Robert McKimson created Hippety Hopper in 1947 and then turned him into a recurring character. If I'm right, the cartoon "Hippety Hopper" is one of only three cartoons named after a character (along with "The Foghorn Leghorn" and "Speedy Gonzales"). In this case, the eponymous, laconic baby kangaroo helps a mouse get rid of Sylvester.
Obviously, the Hippety Hopper series is one of the parallel series in which Sylvester starred when not chasing Tweety. The others were Speedy Gonzales and the occasional appearances as Porky Pig's pet cat, trying to alert clueless Porky to the ambient dangers. Sylvester's role as the hapless companion of cute* Tweety, suave Speedy and unclear-personality Hippety made him a real unique case in Warner Bros. cartoons. He was the only second-tier character to work with all three directors - Friz Freleng directed Tweety, Robert McKimson directed Hippety, Chuck Jones directed the ones in which Sly co-starred with Porky.
Anyway, this is a pretty funny one. Sylvester and the bulldog probably couldn't have gotten away with that end scene had they been real-life actors!
*While Tweety is known as "cute", he was rather sadistic in his early cartoons.
Obviously, the Hippety Hopper series is one of the parallel series in which Sylvester starred when not chasing Tweety. The others were Speedy Gonzales and the occasional appearances as Porky Pig's pet cat, trying to alert clueless Porky to the ambient dangers. Sylvester's role as the hapless companion of cute* Tweety, suave Speedy and unclear-personality Hippety made him a real unique case in Warner Bros. cartoons. He was the only second-tier character to work with all three directors - Friz Freleng directed Tweety, Robert McKimson directed Hippety, Chuck Jones directed the ones in which Sly co-starred with Porky.
Anyway, this is a pretty funny one. Sylvester and the bulldog probably couldn't have gotten away with that end scene had they been real-life actors!
*While Tweety is known as "cute", he was rather sadistic in his early cartoons.