In the first appearance for Sylvester, who would go on to be one of the company's most iconic murder animals, the short centers around a lovebird trying to do just about anything to get this cat to kill him. The reason? His bird wife was fed up with his shit and decided to kick him out of the nest, and the lovebird just couldn't take the pain anymore, so he decided to track down the closest cat.
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Throughout the course of the episode, the lovebird tries to convince Sylvester to kill him. And even though Sylvester is a bloodthirsty, bird-devouring maniac, he is given pause by this lovebird's absolute death wish. Assuming that the bird has been poisoned, Sylvester suppresses his urges and resists when the lovebird crawls inside of his mouth or tunes all of the radio stations to food commercials to get Sylvester's appetite up.Â
If you're a kid, the messaging here may be a tad confusing. "Have a problem? Find the one thing that is absolutely best at killing you and throw yourself in front of it. Was today's homework a bitch? Well, shit, you're in a body made out of crappy skin and weak ass bones, so I'm sure that 12 o'clock train that plunders through your neighborhood every day could take that Algebra II off of your plate for good."
But don't worry, the episode ends with a valuable lesson learned and the lovebird being welcomed back home to its nest after realizing that letting this cat eat him was not the answer. Just kidding. He goes home, his old ball and chain starts annoying him again, and he goes outside and summons Sylvester to come finish the job.