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| Droopy | |
|---|---|
| MGM Cartoons character | |
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| First appearance | Dumb-Hounded (1943) |
| Created by | Tex Avery |
| Designed by | Claude Smith |
| Voiced past | Bill Thompson (1943–1945, 1949–1958) Tex Avery (1945–1946)[one] [2] Don Messick (1949–1950, 1956, 1989–1993) Daws Butler (1955)[i] [iii] Frank Welker (1980, 2002) Richard Williams (1988) Billy Due west (1996–1997) Jeff Bergman (1999–2010, 2017–present) Jeff Bennett (2002) Joe Alaskey (2004, 2010–2016) Don Brown (2006) Michael Donovan (2006–2007) Joey D'Auria (2018) (see below) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Happy Hound |
| Species | Dog (Basset Hound) |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Drippy (twin brother) Dripple (son) |
Droopy is an blithe character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his proper noun. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. Essentially the polar reverse of Avery's other MGM character, the loud and wacky Screwy Squirrel, Droopy moves slowly and lethargically, speaks in a jowly monotone phonation, and—though hardly an imposing character—is shrewd enough to outwit his enemies. When finally roused to acrimony, often by a bad guy laughing heartily at him, Droopy is capable of beating adversaries many times his size with a comical thrashing.[4]
The grapheme first appeared, nameless, in Avery's 1943 drawing Dumb-Hounded. Though he was not called "Droopy" onscreen until his 5th cartoon, Señor Droopy (1949), the character was already named "Droopy" in model sheets for his starting time cartoon. He was officially showtime labeled "Happy Hound", a name used in the graphic symbol's appearances in Our Gang Comics. He starred in 24 theatrical cartoons, ending in 1958 as a event of MGM closing its cartoon department.[5] The character has been revived several times for new productions including films and television shows also featuring MGM's other famous cartoon stars, Tom and Jerry, either as their ally or enemy. He'due south also known to be the guider of Cartoon Network back when it first launched at Oct 1, 1992.[6]
In the drawing Northwest Hounded Police, Droopy's final proper name was given every bit "McPoodle". In The Chump Champ, it was given every bit "Poodle". Nonetheless, Droopy is mostly understood to exist a basset hound.
History [edit]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [edit]
Droopy first appeared in the MGM cartoon Impaired-Hounded, released on March 20, 1943. Droopy's outset scene is when he saunters into view, looks at the audience, and declares, "Hello, all you happy people ... y'all know what? I'k the hero." In the cartoon, Droopy is tracking an escaped convict and is always waiting for the cheat wherever he turns upwardly. Avery had used a like gag in his Merrie Melodies brusk Tortoise Beats Hare (1941) starring Bugs Bunny, which in turn was an expansion/exaggeration of the premise of his The Blow Out (1936) with Porky Pig. In fact, this cartoon shows that early on ideas well-nigh Droopy's personality were already germinating, equally that film's Cecil Turtle has similarities to Droopy.
Droopy's meek, deadpan voice and personality were modeled afterward the character Wallace Wimple on the radio comedy Fibber McGee and Molly; player Neb Thompson, who played Wimple, was the original phonation of Droopy. During his time in the US Navy during World War II, the function was played by other voice actors, including Don Messick, who reprised the office in the 1990s. Avery'due south preferred gag human being Heck Allen said that Avery himself provided the voice on several occasions, and "Yous couldn't tell the difference."[7] Droopy himself was a versatile actor: he could play a Mountie, a cowboy, a deputy, an heir, or a Dixieland-loving everyday Joe with equal ease. The same voice was used for Big Heel-Watha in the Screwy Squirrel cartoon of the same proper noun and for a Pilgrim who chases a turkey modeled after Jimmy Durante in Avery's 1945 short Jerky Turkey.
1 of Droopy's more surprising traits is his incredible strength, given his diminutive stature and unassuming looks and personality, just this was commonly reserved for when he was upset (with a few rare exceptions, where he very easily moved his antagonist without harming him), at which time he would say in a monotone phonation "You know what? That makes me mad" prior to thrashing the hapless villain of the slice. I such occasion was in Señor Droopy, where he did this to a balderdash. It happened once again in I Droopy Knight, where a dragon was Droopy's victim. In the 2nd example, he also broke the dragon's tail off and knocked him very far away with information technology like a baseball bat (apparently, it regenerated like a cadger'south tail, given the unharmed dragon later became Droopy'south servant/pet). This was also once done past a baby version of Droopy in the Western-themed short Homesteader Droopy. 1 example of Droopy showing his strength without being provoked was in The Chump Champ in which Spike (as "Gorgeous Gorillawitz") stuffs an anvil in a speed purse. Droopy hands punches the bag several times only when Fasten takes a swipe at it, one-half of him shatters to the ground. Some other running gag that occurred during many of Droopy'due south cartoons was whenever Droopy'south adversaries chopped downwardly a tree. As the tree started coming downwards and was virtually to vanquish the unsuspecting Droopy, the adversary would run far the opposite way, indicate to the sky, and shout, "TIM.....". Then, in a moment of surprise, the tree would modify management and end upwards crushing the adversary instead and he would finish by saying, ".....ber" while withal pointing to the heaven with a wait of confusion on his face. In virtually of his cartoons, Droopy matches wits with either a slick anthropomorphic Wolf (the Wolf grapheme "portrays" the crooks in both Dumb-hounded and its semi-remake, Northwest Hounded Law (1946)) or a bulldog named "Fasten", sometimes silent, sometimes sporting a Gaelic accent. Two Droopy cartoons – The Shooting of Dan McGoo and Wild and Woolfy – also characteristic appearances from the curvy heroine of Avery's Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) as a damsel in distress being pursued by the Wolf. Iii later Droopy cartoons –Three Little Pups (1953), Blackboard Jumble (1957), and Sheep Wrecked (1958) – feature a boring-moving southern wolf character. Voiced by Daws Butler in a dialect Butler later used for Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound, this wolf was a more than deadpan character with a trend to whistle "Kingdom Coming" (aka "Jubalio") to himself (much like Blueberry would sing "Oh My Darling Clementine" to himself).
Avery took a year-long break from MGM from 1950 to 1951, during which fourth dimension Dick Lundy took over his unit to exercise one Droopy cartoon, Caballero Droopy, and several Barney Bear cartoons. Avery returned in late 1951 and continued with Droopy and his ane-shots until the Avery unit was dissolved by MGM in 1953. Michael Lah, an Avery animator, stayed on long enough to aid William Hanna and Joseph Barbera complete Deputy Droopy afterwards Avery had left the studio. Lah himself then left MGM, but returned in 1955 to direct CinemaScope Droopy cartoons costarring either Spike (now called Butch because of the same-named bulldog in Hanna and Barbera'south Tom and Jerry cartoons) or the "Kingdom Coming"-whistling wolf. The opening title card was replaced with a newly drawn sequence in which Droopy gives his deadpan greeting: "Howdy, all you happy people." Vii Droopy cartoons were created under the H-B production stable. 1 of these, One Droopy Knight (1957), was nominated for the 1957 University Laurels for Best Short Bailiwick (Cartoons). Notwithstanding, past the time of Ane Droopy Knight'due south release in December 1957, the MGM cartoon studio had been closed for six months, a prey of corporate downsizing.
Later appearances [edit]
In 1980, Filmation produced a series of lower-upkeep Droopy shorts for idiot box every bit office of its Tom and Jerry Television serial The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show. In the 1990s Hanna-Barbera serial Tom & Jerry Kids, Droopy had a young son named Dripple (voiced by Charlie Adler), an older version of the infant nosotros see in Homesteader Droopy. The mild success of the bear witness provided perhaps the about Droopy trade: plush toys, sticky snacks, figurines, etc. In 1993, Tom & Jerry Kids had a spin-off series, Droopy, Master Detective, which cast Droopy and son as film noir manner detectives. Droopy as well had cameos in two theatrical features: every bit an lift operator in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (where he was voiced by the motion-picture show'due south blitheness director Richard Williams), and in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. Droopy also had cameos in all three subsequent Disney-produced Roger Rabbit shorts, Tummy Trouble (over again he's an elevator operator), Roller Coaster Rabbit (he plays a bad guy dressed as Snidely Whiplash), and Trail Mix-Upward (he plays a scuba diver). Droopy as well appears in the 2006 cartoon serial Tom and Jerry Tales, and has appeared in virtually every Tom and Jerry direct-to-video movie, offset with Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.
In October one, 1992, back when Drawing Network first aired, Droopy was given a very important role on showing the kids the guide of this channel in his lesser known program "Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network.[8]
In June 1999, Droopy appeared in a Cartoon Network curt entitled Thanks a Latté, in which he works at a coffee shop and forces a stingy wolf into giving him a tip. In said brusk, the character is depicted with a baldheaded head and was voiced by Jeff Bergman. The short now airs on Cartoon Network'due south sister channel Boomerang. During the same period, Droopy was also featured in Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law in the episode "Droopy Botox", voiced by Maurice LaMarche. He is seen seeking a settlement after a cosmetic surgeon injected him with too much botox (a running gag in this episode was the fact that Droopy was often seen crying despite having a huge grin frozen on his face, a opposite of the classic cartoons where a sad-faced Droopy often said, "You know what? I'm happy"). A memorable Drawing Network promotional spot featured Droopy (voiced by Don Messick) and Shaggy from Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo parodying a dialog scene between Jules and Vincent in Pulp Fiction.
A three-outcome Droopy comic book miniseries was released in the mid-1990s by Nighttime Horse Comics.
In 1997, Droopy appeared in Cartoon Network's Bloopers of the Drawing Stars bumper. Here in his boner reel, he says his signature line "I'm so happy" while really smiling.
Voice actors [edit]
The post-obit is the listing of voice actors who have portrayed Droopy, the years they regularly voiced the character, and the films and/or idiot box serial they did the vox in:
- Neb Thompson (1943–1945, 1949, 1951–1958; Dumb-Hounded, The Shooting of Dan McGoo (i line reused from Big Heel-Watha), Señor Droopy, Out-Foxed, The Chump Champ, Daredevil Droopy, Droopy'south Practiced Deed, Droopy'southward Double Problem, Caballero Droopy, The Three Little Pups, Drag-A-Long Droopy, Homesteader Droopy, Dixieland Droopy, Deputy Droopy, Smile and Share It, Blackboard Jumble, Ane Droopy Knight, Sheep Wrecked, Mutts About Racing, Droopy Leprechaun)
- Frank Graham (1943–1945; enthusiastic screaming in Dumb-Hounded, howling in The Shooting of Dan McGoo (reused from Red Hot Riding Hood))
- Tex Avery (1945–1946; The Shooting of Dan McGoo, Wild and Woolfy, Northwest Hounded Police force)[i] [2]
- Don Messick (1949–1950, 1956, 1989–1993; Wags to Riches, The Doormat Champ, Millionaire Droopy, Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration, Tom & Jerry Kids, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Droopy, Master Detective)
- Daws Butler (1955; Deputy Droopy)[1] [3]
- Frank Welker (1980, 2002; The Tom and Jerry One-act Show, Scooby Calendar month promotion)[9]
- Richard Williams (1988–1989; Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Tummy Trouble)
- Corey Burton (1990, 1993; Roller Coaster Rabbit, Trail Mix-up)
- Baton Due west (1996–1997; The Tex Avery Show promotion, Bloopers of the Cartoon Stars)[9]
- Jeff Bergman (1999–2010, 2017–present; Cheers a Latté, Tom and Jerry Come across Sherlock Holmes, Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Tom & Jerry)[9]
- Daren Tillinger (2001; Web Premiere Toons)[ten]
- Jeff Bennett (2002; Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring)
- Maurice LaMarche (2004; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law)
- Joe Alaskey (2004, 2010–2016; Boomerang Britain and Ireland bumpers,[eleven] Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz, Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse, Tom and Jerry's Giant Take a chance, Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest, Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz)
- Don Brownish (2006; Tom and Jerry Tales)
- Michael Donovan (2006–2007; Tom and Jerry Tales)
- Joey D'Auria (2018; The Tom and Jerry Bear witness)
Voiced past in unofficial material:
- Seth MacFarlane (2009, 2014, 2017; Family Guy)[12]
- Jim Meskimen (2012; Mad)[13]
Filmography [edit]
The Droopy shorts were directed by Tex Avery (1943–1955), Dick Lundy (1952), Michael Lah (1955–1958) and William Hanna and Joseph Barbara (1956), at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in Hollywood, California. All shorts were released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Fred Quimby was the producer of the showtime 17 shorts from 1943 to 1955. Quimby retired in 1955 and from 1956 to 1958, Hanna and Barbera produced the shorts until MGM closed the cartoon studio in 1957, and the concluding cartoon was released in 1958. Most of these cartoons were produced in the standard Academy ratio (1.37:1), 7 cartoons were produced in widescreen CinemaScope format only.
Like whatsoever other studio, MGM reissued and edited its cartoons when re-released to theaters. Many pre-1951 cartoons were reissued with Perspecta Sound, which was introduced in 1954. MGM also reissued its cartoons before the introduction of Perspecta Sound. Because of the 1965 MGM vault burn down, just backup prints of pre-1951 MGM cartoons exist.
| Championship | Director(s) | Producer(southward) | Original release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impaired-Hounded | Tex Avery | Fred Quimby | March 20, 1943 | |
| The Shooting of Dan McGoo | March 3, 1945 | |||
| Wild and Woolfy | November 3, 1945 | |||
| Northwest Hounded Police | Baronial 3, 1946 | |||
| Señor Droopy | April 9, 1949 | Guest appearance of Lina Romay in a live-activeness sequence in the end. | ||
| Wags to Riches | August thirteen, 1949 | Remade equally Millionaire Droopy (1956) | ||
| Out-Foxed | Nov five, 1949 | |||
| The Chump Gnaw | Nov four, 1950 | |||
| Daredevil Droopy [14] : 119 | March 31, 1951 | |||
| Droopy'southward Proficient Deed | May 5, 1951 | |||
| Droopy'south Double Trouble | November 17, 1951 | Introduction of Droopy'southward twin blood brother, Drippy | ||
| Caballero Droopy | Dick Lundy | September 27, 1952 | Only Droopy cartoon directed by Dick Lundy | |
| The Iii Little Pups | Tex Avery | December 26, 1953 | Live-activity sequence | |
| Elevate-a-Long Droopy | February 20, 1954 | |||
| Homesteader Droopy [14] : 72–73 | July 10, 1954 | |||
| Dixieland Droopy | Dec 4, 1954 | |||
| Deputy Droopy | Tex Avery Michael Lah | October 28, 1955 | ||
| Millionaire Droopy | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | September 21, 1956 | CinemaScope remake of Wags To Riches. Although Tex Avery is given managing director credit Avery had nothing to practice with this short. Simply Droopy drawing directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
| Grin and Share It | Michael Lah | May 17, 1957 | Produced in CinemaScope | |
| Blackboard Jumble | October 4, 1957 | Produced in CinemaScope | ||
| Ane Droopy Knight | December vi, 1957 | Produced in CinemaScope Nominated–Academy Award for All-time Animated Short Moving picture | ||
| Sheep Wrecked | February 7, 1958 | Produced in CinemaScope | ||
| Mutts Nearly Racing | April 4, 1958 | Produced in CinemaScope | ||
| Droopy Leprechaun | July four, 1958 | Produced in CinemaScope | ||
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | June 22, 1988 | Cameo | ||
| Tummy Problem | June 23, 1989 | Cameo | ||
| Roller Coaster Rabbit | June 15, 1990 | Cameo | ||
| Trail Mix-Up | March 12, 1993 | Cameo | ||
| Tom and Jerry: The Movie | July 30, 1993 | Cameo | ||
| Tom & Jerry | Feb 26, 2021 | Cameo |
Habitation media [edit]
- Seven Droopy shorts on VHS as The Adventures of Droopy released in 1989.
- Vi Droopy shorts on VHS equally Here Comes Droopy! released on October ten, 1990.[fifteen]
- Four Droopy shorts on VHS as Droopy and Visitor released on February 29, 1992.[16]
- Seventeen Droopy shorts on LaserDisc as The Compleat Tex Avery released on January 13, 1993.[17]
- On May 15, 2007, Warner Home Video released all of Droopy'southward MGM cartoons on DVD every bit Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection, complete and uncut.[18] The seven Droopy cartoons produced in CinemaScope were released in their original widescreen versions, instead of the pan and browse versions regularly broadcast on television set.[19]
- On February 18, 2020, 4 Droopy shorts appeared uncut and digitally restored in Hard disk on Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1 Blu-ray from Warner Annal Collection.[xx] An additional six Droopy cartoons appeared uncut and digitally restored on Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 released on December 15, 2020. An additional five Droopy cartoons appeared uncut and digitally restored on Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume iii released on October v, 2021.
These cartoons tin also be establish as extras on DVDs of classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films of the period:
- Wild and Woolfy is on the DVD of Thrill of a Romance
- Northwest Hounded Constabulary is on the DVD of Courage of Lassie
- Wags to Riches is on the DVD of The Barkleys of Broadway
- Senor Droopy is on the DVD of That Midnight Kiss
- Out Foxed is on the DVD of Madame Bovary (1949 film)
- The Chump Champ is on the DVD of Pagan Honey Song
- Droopy's Double Trouble is on the DVD of Purple Hymeneals
- Dixieland Droopy is on the DVD of The Long, Long Trailer
- Blackboard Jumble is on the DVD of Blackboard Jungle
- Millionaire Droopy is on the DVD of High Society
- Deputy Droopy is on the DVD of It's Ever Fair Weather
- The Three Fiddling Pups is on the DVD of The Ring Wagon
Run into likewise [edit]
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- Droopy, Primary Detective
- Droopy's Tennis Open
References [edit]
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- ^ a b ""Hullo All You Happy Tax Payers": Tex Avery'due south Voice Stock Company". cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved Feb vii, 2021.
- ^ a b "RADIO ROUND-Upwardly: Fibber McGee and Molly and The Dandy Gildersleeve". cartoonresearch.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved November vii, 2020.
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 76–78. ISBN0-13-275561-0 . Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June half-dozen, 2020.
- ^ The Cartoon Network launch 1992 , retrieved March 3, 2022
- ^ Adamson, Joe, Tex Avery: King of Cartoons, Da Capo Printing, 1975.
- ^ Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network (1992, COMPLETE) , retrieved March iii, 2022
- ^ a b c "Vocalism(due south) of Droopy in Cartoon Network". Backside The Vox Actors . Retrieved August thirty, 2020.
- ^ "Spider web Premiere Toons". Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved Baronial thirty, 2020.
- ^ "Boomerang Germany - Christmas Ident 2010". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Voice of Droopy in Family Guy". Behind The Vocalism Actors . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Voice of Droopy in Mad". Backside The Voice Actors . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Lenburg, Jeff (1983). The slap-up cartoon directors. McFarland & Visitor Incorporated Pub. ISBN978-0-89950-036-ii . Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Here Comes Droopy (VHS, 1990) for auction online". eBay . Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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- ^ "MGM Home Entertainment product data for Tex Avery'south Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Drove (DVD)". mgm.com. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
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- ^ Chase, Bill (January 31, 2020). "Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Book i (Blu-ray Review)". The Digital Bits.
External links [edit]
- Tex Avery Tribute Website
- Droopy Dog at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on May five, 2016.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droopy