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{{Infobox character {{Infobox character
| name = Spike and Tyke
| colour = #ccf;
| image = Spike and Tyke (characters).png
| colour text =
| caption = Spike (left) and Tyke (right)
| name = Spike
| multiple = yes
| series = ]
| first = '''Unnamed Bulldog''': '']''<br>(1942)<br>'''Spike''': '']''<br>(1944)<br>'''Tyke''': '']''<br>(1949)
| image = ]
| creator = ]<br>]
| caption = Spike holding Tyke in '']''
| designer = '''Spike''': ] (1942)<br>] (1944–1945)<br>] (1946–1957, 1980–present)<br>] (1975)<br>] (1990–1993)<br>'''Tyke''': ] (1949–1957, 1980–present)<br>] (1990–1993)
| first = '']'' (18 April 1942)
| voice = '''Spike''':<br>] (1944–1948)<br>] (1949, 1957)<br>Jerry Mann (1950)<br>Bob Shamrock (1951–1952)<br>] (1953)<br>] (1954)<br>] (1955–1957)<br>] (1975)<br>] (1975)<br>] (1975)<br>] (1980, 2005)<br>] (1980)<br>] (1990–1993)<br>] (2000)<br>] (2002)<br>] (2002)<br>] (2004)<br>] (2005)<br>] (2006–2008)<br>] (2010–2013)<br>] (2014–present)<br>] (2015–present)<br>] (2021)<br>] (commercials)<br>'''Tyke''':<br>] (1949–1958)<br>Frank Welker (1980–present)<br>] (1990–1993)<br>Alan Marriott (2000–2002)<br>] (2012–2015)
| creator = ]<br>]
| voice = See ] | species = ] (]s)
| species = ] | gender = ] (both)
| nationality = American
| breed = ]
| gender = ]
| children = Tyke
| relatives = Tyke (son)<br>Mike (son)
| likes = Tyke, Jerry, Peace and Quiet, Sleeping, Meat and Bones (Beef steak is his favorite)
| dislikes = Tom, Noise, Disturbance, Seeing Tyke being bothered or harmed
}} }}
'''Spike and Tyke''' are ] from the '']'' animated film series, created by ] and ]. '''Spike'''<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m2tZuHaupNgC&pg=PA116 |page=116 |quote=Spike Bulldog plants a bomb in a top hat, which Droopy Dog proceeds to return to an elderly man. |title=The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films, 1907-1954 |date=2009 |publisher=] |first=Christopher P. |last=Lehman|isbn=9781558497795 }}</ref> (who goes by different names in a few episodes - '''Killer''' for four episodes, '''Butch''' for two episodes, and '''Bulldog''' for one) is portrayed as an ], who is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son Tyke in several episodes. However, Spike's character also has a very stern and fierce side for occasions, such as when he is defending his son Tyke.
{{Infobox character

| colour = #ccf;
Spike made his early appearance as an unnamed Bulldog in the 1942 ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon '']'',<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/138/mode/2up |pages=138–139}}</ref> and his first appearance and his first speaking role was in '']'' (1944), where he was voiced by ]. Spike was voiced by Bletcher until 1949, from which point he was voiced by ], Jerry Mann, Bob Shamrock, ], ], and ], with a thick ] similar to ]'s.
| colour text =

| name = Tyke
After ''Dog Trouble'', Spike appeared as a solo guest in ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons for the next several years; his son Tyke was introduced in 1949, with '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |title=Spike and Tyke |url=http://toonopedia.com/spiketyk.htm |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
| series = Tom and Jerry

| first = '']'' (1949)
Tyke is a sweet, happy and innocent puppy, who doesn't speak for most of the earlier installments. Spike and Tyke's characters, provide a model of father and son behavior, with Spike spending much of his free time taking Tyke on father-son outings, teaching him the facts of life for dogs and guarding him diligently when they are sleeping. In '']'', Tyke has a speaking role for the first time, aside from traditional dog noises he expressed in the prior films.
| creator = ]<br>]

| voice = See ]
Spike's relationships with Tom and Jerry have varied from time to time, but essentially Spike has little affection for Tom Cat, who seems to always be disrupting his life, causing trouble, antagonizing Tyke or all of the above. '']'' (1948), '']'' (1954) and ''Hic-Cup Pup'' (1954) are so far the only cartoons where Spike actually cares about and shows affection for Tom; these relationships often dissolve and usually end with them fighting. Tom does not usually antagonize Spike intentionally, but Spike often ends up in the middle of a Tom and Jerry chase, (as they are all seemingly living together) which ends up waking Spike up, ruining his new dog house, wrecking his and Tyke's picnic, and so on. Spike has a few weaknesses that Tom tries to capitalize upon: his possessiveness about his bone and his ticklishness.
| species = ]

| breed = ]
Spike's fiercest behavior is reserved for anyone who interferes with Tyke, but also, Spike's generally well-intentioned brain is at times easily outwitted by Tom and/or Jerry. Jerry also arranges to get Tom in trouble with Spike, provoking a chase, and/or a pounding from the bulldog, and Spike will keep Tom's attention off Jerry for a while. Several stories also have Jerry taking advantage of Spike and Tyke's size and proximity, as he often tries to hide or sleep with or near Spike and Tyke for protection.
| gender = ]
| relatives = Spike (father)<br/>Mike (brother)<br/>the unnamed tiny bulldog from ] and ] (possible relative)
}}
'''Spike''' (occasionally referred to as '''Butch''' or '''Bulldog'''. '''Killer''' in one episode) and Tyke are ] from the '']'' series, created by ] and ]. Spike is a stern but occasionally dumb ] who is particularly disapproving of cats, but a softie when it comes to mice, and later, his son Tyke. In the shorts, Jerry would often try to get Tom in trouble with Spike making him a shoo-in for a beating from the bulldog. Spike has a few weaknesses that Tom tries to capitalize upon: his possessiveness about his bone and his ticklishness. He made his first appearance in the 1942 ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon '']'', and his first speaking role was in ] ''The Bodyguard'', where he was voiced by ] up until 1949, from which point he was voiced by ]. Tyke is known as a cute, sweet, happy and a loveable pup. He is Spike's son and they make the perfect father and son, with Spike spending much of his free time comforting his son, taking him out or teaching him the facts of life of being a dog. In '']'', Tyke has a speaking role and was the first time that Tom and Jerry fans were able to hear Tyke speak.


==Early appearances== ==Early appearances==
In his very first appearance, '']'', Spike is the main antagonist, chasing and attacking both Tom and Jerry on sight, even trying to eat Jerry, which forced the two to work together to defeat him. However, in his next appearance '']'', after Jerry willingly saved him from being poached, he became Jerry's protector whenever needed. In all subsequent shorts, Spike becomes typecast as the stereotypical dumb brute who is always duped into becoming a shield for Jerry from Tom. It is only in three episodes where Jerry gets Spike out of a jam and the dog willingly protects him from Tom in well-earned gratitude (''The Bodyguard'', '']'', '']''). On most occasions, Jerry causes trouble for Tom by luring him near Spike and harming him to get him angry, and in some cartoons when it's perfectly obvious that Tom is not responsible, as seen in '']'', Spike still blames Tom and hurts him instead of Jerry. In his early appearance, '']'', Spike as an unnamed Bulldog is the main antagonist, chasing and attacking both Tom and Jerry on sight, even trying to eat Jerry, which forced the two to work together to defeat him. However, in his first appearance '']'', after Jerry willingly saved him from being poached, he became Jerry's protector whenever needed. In all subsequent shorts, Spike becomes typecast as the stereotypical dumb brute who is always duped into becoming a shield for Jerry from Tom. It is only in two episodes where Jerry gets Spike out of a jam and the dog willingly protects him from Tom in well-earned gratitude (''The Bodyguard'' and '']''). On most occasions, Jerry causes trouble for Tom by luring him near Spike and harming him to get him angry, and in some cartoons when it's perfectly obvious that Tom is not responsible, as seen in '']'', Spike still blames Tom and hurts him instead of Jerry. Only on one occasion does Jerry fail to frame Tom, in ''Hic-Cup Pup'' where Tom unintentionally cures Spike and Tyke's hiccups, and Spike shakes Tom's hand.


Spike, however, is not without a softer and sympathetic side: in the episode '']'', after believing that Tom is willing to leave the house in Spike's favour, Spike feels sorry for him to the point that he offers to leave instead, which Spike does until he realises that Tom is only using reverse psychology to trick him into leaving. In '']'', Spike is portrayed as a very intelligent and equilibrated character when he convinces Tom and Jerry to stop the fighting among the three of them and sign a Peace Treaty, but their newfound friendship comes to an end when they argue over how to share a big steak, symbolised when Spike tears the truce contract to shreds and they go back to fighting again after Tom accidentally threw the steak into the sewer drain. From the 1942 cartoon ''Dog Trouble'' to 1948 cartoon '']'' he was voiced by Billy Bletcher. His name also varies in some shorts: in '']'' he is named "Killer", and in ''The Truce Hurts'' he signs "Butch" on the treaty paper. Spike, however, is not without a softer and sympathetic side: in the episode '']'', after believing that Tom is willing to leave the house in Spike's favour, Spike feels sorry for him to the point that he offers to leave instead, which Spike does until he realises that Tom is only using reverse psychology to trick him into leaving. In '']'', Spike is portrayed as a very intelligent and equilibrated character when he convinces Tom and Jerry to stop the fighting among the three of them and sign a Peace Treaty, but their newfound friendship comes to an end when they argue over how to share a big steak, symbolised when Spike tears the truce contract to shreds and they go back to fighting again after Tom accidentally threw the steak into the sewer drain. From the 1944 cartoon ''The Bodyguard'' to 1948 cartoon '']'', he was voiced by ]. His first name is Bulldog in '']'', His name also varies in some shorts: in '']'', '']'' and '']'' he is named "Killer", and in ''The Truce Hurts'' he signs his name "Butch" on the treaty peace paper. He is also a Devil Dog in '']''.


==Spike's later years and Tyke's debut== ==Spike's later years and Tyke's debut==
In Tom's later attempts to catch Jerry, he has to deal with Spike for bothering his son. In 1949's '']'', Spike was given a puppy son, Tyke, who became another popular supporting character in the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons. His voice was taken over by ], who styled Spike's voice after ] taking after his 1940s radio series with ]. He is named ''Spike'' from then on and is not changed again. When Tyke is introduced, Spike is given a softer approach (mainly towards his son) and is kinder and less aggressive, but is still portrayed as a dumb animal on more than one occasion. Spike's love and affection towards Tyke becomes Jerry's newest weapon against Tom, as his strategy goes from luring Tom towards Spike to inflicting harm on Tyke, and even when it is perfectly obvious that Jerry is responsible and not Tom, as seen in ''Love That Pup''. Spike fails to notice this and still blames Tom. (although this can be partially due to Spike's dislike of Tom). In Tom's later attempts to catch Jerry, he has to deal with Spike for bothering his son. In 1949's '']'', Spike was given a puppy son, Tyke, who became another popular supporting character in the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons. His voice was taken over by ], who styled Spike's voice after ] taking after his 1940s radio series with ]. He is named ''Spike'' from then on and is not changed again. When Tyke is introduced, Spike is given a softer approach (mainly towards his son) and is kinder and less aggressive, but is still portrayed as a dumb animal on more than one occasion. Spike's love and affection towards Tyke becomes Jerry's newest weapon against Tom, as his strategy goes from luring Tom towards Spike to inflicting harm on Tyke, and even when it is perfectly obvious that Jerry is responsible and not Tom, as seen in ''Love That Pup''. Spike fails to notice this and still blames Tom (although this can be partially due to Spike's dislike of Tom).

A short-lived '']'' cartoon series was produced by MGM in 1957; only two entries were completed. Within a year, the ] had shut down, and Hanna and Barbera took Spike and Tyke and retooled them to create one of the first television successes for ], '']''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators |date=2006 |publisher=Applause Books |isbn=978-1557836717 |page= |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb/page/18 }}</ref>


A short-lived '']'' cartoon series was produced by MGM in 1957; only two entries were completed. Within a year, the ] had shut down, and Hanna and Barbera took Spike and Tyke and retooled them to create one of the first television successes for ], '']''. Spike and Tyke would not appear in new ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons, until the 1970s '']'', the 1980s '']'', and 1990's '']'' (in which Tom and Jerry themselves were made younger, but Spike and Tyke remained the same age, and appeared both with Tom and Jerry, and in new episodes of their own with a girlfriend for Tyke). He had also made a ] in the 1967 ] production '']'', which reused footage from ''Love that Pup'' and '']'', and added some new animation in the final punchline. Spike would continue to appear in ''Tom and Jerry'' full-length features released in the early 2000s and finally, '']''. Spike and Tyke would not appear in new ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons, until the 1970s '']'', the 1980s '']'', and 1990s '']'' (in which Tom and Jerry themselves were made younger, but Spike and Tyke remained the same ages, and appeared both with Tom and Jerry, and in new episodes of their own with a girlfriend for Tyke).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=-535 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312 |url-access=registration |access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> He had also made a ] in the 1967 ] production '']'', which reused footage from ''Love that Pup'' and '']'', and added some new animation in the final punchline. Spike would continue to appear in ''Tom and Jerry'' full-length features released in the early 2000s and finally, '']''.


Spike and his son Tyke also appear as regulars in ]. Spike and his son Tyke also appear as regulars in ].


Spike made an appearance in the 2021 film, '']'' under the ownership of Ben. He was voiced by ].
==Droopy's enemy==
Spike is not to be confused with ] who appeared in ] and ]'s '']'' 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 '']''. 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.


==Comics appearances==
==Catchphrases==
Spike and Tyke made frequent appearances in the second ''Tom and Jerry'' daily newspaper strip, which was distributed by ] from about 1974 until 1998. The strip was produced in the US, but only appeared in foreign newspapers.<ref name=FunnyAnimal>{{cite book |last1=Becattini|first1=Alberto|title=American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century: Volume One |date=2019 |publisher=Theme Park Press |location=Seattle, WA |isbn=978-1683901860|chapter=MGM: Home of Tom and Jerry}}</ref>
*''That's my boy!''
*''Speak to me, son. Say something!'' (From '']'')
*''Listen pussy cat!''
*''Bother my boy again and there'll be trouble!''
*''Where's my boy!?''
*''There's gonna be murder (a.k.a. "''Moi-der''")!"
*''I'll skin you alive!''
*''Don't spend it all in one place.'' (From '']'')
*''Nothin' good comes from punching someone's light out. No matter how good it feels.'' (From '']'')
*''Jerry'': Hey Tom, Did you want to play with me? (From '']'')


Spike and Tyke starred in a long series of comic book stories in ]'s ''Tom and Jerry Comics'', starting with #79 (Feb 1951) until #215 (May 1963). They also appeared in three issues of Dell's '']'' series between 1953 and 1955, (#499, 577, and 638). Their own title thusly started at #4. "M.G.M.'s Spike and Tyke" ran until issue #24, and then there was a final Four Color issue, #1266. Unlike their portrayal in the cartoons, both characters spoke in the comic book stories.<ref name=FunnyAnimal/>
==Trivia==
* In the short "]", it is revealed that Spike has an anchor tattoo on his left upper arm when he chases after Tom to skin him alive near the end after his sleep is disturbed which was really caused by Jerry. However, it is unknown whether he still has an anchor tattoo.
* As a bulldog, Spike has razor-sharp teeth, as revealed in "]" (1942), "]" (1944), ] (1944), "]" (1946), "]" (1947), "]" (1948), "]" (1949), "]" (1952), "]" (1955), and "]" (1957).
* In "]", "]" and "]", Spike's teeth are revealed to be dentures.
* In '']'', Tyke wears a dark blue leather collar, instead of the usual red and gold studded collar.
* In the '']'' episode, "Game Set Match", Tyke wears a red T-shirt instead of the usual red and gold studded collar.
* In the episode "]", Spike for some odd reason, does not have a light grey chest what he usually has.
* Spike sometimes gives his son Tyke big, sloppy kisses. This is notable in "]", "]" and "]".
* Spike often refers to Tom as Pussy Cat.
* Although Gene Deitch's and Chuck Jones' ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts occasionally feature Spike as a minor character, however Tyke never showed up in any of those Deitch and Jones cartoons.
*Spike made a cameo in '']'', colored grey, dressed as a security guard, and viewed from the back alongside Disney's Pete and Horace Horsecollar before Porky Pig and Tinkerbell close the movie.
*Spike also made a cameo in '']'' as the brown-furred vicious bulldog that chased Tom, but designed differently from his classic-era counterpart.
*Spike made a cameo in a one-shot cartoon '']''.
*Spike made his only appearance in a ] cartoon ], biting on the Southern Wolf's rear.
*In the ] Spike is no longer Jerry's friend. This is probably because Spike finally notices it was Jerry who was really responsible for bothering his son, stealing his bones and getting bothered and injured.
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==Featured cartoons== ==Featured cartoons==


''Hanna-Barbera era'' ===Hanna-Barbera era===
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1942) (as an Unnamed Bulldog)

* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1942)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1944) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1944)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1944) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1944)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}''(1945) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}''(1945)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1946) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1946)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1947) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1947)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1947) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1947)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1948) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1948)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (the devil) (1949) * '']'' (first appearance of Tyke) (1949)
* '']'' (1949)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1950) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1950)
* '']'' (1951) * '']'' (1951)
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* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1953) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1953)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1953) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1953)
* ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1954) * ''] {{blue ribbon}}'' (1954)
* '']'' (1954) * '']'' (1954)
* '']'' (1955) * '']'' (1955)
* '']'' (1955) * '']'' (1955)
* '']'' (1956) * '']'' (1956)
* '']'' (1957, first "Spike and Tyke" short)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=-139 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312 |url-access=registration |access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
* '']'' (remake of ''Love That Pup'') (1957) * '']'' (remake of ''Love That Pup'') (1957)
* '']'' (1957, last "Spike and Tyke" short)
* '']'' (1957) * '']'' (1957)
* '']'' (cameo appearance) (1958) * '']'' (cameo appearance) (1958)
* '']'' (also archive footage) (1966) (])


===Turner Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation===
''Gene Deitch Era''
* '']'' (cameo appearance; possible deleted scene) (2001)
* '']'' (1961)

''Chuck Jones era''
* '']'' (cameo appearance)(1963)
* '']'' (1964)'
* '']'' (1965)
* '']'' (cameo appearance)(1965)
* '']'' (archive footage)(1966)
* '']'' (1967)
* '']'' (cameo appearance)(1967)

''Turner Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation''
* '']'' (cameo appearance) (2001)
* '']'' (2005) * '']'' (2005)


=== Tex Avery/One-shot === ===Tex Avery/Hanna-Barbera===
* '']'' (cameo appearance) (1943) * '']'' (cameo appearance) (1943)
* '']'' (cameo appearance) (1953) * '']'' (cameo appearance) (1953)

=== ] ===
* '']'' (1957)
* '']'' (1957)


=== ] === ===]===
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * ''No Bones About It''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
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* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''


=== ] === ===]===
* '']''
* '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* ''Stage Struck''
* ''Pie in the Sky''
* '']''
* '']''
* '']''
* '']''


=== ] === ===]===
*Dog Daze Afternoon: *Dog Daze Afternoon
*Puss n' Pups
*Puss n Pups: Spike teaches his son how to chase cats, and selects Kyle to be Tyke's prey.
*Super Duper Spike
*Super Duper Spike: to ensure that Tyke won't be disappointed, Spike dresses as Super Duper, Duper Hunk.
*Hoodwinked Cat
*Hoodwinked Cat: Tyke goes to deliver a canary for his grandmother, but Kyle is determined to turn the canary into dinner.
*Crash Condor: *Crash Condor
*My Pet
*My Pet: Tyke hides an escaped tiger from his father.
*Chumpy Chums: Spike forces Tom and Jerry to become friends. *Chumpy Chums
*Tyke on a Hike
*Tyke on a Hike: Spike and Tyke go on a nature walk, unaware that a mountain Lion is wanting food from Tyke.
*Boomer Beaver
*Boomer Beaver: a beaver declares a lumber war with Spike, and an environmental Tyke.
*Tyke on a Bike
*Tyke on a Bike: Tyke wins a bicycle and wants lessons from his father, but Spike has a secret. He doesn't know how to ride a bike!
*Here's Sand in Your Face: Spike tries to deal with a beach bully. *Here's Sand in Your Face
*Fish That Shoulda Got Away
*Fish that shoulda got away: Spike and Tyke go on a fishing expedition.
*Love Me, Love My Zebra: Tyke hides the zoo's zebra in his house. *Love Me, Love My Zebra
*Barbecue Bust-Up
*Barbeque Bust-Up: Tyrone the Cat tries to abscond a steak from Spike and Tyke's summer barbeque.
*Pink Powder-Puff Racer
*Pink Powder-Puff Racer: As his father builds a soapbox car for him, Tyke becomes conflicted, that he wouldn't want to race against Mary-Lou, Tyke's girlfriend.
*Down in the Dumps
*Down in the Dumps: Tyke tries to save his father's job in the City Dump, by standing guard all night from Kyle the Cat.


=== ] === ===]===
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
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* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' (cameo appearance) * '']''
* '']'' (appeared as a ghost dog) * '']'' (appeared as a ghost dog)
* '']'' (appeared as a supervillain) * '']'' (appeared as a disguised antagonist)
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' (appeared without his collar) * '']'' (appeared in Tom's dream)
* '']'' (His face/head was on ]) * '']'' (His face/head was on ])
* '']'' (appeared as a genie dog) * '']'' (appeared as a genie dog)
* '']'' (two Spikes appear as witches respectively and Tom becomes a ]) * '']'' (two Spikes appear as witches respectively)
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' (only one with Tyke) * '']'' (only appearance with Tyke)
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
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* '']'' (appeared as a dogfish) * '']'' (appeared as a dogfish)


=== ] and TV special=== ===] films===
* '']'' (cameo appearance)
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']'' (Spike only)
* '']'' * '']'' (Spike only)
* '']'' (Note that Spike's collar is blue instead of red) * '']'' (Spike only)
* '']'' * '']''
* '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* '']''
* '']''
* '']'' (Spike's a main character while Tyke makes a cameo)


==Voice actors== ==Voice actors==
'''Spike''' ;Spike:
* ] (1944–1949) * ]: (1944-1948)
* Earl Keen: (1946) vocal effects in '']''<ref name="CartoonVoices">{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page= |language=en}}</ref>
* ] (1949–1957)
* ]: (1947-1948, 1950, 1954–1955) yawning in '']'' (1947) and '']'' (1955), screaming in '']'' (1948) and '']'' (1950), hiccuping in '']'' (1954), screaming in '']'' episode "You Are What You Eat"
* ] (Gene Deitch shorts)
* ]: (1949, 1957) '']'' (1949), '']'' (1957)<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
* ] (Chuck Jones shorts)
* Jerry Mann: (1950) '']'' (1950)<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
* Bob Shamrock: (1951-1952) '']'' (1951), '']'' (1952), '']'' (1952)<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
* ]: (1953) '']'' (1953)<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
* Fred Karbo: (1953) laughing in '']'' (1953)<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
* ]: (1954) '']'' (1954)<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
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==References==
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Fictional character
Spike and Tyke
Spike (left) and Tyke (right)
First appearanceUnnamed Bulldog: Dog Trouble
(1942)
Spike: The Bodyguard
(1944)
Tyke: Love That Pup
(1949)
Created byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Designed bySpike: Gus Arriola (1942)
Harvey Eisenberg (1944–1945)
Richard Bickenbach (1946–1957, 1980–present)
Iwao Takamoto (1975)
Jerry Eisenberg (1990–1993)
Tyke: Richard Bickenbach (1949–1957, 1980–present)
Jerry Eisenberg (1990–1993)
Voiced bySpike:
Billy Bletcher (1944–1948)
Patrick McGeehan (1949, 1957)
Jerry Mann (1950)
Bob Shamrock (1951–1952)
John Brown (1953)
Stan Freberg (1954)
Daws Butler (1955–1957)
John Stephenson (1975)
Don Messick (1975)
Joe E. Ross (1975)
Frank Welker (1980, 2005)
Lou Scheimer (1980)
Dick Gautier (1990–1993)
Alan Marriott (2000)
Maurice LaMarche (2002)
Marc Silk (2002)
Jeff Bergman (2004)
John DiMaggio (2005)
Michael Donovan (2006–2008)
Phil LaMarr (2010–2013)
Rick Zieff (2014–present)
Spike Brandt (2015–present)
Bobby Cannavale (2021)
Scott Innes (commercials)
Tyke:
William Hanna (1949–1958)
Frank Welker (1980–present)
Patric Zimmerman (1990–1993)
Alan Marriott (2000–2002)
Spike Brandt (2012–2015)
In-universe information
SpeciesDogs (English Bulldogs)
GenderMale (both)
NationalityAmerican

Spike and Tyke are fictional characters from the Tom and Jerry animated film series, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Spike (who goes by different names in a few episodes - Killer for four episodes, Butch for two episodes, and Bulldog for one) is portrayed as an English Bulldog, who is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son Tyke in several episodes. However, Spike's character also has a very stern and fierce side for occasions, such as when he is defending his son Tyke.

Spike made his early appearance as an unnamed Bulldog in the 1942 Tom and Jerry cartoon Dog Trouble, and his first appearance and his first speaking role was in The Bodyguard (1944), where he was voiced by Billy Bletcher. Spike was voiced by Bletcher until 1949, from which point he was voiced by Patrick McGeehan, Jerry Mann, Bob Shamrock, John Brown, Stan Freberg, and Daws Butler, with a thick New Yorker accent similar to Jimmy Durante's.

After Dog Trouble, Spike appeared as a solo guest in Tom and Jerry cartoons for the next several years; his son Tyke was introduced in 1949, with Love That Pup.

Tyke is a sweet, happy and innocent puppy, who doesn't speak for most of the earlier installments. Spike and Tyke's characters, provide a model of father and son behavior, with Spike spending much of his free time taking Tyke on father-son outings, teaching him the facts of life for dogs and guarding him diligently when they are sleeping. In Tom and Jerry Kids, Tyke has a speaking role for the first time, aside from traditional dog noises he expressed in the prior films.

Spike's relationships with Tom and Jerry have varied from time to time, but essentially Spike has little affection for Tom Cat, who seems to always be disrupting his life, causing trouble, antagonizing Tyke or all of the above. The Truce Hurts (1948), Pet Peeve (1954) and Hic-Cup Pup (1954) are so far the only cartoons where Spike actually cares about and shows affection for Tom; these relationships often dissolve and usually end with them fighting. Tom does not usually antagonize Spike intentionally, but Spike often ends up in the middle of a Tom and Jerry chase, (as they are all seemingly living together) which ends up waking Spike up, ruining his new dog house, wrecking his and Tyke's picnic, and so on. Spike has a few weaknesses that Tom tries to capitalize upon: his possessiveness about his bone and his ticklishness.

Spike's fiercest behavior is reserved for anyone who interferes with Tyke, but also, Spike's generally well-intentioned brain is at times easily outwitted by Tom and/or Jerry. Jerry also arranges to get Tom in trouble with Spike, provoking a chase, and/or a pounding from the bulldog, and Spike will keep Tom's attention off Jerry for a while. Several stories also have Jerry taking advantage of Spike and Tyke's size and proximity, as he often tries to hide or sleep with or near Spike and Tyke for protection.

Early appearances

In his early appearance, Dog Trouble, Spike as an unnamed Bulldog is the main antagonist, chasing and attacking both Tom and Jerry on sight, even trying to eat Jerry, which forced the two to work together to defeat him. However, in his first appearance The Bodyguard, after Jerry willingly saved him from being poached, he became Jerry's protector whenever needed. In all subsequent shorts, Spike becomes typecast as the stereotypical dumb brute who is always duped into becoming a shield for Jerry from Tom. It is only in two episodes where Jerry gets Spike out of a jam and the dog willingly protects him from Tom in well-earned gratitude (The Bodyguard and Fit to Be Tied). On most occasions, Jerry causes trouble for Tom by luring him near Spike and harming him to get him angry, and in some cartoons when it's perfectly obvious that Tom is not responsible, as seen in The Invisible Mouse, Spike still blames Tom and hurts him instead of Jerry. Only on one occasion does Jerry fail to frame Tom, in Hic-Cup Pup where Tom unintentionally cures Spike and Tyke's hiccups, and Spike shakes Tom's hand.

Spike, however, is not without a softer and sympathetic side: in the episode Pet Peeve, after believing that Tom is willing to leave the house in Spike's favour, Spike feels sorry for him to the point that he offers to leave instead, which Spike does until he realises that Tom is only using reverse psychology to trick him into leaving. In The Truce Hurts, Spike is portrayed as a very intelligent and equilibrated character when he convinces Tom and Jerry to stop the fighting among the three of them and sign a Peace Treaty, but their newfound friendship comes to an end when they argue over how to share a big steak, symbolised when Spike tears the truce contract to shreds and they go back to fighting again after Tom accidentally threw the steak into the sewer drain. From the 1944 cartoon The Bodyguard to 1948 cartoon Heavenly Puss, he was voiced by Billy Bletcher. His first name is Bulldog in Dog Trouble, His name also varies in some shorts: in Puttin' on the Dog, Solid Serenade and Cat Fishin' he is named "Killer", and in The Truce Hurts he signs his name "Butch" on the treaty peace paper. He is also a Devil Dog in Heavenly Puss.

Spike's later years and Tyke's debut

In Tom's later attempts to catch Jerry, he has to deal with Spike for bothering his son. In 1949's Love That Pup, Spike was given a puppy son, Tyke, who became another popular supporting character in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. His voice was taken over by Daws Butler, who styled Spike's voice after Jimmy Durante taking after his 1940s radio series with Garry Moore. He is named Spike from then on and is not changed again. When Tyke is introduced, Spike is given a softer approach (mainly towards his son) and is kinder and less aggressive, but is still portrayed as a dumb animal on more than one occasion. Spike's love and affection towards Tyke becomes Jerry's newest weapon against Tom, as his strategy goes from luring Tom towards Spike to inflicting harm on Tyke, and even when it is perfectly obvious that Jerry is responsible and not Tom, as seen in Love That Pup. Spike fails to notice this and still blames Tom (although this can be partially due to Spike's dislike of Tom).

A short-lived Spike and Tyke cartoon series was produced by MGM in 1957; only two entries were completed. Within a year, the MGM cartoon studio had shut down, and Hanna and Barbera took Spike and Tyke and retooled them to create one of the first television successes for Hanna-Barbera Productions, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy.

Spike and Tyke would not appear in new Tom and Jerry cartoons, until the 1970s The Tom and Jerry Show, the 1980s The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show, and 1990s Tom & Jerry Kids (in which Tom and Jerry themselves were made younger, but Spike and Tyke remained the same ages, and appeared both with Tom and Jerry, and in new episodes of their own with a girlfriend for Tyke). He had also made a cameo in the 1967 MGM Animation/Visual Arts production Matinee Mouse, which reused footage from Love that Pup and The Truce Hurts, and added some new animation in the final punchline. Spike would continue to appear in Tom and Jerry full-length features released in the early 2000s and finally, Tom and Jerry Tales.

Spike and his son Tyke also appear as regulars in the recent reboot series.

Spike made an appearance in the 2021 film, Tom & Jerry under the ownership of Ben. He was voiced by Bobby Cannavale.

Comics appearances

Spike and Tyke made frequent appearances in the second Tom and Jerry daily newspaper strip, which was distributed by Editors Press Service from about 1974 until 1998. The strip was produced in the US, but only appeared in foreign newspapers.

Spike and Tyke starred in a long series of comic book stories in Dell Publishing's Tom and Jerry Comics, starting with #79 (Feb 1951) until #215 (May 1963). They also appeared in three issues of Dell's Four Color series between 1953 and 1955, (#499, 577, and 638). Their own title thusly started at #4. "M.G.M.'s Spike and Tyke" ran until issue #24, and then there was a final Four Color issue, #1266. Unlike their portrayal in the cartoons, both characters spoke in the comic book stories.

Featured cartoons

Hanna-Barbera era

Turner Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation

Tex Avery/Hanna-Barbera

The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)

The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show

Tom & Jerry Kids

  • Dog Daze Afternoon
  • Puss n' Pups
  • Super Duper Spike
  • Hoodwinked Cat
  • Crash Condor
  • My Pet
  • Chumpy Chums
  • Tyke on a Hike
  • Boomer Beaver
  • Tyke on a Bike
  • Here's Sand in Your Face
  • Fish That Shoulda Got Away
  • Love Me, Love My Zebra
  • Barbecue Bust-Up
  • Pink Powder-Puff Racer
  • Down in the Dumps

Tom and Jerry Tales

Direct-to-video films

Voice actors

Spike
Tyke

References

  1. Lehman, Christopher P. (2009). The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films, 1907-1954. Univ of Massachusetts Press. p. 116. ISBN 9781558497795. Spike Bulldog plants a bomb in a top hat, which Droopy Dog proceeds to return to an elderly man.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 138–139. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. Markstein, Don. "Spike and Tyke". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-1557836717.
  5. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (2nd ed.). Checkmark Books. pp. 534-535. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ Becattini, Alberto (2019). "MGM: Home of Tom and Jerry". American Funny Animal Comics in the 20th Century: Volume One. Seattle, WA: Theme Park Press. ISBN 978-1683901860.
  7. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (2nd ed.). Checkmark Books. pp. 138-139. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
  9. "Boomerang EMEA Line Rebrand". YouTube. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved September 29, 2020.

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