| “ | I've got the pictures, Tom, these are the funniest home movies they ever took. Wait'll you see what happened to these dumb dogs. Boy, do you make a monkey out of them. They don't know where they are coming or going. Okay, douse the light. Uh, hold it! | „ |
| ~ Butch in Smarty Cat. |
Butch is one of the main antagonists of the Tom and Jerry franchise.
He is a black and white alley cat whose appearance generally vary from a friend or ally to a (sometimes romantic) rival of Tom Cat.
Voices[]
- The late Harry E. Lang (1941)
- The late William Hanna (vocal sound)
- The late Jack Mather (1943)
- The late Frank Graham (1946)
- The late Raul Martinez (1946, singing)
- The late Jerry Mann (1951)
- The late Fred Karbo (1953)
- The late Stan Freberg (1954)
- The late Daws Butler (1955)
- Alan Marriott (2000)
- Maurice LaMarche (2002)
- Marc Silk (2002)
- Tony Cervone (2005)
- Colin Murdock (2006-2008)
- Joey D'Auria (2014-2022)
- Nicky Jam (2021)
Biography[]
His first appearance in the Tom and Jerry series was in the 1943 short "Baby Puss" alongside Topsy and the already-established Meathead. His character, however (along with the character of Toodles Galore), first appeared in the 1941 MGM short The Alley Cat, directed by Hugh Harman. Butch is the leader of the alley cat bullies who usually help Tom catch Jerry (although sometimes, he becomes enraged at Tom when the rivalry between him and Jerry has gone far enough).
In his first appearance, Butch was an antagonist, tormenting Tom after Tom's young girl owner treated him like a baby, to the point of dressing Tom up in a diaper, a bonnet, and pink paw mittens. Thus costumed, Tom couldn't help but be a figure of fun—both for Butch and his gang, and for Jerry. Butch also battles with Tom over Toodles Galore and her affections in a couple of shorts including the 1946 short Springtime for Thomas and the 1951 short Casanova Cat.
In Smarty Cat, Butch (along with Topsy and Lightning) brought the films of Tom humiliating Spike the Bulldog to Tom's house and get rid of Jerry (who intend to watch the movie) thrice causing Jerry to bring Spike to show him the film of his humiliating video. Tom, Butch and the other cats were chased by the angry Spike. In Sleepy-time Tom, Butch (along with Meathead, Lightning and Tom) are singing "We hate to say goodbye" when they drop Tom back home and later after Mammy Two Shoes kicked Tom out for unable to continue chasing Jerry due to his exhaustion, Butch (along Lightning and Meathead) picked up the sleeping Tom and heading for a big night tonight. In Saturday Evening Puss, Tom call Butch, Lightning and Topsy to start the party after Mammy Two-Shoe went out. Tom feed Butch with an entire pie. Their disturbance caused Jerry (who tries to sleep) failed in his attempted to keep the noise down, even when Mammy Two-Shoe (who kicked Tom, Butch, Topsy and Lightning) also played the music.
Butch also appears in the direct-to-DVD film Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale, where he is shown to be a part of a gang of alley cats led by the King of the Cats who live outside a theater. After Tom discovers that magic is bringing the toys inside the theater to life, Butch and the other cats go inside the theater and are affected by the magic as well, being turned into soldiers. Butch then took part in taking over the toy's kingdom and capturing all the toys. He was later one of the Cat Guards brought along by Tom when he was sent out to go finish off Jerry and his friends.
Butch later appears in the 2021 film Tom and Jerry as the secondary antagonist.
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