Spike and Tyke (characters) - Droopy's Enemy

Droopy's Enemy

Spike is not to be confused with another bulldog of the same name who appeared in Tex Avery and Michael Lah's Droopy cartoons, and nine solo shorts, for MGM. However, the two characters were essentially combined into one in the Tom and Jerry Comedy Show, where the Tom & Jerry version of Spike would also appear in the new Droopy cartoons, filling the role of the other Spike as an antagonist of Droopy the Basset Hound. They were not separated as distinct characters again, until the feature Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring. This character, now named "Butch" (not to be confused for the black alley cat of the same name from Tom and Jerry), would then make several appearances in the Tom and Jerry films as a minor antagonist, ironically alongside Droopy.