Hector the Bulldog
| Hector the Bulldog | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes character | |
| First appearance | Double Chaser (1942; Early version) Peck Up Your Troubles (1945; Official version) |
| Created by | Friz Freleng |
| Voiced by | Mel Blanc (1945–1989) Frank Welker (1990–2003, 2021) Frank Todaro (2022–present) |
| Information | |
| Species | Dog (English Bulldog) |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Granny (owner) Tweety (owner pet's) |
| Nationality | American |
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Hector the Bulldog is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. Hector is a muscle-bound bulldog with gray fur (except in A Street Cat Named Sylvester and Greedy for Tweety, where his fur is yellowish) and walks pigeon-toed. His face bears a perpetual scowl between two immense jowls. He usually wears a black collar with silver studs.
History[edit]
His first prototype appearance was in 1942's Double Chaser.
Hector's first true appearance was in 1945's Peck Up Your Troubles, where he foils Sylvester's attempts to get a woodpecker.[1] He made a second appearance in A Hare Grows in Manhattan, leading a street gang composed of dogs in a Friz Freleng-directed short; this is also the only short where the dog has numerous speaking lines.[2] Besides these starring roles, Hector is a minor player in several Tweety and Sylvester cartoons directed by Freleng in 1948 and throughout the 1950s. His usual role is to protect Tweety from Sylvester, usually at Granny's request. He typically does this through brute strength alone, but some cartoons have him outsmart the cat, such as 1954's Satan's Waitin', wherein Hector (as Satan) convinces Sylvester to use up his nine lives by pursuing Tweety through a series of extremely dangerous situations.[3] In most of his appearances, the bulldog is nameless, though he is sometimes referred to as Spike, not to be confused with Freleng's other creation Spike who is often paired with Chester the Terrier.
See also[edit]
- Go Fly a Kit (1957)
References[edit]
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 162. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 176. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 263. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2. Search this book on
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