Spike's voice in Tom and Jerry

[Matthew Hunter]

I watched some of Boomerang's Tom and Jerry marathon the other day, and got curious. What was the first cartoon to feature Spike with the Jimmy Durante/Doggie Daddy voice (presumably Daws Butler) as opposed to the tough-guy Billy Bletcher persona? And why was it changed?

And as a side-note, they showed some of those Spike/Tom/Jerry back yard battles that I hadn't seen in a long time...and they floored me. I want the next Tom and Jerry DVD to include THOSE. Especially those with Tyke, and the army of earthquake-stomping ants!

[Duck Dodgers]

I watched some of Boomerang's Tom and Jerry marathon the other day, and got curious. What was the first cartoon to feature Spike with the Jimmy Durante/Doggie Daddy voice (presumably Daws Butler) as opposed to the tough-guy Billy Bletcher persona? And why was it changed?

And as a side-note, they showed some of those Spike/Tom/Jerry back yard battles that I hadn't seen in a long time...and they floored me. I want the next Tom and Jerry DVD to include THOSE. Especially those with Tyke, and the army of earthquake-stomping ants!


The first cartoon with Spike voiced by Butler was "Love that Pup".

[The Spectre]

They seem to have changed the name from Butch to Spike to go with this voice change.