Spike (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-50s shorts were directed by Tex Avery.[1]
Spike solo cartoons
- 1. Bad Luck Blackie (1949) - The first Spike cartoon; Spike's debut.
- 2. The Counterfeit Cat (1949)
- 3. Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
- 4. Garden Gopher (1950)
- 5. Cock-A-Doodle Dog (1951)
- 6. Magical Maestro (1952)
- 7. Rock-A-Bye Bear (1952)
- 8. Cellbound (1955)
- 9. 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
- 1. Wags to Riches (1949) - First time Spike appears as Droopy's rival.
- 2. The Chump Champ (1950)
- 3. Daredevil Droopy (1951)
- 4. Droopy's Good Deed (1951)
- 5. Droopy's "Double Trouble" (1951)
- 6. Deputy Droopy (1955)
- 7. Millionaire Droopy (1956) - a CinemaScope remake of Wags to Riches directed by Tex Avery
- 8. Grin and Share It (1957)
- 9. Blackboard Jumble (1957)
- 10. One Droopy Knight (1957) - a remake of Senor Droopy, Academy Award nominee
- 11. Mutts About Racing (1958)
- 12. 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 Billy Bletcher, Bill Thompson, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bergman and Joe Alaskey.
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