The cartoon bird was thus demoted, an outdated symbol of another era. Over the next 23 seasons, the Orioles posted a record of 1,714-1,941 while wearing realistic-looking orioles on their caps.

I know I’m being overly literal — birds also don’t wear shoes or baseball caps, as The Bird does — but that brings up another point: The cartoon bird is wearing a hat, and it’s not even ...

In Tweety Bird's first cartoon, 'A Tale of Two Kitties', Tweety taunted two cats, Babbitt and Catstello. The cute little canary with the big head was originally pink.