Gift Wrapped (film)
| Gift Wrapped | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes (Sylvester/Tweety/Granny) series | |
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Narrated by | Daws Butler (uncredited) |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by |
Arthur Davis Manuel Perez Virgil Ross Ken Champin |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Irv Wyner |
| Studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 16, 1952 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
Gift Wrapped is a 1952 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng (credited as I. Freleng), originally released on February 16, 1952. Later reissued by Warner Bros. under the "Blue Ribbon" Merrie Melodies series in 1960, Gift Wrapped is available on DVD as a part of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 and Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2.
Sylvester awakes on Christmas morning to find presents under the tree, but is disappointed when his gift is just a rubber mouse ("Oh, why couldn't I get something practical? Like a real mouse!" he remarks). When he hears Tweety's singing coming from what appears to be a gift-wrapped bird cage and sees that it is labeled for Granny, he switches the tags. Granny gives the cage to Sylvester and opens the box with the rubber mouse. Believing it to be a mix-up, she goes to give Sylvester his box and correct the mistake, but once she sees a satisfied Sylvester hiccup Tweety's feathers, she immediately gets wise and makes the cat spit up the bird. After a thorough scolding, Granny insists that Sylvester kiss Tweety under a sprig of mistletoe, but the now-sulking cat eats Tweety again, leading to another forced regurgitation.
Granny places Tweety's cage on a pole where she thinks Sylvester won't be able to reach it, but the cat is determined to get at his meal. On his first attempt, Tweety points out a huge present waiting under the Christmas tree. Sylvester immediately runs to the package to open it with relish, only to find it is Hector the Bulldog, who promptly eats Sylvester. Granny immediately forces Hector to spit out Sylvester and drags him out of the room.
Meanwhile, Sylvester resumes his attempts to get to Tweety with the following tricks all ending in failure:
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