Gift Wrapped

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Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.

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7.2/10

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Mel Blanc

Sylvester
(voice)
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Bea Benaderet

Granny
(voice)
(uncredited)

Daws Butler

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Friz Freleng
Writer
- Warren Foster
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Trivia
Granny calls the yellow avian a Tweety Bird in this episode.

Goofs
When Sylvester uses the toy crane, he cranks it in the same direction to both lower the grappling claw and raise it. He should have cranked it in the opposite direction to raise it. POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: There might have been just enough rope on the windlass to extend the grappling hook down to the quarry; if the rope was attached to the windlass at the end, then it would wind back in if the windlass was turned in the same direction.

Quotes
Granny: Ah, ha! You didn't count on Pocahontas, did you, Geronimo?

Alternate versions
Current Cartoon Network version cuts out the entire scene in which Sylvester, dressed as an Indian, tries to catch Tweety, who's dressed as a cowboy. Sylvester pulls off the cork of Tweety's gun and gets blasted in the face. He manages to catch Tweety but gets stopped by Granny, who's also dressed like an Indian.

Connections
Edited into Tom Tom Tomcat (1953)

Soundtracks
Jingle Bells
(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
Played during the opening credits
Also sung by Mel Blanc (as Tweety)

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5/10

A run-of-the-mill cartoon elevated by an impeccably realised Christmas atmosphere

Friz Freleng's 'Gift Wrapped' is a decent entry in the lacklustre Tweety and Sylvester series. A Christmas cartoon set entirely in a house on Christmas morning, 'Gift Wrapped' adheres to some pretty standard and not terribly funny jokes involving dynamite and surprisingly effective toy guns. Such gags can be made fresh again with the right execution but in the Sylvester and Tweety cartoons Freleng always seemed content to just play them the way they'd already been played a million times before. The addition of Granny and a Bulldog to proceedings adds a little colour and Tweety is not excessively annoying this time round either but the main thing that saves 'Gift Wrapped' from being as weak as the worst Tweety and Sylvester shorts is the impeccably realised festive atmosphere which gives the cartoon a pleasingly cosy feel. I used to love seeing 'Gift Wrapped' at Christmas when I was young and that happy memory has not totally deserted me as I watch it again. But sentiment is not enough to make a great cartoon and 'Gift Wrapped' remains merely OK, a mildly enjoyable trip down memory lane which opens with its best moment ("You just ain't whistling Dixie") and then fails to live up to it.