Spike

Spike Bulldog is the deuteragonist of the Tom & Jerry franchise. He's a gray, rough bulldog that appears in many of Tom and Jerry cartoons. He has a somewhat minor friendship with Jerry and is a formidable enemy to Tom, though he is occasionally a rival to both protagonists, as he was in the episode Dog Trouble

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Billy Bletcher (1942-1949)Daws Butler (1949-1957)John Stephenson (1957-1975)Don Messick: The Tom and Jerry Show (1975).Lou Scheimer: The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show.Dick Gautier: The Tom and Jerry Kids ShowMaurice LaMarche: Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.Frank Welker: Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to MarsThe Tom and Jerry Comedy Show.John DiMaggio: Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry.Michael Donovan: Tom and Jerry Tales.Kevin Michael Richardson: Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me WhiskersPhil LaMarr: Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesTom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry MouseTom and Jerry's Giant Adventure.Tom Lister, Jr: Tom and Jerry (1992 film).Rick Zieff: The Tom and Jerry Show (2014).Spike Brandt: Tom and Jerry: Spy QuestBobby Cannavale: Tom and Jerry (2021 film)

### Debut

Tom and Jerry

Spike has a grudge against Tom, not just because he's a cat, but because whenever they cross paths, Tom is interrupting quality time with his son, Tyke because he's too busy chasing Jerry to watch where he's going. Obviously, whenever Spike tells Tom not to do a certain thing, Jerry overhears this and does his best to get Tom in trouble (in the example, Jerry would get Tyke as dirty as possible). Spike proceeds to beat Tom up thinking he was responsible for it. After Spike beats Tom, he is shown having a good time or resting peacefully with his son Tyke and they are joined by Jerry their real saboteur, disturber, and culprit who was really the one that Spike should beat up. Spike also appeared in some of the recent cartoons featuring a basset hound called Droopy, another popular MGM cartoon character.

Spike (and his son, Tyke) is most likely a secondary or even major character, as he has appeared in almost all renditions of Tom and Jerry's cartoons.

## Personality

He is, in personality, extremely prone to anger and always critical. He doesn't hesitate to use force if he wants, and often cause Tom Cat to suffer. Spike also dislikes majority of other cats as well. In some part, he is openly arrogant to Jerry Mouse. However, he is extremely warm to his son Tyke, whom he cares the most, as a duty of a father.

Whenever he gets into a fight with Tom or the other cats, he always relies on brute force like a muscular boxer, the fact that he is a bulldog, but is also wise enough to use items in he's environment to fight back when brute force is not an obvious choice. However, his personality often gets blurred and easier to get angry when it comes to Droopy, mainly because Droopy always outplays Spike in the end.

## Appearance

Spike is a giant bulldog with brownish-gray fur with a light brown marking that spans up to the front of his torso. In many cartoons, his fur is light gray, while his underbelly marking is white. His ears are pointed with pink insides and his tail is slender, small, and pointed as well. His only consistent article of clothing is a red, spiked dog collar. He has an anchored tattoo on his left upper arm as seen in Quiet Please!

## Trivia

* By the events of the recent reboot series *The Tom and Jerry Show*, he finally realized that Jerry was the true saboteur and therefore ended his friendship with him for abusing him, his son and as well framing Tom, sometimes even joining forces with Tom (though rarely), although it varies greatly between episodes: sometimes he is shown to be still getting along with Jerry like in the original shorts.
* Before being voiced by Bobby Cannavale, Dwayne Johnson and John Goodman were considered to voice Spike in the 2021 movie.