Granny (Looney Tunes)
Granny | |
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Robyn Moore (2012, 2017; Warner Bros. Movie World live shows)[3] Lauri Fraser (2014; Looney Tunes Dash) Candi Milo (2017–present) Eric Bauza (2018; Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem)[4] | |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Emma Webster |
Gender | Female |
Alignment | Good |
Nationality | American |
Granny is a fictional character created by
Biography
Granny is a good-natured widow who is extremely protective of her beloved bird, Tweety. Granny's overprotectiveness becomes apparent whenever Tweety is threatened, usually by her sometimes pet, Sylvester. Although having the appearance of a kind old woman, Granny has demonstrated her cleverness in many cartoons.
At least until the mid-1950s, Granny is depicted as an elderly spinster who wears spectacles, a gray bun and a late 19th-century-like schoolmarm dress; other old fashioned characteristics include her mode of transportation (usually, a
Appearances
The idea of the cartoon Granny began with the
Foray did not voice Granny for her last two theatrical shorts, possibly for budgetary reasons; Ge Ge Pearson and Joan Gerber each voiced the character in one short, both of which were released in 1965.[7] Foray would return to the role in later television productions.
Solo
Although she was almost always shown on-screen with at least one of her two animal companions, Granny could occasionally be seen in an animated short without them. For example, in the 1953 short Hare Trimmed, she starred as a rich widow who was being fought over by two suitors, Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny (the latter out to thwart the former's evil plan to marry her and then get her money).[8] Sam called her "Emma" and later "Emmy". Another one was the 1965 short Corn on the Cop, where she appears alongside Daffy Duck and Porky Pig as two Keystone Cops who mistake her for a crook disguised like her.[9]
Later appearances
Granny was going to have a cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but was later dropped for unknown reasons.
She has appeared as a professor at Acme Looniversity and the mentor and favorite teacher of Mary Melody in
An episode of Loonatics Unleashed featured characters named Queen Grannicus (voiced by Candi Milo), the Royal Tweetums and Sylth Vester (the latter being a parody of Darth Vader). However, another episode features a cameo of Granny herself, apparently still alive in the year 2772.
In
Granny appears in New Looney Tunes voiced by Candi Milo.
Granny appears in Space Jam: A New Legacy voiced by Candi Milo. After she and Speedy Gonzales were picked up from The Matrix part of the Warner Bros. 3000 server-verse, Granny became a member of the Tune Squad during their basketball match against the Goon Squad. In one scene, she defeats Chronos by activating the time-control device on his left shoulder to age him to 132 years. During the credits, a photograph shows Granny going up against Ronda Rousey.
Granny appears as a major character in the 2022 film King Tweety.[10]
References
- ^ "Bugs Bunny's High-Fructose Christmas Record". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH ACTRESS AND VOXX TALENT". VOXX STUDIOS. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Tweety and Sylvester Main Street Show". YouTube. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Granny". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Ehrbar, Greg (21 April 2020). "Warner Brothers' Sylvester and Tweety on Records". Cartoon Research.
- ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ "King Tweety Animated Film Trailer [EXCLUSIVE]". Screen Rant. 21 March 2022.