Butch (formerly known as Spike) is an animated

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created by

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. Portrayed as an

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shorts, and appeared in his own series of solo shorts as well. His name was changed to Butch to avoid confusion with

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from the ''

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'' cartoons. All of the original 1940s and 1950s shorts were directed by Avery and

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 ...

at the

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. 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 ''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 Acro ...

'' (1951) * ''Droopy's Good Deed'' (1951) * ''

Droopy's Double Trouble ''Droopy's Double Trouble'' is the 11th animated short featuring Droopy. It was the first short to introduce one of Droopy's relatives. Plot Droopy is presented here as a manservant working for an unseen master, who is going away for a few days w ...

'' (1951) * ''Deputy Droopy'' (1955) * ''Millionaire Droopy'' (1956) – a CinemaScope remake of ''

Wags to Riches Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Gol ...

'' directed by

. * ''Grin and Share It'' (1957) * ''Blackboard Jumble'' (1957) * ''

One Droopy Knight ''One Droopy Knight'' is a 1957 animated short subject in the ''Droopy'' series, directed by Michael Lah and produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in CinemaScope. Plot Essentially a remake of 1949's ''Señor Droopy ...

'' (1957) – a remake of ''Señor Droopy'', Academy Award nominee. * ''Mutts About Racing'' (1958) * ''Droopy Leprechaun'' (1958)

Later appearances

Butch reappeared in direct-to-DVD films such as '' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' and ''

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'', alongside

Droopy Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Go ...

. His latest appearance was in 2014's '' The Tom and Jerry Show''. He appeared in the episode "Double Dog Trouble", where Spike and Butch are two separate characters who are twins, in order to poke at the character's retitling, while detectives Tom and Jerry mistake each one for the other after Spike buys a room at the town's motel.

Voice actors

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Bad Luck Blackie ''Bad Luck Blackie'' is a 1949 American animated comedy short film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The Tex Avery-directed short was voted the 15th-best cartoon of all-time in a 1994 poll of 1,000 animation industry professionals, as referenced i ...

'', ''Wags to Riches'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

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 chas ...

'', ''Garden Gopher'', ''Cock-a-Doodle Dog'', ''

'', ''Droopy's Good Deed'', ''

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 ...

'', ''Rock-a-Bye Bear'', ''Millionaire Droopy'', ''Cat's Meow'') *

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the ani ...

(screaming in ''Wags to Riches'', ''Garden Gopher'', ''Rock-a-Bye Bear'', ''

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 b ...

'' and ''Millionaire Droopy'') *

Sara Berner Sara Berner (born Lillian Ann Herdan; January 12, 1912 – December 19, 1969) was an American actress. Known for her expertise in dialect and characterization, she began her career as a performer in vaudeville before becoming a voice actress for r ...

(laughing in ''Wags to Riches'', ''Garden Gopher'', ''Rock-a-Bye Bear'' and ''Millionaire Droopy'', screaming in ''Wags to Riches'' and ''Millionaire Droopy'') *

Daws Butler Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Ho ...

(''The Chump Champ'', ''

'', ''Blackboard Jumble'') * Bill Thompson (''Droopy's Double Trouble'', ''Grin and Share It'', ''

'', ''Mutts About Racing'', ''Droopy Leprechaun'') * Carlos Julio Ramírez (''

'') * Frank Ross (''Magical Maestro'') *

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(''Magical Maestro'') *

Paul Frees Solomon Hersh "Paul" Frees (June 22, 1920November 2, 1986) was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass, and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during ...

(''Magical Maestro'', ''Cellbound'') *

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(''Magical Maestro'') *

Jeff Bergman Jeffrey Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American voice actor and impressionist who has provided the modern-day voices of various classic cartoon characters, most notably with ''Looney Tunes'' and Hanna-Barbera. Bergman was the first to repla ...

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bumper, ''Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes'') *

Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Since beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in almost 400 roles. Cummings has frequently worked with The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., including as th ...

('' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'') *

Joe Alaskey Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor, voice actor, broadcaster, impressionist and stand-up comedian. Alaskey was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his deat ...

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Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz This is a list of feature length films of the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise. Theatrical films Direct-to-video films All direct-to-video films are produced by Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. ''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' ...

'', ''Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz'') *

Bill Farmer Bill Farmer (born November 14, 1952) is an American voice actor, comedian and impressionist. He has performed the voice of the Disney character Goofy since 1987, and has also been the voice of Pluto and Horace Horsecollar since 1990. Early li ...

('' The Tom and Jerry Show'')

References

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