Butch (animated character)

Butch
MGM Cartoons character
Butch in the cartoon Grin and Share It (1957)
First appearanceBad Luck Blackie (early version)
January 22, 1949
Wags to Riches (official version)
August 13, 1949
Created byTex Avery
Designed byLouie Schmitt
Voiced byTex Avery (1949–1952, 1956–1957)
William Hanna (1949–1950, 1952, 1955–1956)
Sara Berner (1949–1950, 1952, 1956)
Daws Butler (1950–1951, 1957)
Bill Thompson (1951, 1957–1958)
Carlos Julio Ramírez (1952)
Frank Ross (1952)
Mary Kaye (1952)
Paul Frees (1952, 1955)
Norman Kaye (1952)
Jeff Bergman (2000, 2010)
Jim Cummings (2002)
Joe Alaskey (2011–2016)
Bill Farmer (2019–present)
In-universe information
AliasSpike
Poochini
SpeciesDog (Bulldog)
GenderMale

Butch (formerly known as Spike) is an animated cartoon character created by American animator Tex Avery for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Portrayed as an anthropomorphic Irish bulldog, the character was a recurring antagonist in the Droopy shorts, and appeared in his own series of solo shorts as well.