Sylvester is a black-and-white tuxedo cat from Warner Bros. Looney Tunes, best known for chasing Tweety Bird and for his lisping catchphrase, Sufferin Succotash. The line became shorthand for his constant frustration, since his schemes almost always fell apart at the last moment. Decades of television reruns kept the character familiar to new audiences, and short clips later spread on soundboards, reaction videos and social edits. It endures because the phrase is instantly recognisable, easy to quote and still funny out of context.