The title is a reference to renowned mutual aid organizations Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.).

Production notes

Birds Anonymous is a reference to the self-help movement Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.

The voice of Clarence the cat is similar to that of Marvin the Martian, the creation of Chuck Jones. The voice of the B.A. Cat was used by Mel Blanc for the lovebird in Life With Feathers, among other places.

The premise was later adapted into The Last Hungry Cat, again with Sylvester struggling against his conscience over Tweety.

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