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Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection (2007)
Frederick "Tex" Avery directed some of the funniest cartoons ever made, but he relied primarily on situations and moving graphics, rather than on the personalities of familiar characters. Droopy, the phlegmatic basset hound, was one of the few characters Avery used regularly: His low-key presence was the perfect counter to the extreme takes, fast cuts, frenetic action, and general mayhem going on around him. Avery is also noted for "self-reflexive gags:" the characters know they're in a cartoon and often comment on the fact. In "Dumb-Hounded,"a sprinting wolf cuts a corner too sharply, skids past the sprocket holes at the edge of the film, and onto the blank screen. Droopy frequently turns to the camera and comments, "You now what? I'm happy."
Updated May 28 2020
Cast
Billy Bletcher
Spike
Bill Thompson
Droopy
Daws Butler
Wolf
Frank Graham
Killer
Crew
Heck Allen
Writer
Fred Quimby
Producer
Scott Bradley
Music
Ed Love
Animation
Preston Blair
Animation
Irven Spence
Animation
Bernard Wolf
Layout
Tex Avery
Director
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