Butch (film series)
Spike/Butch was a short-lived animation cartoon series by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The title character was also a recurring antagonist in the Droopy shorts. His name was changed to Butch to avoid confusion with Spike from the Tom and Jerry cartoons. All of the original, 1940s-1950s shorts were directed by Tex Avery.[1]
Spike solo cartoons
- Bad Luck Blackie (1949) - The first Spike cartoon; Spike's debut.
- The Counterfeit Cat (1949) - The first cartoon to have Scott Bradley's iconic Tex Avery theme music that would continue to be used in Tex Avery and Droopy cartoons throughout the 1950s.
- Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
- Garden Gopher (1950)
- Cock-a-Doodle Dog (1951)
- Magical Maestro (1952)
- Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
- Cellbound (1955)
- Cat's Meow (1957) - The final Spike cartoon; a remake of Ventriloquist Cat directed by Tex Avery and produced by Hanna and Barbera with different coloring for the cat, the dog, and some of the scenery.[2]
Appearances in Droopy cartoons
- Wags to Riches (1949) - First time Spike appears as Droopy's rival.
- The Chump Champ (1950)
- Daredevil Droopy (1951)
- Droopy's Good Deed (1951)
- Droopy's "Double Trouble" (1951)
- Deputy Droopy (1955)
- Millionaire Droopy (1956) - a CinemaScope remake of Wags to Riches directed by Tex Avery
- Grin and Share It (1957)
- Blackboard Jumble (1957)
- One Droopy Knight (1957) - a remake of Senor Droopy, Academy Award nominee
- Mutts About Racing (1958)
- Droopy Leprechaun (1958)
Later appearances
Butch reappared in direct-to-DVD movies such as Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, alongside Droopy. During the years he's been voiced by Tex Avery, Bill Thompson, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bergman and Joe Alaskey.
References
- ↑ Adamson, Joe, Tex Avery: King of Cartoons, 1975, De Capo Press
- ↑ Adamson, Joe, Tex Avery: King of Cartoons, 1975, De Capo Press
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