Claws For Alarm

Sylvester is terrified when he and Porky spend the night in a ghost town motel that's inhabited by murderous mice that Porky never notices. "This looks like a perfectly splendid place to spend the night, doesn't it, Sylvester? It's so quaint and picturesque," Porky declares.

Porky Pig, Sylvester

The first of only two Sylvester cartoons animated by Abe Levitow, and the first of only two animated by Richard Thompson. The last Sylvester cartoon animated by Lloyd Vaughan.

Sylvester gets the upper hand at the end of this cartoon. Some other ones are: "Catch as Cats Can," "Yankee Dood It," "Here Today, Gone Tamale," "Trip for Tat," "A Message To Gracias," "Freudy Cat" and "Doggone Cats."

On CBS and ABC, the scene where Sylvester plugs a gun with his finger and the gun fires, causing the bullet to go through his finger and out via his tail (to Porky commenting "Mice") was cut.

On Cartoon Network's pre-2002 airings (CN now airs this cartoon uncut), ABC, Nickelodeon and the syndicated "Merrie Melodies Show", the following parts were cut:

• The scene where Sylvester uses a noose to demonstrate to Porky what could have happened to him had Sylvester not saved him was cut on ABC, "The Merrie Melodies Show" and Cartoon Network before 2002, but was left uncut on Nickelodeon (and later on CN).
• The scene where a noose lowers on Porky while Porky is sleeping, Sylvester cuts the noose with a razor and Porky accuses Sylvester of attempted murder was cut on ABC, "The Merrie Melodies Show", pre-2002 Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon.
• The scene where a moosehead has a rifle emerging from its mouth to try and kill Porky and Sylvester beating it up was cut on pre-2002 Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.