In the second case, he also broke the dragon's tail off and knocked him very far away with it like a baseball bat (apparently, it regenerated like a lizard's tail, given the unharmed dragon later became Droopy's servant/pet). It happened again in One Droopy Knight, where a dragon was Droopy's victim. One such occasion was in Señor Droopy, where he did this to a bull. One of Droopy's more surprising traits is his incredible strength, given his diminutive stature and unassuming looks and personality, but this was usually reserved for when he was upset (with a few rare exceptions, where he very easily moved his adversary without harming him), at which time he would say in a monotone voice "You know what? That makes me mad" prior to thrashing the hapless villain of the piece. The same voice was used for Big Heel-Watha in the Screwy Squirrel cartoon of the same name and for a Pilgrim who chases a turkey modeled after Jimmy Durante in Avery's 1945 short Jerky Turkey. Avery's preferred gag man Heck Allen said that Avery himself provided the voice on several occasions, and "You couldn't tell the difference." 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. During his time in the US Navy during World War II, the role was played by other voice actors, including Don Messick, who reprised the role in the 1990s. In fact, this cartoon shows that early ideas about Droopy's personality were already germinating, as that film's Cecil Turtle has similarities to Droopy.ĭroopy's meek, deadpan voice and personality were modeled after the character Wallace Wimple on the radio comedy Fibber McGee and Molly actor Bill Thompson, who played Wimple, was the original voice of Droopy. Avery had used a similar gag in his Merrie Melodies short 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. you know what? I'm the hero." In the cartoon, Droopy is tracking an escaped convict and is always waiting for the crook wherever he turns up. Droopy's first scene is when he saunters into view, looks at the audience, and declares, "Hello, all you happy people. History Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ĭroopy first appeared in the MGM cartoon Dumb-Hounded, released on March 20, 1943.
Nevertheless, Droopy is generally understood to be a basset hound. In The Chump Champ, it was given as "Poodle". In the cartoon Northwest Hounded Police, Droopy's last name was given as "McPoodle".
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 starred in 24 theatrical cartoons, ending in 1958 as a result of MGM closing its cartoon department. He was officially first labeled "Happy Hound", a name used in the character's appearances in Our Gang Comics. Though he was not called "Droopy" onscreen until his fifth cartoon, Señor Droopy (1949), the character was already named "Droopy" in model sheets for his first cartoon. The character first appeared, nameless, in Avery's 1943 cartoon Dumb-Hounded. When finally roused to anger, often by a bad guy laughing heartily at him, Droopy is capable of beating adversaries many times his size with a comical thrashing. Essentially the polar opposite of Avery's other MGM character, the loud and wacky Screwy Squirrel, Droopy moves slowly and lethargically, speaks in a jowly monotone voice, and-though hardly an imposing character-is shrewd enough to outwit his enemies.
He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face hence his name. Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation.
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