# Name that cartoon dog

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508 "2001-09-24T16:38:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beruang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Beruang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beruang)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508/1 "2001-09-24T16:38:57Z")

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I am desperately trying to remember the name of a cartoon character: a small, white dog with a droopy, expressionless face, walked upright, spoke in a soft, nasally voice, very quiet and emotionless, moved slowly, but always out-smarted bigger, faster, more boastful adversaries.

I could have sworn this was a Warner Bros. character, but I was just on a web site that listed every character (and seemed pretty complete) and couldn’t find it. Any ideas? Thanks.

– Beruang

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508/2 "2001-09-24T16:40:51Z")

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Created by Tex Avery (for MGM).

Later done by a few different studios, but not well, including  
Hanna-Barbera, and the studio that did Archie.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508/3 "2001-09-24T16:55:00Z")

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Also sounds like Mr. Peabody.

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**Author:** ![Beruang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Beruang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beruang)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508/4 "2001-09-24T17:00:41Z")

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Wow! Two minutes, flat! Thanks, bup!

– Beruang

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508/5 "2001-09-24T17:47:35Z")

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If you’re talking about the Tex Avery toon, its

Droopy Dog  
(BTW, his Son/nephew/sidekick was Drippy)

He said something like:  
“Yow know what? That makes me…very…mad.”  
Then he proceeded to beat up the wolf, dragon, or whatever.

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-dog/83508/6 "2001-09-24T18:09:59Z")

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Ah, yes, Droopy Dog. Voiced by [Bill Thompson](http://www.voicechasers.org/Actors/B_Thompson.html), a prolific voice actor for several decades.