Merrie Melodies (Speedy Gonzales/Sylvester) series. The title card of Speedy Gonzales. Speedy Gonzales is a 1955 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng from a story by Warren Foster. It is the second cartoon to feature the title character, but the first one to feature Speedy in his current design. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.