Butch

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 in 1955's Deputy Droopy 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. 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 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 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 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes, alongside Droopy.