Canned Feud

Sylvester's owners go on vacation, leaving him in the house with lots of food...but the mouse steals the can opener.

Sylvester, Mouse

The last Sylvester cartoon animated by John Carey.

The note on the milk bottle is signed by Mrs. Champin. "Farren's Finest" on the cat food can label in the title is a reference to assistant animator Jack Farren. Also note the canned food brands of Hawley's Salmon and Champin Tuna.

Treg Brown was once more not credited for brilliant sound effects and editing.

The Blue Ribbon release featured blue rings. This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.

In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their Blue Ribbon program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.

All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.