Tree For Two

I think many hard core Sylvester fans prefer these cartoons of his. The reason being that it shows his strictly as a victim thus putting a huge amount of sympathy onto him and causes some to even hate Tweety, Hippety Hopper, and even Speedy Gonzales for retaliating against him. But, none-the-less, Sylvester plays the victim excellently here. He actually appears totally helpless against these back alley dogs Spike and Chester. Especially when Spike corners him against a box and Sylvester hides his face as he timidly waves his claws towards the dog. However, like in Life With Feathers, it's the ingenious story that elevates this toon above others. While Sylvester hideshis face waving his claws, an escaped Panther emerges from the boxes and scratches the dog beyond injury. However, both animals didn't see this Panther so the dog thinks Sylvester is extremely tough and runs in fear while Sly also is convinced of his intimidation abilities and picks a fight with Chester. This of course proves to be a mistake and Sylvester is beaten once again. But, like I stated before, Sylvester made many fans with this one I'm sure. The sympathy factor went through the roof for the first time here.