Even if the animation is not that great and the story fairly predictable, this is one of the more enjoyable Speedy cartoons. The music is fun here, and there are some really nice touches of dialogue. Same with the sight gags, there are some really funny ones here. I especially liked the ending when Sylvester makes the mistake of letting Speedy keep the flute and Speedy... plays the flute and Sylvester starts moving! Speedy is tolerable here, and Sylvester is a good foil, better than Daffy, that's not saying Daffy was bad, far from it, but some of the Speedy cartoons with Daffy were some of the weaker Looney Tunes cartoons mostly because of poor animation and uneven pacing. And of course, Mel Blanc is excellent. Overall, surprisingly good. 8/10 Bethany Cox

This is a fairly funny Speedy & Sylvester short. Sylvester is fed up up being tormented by the mice of Guadalupe so learns to play the flute so he can lure them out of their mouse hole and into a large jar. This works well until he tries it on Speedy who seems immune to the musics hypnotic effects. He starts rescuing his friends; freeing another each time Sylvester uncorks the bottle to catch him.The best gag is when Sylvester chases him on a motor bike and is lured over a cliff, as Sylvester realises his inevitable fate his eyes bulge out so far they burst through his goggles. After more chasing he crashes his bike through a bus and ends up in hospital, as he leaves Speedy offers him the flute back but Sylvester makes the mistake of saying he can keep it.

Directed by Friz Freleng, "The Pied Piper of Guadalupe" is a brilliant Speedy Gonzales/Sylvester cartoon. Sylvester learns to play the flute so that he can hypnotize a group of mice into dancing and subsequently trapping themselves inside a jug. It's then up to Speedy to outwit Sylvester and rescue his "compadres".Highlights: Speedy dances gracefully to Sylvester's flute melody (a familiar Mexican hat dance) before clobbering the slobbering cat with a mallet. As Sylvester rides a motorcycle to chase Speedy, Sylvester's bulging eyeballs break the glass on his goggles just before he rides off a cliff in an overhead shot; completely underwater, his motorcycle elicits some flatulent sounds. In the end, Speedy turns the tables on Sylvester (who is now on crutches and wrapped in bandages, with his foot in a cast) by playing HIS flute; Sylvester loudly protests as his body hypnotically hops along to the hat dance! "The Pied Piper of Guadalupe" will surely tickle your funny bone as it does mine. In fact, it's one of my favorite Speedy Gonzales cartoons!

This cartoon actually has more energy before its' main premise begins. The idea of playing "The Mexican Hat Dance" on a flute to mezmerize mice is marginally funny, but the chemistry really isn't there with Sylvester and Speedy like it is with Sylvester and Tweety and the chase scenes aren't really that novel. It has enough moments in it that are enjoyable enough to make it worth watching (even good enough to recommend, if you like Speedy), but the cartoon isn't that special in it's own right. It's not too easy to find, but it has been on VHS in the past. Recommended, particularly if you like Speedy.