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'' cartoon directed by

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. The short was released on August 17, 1963, and stars

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and

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Plot

Some Mexican mice see the Guadalajara Food Processing Plant and try to enter but are prevented by

guarding the place. The hungry mice summon Speedy Gonzales to help them get food. Speedy steals some cheese, but when he goes back, Sylvester starts chasing him. They end up on a conveyor belt, where Sylvester gets shaved by some chopping blades. Speedy spreads some grease on a platform, and Sylvester skids into a vat of

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. He melts a block of ice to recover. On another conveyor belt, Sylvester gets a bottle cap pressed onto his head. He pries it off with a bottle opener, but Speedy "yee-ha's" him into the ceiling where it gets stuck again, and Speedy hides his bottle opener. Sylvester wanders off, trying to club Speedy but unable to because of his lack of sight, and his aimless wandering lands him in a

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. He emerges from the dehydrator in a miniature size (finally able to remove the bottle cap), but then Speedy, who is now larger than the cat, greets him prompting the tiny Sylvester to run away in fright.

Crew

*Story: John Dunn *Animation: Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Lee Halpern, Art Leonardi *Layout: Hawley Pratt *Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin *Film Editor: Lee Gunther *Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc *Music: Bill Lava *Produced by: David H. DePatie & Friz Freleng *Directed by: Friz Freleng

Home media

*DVD- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4

References

External links

* * 1963 films Merrie Melodies short films 1963 animated films 1963 comedy films 1963 short films Short films directed by Friz Freleng Animated films about cats Animated films about mice Films set in Mexico Films scored by William Lava 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films 1960s English-language films Speedy Gonzales films Sylvester the Cat films {{MerrieMelodies-stub