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  shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. 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.

The character first appeared, nameless, in Avery’s 1943 cartoon Dumb-Hounded. Though he was not called “Droopy” on screen until his fifth cartoon, Señor Droopy (1949), the character was already named “Droopy” in model sheets for his first cartoon. He starred in 24 theatrical cartoons, ending in 1958 when MGM closed its cartoon department. 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.

One of Droopy’s more surprising traits is his incredible strength, given his diminutive stature and unassuming looks and personality, but this was usually reserved for when he was upset (with a few rare exceptions, where he very easily moved his adversary without harming him), at which time he would say in a monotone voice “You know what? That makes me mad” prior to thrashing the hapless villain of the piece. I grew up watching the old Droopy cartoons and some of the revived ones in the Tom & Jerry show. It was so fun to watch. I will always cherish two of them a whole lot – the Homesteader one, Wild & Wolfie and Cabalero Droopy. Such nostalgic cartoons.