Flirty Birdy

Flirty Birdy
Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 22, 1945
Run time	7:22
Starring	William Hanna
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Screenplay by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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Flirty Birdy is the twenty-first animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 22, 1945. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom disguises himself as a female eagle to distract an eagle from eating Jerry, but the disguise works all too well.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Tom Cat	William Hanna
Jerry Mouse	N/A
Eagle	Unavailable

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Mammy Two Shoes's residence

Objects

• None

Vehicles

• None

Production

1953 reissue poster.

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• September 22, 1945; July 4, 1953 (reissue)

Errors

• Jerry puts mustard on his own back, armpit, and foot, but when he turns, the mustard only remains on his back.
• It's unexplained where Tom got the eggs to sit on.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection on DVD.
  • February 12, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection on DVD.
  • October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
  • October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.
• In France:
  • November 23, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume Un on DVD.