Spike and Tyke are

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and

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. 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 ''

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'' (1944), where he was voiced by

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. Spike was voiced by Bletcher until 1949, from which point he was voiced by

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, Jerry Mann, Bob Shamrock,

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, and Daws Butler, with a thick New Yorker accent similar to

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's. After ''Dog Trouble'', Spike appeared as a solo guest in ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons for the next several years; his son Tyke was introduced in 1949, with '' Love That Pup''. Tyke is a sweet, happy and innocent puppy, who doesn't speak for most of the earlier installments. Spike and Tyke's characters, provide a model of father and son behavior, with Spike spending much of his free time taking Tyke on father-son outings, teaching him the facts of life for dogs and guarding him diligently when they are sleeping. In '' Tom and Jerry Kids'', Tyke has a speaking role for the first time, aside from traditional dog noises he expressed in the prior films. Spike's relationships with Tom and Jerry have varied from time to time, but essentially Spike has little affection for Tom Cat, who seems always to be disrupting his life, causing trouble, antagonizing Tyke or all of the above. '' The Truce Hurts'' (1948), ''

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'' (1954) and ''Hic-Cup Pup'' (1954) are so far the only cartoons where Spike actually cares about and shows affection for Tom; these relationships often dissolve and usually end with them fighting. Tom does not usually antagonize Spike intentionally, but Spike often ends up in the middle of a Tom and Jerry chase, (as they are all seemingly living together) which ends up waking Spike up, ruining his new dog house, wrecking his and Tyke's picnic, and so on. Spike has a few weaknesses that Tom tries to capitalize upon: his possessiveness about his bone and his ticklishness. Spike's fiercest behavior is reserved for anyone who interferes with Tyke, but also, Spike's generally well-intentioned brain is at times easily outwitted by Tom and/or Jerry. Jerry also arranges to get Tom in trouble with Spike, provoking a chase, and/or a pounding from the bulldog, and Spike will keep Tom's attention off Jerry for a while. Several stories also have Jerry taking advantage of Spike and Tyke's size and proximity, as he often tries to hide or sleep with or near Spike and Tyke for protection.

Early appearances

In his first appearance, '' Dog Trouble'', Spike is the main antagonist, chasing and attacking both Tom and Jerry on sight, even trying to eat Jerry, which forced the two to work together to defeat him. However, in his next appearance ''

'', after Jerry willingly saved him from being poached, he became Jerry's protector whenever needed. In all subsequent shorts, Spike becomes typecast as the stereotypical dumb brute who is always duped into becoming a shield for Jerry from Tom. It is only in two episodes where Jerry gets Spike out of a jam and the dog willingly protects him from Tom in well-earned gratitude (''The Bodyguard'' and '' Fit to Be Tied''). On most occasions, Jerry causes trouble for Tom by luring him near Spike and harming him to get him angry, and in some cartoons when it's perfectly obvious that Tom is not responsible, as seen in ''

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'', Spike still blames Tom and hurts him instead of Jerry. Only on one occasion does Jerry fail to frame Tom, in ''Hic-Cup Pup'' where Tom unintentionally cures Spike and Tyke's hiccups, and Spike shakes Tom's hand. Spike, however, is not without a softer and sympathetic side: in the episode ''

'', after believing that Tom is willing to leave the house in Spike's favour, Spike feels sorry for him to the point that he offers to leave instead, which Spike does until he realises that Tom is only using reverse psychology to trick him into leaving. In '' The Truce Hurts'', Spike is portrayed as a very intelligent and equilibrated character when he convinces Tom and Jerry to stop the fighting among the three of them and sign a Peace Treaty, but their newfound friendship comes to an end when they argue over how to share a big steak, symbolised when Spike tears the truce contract to shreds and they go back to fighting again after Tom accidentally threw the steak into the sewer drain. From the 1944 cartoon ''The Bodyguard'' to 1948 cartoon ''

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'', he was voiced by

. His first name is Bulldog in '' Dog Trouble'', His name also varies in some shorts: in ''

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'', ''

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'' he is named "Killer", and in ''The Truce Hurts'' he signs his name "Butch" on the treaty peace paper. He is also a Devil Dog in ''

''.

Spike's later years and Tyke's debut

In Tom's later attempts to catch Jerry, he has to deal with Spike for bothering his son. In 1949's '' Love That Pup'', Spike was given a puppy son, Tyke, who became another popular supporting character in the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons. His voice was taken over by Daws Butler, who styled Spike's voice after

taking after his 1940s radio series with

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. He is named ''Spike'' from then on and is not changed again. When Tyke is introduced, Spike is given a softer approach (mainly towards his son) and is kinder and less aggressive, but is still portrayed as a dumb animal on more than one occasion. Spike's love and affection towards Tyke becomes Jerry's newest weapon against Tom, as his strategy goes from luring Tom towards Spike to inflicting harm on Tyke, and even when it is perfectly obvious that Jerry is responsible and not Tom, as seen in ''Love That Pup''. Spike fails to notice this and still blames Tom (although this can be partially due to Spike's dislike of Tom). A short-lived ''

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'' cartoon series was produced by MGM in 1957; only two entries were completed. Within a year, the MGM cartoon studio had shut down, and Hanna and Barbera took Spike and Tyke and retooled them to create one of the first television successes for Hanna-Barbera Productions, ''

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''. Spike and Tyke would not appear in new ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons, until the 1970s '' The Tom and Jerry Show'', the 1980s '' The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'', and 1990s '' Tom & Jerry Kids'' (in which Tom and Jerry themselves were made younger, but Spike and Tyke remained the same ages, and appeared both with Tom and Jerry, and in new episodes of their own with a girlfriend for Tyke). He had also made a cameo in the 1967 MGM Animation/Visual Arts production ''

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'', which reused footage from ''Love that Pup'' and '' The Truce Hurts'', and added some new animation in the final punchline. Spike would continue to appear in ''Tom and Jerry'' full-length features released in the early 2000s and finally, ''

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''. Spike made a cameo appearance in the final scene of ''

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end the film. Spike and his son Tyke also appear as regulars in the recent reboot series. Spike made an appearance in the 2021 film, ''

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Comics appearances

Spike and Tyke made frequent appearances in the second ''Tom and Jerry'' daily newspaper strip, which was distributed by

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from about 1974 until 1998. The strip was produced in the US, but only appeared in foreign newspapers. Spike and Tyke starred in a long series of comic book stories in

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's ''Tom and Jerry Comics'', starting with #79 (Feb 1951) until #215 (May 1963). They also appeared in three issues of Dell's ''

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'' series between 1953 and 1955. Unlike their portrayal in the cartoons, both characters spoke in the comic book stories.

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'' (1947) * '' The Truce Hurts '' (1948) * '' Love That Pup'' (first appearance of Tyke) (1949) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Fit to Be Tied'' (1952) * '' The Dog House'' (1952) * ''

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* '' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' * '' Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars'' (Spike only) * '' Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry'' (Spike only) * '' Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers'' (Spike only) * '' Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes'' * '' Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'' * ''

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'' * '' Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest'' * '' Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz'' (Spike only) * '' Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (Spike's a main character while Tyke makes a cameo)

Voice actors

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: (1944-1949) * Earl Keen: (1946) vocal effects in ''

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: (1947-1948, 1950, 1954-1955) yawning in ''

'' (1947) and ''

'' (1955), screaming in '' The Truce Hurts'' (1948) and ''

'' (1950), hiccuping in ''

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: (1955) sneezing in ''

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: (1949, 1957) '' Love That Pup'' (1949), ''

'' (1957) * Jerry Mann: (1950) ''

'' (1950) * Bob Shamrock: (1951-1952) ''

'' (1951), '' Fit to Be Tied'' (1952), '' The Dog House'' (1952) *

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'' (1953) *

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'' (1957), '' Scat Cats'' (1957), ''

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: '' The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'', '' Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars'' * Lou Scheimer: ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' *

Norm Prescott Norman Prescott (January 31, 1927 – July 2, 2005) was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Associates, an animation studio he created with veteran animator Lou Scheimer. Life and career Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston ...

: ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' (episode 6) * Dick Gautier: '' Tom & Jerry Kids'' * Alan Marriott: '' Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry'' * Maurice LaMarche: '' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' *

Marc Silk Marc Silk is a British voice actor. His character vocal work includes Aks Moe in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', '' Danger Mouse'', ''The Pingu Show'', ''Go Jetters'', ''Strange Hill High'', ''Chicken Run'' and US voice of B ...

: ''

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers ''Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers'' is a fighting video game developed by VIS Entertainment, published by NewKidCo for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. It is the sequel to the 3D cartoon fighting video game ''Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry ...

'' *

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 ...

: Boomerang UK bumper * John DiMaggio: '' Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry'' *

Michael Donovan Michael Donovan is a Canadian voice actor and director known for his roles as Suikotsu in ''Inuyasha'' and Zoken Mato in ''Fate/stay night''. He has also directed many animated series and feature films. Roles Animation * ''3-2-1 Penguins!''K ...

: ''

'' * Phil LaMarr: '' Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes'', '' Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'' and ''

'' *

Rick Zieff Richard Evan Zieff (born November 1, 1961), also known as Danny Katiana, is an American actor and voice-over coach. Career His career in voice-overs dates back to the mid-1980s. He has also appeared in such films as ''Mississippi Burning'', '' ...

: '' The Tom and Jerry Show'' and '' Tom and Jerry in New York'' * Spike Brandt: '' Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest'', '' Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz'', '' Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' *

(2021): ''

'' ;Tyke: *

: possibly (1949–1958) * Bob Shamrock: (1951) ''

'' (1951) *

: (1951) sneezing in ''Slicked-up Pup'' (1951) (reused from the 1942 MGM cartoon, ''

'') * Fred Karbo: (1953) laughing in ''

'' (1953) *

: '' The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'', '' Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'', '' The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)'' *

Patric Zimmerman Patric Laine Zimmerman (born October 10, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American voice actor. Career Due to Daws Butler's death in 1988, he voiced Elroy Jetson in the 1990 film ''Jetsons: The Movie''. He also did the voices of Au ...

: '' Tom & Jerry Kids'' * Alan Marriott: '' Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry'', ''

'' * Spike Brandt: '' Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'', ''

'', '' Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest''

References

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Don Markstein's Toonopedia Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001. Donald D. Markstein, the sole writer and editor of Toonopedi ...

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Spike's later years and Tyke's debut

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Featured cartoons

Hanna-Barbera era

Turner Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation

Tex Avery/Hanna-Barbera

The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)

The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show

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