In 1942, inspired by an unflattering baby photo of himself and his longtime fascination with baby birds, Warner Brothers artist Bob Clampett created the character of Tweety Bird. Originally, however, Tweety was not the cute little canary that we know and love today. He started out as an aggressive, mean-spirited, pink-feathered bird named Orson who tormented two cats based on the popular comedy team Abbot and Costello. Eventually, Tweety's character and look were tweaked, and he was teamed up with Sylvester the Cat in a cartoon entitled "Tweetie Pie". This turned out to be a match made in heaven, and "Tweetie Pie" went on to become the first Warner Brothers cartoon to win an Oscar.