Daredevil Droopy
| Daredevil Droopy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby (unc. on original issue) |
| Written by | Rich Hogan |
| Starring |
Bill Thompson Daws Butler (uncredited) |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates | March 31, 1951[1] |
Running time | 6 minutes 28 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Daredevil Droopy is a 1951 animated cartoon short, one of the few cartoons in which Droopy was paired with Dog Spike.
Plot
When a circus arrives to town, it features it's famous attractions including "The Great Barko and His Famous Acrobatic Dogs". And under the commertial posters an advertisement stands, titled "Dare Devil Dog Wanted", advertising a job for Barko's new dog-acrobats, under the condition "Must be Fearless!". This attracts both Droopy and Spike's attention to apply for the job. Satisfied with the reply from the two dogs, Barko decides to put the situation on the competitive basis: "The one that gives me the best performance in strength and daring, gets the job!", to which the dogs agree. During every tryouts - "see Simpson the Strong Man" test of strength, ringing the bell, "Pop the Balloons" shooting, "See a Woman Sawed in Half", "The Flying Human" flight test with a propeller on the head, riding a car through a sollid brick wall, "The Sharp Shooter", juggling, riding on a motorcycle through a ring of fire, flying on the trapeze, tightrope-walking, figure skating and "The Human Bullet" shoothing out of the cannon - Spike tries to overbest Droopy and sabotage his performances, to which he fails every time and gets himself injured a couple of times. During Droopy's final act, Spike tryes to sabotage the other again, by burning his foot with a matchstick. But this leads Droopy to perform faster, leaving the audience to applaud and gives him a minor burnt on the foot. Impressed with Droopy's successful performances, Barko hires him to be one of his Acrobatic Dogs. Outraged, Spike tries to cut the pole and timber it on both Droopy and Barko, but instead - it lands on Spike, leaving him the loser.
Staff
- Bill Thompson as Droopy / Spike
- Daws Butler as The Great Barko (uncredited)
Censorship
- The scene in which Spike is left in blackface after a dynamite stick explodes on him has been edited out of television airings, including Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection DVD release contains the complete uncut version.
References
External links
Daredevil Droopy (1951) at the Internet Movie Database