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Spike and Tyke are fictional characters from the Tom and Jerry animated film series, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Spike [1] (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 English Bulldog, who is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son Tyke in several episodes.
Spike and Tyke is a short-lived theatrical animated short subject series, based upon the English bulldog father-and-son team from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Tom and Jerry cartoons. The characters first appeared in the Tom and Jerry series in the 1940s.
Spike, occasionally referred to as Butch or Killer, is a stern though occasionally dim-witted grey bulldog who is particularly disapproving of cats, but is gentle towards mice (though in his debut appearance, Dog Trouble (1942), Spike goes after both Tom and Jerry), and later, his son Tyke.
In his attempts to catch Jerry, Tom often has to deal with Spike, known as "Killer" and "Butch" in some shorts, an angry, vicious but gullible bulldog who tries to attack Tom for bothering him or his son Tyke while trying to get Jerry. Originally, Spike was unnamed and mute, aside from howls and biting noises as well as attacking ...
Jerry Mouse – A clever brown mouse who usually clashes with and outsmarts Tom. Spike Bulldog – A bad-tempered tan bulldog whom Tom and Jerry are frequently at odds with. However, he and Tom seem to be more friendly to each other this series onwards, and the former is more aware of Jerry's participation in provoking his anger, despite ...
Tom and Jerry eventually reach a truce that allows Tom to earn the meal. Similar in story and spirit to Texas Tom. 82 Hic-cup Pup: April 17, 1954 Tom's usual antics of chasing Jerry wake Tyke up, and the puppy gets the hiccups. This annoys Spike, who threatens Tom to keep quiet, while Jerry tries to frame him. 83 Little School Mouse: May 29, 1954
Spike and Tyke (characters), Tom's nemesis in the cartoon series Tom and Jerry; Spike the Bulldog, a character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons; Spike , Tommy's adoptive dog from Nickelodeon's Rugrats; Spike, Heathcliff's nemesis in the comic strip and animated series Heathcliff
His latest appearance was in 2014's The Tom and Jerry Show. He appeared in the episode "Double Dog Trouble", where Spike and Butch are two separate characters who are twins, in order to poke at the character's retitling, while detectives Tom and Jerry mistake each one for the other after Spike buys a room at the town's motel.