Tweety Bird
My Dream Is Yours
Release date: 1949-04-16
Plot: A young widow tries to make it in the music world. She's discovered by a radio manager who wants to turn her into a star, and from there unfolds a story full of dreams, songs, romance, and old-school showbiz charm, complete with sparkling musical numbers as fizzy as vintage soda pop.
Name and role: The film is best known for a dream sequence blending live action and animation, directed by Friz Freleng, featuring Bugs Bunny and Tweety Bird. In this scene, Martha's son falls asleep on the night before Easter, dreaming of a musical performance. During the dream, Doris Day and Jack Carson, dressed as rabbits, perform alongside Bugs Bunny in a lively musical number. Tweety makes a brief cameo in the same scene.
Trivia and other appearances: What can we say... this is one of the earliest examples of live-action and animation hybrid filmmaking. Want more? Think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam (both 1 and 2), or Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Release date: 1949-04-16
Plot: A young widow tries to make it in the music world. She's discovered by a radio manager who wants to turn her into a star, and from there unfolds a story full of dreams, songs, romance, and old-school showbiz charm, complete with sparkling musical numbers as fizzy as vintage soda pop.
Name and role: The film is best known for a dream sequence blending live action and animation, directed by Friz Freleng, featuring Bugs Bunny and Tweety Bird. In this scene, Martha's son falls asleep on the night before Easter, dreaming of a musical performance. During the dream, Doris Day and Jack Carson, dressed as rabbits, perform alongside Bugs Bunny in a lively musical number. Tweety makes a brief cameo in the same scene.
Trivia and other appearances: What can we say... this is one of the earliest examples of live-action and animation hybrid filmmaking. Want more? Think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam (both 1 and 2), or Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court
Release date: 1978-02-23
Plot: Bugs, while digging a hole, ends up in medieval Britain and is mistaken for a "dwagon" by Sir Elmer of Fudde. He encounters King Arthur, played by Daffy Duck, and Merlin, portrayed by Yosemite Sam. The story follows Bugs's adventures as he navigates knights, magic, and courtly intrigue, using his wits to face challenges and find his way back to his own time.
Name and role: When Bugs showcases the improvements he's making to the Middle Ages, he brings Porky into a hall filled with suits of armor designed to protect weaker, more fragile animals. Among them stands out a bird-shaped suit clearly modeled after Tweety... as if that little menace even needed armor, considering he's already dangerous enough on his own!
Trivia and other appearances: The only other medieval appearance of Tweety is in "A Big Knight Out" (1999), from the series Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries.
Release date: 1978-02-23
Plot: Bugs, while digging a hole, ends up in medieval Britain and is mistaken for a "dwagon" by Sir Elmer of Fudde. He encounters King Arthur, played by Daffy Duck, and Merlin, portrayed by Yosemite Sam. The story follows Bugs's adventures as he navigates knights, magic, and courtly intrigue, using his wits to face challenges and find his way back to his own time.
Name and role: When Bugs showcases the improvements he's making to the Middle Ages, he brings Porky into a hall filled with suits of armor designed to protect weaker, more fragile animals. Among them stands out a bird-shaped suit clearly modeled after Tweety... as if that little menace even needed armor, considering he's already dangerous enough on his own!
Trivia and other appearances: The only other medieval appearance of Tweety is in "A Big Knight Out" (1999), from the series Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries.
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Release date: 1981-11-20
Plot: An anthology film hosted by Bugs Bunny, featuring a spoof of the Oscars called the Oswald Awards. It presents three segments built around classic cartoons, with new animation linking the stories. Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Rocky, and Bugs himself all take the spotlight in this chaotic tribute to the Looney Tunes universe.
Name and role: Tweety and Sylvester are shown arriving at the red carpet in their personal vehicles. For Tweety, nothing could be more fitting than a simple birdcage on wheels.
Trivia and other appearances: We hadn't seen Tweety driving his little cage since 1962's The Jet Cage.
Release date: 1981-11-20
Plot: An anthology film hosted by Bugs Bunny, featuring a spoof of the Oscars called the Oswald Awards. It presents three segments built around classic cartoons, with new animation linking the stories. Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Rocky, and Bugs himself all take the spotlight in this chaotic tribute to the Looney Tunes universe.
Name and role: Tweety and Sylvester are shown arriving at the red carpet in their personal vehicles. For Tweety, nothing could be more fitting than a simple birdcage on wheels.
Trivia and other appearances: We hadn't seen Tweety driving his little cage since 1962's The Jet Cage.
Commercial
Brand: Borden Drink
Release date: 1986-??-??
Name and role:
A kid opens a cupboard looking for Borden Drinks and gets snatched by a gang of Looney Tunes characters, who drag him to the table to enjoy the drink with their big cartoon faces on it. Tweety not only brings out the product but also wraps things up by highlighting its nutritional benefits.
Brand: Borden Drink
Release date: 1986-??-??
Name and role:
A kid opens a cupboard looking for Borden Drinks and gets snatched by a gang of Looney Tunes characters, who drag him to the table to enjoy the drink with their big cartoon faces on it. Tweety not only brings out the product but also wraps things up by highlighting its nutritional benefits.
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Release date: 1988-09-24
Plot: Daffy Duck inherits a fortune from the reclusive millionaire J.P. Cubish, who dies laughing at Daffy's antics. The inheritance comes with a stipulation: Daffy must use the money for a public service and conduct honest business practices, or else Cubish's ghost will reclaim the fortune. To fulfill this condition, Daffy establishes a paranormal investigation agency, enlisting the help of Porky Pig, Sylvester, and Bugs Bunny.
Name and role: Even though Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) is pretty much reused in its entirety, there's a tiny new scene in this film where Sylvester wakes up realizing it was all a dream... until he sees Monster Tweety still lurking outside Daffy's office window.
Release date: 1988-09-24
Plot: Daffy Duck inherits a fortune from the reclusive millionaire J.P. Cubish, who dies laughing at Daffy's antics. The inheritance comes with a stipulation: Daffy must use the money for a public service and conduct honest business practices, or else Cubish's ghost will reclaim the fortune. To fulfill this condition, Daffy establishes a paranormal investigation agency, enlisting the help of Porky Pig, Sylvester, and Bugs Bunny.
Name and role: Even though Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) is pretty much reused in its entirety, there's a tiny new scene in this film where Sylvester wakes up realizing it was all a dream... until he sees Monster Tweety still lurking outside Daffy's office window.
Commercial
Brand: Tyson - Meal for Kids
Release date: 1993-06-10
Name and role:
In this Tyson Meal for Kids commercial, each Looney Tunes character has their own personalized meal, complete with their face on the box. However, Daffy Duck, who doesn't even appear in person, mischievously replaces every package with one featuring his own face, stealing the spotlight in true Daffy fashion.
Brand: Tyson - Meal for Kids
Release date: 1993-06-10
Name and role:
In this Tyson Meal for Kids commercial, each Looney Tunes character has their own personalized meal, complete with their face on the box. However, Daffy Duck, who doesn't even appear in person, mischievously replaces every package with one featuring his own face, stealing the spotlight in true Daffy fashion.
The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special
Release date: 1994-05-23
Plot: The Warner siblings are honored in a mockumentary-style TV special celebrating their (fake) 65th anniversary in showbiz. Through interviews, archival clips, and behind-the-scenes antics, the segment parodies Hollywood retrospectives while exploring the "history" of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
Name and role: I may sound like a broken record with these cameo descriptions: every famous Looney Tunes character has something terrible to say about the Warners. Each one gets their moment in the spotlight via mock interviews, reminiscing about the chaotic past they shared with Yakko, Wakko, and Dot... sometimes through gritted teeth and cartoon trauma.
Trivia and other appearances: These cameos are peak vintage Warner Bros.: pure, distilled metanarrative. For an actual documentary experience though, go check out 100th Anniversary Looney Tunes Cartoons (2023, streaming on Max).
Release date: 1994-05-23
Plot: The Warner siblings are honored in a mockumentary-style TV special celebrating their (fake) 65th anniversary in showbiz. Through interviews, archival clips, and behind-the-scenes antics, the segment parodies Hollywood retrospectives while exploring the "history" of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
Name and role: I may sound like a broken record with these cameo descriptions: every famous Looney Tunes character has something terrible to say about the Warners. Each one gets their moment in the spotlight via mock interviews, reminiscing about the chaotic past they shared with Yakko, Wakko, and Dot... sometimes through gritted teeth and cartoon trauma.
Trivia and other appearances: These cameos are peak vintage Warner Bros.: pure, distilled metanarrative. For an actual documentary experience though, go check out 100th Anniversary Looney Tunes Cartoons (2023, streaming on Max).
Carrotblanca
Release date: 1995-08-25
Plot: Bugs Bunny runs a nightclub during World War II. When he gets tangled up in a plot involving secret documents, he must choose between helping his old flame, Kitty Ketty, or maintaining his cherished neutrality.
Name and role: Tweety appears only briefly, but his most iconic moment is when his face morphs into Peter Lorre's since the two share the same role. In this Looney version, Ugarte becomes Umarte.
Trivia and other appearances: Peter Lorre, what can you say? He's been a staple in the Looney Tunes universe for ages, to the point of having his own character: the mad scientist Dr. Lorre, starting from "The Birth of a Notion" (1947) all the way to "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003). He even pops up in smaller series, like in the 1995 Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode "The Maltese Canary"
Release date: 1995-08-25
Plot: Bugs Bunny runs a nightclub during World War II. When he gets tangled up in a plot involving secret documents, he must choose between helping his old flame, Kitty Ketty, or maintaining his cherished neutrality.
Name and role: Tweety appears only briefly, but his most iconic moment is when his face morphs into Peter Lorre's since the two share the same role. In this Looney version, Ugarte becomes Umarte.
Trivia and other appearances: Peter Lorre, what can you say? He's been a staple in the Looney Tunes universe for ages, to the point of having his own character: the mad scientist Dr. Lorre, starting from "The Birth of a Notion" (1947) all the way to "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003). He even pops up in smaller series, like in the 1995 Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode "The Maltese Canary"
Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Release date: 1995-09-09
Plot: In 1995, Sylvester and Tweety embarked on a new adventure alongside Granny and Hector in a series that ran for an impressive five seasons called Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries. Almost every 20-minute episode is split into two separate shorts, each revolving around a mystery plot. While Granny solves the crimes, her pets spend most of the time clobbering each other, sometimes even stumbling upon the solution purely by accident. It's also the series with the highest number of obscure cameos in Looney Tunes history that I've ever seen.
Release date: 1995-09-09
Plot: In 1995, Sylvester and Tweety embarked on a new adventure alongside Granny and Hector in a series that ran for an impressive five seasons called Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries. Almost every 20-minute episode is split into two separate shorts, each revolving around a mystery plot. While Granny solves the crimes, her pets spend most of the time clobbering each other, sometimes even stumbling upon the solution purely by accident. It's also the series with the highest number of obscure cameos in Looney Tunes history that I've ever seen.
Superior Duck
Release date: 1996-08-23
Plot: Daffy stars as "Superior Duck" a superhero determined to do good but constantly sabotaged by an inept narrator who repeatedly botches the introduction. Throughout the short, various Looney Tunes characters make cameos, while Daffy grows increasingly fed up with the narration. By the end, he's had enough, fires the narrator, and vows to save humanity on his own terms.
Name and role: The final Daffy Duck short directed by Chuck Jones (57 years after his directorial debut) becomes a wild farewell party, filled with a flood of gratuitous Looney Tunes cameos. Superior Duck is said to be "more powerful than a locomotive" Cue the drama: Daffy stands heroically on the tracks, ready to stop a train... only to have a tiny toy locomotive roll between his legs, driven gleefully by Tweety. So much for the mighty duck.
Release date: 1996-08-23
Plot: Daffy stars as "Superior Duck" a superhero determined to do good but constantly sabotaged by an inept narrator who repeatedly botches the introduction. Throughout the short, various Looney Tunes characters make cameos, while Daffy grows increasingly fed up with the narration. By the end, he's had enough, fires the narrator, and vows to save humanity on his own terms.
Name and role: The final Daffy Duck short directed by Chuck Jones (57 years after his directorial debut) becomes a wild farewell party, filled with a flood of gratuitous Looney Tunes cameos. Superior Duck is said to be "more powerful than a locomotive" Cue the drama: Daffy stands heroically on the tracks, ready to stop a train... only to have a tiny toy locomotive roll between his legs, driven gleefully by Tweety. So much for the mighty duck.
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Tweety is by far the most starstruck by Michael Jordan, they share a bunch of little moments together, and it's actually our sweet, sneaky canary who gives MJ that final push to join the ToonSquad. Then, during the game, Tweety suddenly snaps into a frenzy of pint-sized violence and somehow manages to lay some serious smackdown on the Monstars. Never underestimate the fluffballs.
Trivia and other appearances: Previous live-action appearances include several commercials, and especially My Dream Is Yours (1949) his first film appearance in a musical sequence, marking the beginning of his glittery, yellow domination of screens big and small.
Quote: Ooh, I tawt I taw - I *did*, I did see Michael Jordan!
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: Tweety is by far the most starstruck by Michael Jordan, they share a bunch of little moments together, and it's actually our sweet, sneaky canary who gives MJ that final push to join the ToonSquad. Then, during the game, Tweety suddenly snaps into a frenzy of pint-sized violence and somehow manages to lay some serious smackdown on the Monstars. Never underestimate the fluffballs.
Trivia and other appearances: Previous live-action appearances include several commercials, and especially My Dream Is Yours (1949) his first film appearance in a musical sequence, marking the beginning of his glittery, yellow domination of screens big and small.
Quote: Ooh, I tawt I taw - I *did*, I did see Michael Jordan!
Commercial
Brand: Kraft Miracle Whip
Release date: 1999-04-27
Name and role:
Sylvester finally catches Tweety and prepares a sandwich with him, but realizes he's out of Miracle Whip. The sandwich isn't the same without that zesty kick!
Brand: Kraft Miracle Whip
Release date: 1999-04-27
Name and role:
Sylvester finally catches Tweety and prepares a sandwich with him, but realizes he's out of Miracle Whip. The sandwich isn't the same without that zesty kick!
Tweety's High Flying Adventure
Release date: 2000-02-29
Plot: In the same vein as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, here comes a charming little direct-to-video movie with Tweety in the spotlight. A globe-trotting adventure, reuniting with the rest of the Looney Tunes gang and staying one tiny step ahead of Sylvester and a whole slew of hungry cats of all shapes and sizes
Name and role: Speedy Gonzales naturally appears in the Mexican segment. He gives Tweety both a passport stamp and a lucky amulet that will have the same impact on the story as Speedy himself: absolutely none.
Release date: 2000-02-29
Plot: In the same vein as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, here comes a charming little direct-to-video movie with Tweety in the spotlight. A globe-trotting adventure, reuniting with the rest of the Looney Tunes gang and staying one tiny step ahead of Sylvester and a whole slew of hungry cats of all shapes and sizes
Name and role: Speedy Gonzales naturally appears in the Mexican segment. He gives Tweety both a passport stamp and a lucky amulet that will have the same impact on the story as Speedy himself: absolutely none.
Tweety's High Flying Adventure
Release date: 2000-02-29
Plot: In the same vein as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, here comes a charming little direct-to-video movie with Tweety in the spotlight. A globe-trotting adventure, reuniting with the rest of the Looney Tunes gang and staying one tiny step ahead of Sylvester and a whole slew of hungry cats of all shapes and sizes
Name and role: Tweety is the hero of the film, flying across the globe not just collecting customs stamps, but also 80 cat paw prints along the way. All to help Granny win her bet, prove his worth, and, if there's time, maybe win the girl too.
Quote: Never undewestimate a small package.
Release date: 2000-02-29
Plot: In the same vein as The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, here comes a charming little direct-to-video movie with Tweety in the spotlight. A globe-trotting adventure, reuniting with the rest of the Looney Tunes gang and staying one tiny step ahead of Sylvester and a whole slew of hungry cats of all shapes and sizes
Name and role: Tweety is the hero of the film, flying across the globe not just collecting customs stamps, but also 80 cat paw prints along the way. All to help Granny win her bet, prove his worth, and, if there's time, maybe win the girl too.
Quote: Never undewestimate a small package.
Commercial
Brand: Chia
Release date: 2000-11-15
Name and role:
Looney Tunes teamed up with Chia Pet in the 2000s, sprouting green fuzz on characters like Tweety, Taz, and Elmer Fudd. Just add water and voila'! Your favorite toon grows a leafy haircut! Classic cartoon meets botanical whimsy.
Brand: Chia
Release date: 2000-11-15
Name and role:
Looney Tunes teamed up with Chia Pet in the 2000s, sprouting green fuzz on characters like Tweety, Taz, and Elmer Fudd. Just add water and voila'! Your favorite toon grows a leafy haircut! Classic cartoon meets botanical whimsy.
Egg-Straordinary Adventure
Release date: 2003-02-11
Plot: The Looney Babies take on a sweet Easter adventure, all to keep Baby Taz from bursting into tears. With the same quality and childlike tone of the Baby Looney Tunes series, Egg-Straordinary Adventure stands as the only direct-to-video film in this charming little sub-series.
Name and role: Tweety acts mostly as a sidekick in this story. His main role seems to be showing up whenever Lola would otherwise be alone on screen. Not much of a standout... but then again, the movie kind of is what it is.
Release date: 2003-02-11
Plot: The Looney Babies take on a sweet Easter adventure, all to keep Baby Taz from bursting into tears. With the same quality and childlike tone of the Baby Looney Tunes series, Egg-Straordinary Adventure stands as the only direct-to-video film in this charming little sub-series.
Name and role: Tweety acts mostly as a sidekick in this story. His main role seems to be showing up whenever Lola would otherwise be alone on screen. Not much of a standout... but then again, the movie kind of is what it is.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Tweety. How do you even explain this role? In the Theatrical version, it turns out Tweety is actually Taz disguised as a canary. So technically, it's Taz. But in the deleted scenes, it really was Tweety. So take your pick.
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Tweety. How do you even explain this role? In the Theatrical version, it turns out Tweety is actually Taz disguised as a canary. So technically, it's Taz. But in the deleted scenes, it really was Tweety. So take your pick.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Tweety has a way bigger role in the deleted material. In a Mexican standoff, DJ doesn't know who to mutate into an ancient version of themselves, so he picks Tweety. The little bird morphs into a dinosaur and devours the Acme chairman in a single bite. An intriguing alternate take... though it would've erased all the space scenes.
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Tweety has a way bigger role in the deleted material. In a Mexican standoff, DJ doesn't know who to mutate into an ancient version of themselves, so he picks Tweety. The little bird morphs into a dinosaur and devours the Acme chairman in a single bite. An intriguing alternate take... though it would've erased all the space scenes.
Commercial
Brand: Looney Crunch Toons
Release date: 2003-11-28
Name and role:
Crunch Toons was a 2003 Cartoon Network promo, tying in with Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Bugs, Tweety and Taz chomp on toon-branded snacks while chaos unfolds, proving that even snack time isn't safe from slapstick. Free tattoos included, because of course.
Brand: Looney Crunch Toons
Release date: 2003-11-28
Name and role:
Crunch Toons was a 2003 Cartoon Network promo, tying in with Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Bugs, Tweety and Taz chomp on toon-branded snacks while chaos unfolds, proving that even snack time isn't safe from slapstick. Free tattoos included, because of course.
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Release date: 2006-11-14
Plot: Daffy Duck is a greedy megastore owner who despises Christmas and mistreats his employees. On Christmas Eve, he's visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who show him the error of his ways. After witnessing the impact of his actions, Daffy reforms, embraces the holiday spirit, and... Well I think you already heard about this story.
Name and role: Tweety tags along as Granny's sidekick, nothing too fancy. A simpler role compared to when he played Tiny Tim in the earlier version.
Release date: 2006-11-14
Plot: Daffy Duck is a greedy megastore owner who despises Christmas and mistreats his employees. On Christmas Eve, he's visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who show him the error of his ways. After witnessing the impact of his actions, Daffy reforms, embraces the holiday spirit, and... Well I think you already heard about this story.
Name and role: Tweety tags along as Granny's sidekick, nothing too fancy. A simpler role compared to when he played Tiny Tim in the earlier version.