Father of the Bird
| Father of the Bird | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen A. Fossati |
| Produced by | Chuck Jones Linda Jones Clough |
| Starring | Joe Alaskey June Foray |
| Music by | George Daugherty Cameron Patrick |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | January 14, 1997 (USA) |
Running time | 8 minutes |
| Language | English |
Father of the Bird is a 1997 Looney Tunes cartoon 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 Sylvester short produced by Jones, and also the final Sylvester cartoon he was involved with.
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.
