A Connections submission refused ... how is it possible to verify this?

@Peter_pbn​  Because there were only a couple of Sylvester & Tweetie cartoons made before 1960, when PEEPING TOM was released. I picked the earliest. Would somebody suggest that Tweetie doesn't use his famous catch-phrase in this particular title? They would have to make such a case by watching the whole movie, just the same way they would have to watch PEEPING TOM to verify my original suggestion. Really, they can't have it both ways.

                                     hutch48

Perhaps it's like baseball. When an umpire's decision is challenged, there has to be conclusive video evidence to overturn it; otherwise the original decision stands, no matter how iffy it is. (The IMDB would be the umpires; we, the players.)

I would say the connection was correctly declined because there is no specific reference to the cartoon. The fact that you had to pick a title is a giveaway.

You are also wrong about there only being a few films with Sylvester and Tweety before 1960; there were dozens. I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat was also a popular song.

Guidelines:

Generic references that do not link specific titles are not considered movie links. i.e. just because a character mentions Bond/Harry Potter/Frodo/etc. does not mean a reference to a specific Bond/Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings title or even all of them. Unless of course it is clear that a specific title is meant (i.e. poster/T-Shirt/specific cast reference). Otherwise, please consider submitting a plot keyword instead.

@Peter_pbn​  OK, that makes sense: generic references have always been slippery. And I was trying to make it non-generic, without adequate info. Still, is there a keyword 'reference-to-sylvester-and-tweety'? I'd feel embarrassed if I had to create one (and of course I would need more examples).

Hi @hutch48​ -

We currently have a Keyword for: "reference-to-tweety-and-sylvester", as well to the individual characters: 'reference-to-sylvester-the-cat' and 'reference-to-tweety-bird'.

I hope this helps!