Father of the Bird

Father of the Bird
Directed by	Stephen A. Fossati
Story by	Stephen A. Fossati
Produced by	Chuck Jones Linda Jones Clough
Starring	Joe Alaskey June Foray
Music by	George Daugherty Cameron Patrick
Animation by	Tom Decker Patrick Gleeson Roberto Casale
Color process	Technicolor
Production companies	Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation Chuck Jones Film Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)
Running time	8 minutes
Language	English

Father of the Bird is a 1997 traditionally animated Looney Tunes short film directed and co-produced by Stephen A. Fossati and produced by Chuck Jones and Linda Jones Clough starring Sylvester. This short only had a limited theatrical release and was the only other Sylvester short Jones' team worked on in which the character speaks (the other being The Scarlet Pumpernickel (the only one of the two directed by Jones himself)). This was also the final Sylvester cartoon Chuck Jones was involved with. It was also the final Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short to have Jones involved in and to use traditional cel animation.

Plot

Sylvester finds a sparrow egg in a nest. Before he can eat it for breakfast however, a little bird hatches out and calls him "Mama." He warms to the idea of being a father and instead of eating it, he protects the bird throughout a series of near-disasters.

External links

• Father of the Bird at IMDb