Sandy Claws
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
Business as usual, at a very high level. When Granny and Tweety spend a day at the beach, Sylvester must contend with the surf and the sand to grab Tweety from his cage, located atop a rock. Granny leaves Tweety's cage to change into her "bikini bathing suit" (an all-covering 1890s outfit!). Meanwhile, Sylvester, frustrated with the worm and fishing routine ("There must be an easier way for a pussycat to get sustenance!"), spies Tweety and starts after the sunglass-wearing bird. The tide comes in (accompanied by monster waves), further preventing Sylvester from getting the bird. Tweety gets stuck on the rock, and Sylvester sees his chance to catch a delicious morsel while trying to "save" the bird.
Characters
Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, Worm, Shark
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Isadore Freleng (as I. Freleng)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Art Davis, Warren Foster
Animation
- Animator
- Art Davis, Manuel Perez, Virgil Ross
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Sylvester, Tweety), Bea Benaderet (Granny)
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
Crew
- Layouts
- Hawley Pratt
- Backgrounds
- Irv Wyner
Production notes
A box lying on its side at the beach bears the word "Friz."
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Subject (Cartoon), 1955
Pictures
Reviews
Sandy Claws
When Bugs Bunny cartons would air on ABC, this one would be shown numerous times.
While at the beach, Tweety is marooned on a rocky ledge by the incoming tide.
Sylvester spends much of the cartoon trying to get him back in for lunch of course, but Tweety doesn't know that.
"The brave puddy tat is trying to save me."
This cartoon was one of the few times we see Granny and Sylvester as allies. Granny thinks Sylvester is trying to save Tweety too.
Tweety ends up having to row himself back to shore.
Like so many Merrie Melodies, this one was tops as well. No doubt about it.
Sandy Claws
Throughout Freleng's Sylvester cartoons, Art Davis had a hand in nearly all the cat's memorable facial expressions, but especially THIS one; maybe that's why he was given special co-writer credit here.