Editing Droopy (section)

{{short description|Fictional cartoon dog}}
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{{Infobox character
| series = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]]
| image = Droopy dog.png
| image_size = 150px
| first = ''[[Dumb-Hounded]]'' (1943)
| creator = [[Tex Avery]]
| designer = Irving Levine<ref>{{Cite web |last=theartofanimation |title=the art of animation |url=https://theartofanimation.tumblr.com/post/3535991184/tex-avery-dumb-hounded-model-sheet |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Tumblr}}</ref>
| voice = [[Bill Thompson (voice actor)|Bill Thompson]] (1943, 1945, 1949–1958)<br>[[Tex Avery]] (1943, 1945–1946, 1955)<ref name="droopyvoice"/><ref name="Tex voice"/><br>[[Don Messick]] (1949–1950, 1956, 1989–1993)<br>[[Daws Butler]] (1955)<ref name="droopyvoice"/><ref name="Butler"/><br>[[Frank Welker]] (1980, 2002)<br>[[Richard Williams (animator)|Richard Williams]] (1988–1989)<br>[[Corey Burton]] (1990, 1993)<br>[[Billy West]] (1996–1997)<br>[[Jeff Bergman]] (1999–2010, 2017–present)<br>[[Jeff Bennett (voice actor)|Jeff Bennett]] (2002)<br>[[Maurice LaMarche]] (2003–2004)<br>[[Joe Alaskey]] (2004, 2010–2016)<br>[[Don Brown (voice actor)|Don Brown]] (2006)<br>[[Michael Donovan]] (2006–2007)<br>[[Joey D'Auria]] (2018)<br>([[#Voice actors|see below]])
| alias = Happy Hound
| species = Dog ([[Basset Hound]])
| gender = Male
| family = Drippy (twin brother)<br>Dripple (son)
}}
'''Droopy''' is an [[animated character]] from the [[golden age of American animation]]. He is an [[anthropomorphic]] white [[Basset Hound]] with a droopy face. He was created in 1943 by [[Tex Avery]] for theatrical cartoon [[short film|shorts]] produced by the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio]]. 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. 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/76/mode/2up/ |pages=76–78}}</ref>

The character first appeared, nameless, in Avery's 1943 cartoon ''[[Dumb-Hounded]]''. 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. He was officially first labeled "Happy Hound", a name used in the character's appearances in ''[[Our Gang]] Comics''. He starred in 24 theatrical cartoons, ending in 1958 when MGM closed its cartoon department.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/76/mode/2up |pages=76–77}}</ref> 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's also known to be the guider of [[Cartoon Network]] back when it first launched at October 1, 1992.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Cartoon Network launch 1992 | date=July 31, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM7RKvXC9v8 |language=en |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref>

In the cartoon ''[[Northwest Hounded Police]]'', Droopy's last name was given as "McPoodle". In ''The Chump Champ'', it was given as "Poodle". Nevertheless, Droopy is generally understood to be a Basset Hound.