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Sylvester always gets a rubber mouse — Sylvester writes his letter to Santa in "Feather Christmas".

Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. is a cartoon character created by Friz Freleng for the Looney Tunes series of cartoon shorts. Introduced in the 1945 short Life with Feathers and eventually given his name in Scaredy Cat three years later, Sylvester is a house-cat who speaks with a lisp (except in the shorts where he is Porky Pig's pet). He is best known for his most frequent role as Granny's cat who is often attempting to catch and eat her canary, Tweety, which he never succeeds at. Sylvester also starred in shorts where he would be outwitted by Speedy Gonzales and Hippety Hopper (the latter adversary often humiliating him in front of his son, Sylvester Jr.), and he also co-starred in other shorts with Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, and Daffy Duck.

Appearances in Christmas specials

Along with Tweety, Sylvester has notably appeared in more Christmas specials than any other Looney Tunes character.

Looney Tunes

Gift Wrapped
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales - In this compilation special, Sylvester appears in the "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol" segment. Here, he is the mostly-silent pet of Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Yosemite Sam. Sylvester alerts his master when he sees that Bob Cratchit (Porky Pig) is keeping himself warm using a hot coal that Bugs Bunny took from Scrooge's fireplace and placed in his Cratchit's stove. Later, when Bugs, as "the Ghost of Christmas", shows up to scare Scrooge into reforming, Sylvester utters his only line in the short - "G-g-g-ghost!" - and flees. Unusually for a cartoon featuring both him and Tweety (who plays Tiny Tim), Sylvester does not interact with or even share the screen with the bird once in this special.
"Christmas in July"
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
"A Christmas Carol"

The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries

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 |performer=[[Mel Blanc]] <small>(1945-1989)</small><br>[[Joe Alaskey]] <small>(1990-2016)</small><br>{{W|Terry Klassen}} <small>(''Baby Looney Tunes'')</small>
 |appear=''{{W|Looney Tunes}}''<br>''{{W|The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries}}''
+}}[[File:Sylvester_always_gets_a_rubber_mouse.jpg|thumb|250px|Sylvester writes his letter to Santa in "Feather Christmas".]]
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-'''Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr.''' is a cartoon character created by [[wikipedia:Friz Freleng|Friz Freleng]] for the ''[[wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]]'' series of cartoon shorts. Introduced in the 1945 short ''{{W|Life with Feathers}}'' and eventually given his name in ''{{W|Scaredy Cat}}'' three years later, Sylvester is a house-cat who speaks with a lisp (except in the shorts where he is [[Porky Pig]]'s pet). He is often attempting to catch and eat [[Tweety]], but he never succeeds at this. In other shorts, he has also been outwitted by [[Speedy Gonzales]] and [[wikipedia:Hippety Hopper|Hippety Hopper]], and he also co-starred with Porky Pig, [[Elmer Fudd]], [[Foghorn Leghorn]], and [[Daffy Duck]].
+'''Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr.''' is a cartoon character created by [[wikipedia:Friz Freleng|Friz Freleng]] for the ''[[wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]]'' series of cartoon shorts. Introduced in the 1945 short ''{{W|Life with Feathers}}'' and eventually given his name in ''{{W|Scaredy Cat}}'' three years later, Sylvester is a house-cat who speaks with a lisp (except in the shorts where he is [[Porky Pig]]'s pet). He is best known for his most frequent role as [[Granny]]'s cat who is often attempting to catch and eat her canary, [[Tweety]], which he never succeeds at. Sylvester also starred in shorts where he would be outwitted by [[Speedy Gonzales]] and [[wikipedia:Hippety Hopper|Hippety Hopper]] (the latter adversary often humiliating him in front of his son, [[wikipedia:Sylvester Jr.|Sylvester Jr.]]), and he also co-starred in other shorts with Porky Pig, [[Elmer Fudd]], [[Foghorn Leghorn]], and [[Daffy Duck]].
 ==Appearances in Christmas specials==
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 ===''Looney Tunes''===
 * ''[[Gift Wrapped (Looney Tunes)|Gift Wrapped]]''
+* ''[[Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales]]'' - In this compilation special, Sylvester appears in the "[[A Christmas Carol|Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol]]" segment. Here, he is the mostly-silent pet of [[Ebenezer Scrooge]], played by [[Yosemite Sam]]. Sylvester alerts his master when he sees that [[Bob Cratchit]] ([[Porky Pig]]) is keeping himself warm using a hot coal that [[Bugs Bunny]] took from Scrooge's fireplace and placed in his Cratchit's stove. Later, when Bugs, as "the Ghost of Christmas", shows up to scare Scrooge into reforming, Sylvester utters his only line in the short - "G-g-g-ghost!" - and flees. Unusually for a cartoon featuring both him and Tweety (who plays [[Tiny Tim]]), Sylvester does not interact with or even share the screen with the bird once in this special.
-* ''[[Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales]]''
 * "[[Christmas in July (Baby Looney Tunes)|Christmas in July]]"
 * ''[[Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''