15 Facts About Droopy

Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation.

Droopy is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name.

Droopy was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.

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.

Droopy was officially first labeled "Happy Hound", a name used in the character's appearances in Our Gang Comics.

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Droopy starred in 24 theatrical cartoons, ending in 1958 as a result of MGM closing its cartoon department.

One example of Droopy showing his strength without being provoked was in The Chump Champ in which Spike stuffs an anvil in a speed bag.

Lah himself then left MGM, but returned in 1955 to direct CinemaScope Droopy cartoons costarring either Spike or the "Kingdom Coming"-whistling wolf.

One of these, One Droopy Knight, was nominated for the 1957 Academy Award for Best Short Subject .

Droopy had cameos in two theatrical features: as an elevator operator in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and in Tom and Jerry: The Movie.

Droopy had cameos in all three subsequent Disney-produced Roger Rabbit shorts, Tummy Trouble, Roller Coaster Rabbit, and Trail Mix-Up .

Droopy appears in the 2006 cartoon series Tom and Jerry Tales, and has appeared in almost every Tom and Jerry direct-to-video movie, beginning with Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.

In June 1999, Droopy appeared in a Cartoon Network short entitled Thanks a Latte, in which he works at a coffee shop and forces a stingy wolf into giving him a tip.

Droopy is seen seeking a settlement after a cosmetic surgeon injected him with too much botox .

In 1997, Droopy appeared in Cartoon Network's Bloopers of the Cartoon Stars bumper.