History YMMV / SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird

* IAmNotShazam: Their first short together was called ''WesternAnimation/TweetiePie''. As a result, some people believe that Tweety's last name is "Pie". (This name ''has'' came into works official however, Tweety refers to himself as "Tweety Pie" in the song "I Tawt a Puddy Cat" for example.)

* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[GallowsHumor Dark as it is]], Hector’s ImagineSpot where he’s machine-gunned to death by Granny in “Fowl Weather” can be pushed into this territory for viewers, thanks to [[NeverMessWithGranny the image of Granny with a machine gun]] and Hector’s overwrought death throes and falling down.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Granny, due to her sweet nature, generally attentive care of Tweety (StrictlyFormula allowing), and her general badassery in dealing with Sylvester, not to mention being one of the ''Looney Tunes''’ few enduring female characters of their classic era. Her excellent voice acting by Bea Benederet and later Creator/JuneForay helps too.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Granny, due to her sweet nature, generally attentive care of Tweety (StrictlyFormula allowing), and her general badassery in dealing with Sylvester, not to mention being one of the Looney Tunes’ few enduring female characters of the UsefulNotes/GoldenAgeOfAnimation. Her excellent voice acting by Creator/BeaBenederet and later Creator/JuneForay helps too.
** Hector the bulldog, especially in the Tweety-less “Hippety Hopper”, where he has a large speaking role and tries to help Sylvester through encouragement and other means. Expect many comments lamenting this version of the character not appearing in other shorts.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Granny, due to her sweet nature, generally attentive care of Tweety (StrictlyFormula allowing), and her general badassery in dealing with Sylvester, not to mention being one of the Looney Tunes’ few enduring female characters of the GoldenAgeOfAnimation. Her excellent voice acting by BeaBenederet and later JuneForay helps too.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[GallowsHumor Dark as it is]], Hector’s ImagineSpot where he’s machine-gunned to death by Granny in “Fowl Weather” can be pushed into this territory for viewers, thanks to [[GunTotingGranny the image of Granny with a machine gun]] and Hector’s overwrought death throes and falling down.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: [[GallowsHumor Dark as it is]], Hector’s ImagineSpot where he’s machine-gunned to death by Granny in “Fowl Weather” can be pushed in this territory for viewers, thanks to [[BadassGranny the image of Granny with a machine gun]] and Hector’s overwrought death throes and falling down.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Sylvester falls into this a lot. It's especially hard not to feel any sympathy for him in ''WesternAnimation/CannedFeud'', where he doesn't even do anything to provoke the mouse who gleefully torments him throughout the short and wants to make him starve. There's also "Museum Scream", where, yes, he is trying to eat Tweety, but much of the abuse that he takes in the short is needlessly harsh (getting swallowed whole by a snake and attacked by a poisonous wasp, having his head bitten by a baby dinosaur, being sliced to pieces by a buzzsaw, Tweety making him go through a digestive tract display, ect.).

* JerkassWoobie: Sylvester is a SmugSnake and a conniving predator in most his shorts, however he is always completely out of [[InvincibleHero his foes']] league and earns more than a few solid beatings in nearly every appearance he has. Also, he was often at the receiving end of abuse from [[ComedicSociopathy unprovoked adversaries]] as well. His neuroses and [[TeamRocketWins small number of victories]] even compared to other Looney Tunes Butt Monkeys makes him arguably the most pitiful villain in the series after Wile E Coyote.

* JerkassWoobie: Sylvester is a conniving predator in most his shorts, however he is always completely out of [[InvincibleHero his foes']] league and earns more than a few solid beatings in nearly every appearance he has. Not to mention he was often at the recieving end of abuse from [[{{Troll}} unprovoked]] [[ComedicSociopath adversaries]] as well. His neuroses and small number of victories even compared to other Looney Tunes Butt Monkeys makes him arguably the most pitiful villain in the series after Wile E Coyote.

* RootingForTheEmpire: As is common for Looney Tunes antagonists, Sylvester often has the audience on his side due to taking so much abuse with little in the way of victories.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Sylvester falls into this a lot. It's especially hard not to feel any sympathy for him in ''WesternAnimation/CannedFeud'', where he doesn't even do anything to provoke the mouse who gleefully torments him throughout the short and wants to make him starve. There's also "Museum Scream", where, yes, he is trying to eat Tweety, but much of the abuse that he takes in the short is needlessly harsh (getting swallowed whole by a snake and attacked by a wasp, having his head bitten by a baby dinosaur, being sliced to pieces by a buzzsaw, Tweety making him go through a digestive tract display, ect.).

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Tweety is one of the most common examples of this in western cartoons. His high pitched voice is supposed to be boyish and childish instead of girly. He has eyelashes and a soft color palette, but is a boy nevertheless. It doesn't help that a lot of merchandise with Tweety on it is aimed at girls. At least one gag in ''WesternAnimation/SylvesterAndTweetyMysteries'' lampshades this by having Tweety fly into a birdhouse bathroom with a male sign on it, then [[BreakingTheFourthWall poke his head out to the audience]] and say "See, folks? I ''am'' a boy."

* RootingForTheEmpire: As is common for Looney Tunes antagonists, Sylvester often has the audience on his side due to taking so much abuse with little in the way of victories.

* IAmNotShazam: Their first short together was called ''WesternAnimation/TweetiePie''. As a result, some people believe that Tweety's last name is "Pie".

* MyRealDaddy: Friz Freleng for Tweety, though Bob Clampett initially created and featured Tweety in some shorts he did before he left the studio in 1945. He was the primary director for most Sylvester shorts as well, though other directors did make notable use of him.

* NightmareFuel: In "Greedy For Tweety", Granny gives Sylvester sleeping pills, rendering him too tired to move. His eye are blood-shot as he snaps his eyes open after they slowly close over and over... while Hector the Bull dog with his broken leg, inches closer every time Sylvester closes his eyes... And there's nothing Sylvester can do but wait for the inevitable.

* RootingForTheEmpire: As is common for Looney Tunes antagonists, Sylvester, while clearly worse than Tweety, often has the audience's sympathy due to taking so much abuse with little in the way of victories.

* MyRealDaddy: Friz Freleng for Tweety. He was the primary director for most Sylvester shorts as well, though other directors did make notable use of him.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Tweety is one of the most common examples of this in western cartoons. His high pitched voice is supposed to be boyish and childish instead of girly. He has eyelashes and a soft color palette, but is a boy nevertheless. It doesn't help that a lot of merchandise with Tweety on it are aimed at girls. At least one gag in ''WesternAnimation/SylvesterAndTweetyMysteries'' lampshades this by having Tweety fly into a birdhouse bathroom with a male sign on it, then [[BreakingTheFourthWall poke his head out to the audience]] and say "See, folks? I ''am'' a boy."

* JerkassWoobie: Sylvester is a conniving predator in most his shorts, however he is always completely out of [[InvincibleHero his foes']] league and earns more than a few solid beatings in nearly every appearance he has. Not to mention he was often at the recieving end of abuse from [[ScrewySquirrel unprovoked]] [[ComedicSociopath adversaries]] as well. His neuroses and small number of victories even compared to other Looney Tunes Butt Monkeys makes him arguably the most pitiful villain in the series after Wile E Coyote.

* [[Squick]]: The scene in "Museum Scream" where Sylvester goes through a digestive tract display. Tweety's line after Sylvester emerges ([[ToiletHumor "Are you okay, puddy tat? You wook pooped!"]]) doesn't help.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Tweety is one of the most common examples of this in western cartoons. His high pitched voice is supposed to be boyish and childish instead of girly. He has eyelashes and a soft color palette, but is a boy nevertheless. It doesn't help that a lot of merchandise with Tweety on it are aimed at girls.

* Squick: The scene in "Museum Scream" where Sylvester goes through a digestive tract display. Tweety's line after Sylvester emerges ([[ToiletHumor "Are you okay, puddy tat? You wook pooped!"]]) doesn't help.
* Unintentionally Sympathetic: Sylvester falls into this a lot. It's especially hard not to feel any sympathy for him in ''WesternAnimation/CannedFeud'', where he doesn't even do anything to provoke the mouse who gleefully torments him throughout the short and wants to make him starve. There's also "Museum Scream", where, yes, he is trying to eat Tweety, but much of the abuse that he takes in the short is needlessly harsh (getting swallowed whole by a snake and attacked by a wasp, having his head bitten by a baby dinosaur, being sliced to pieces by a buzzsaw, Tweety making him go through a digestive tract display, ect.).

* JerkassWoobie: Sylvester is a conniving predator in most his shorts, however he is always completely out of [[InvincibleHero his foes']] league and earns more than a few solid beatings in nearly every appearance he has. Not to mention he was often at the recieving end of abuse from [[ScrewySquirrel unprovoked]] [[ComedicSociopath adversaries]] as well. His neuroses and small number of victories even compared to other Looney Tunes Butt Monkeys makes him arguably the most pitiful foe in the series after Wile E Coyote.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: See "SamusIsAGirl" on the main page.