Here at Comics Tunes Tuesdays we like to mix it up a little when we talk about the nexus of comics and records. Sometimes we focus on a topic that’s current, like the new Thor movie or the 75th anniversary of Superman. Sometimes we spotlight a character or an artist who deserves special recognition, apropos of a recent event. Other times we share a song for no good reason at all. This is one of those times.

Today’s focus is on Tweety Pie. Yes, I said “pie.” There has been a sinister movement by Warner Bros. to retroactively change this character’s name. Just the way Hanna-Barbera took the word “gay” out of The Flintstones theme song and pretended it never happened, those revisionist Warner boys have been trying to convince the public that their little yellow bird is, and always has been called Tweety Bird. We know that’s not true, don’t we cartoon fans?

The fact is, the first official cartoon appearance of the baby bird was in a cartoon called “Tweetie Pie,” released in 1947, the first Warner Bros. cartoon to win an Academy Award. You can look it up. Obviously, “Tweety Pie” is a clever word play on “sweetie pie.” While “Tweety Bird” isn’t a play on anything. It’s just dumb. It’s like Barky Dog or Grumpy Cat. Why bother?

And yet, Warners insists it’s bird and not pie. Why? What are they covering up? That’s why, I, DJ David B., have been campaigning relentlessly over the past 66 years (on and off) to right this wrong and restore Tweety Pie as the official name of this beloved (and delicious) bird.

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Never-before-seen art by Mark Mayerson

By the way, in “Tweety Pie” the cat’s name is Thomas, not Sylvester. Don’t have a canary, Warner Brothers! Relax and enjoy this hit record by Mel Blanc.

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I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT - Mel Blanc