Butch (Tom and Jerry)

Butch (Tom and Jerry)

Butch is a "Tom and Jerry" character - a black and white alley cat - who first appeared in the 1943 short, "Baby Puss" alongside a brown, mangy cat who first appeared in the 1943 short "Sufferin' Cats!" and a little but older-like gray kitten. Butch was the leader of the alley cat bullies that usually helps Tom catch Jerry, but during his first appearance in "Baby Puss" he tormented Tom because his young female owner treated him literally like a baby, especially dressing up Tom up in a diaper, a bonnet, and pink mittens for all of his paws. Tom was quite a mock show for Butch and his gang, as well as Jerry.

Butch later appeared in the short "Springtime for Thomas", first released in 1946. At the time, he was known simply as "Dream Boy" (after Jerry's fake letter from Toodles), and he acted as Tom's rival for Toodles' affection.

In later cartoons, Butch was not only Tom's love rival, but also a sporting opponent, as in "Tennis Chumps", or another cat competing with Tom to stay in the house, as in "A Mouse in the House". However, Butch also appeared in some cartoons as one of Tom's pals or chums as in "Saturday Evening Puss", "Smarty Cat", and "Sleepy-Time Tom", where Butch is leader of Tom's buddies.

Featured Cartoons

Tom and Jerry

* "Baby Puss"
* "Springtime for Thomas"
* "Trap Happy
* "A Mouse in the House"
* "The Truce Hurts" (Cameo appearance)
* "Heavenly Puss" (Cameo appearance)
* "Tennis Chumps"
* "Saturday Evening Puss"
* "Casanova Cat"
* "Sleepy-Time Tom" (Cameo appearance)
* "Jerry's Cousin" (Cameo appearance)
* "Baby Butch"
* "Smarty Cat"
* "The Flying Sorceress" (Nearly seen in the witch's cemetery, buried next to Meathead, if one looked closely)
* "Muscle Beach Tom"
* "Blue Cat Blues"
* "The KarateGuard"

Spike and Tyke

* "Scat Cats"

Tom and Jerry Tales

* "Polar Peril"
* "City Dump Chumps"
* "Beach Bully Bingo"
* "Tom Cat, Superstar"
* "Power Tom"
* "The League of Cats"
* "Catfish Follies"

Direct-to-video

* ""
* ""

Trivia

*Butch, Spike the bulldog and Toodles are similar to characters previously appearing in the 1941 Hugh Harman short "The Alley Cat".
*Butch's appearance in the movie, "" is very similar to that of Meathead, Tom's orange cat friend who also had a band-aid wrapped around his tail. Color differences aside, Meathead and Butch looked identical here.
*From the Tom and Jerry Movie, "Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring" and forward, Butch has a band-aid wrapped around his tail, and his voice parodies Bobcat Goldthwait. However, in the second season of "Tom and Jerry: Tales" Butch has a gruffer, generic "Brooklyn tough" accent.

Voice Actors

* Jim Cummings: ""
* Tony Cervone: "The KarateGuard"
* Colin Murdoch: "Tom and Jerry Tales"


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