Merrie Melodies - Birdy and the Beast (1944)

Birdy and the Beast is a 1944 Merrie Melodies short directed by Bob Clampett.
Alexander4History Notes:
Features Tweety (the early, wild, aggressive, featherless, Bob Clampett version) in his first offical cartoon starring role!
Enjoy a few seconds of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" at 3:05.
Additional Notes:
This is the final Merrie Melodies release to credit Leon Schlesinger.
This is the only Tweety short animated by Tom McKimson.
This is the first Tweety cartoon to star Tweety, as the previous short, "A Tale of Two Kitties", was more centered around the two cats Babbit and Catstello, than Tweety.
This is the first time Tweety was given his official name, as with his previous short, "A Tale of Two Kitties", he was originally referred to as Orson in model sheets.
The cat has been identified elsewhere as Schnooks, and can be regarded as a prototype Sylvester, albeit with a very different design.
In the dubbed version, the 1938-1941 closing theme plays instead for both EU and US dubbed.
The non-dubbed version has been restored as well as the 1944 ending card.
The Russian dub of the restored print uses the dubbed version's soundtrack, hence the 1938-41 end cue at the end title.
Butch is a prototype for Hector the Bulldog with the same appearance, but a different name.