Tweety Bird of looney toons fame, Despite widespread speculation that he was female, Tweety is and has always been a male character.
Bob Clampett created the character that would become Tweety Bird in the 1942 short A Tale of Two Kitties, pitting him against two hungry cats named Babbit and Catstello.
Tweety was originally naked (pink), jowly, and far more aggressive and saucy, as opposed to the later, more well-known version of him as a less hot-tempered (but still somewhat ornery) yellow canary. In the documentary Bugs Bunny: Superstar, animator Clampett stated, in a sotto voce "aside" to the audience, that Tweety had been based "on my own naked baby picture". Clampett did three more shorts with the "naked genius", as a Jimmy Durante-ish cat once called him in Gruesome Twosome. The last of these, Birdy and the Beast, finally bestowed the baby bird with his name, Tweety.
Clampett began work on a short that would pit Tweety against a then-unnamed, lisping black and white cat created by Friz Freleng in 1945. However, Clampett left the studio before going into full production on the short, and Freleng took on the project. Freleng toned Tweety down and cutsied him up, giving him large blue eyes and yellow feathers. Clampett mentions in Bugs Bunny Superstar that the feathers were added to satisfy censors who objected to the naked bird. The first short to team Tweety and the cat, later named Sylvester, was 1947's Tweetie Pie, which won Warner Bros. its first Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).
I hope this clears up the mystery for you.
2007-02-12 14:43:34
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answered by Captain Jack ® 7
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I am not an expert on avian gender issues, but I do know my cartoons.
I have always viewed Tweety as a male. He may have long eyelashes and
a rather high-pitched voice, but the same is true of Tom Selleck, who
is definitely a fella. ;-)
But you don't have to take my word for it. Here are some online
references for backup:
"So, is Tweety male or female?? Judging from the looks of the charming
bird, some might feel that it is female. However, Granny always
addresses her pets (consisting of Sylvester, Hector and Tweety) boys.
You can argue that 'boys' might just be a generalised term like 'guys'
or 'dudes' but the answer we all wanna know is clearly seen in a
cartoon when Tweety Bird gets attracted to a female bird which was
actually Sylvester's painted finger. This cartoon can be found in the
limited-edition 'VCD-in-a-can' which was on sale in Singapore in 2000.
CONCLUSION: Tweety is male."
Tweety's Corner: Gender Problems?
http://home.pacific.net.sg/~pbsam65/samuel_tweety.htm
2007-02-12 14:44:18
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answered by Pedro S 2
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Is tweety bird a boy or a girl?
2016-05-24 03:48:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Granny always addresses her pets (Sylvester, Hector and Tweety)
as boys.
Male canaries sing; female canaries do not. Assuming Tweety to
be a canary, the fact that he sings is a pretty good indication
that he's male.
http://petcaretips.net/tweety-bird.html
2007-02-12 14:54:34
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answered by jeanette.kaylor@sbcglobal.net 2
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Good question...I always assumed Tweety as a girl.
If Tweety is a boy he would be a pretty gay cartoon.
2007-02-12 14:37:26
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answered by DaddyBoy 4
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tweety is definately a boy, i watch looney tunes enough and have seen him have amourous intentions toward another female canary. my son loves looney tunes and i watch them enough.
2007-02-12 19:25:05
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answered by Flame 2
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a boy looks like a girl but a boy in one episode he has a gf so ya
2007-02-12 14:37:36
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answered by antenille 1
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Looks cuteBut sounds like Boy. I say BOY
2007-02-12 14:39:32
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answered by Anonymous
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A boy it says so in the cartoons
2007-02-12 16:14:54
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answered by Anonymous
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he is a boy
i saw a soccer episode of baby loony toons with my young cousin and he was on the boys team
2007-02-12 14:42:07
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answered by Mary 4
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