The Chump Champ (1950)

Droopy and Spike compete in a series of athletics contests, and no prizes for guessing who starts cheating...

Director:

Tex Avery

Writer:

Rich Hogan (story)

Stars:

Bill Thompson, Billy Bletcher, Daws Butler

Cast

Credited cast:
Bill Thompson	...	Droopy (voice)

Storyline

Droopy and Spike find themselves competing in a series of athletic events. As always, Droopy plays fair and square, while Spike tries to cheat every chance he gets. And as always, every scheme Spike sets out ends up blowing up in his face, while Droopy, blissfully unaware of it all, marches on to victory in every event.

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Plot Keywords:

droopy | cartoon dog | basset hound | skeet shooting | shark | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1950 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Our Director"
Music by F.E. Bigelow

User Reviews

Sight gags all through this one and very funny ones too

This short, as is usually the case with a Droopy directed by Tex Avery, is heavy with sight gags (the ones with another director, particularly by Dick Lundy, were more driven by dialogue than Avery's were), although dialogue is more in evidence here than is normal in a Tex Avery short. Generally speaking, in an Avery short, if there is more verbal humor, it's either narration or one character dominates conversations and/or talks to the audience. This cartoon brings home the old saying, "Be careful what you ask for, you might get it." The ending is great! Good to see it's in print. Recommended.