What is Sylvester the Cat?
'''Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr.''' is a fictional character, an [[anthropomorphic]] [[Bicolor cat|cat]] in the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' series of cartoons.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://comicbookrealm.com/report/character/3014/sylvester | work=comicbookrealm | title=Sylvester a.k.a. Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr. a.k.a. Puddy Tat | date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> Most of his appearances have him often chasing [[Tweety Bird]], [[Speedy Gonzales]], or [[Hippety Hopper]]. He appeared in 103 cartoons in the [[golden age of American animation]], lagging only behind superstars [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Porky Pig]], and [[Daffy Duck]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/140/mode/2up |pages=140–142}}</ref> Three of his cartoons won Academy Awards, the most for any starring a ''Looney Tunes'' character: they are ''[[Tweetie Pie]]'', ''[[Speedy Gonzales (film)|Speedy Gonzales]]'', and ''[[Birds Anonymous]]''. {{Infobox character | name = Sylvester the Cat | series = [[Looney Tunes]]/[[Merrie Melodies]] | image = File:2010-96-1 Plaque, Ship, USS Alameda County, AVB-1 (5062505993).jpg | image_size = 180px | first = ''[[Life with Feathers]]'' ({{Start date and age|1945|3|24}}) | creator = [[Friz Freleng]] | voice = [[Mel Blanc]] (1945–1989)<br />[[Bill Farmer]] (1987, 1996)<br />[[Jeff Bergman]] (1989–1993, 1997–1998, 2002–2004, 2007, 2011–present)<br />[[Joe Alaskey]] (1990–2011)<br />[[Greg Burson]] (1990-1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)<br />[[Terry Klassen]] (''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''; 2002–2005)<br />[[Jeff Bennett (voice actor)|Jeff Bennett]] (2003, 2006)<br />[[Dan Milano]]/[[Patrick Pinney]] ([[Robot Chicken]])<br />[[Eric Bauza]] (2018, 2021–2023) | gender = Male | species = [[Bicolor cat|Tuxedo cat]] | alias = Sylvester the Cat | children = [[Sylvester Jr.]] (son) | family = Unnamed mother<br>Alan (brother) | relatives = [[List of