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Radio personality, voice actor: Years active: 1934–1971: Known for: Voice of Droopy in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (1943–1945, 1949–1958) Voice of White Rabbit and Capt. Dodo in Alice in Wonderland (1951) Voice of Mr. Smee in Peter Pan (1953) Voice of Jock in Lady and the Tramp (1955) Voice of King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty
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. Droopy'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 ...
Droopy makes a little remark to the wolf about the price of the whiskey, as if it were the price of gasoline. The wolf resents his joke ("T'ain't funny, McGoo"—a play on a catchphrase from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly ) and draws out a giant switchblade knife, about to end Droopy's life, until he stops and hears the fanfare for the ...
This short stars Droopy. Arthur Q. Bryan voiced Dan McFoo, Mel Blanc voiced the Stranger, Sara Berner voiced Sue, Robert C. Bruce voiced the Narrator, the Referee, and the Dog with the Cigarette, and The Sportsmen Quartet voiced The Three Singing Dogs. This cartoon was re-released into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program on January 30, 1948.
DVD: Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection; Blu-Ray: Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1; 46 Droopy's Good Deed: 1951 Blackface gags and stereotypes cut from television airings. DVD: Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection [46] 47 Symphony in Slang: 1951 Blu-Ray: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 (bonus feature, unrestored)
At MGM, Avery wanted Butler to take on the voice of Droopy, at a time when Bill Thompson was unavailable due to radio engagements. Butler did a few lines, then recommended Don Messick, another actor and Butler's lifelong friend, who was better at imitating Thompson. Messick voiced Droopy in several shorts.
In a clip posted by NBC, Snoop, being interviewed by Mike Tirico in front of the Eiffel Tower at the end of the Paris Olympics, teased the upcoming season, saying, "Man, I'm so happy to be on The ...
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.