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Butch Dog (Tex Avery)
Butch (formerly known as Spike) is an animated cartoon character created by Tex Avery. Portrayed as an anthropomorphic Irish bulldog, the character was a recurring antagonist in the Droopy shorts, and appeared in his own series of solo shorts as well. His name was changed to Butch to avoid confusion with Spike from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons. All of the original 1940s and 1950s shorts were directed by Avery and Michael Lah at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. Adamson, Joe, ''Tex Avery: King of Cartoons'', 1975, Da Capo Press Butch would not appear in new material again until '' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' in 2002. Butch solo cartoons Appearances in Droopy cartoons * ''Wags to Riches'' (1949) – Academy Award shortlist; 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 CinemaSc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studio
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was an American animation studio operated by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during the Golden Age of American animation. Active from 1937 until 1957, the studio was responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters, which included popular cartoon characters ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'', and ''Barney Bear''. Prior to forming its own cartoon studio, MGM released the work of independent animation producer Ub Iwerks, and later the ''Happy Harmonies'' series from Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. The MGM cartoon studio was founded to replace Harman and Ising, although both men eventually became employees of the studio. After a slow start, the studio began to take off in 1940 after its short ''The Milky Way'' became the first non-Disney cartoon to win the Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons. The studio's roster of talent benefited from an exodus of animators from the Warner Bros. Cartoons and Disne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartoon Character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word , the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in '' Tom Jones'' by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed.Harrison (1998, 51-2) quotation: (Before this development, the term ''dramatis personae'', naturalized in English from Latin and meaning "masks of the drama," encapsulated the notion of characters from the literal aspect of masks.) Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, helpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daredevil Droopy
''Daredevil Droopy'' is a 1951 animated cartoon short, one of the few cartoons in which Droopy was paired with the dog Spike. Plot When a circus arrives to town, it features its famous attractions, including "''The Great Barko and His Famous Acrobatic Dogs''". And under the commercial posters, an advertisement stands, titled "''Dare Devil Dog Wanted''", advertising a job for Barko's new dog-acrobats, under the condition "''Must be Fearless!''". This attracts both Droopy and Spike's attention to apply for the job. Satisfied with the reply from the two dogs, Barko decides to put the situation on the competitive basis: "''The one that gives me the best performance in strength and daring, gets the job!''", to which the dogs agree. During every tryouts – "''see Simpson the Strong Man''" test of strength, ringing the bell, "''Pop the Balloons''" shooting, "''See a Woman Sawed in Half''", "''The Flying Human''" flight test with a propeller on the head, riding a car through a solid b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cellbound
''Cellbound'' is a 1955 cartoon short featuring Spike and directed by Tex Avery and Michael Lah. The story was by Heck Allen, and Paul Frees voiced all the characters. Background This cartoon and '' Deputy Droopy'' were the last two directed by Tex Avery for MGM, before he left to return to Walter Lantz Productions in 1953, where his career in animation began. It was the last 1950s MGM cartoon that was not filmed in CinemaScope. Plot Spike plays a prisoner doing 500 years at Sing Song Prison. However, he has come up with an escape plan and starts digging a tunnel under his cell floor using a teaspoon, only temporarily stopping whenever a guard or the warden walks by. 20 years (and 6,500,004,385,632 teaspoons) later, Spike finally digs up through the outside of the prison wall. He returns to his cell to get his disguises but stops all escape activity when the warden comes walking by again. When Spike mentions to the warden it is his 20th anniversary in prison, the warden sudden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Maestro
''Magical Maestro'' is a 1952 American animated short comedy film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It features the Great Poochini (played by Butch Dog), a canine opera singer who spurns a magician. The magician is able to replace Poochini's normal conductor prior to the show through disguise. In 1993, ''Magical Maestro'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", making it the only Tex Avery cartoon so far to be inducted. Plot Attention-craving Mysto the Magician rudely interrupts a world-famous opera singer, the great Poochini (a pun on opera composer Giacomo Puccini), in the midst of his rehearsal to let him perform an opening act at the show that night. Mysto's tricks primarily come from his magic wand, which can summon flowers and rabbits. After Mysto performs a poorly executed dance and asks him if he gets the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventriloquist Cat
''Ventriloquist Cat'' is an MGM animated film, directed by Hollywood director Tex Avery. The film was released in the US with the movie ''The Big Hangover'' on May 27, 1950. It stars Spike and Blackie the Cat. Plot Blackie the Cat is being chased by Spike after he is caught writing on the fence "I hate Dogs!" In order to escape, Blackie inadvertently jumps into a box full of assorted tricks and discovers a ventriloquist's device for throwing his voice. With his newly acquired powers of ventriloquism, Blackie plays a series of practical jokes on the bulldog. Ultimately, the jokes backfire on Blackie after he discards the device. Voice cast *Tex Avery as Spike *Tex Avery and Red Coffey as Blackie Remake as ''Cat's Meow'' ''Ventriloquist Cat'' was later remade in CinemaScope as ''Cat's Meow'', which was released on January 25, 1957. It was one of two Avery MGM cartoons to have been reworked in the widescreen format (the other was the 1949 Droopy cartoon ''Wags to Riches'', which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counterfeit Cat
''The Counterfeit Cat'' is a 1949 animated short film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for MGM Cartoons. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the short was released on December 24, 1949, and stars Blackie the Cat, Spike, a yellow canary and a woman. Synopsis Blackie the Cat steals the headpiece of a dog to deceive Spike and to catch and eat the yellow canary he is guarding. Voice cast * Tex Avery and Bill Thompson as Spike Spike, spikes, or spiking may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Books * ''The Spike'' (novel), a novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave * ''The Spike'' (book), a nonfiction book by Damien Broderick * ''The Spike'', a starship in Peter F. Hamilto ... * Colleen Collins as Lady References External links * * Films directed by Tex Avery 1949 animated films 1949 short films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films 1940s animated short films 1940s American animated films Animated films about cats Films scored by Scott Bradl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Ring
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Adamson
Joe Adamson is an author of several books, including: * ''Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Sometimes Zeppo: A History of the Marx Brothers and a Satire on the Rest of the World'' * ''Tex Avery, King of Cartoons'' * ''Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare'' *''The Walter Lantz Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animation Lant ... Story'' Adamson's book on the Marx Brothers is widely considered one of the most important books written about the team.http://www.marx-brothers.org/reading/book_detail.htm?cat=4a Marx Brothers Bibliography at www.marx-brothers.org References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Historians of animation {{US-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lah
Michael Richard Lah (September 1, 1912 – October 13, 1995) was an American animator of Slovene origin. He is best remembered for his work at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, primarily as a member of Tex Avery's animation unit. He first worked on Tom and Jerry shorts before going to work on Droopy/Tex Avery shorts. Early life and career Lah was born in Illinois. He worked briefly at Walt Disney Studios before joining MGM in the late 1930s. His first work at MGM was in the Harman-Ising unit, working on the final Happy Harmonies cartoon, ''The Little Bantamweight'' in 1938. He then joined Tex Avery's unit as lead animator, where he remained until the studio closed in 1957, directing a handful of cartoons with Preston Blair in the late 1940s before becoming a full-time director in 1953 after Avery left the studio. After he left MGM, he briefly rejoined Hanna-Barbera at their television cartoon studio as an animator on The Flintstones and various other shows, then joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom And Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom Cat, Tom and a mouse named Jerry Mouse, Jerry. Many shorts also feature several List of Tom and Jerry characters#Recurring characters, recurring characters. In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for MGM from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won seven Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film, tying for first place with Walt Disney's ''Silly Symphonies'' with the most awards in the category. After the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, MGM cartoon studio closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with Gene Deitch directing an additional 13 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for Rembrandt Films f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike And Tyke (characters)
Spike and Tyke are fictional characters from the ''Tom and Jerry'' animated film series, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Spike (who goes by different names in a few episodes - Killer for four episodes, Butch for two episodes, and Bulldog for one) is portrayed as an American Bulldog, who is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son Tyke in several episodes. However, Spike's character also has a very stern, and fierce side, for occasions such as when he is defending his son Tyke. Spike made his first appearance in the 1942 ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon ''Dog Trouble'', and his first speaking role was in '' The Bodyguard'' (1944), where he was voiced by Billy Bletcher. Spike was voiced by Bletcher until 1949, from which point he was voiced by Patrick McGeehan, Jerry Mann, Bob Shamrock, John Brown, Stan Freberg, and Daws Butler, with a thick New Yorker accent similar to Jimmy Durante's. After ''Dog Trouble'', Spike appeared as a solo guest in ''Tom a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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