Droopy's Double Trouble (1951) User Reviews

twins

[boblipton · 6/10 · 12 September 2020]

Droopy is to look at the mansion while everyone is gone. He's told to get some one to help him, so he gets his identical twin, Drippy, who's very strong and is instructed that no strangers are permitted; so when Spike the Bulldog comes around looking for a handout, Droopy is obliging and Drippy is, well, not.

There are lots of variations on this sort of gag, as when Droopy leads Spike to a closet for clothes, and when he goes in, Droopy hits him with a baseball bat. It's a little more mechanical than the usual Tex Avery cartoon, with the variations of a theme not quite as sparkling as usual.

Droopy's Double Trouble lives up to its premise

[tavm · 8/10 · 11 April 2021]

While as a kid of the late '70s, I remember watching many classic M-G-M cartoons on the "Tom and Jerry" show on my local station, including many Droopys but I don't remember this one so I think this was my first time viewing this particular one right now on the DVD of Royal Wedding. In this one, Droopy works as a butler at the mansion and when his superior tells him to get someone to work with him, Droopy calls his brother Drippy. Drippy has a similar personality to his brother except he's much more direct in enforcing the rules which in this case is "no strangers". So then Droopy's friend Spike shows up...Directed by Tex Avery, lots of hilarious physical gags abound concerning Spike's confusion between the actions of Droopy and Drippy. And when Spike reacts at the end, well, if you know Avery, you wouldn't be surprised, I'll tell you that! So that's a high recommendation of Droopy's Double Trouble.

Like the Energizer bunny, Spike the bulldog takes a licking . . .

[tadpole-596-918256 · 7/10 · 16 July 2022]

. . . but keeps on ticking to his explosive end during DROOPY'S DOUBLE TROUBLE. Most viewers in this Our Modern 21 Century are likely to be reminded of the Lithuanian twins who got Hump-Tee Dump-Tee impeached the first time as they witness Droopy and Drippy play good cop\bad cop with Spike. Others will detect the Passion of Spike as foreshadowing the Eternal Torment in store for the Kangaroo Court Packer. Will the Big Eye end up on the Funny Farm like Spike? Pluto only knows.

It's Enough To Drive An Irish Dog To Drink

[ccthemovieman-1 · 9/10 · 18 June 2007]

This is different in that we get two Droopy dogs: he and his twin brother "Drippy."

In this story, Droopy is working for a butler in a big mansion and the butler is going to be away for a few days. He needs a replacement and Droopy gets Drippy to handle the chores. Drippy sounds like Droopy but is a lot more physical. You can tell by the little derby on his head which tough guys apparently used to wear in the 30s and 40s. You can also tell when Drippy enters the mansion by punching holes through the door!

No stranger is allowed in the house is the rule number one, Drippy is told. Guess who wants to hide in the house for a few days? Yup, our old friend "Spike." My favorite bad guy-bulldog also has a derby and speaks with an Irish accent in this cartoon! He made me laugh just listening to him. He's always funny as it is but an Irish brogue, he's really good! Spike's first plan is to hoodwink Drippy into giving him food. He gets his answer quickly, belted a few hundred yards with Drippy's only remark being "no strangers."

The gag for most of the cartoon is Drippy doing his job of making sure there are "no strangers" while Droopy being a nice guy and trying to help the big dog. All the time, the poor bulldog has no idea Droopy has that slugger for a twin brother. All he knows is that one minute everything is good, the next minute he's getting clobbered. Whatever.....it's funny material and I actually felt sorry for poor, clueless Spike who takes some brutal (but laugh- out-loud) beatings!

p.s. His double-take at the end of the cartoon is one of the best I've seen.

Droopy gives Spike a bad case of double vision

[llltdesq · 9/10 · 31 January 2002]

This short is an energetic little cartoon that introduces a twin brother of Droopy's for the first (and only) time to hilarious, if predictable effect. Good effort that makes Droopy a more interesting character. Well worth watching, even if it isn't one of Avery's best. Recommended.

Quit hittin' me with that shillelagh!

[dharmaseed · 10/10 · 7 June 2007]

Droopy is the butler at a very rich mansion. His boss, Mr. Jeeves, wants him to find someone to look after the house while he is away, so who should Droopy call on but his twin brother Drippy, who happens to hang out at O'Brien's gymnasium. In pops Spike, an Irish bulldog trying to put the squeeze on Droopy. Unfortunately, Spike is a little too hasty in his eagerness, and fails to realize that there is another little dog in the mansion, with the explicit instructions of 'no strangers'. This leads to a series of rapid-fire slapstick type gags, not the least of which is Spike getting hit over the head with a Louisville slugger, to which the Irish dog says: "Okay, gimme that shillelagh!" Haven't laughed this hard in years.

Spike sees double

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 30 September 2017]

Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.

Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best he ever did. Generally like the Droopy cartoons and the character himself a lot, his best cartoons are classics and among Avery's best. 'Droopy's Double Trouble' is another Droopy/Spike pairing, not one of their best but among their funniest. It introduces Droopy's identical twin brother Drippy, a more anarchic and violent version of Droopy (and as can be expected he epitomises trouble) and a wildly entertaining one, his treatment of Spike here is brutal.

Droopy, as usual, is so well established in personality and is high on the humour and charisma scale, though deliberately milder to usual, and Drippy adds to the conflict effortlessly. Spike is even funnier and more interesting, if not given as much of a chance to show off his scheming and tricks, and one actually feels sorry for him with his brutal but admittedly hilarious treatment by Drippy.

Typically, Avery does a wonderful job directing, with his unique, unlike-any-other visual and characteristic and incredibly distinctive wacky humour style all over it as can be expected.

Once again there is nothing sadistic or repetitious about 'Droopy's Double Trouble'. It's hilarious, imaginative content, mainly centring around the treatment of Spike, that has enough variety to stop it from being too predictable in the humour, even if the premise is even easier to foresee than most Droopy and Spike pairings. Story-wise it is very obvious, pretty much the only thing not quite so good here.

It is no surprise either that the animation is superb. The character designs are unique, Avery always did have creative character designs, and suitably fluid. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed.

Can never fault the voice acting in the Droopy cartoons, Bill Thompson (who gets the lion's share of the material) and Daws Butler were always independently excellent voice actors.

All in all, great if not quite one of my favourites. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Double the Droopy fun.

[OllieSuave-007 · 8/10 · 28 January 2018]

It's double the fun as Droopy and his twin brother Drippy were tasked to watch over a very upscale mansion. Droopy wants to invite Spike to stay over, who's hoping to filter off some food. But, Drippy is abiding by a "no strangers allowed" policy and slaps and punches Spike around silly.

There's some funny slapstick stuff and some surprises, especially since Spike doesn't realize Droopy has a twin. A pretty good cartoon overall.

Grade B+

classic Droopy

[SnoopyStyle · 8/10 · 12 September 2020]

Droopy works at a large mansion. When the master is away, the house needs another hand to help. Droopy calls in his strong-handed identical twin Drippy who is warned to guard against strangers. Droopy reluctantly helps his freeloading friend Spike who doesn't know that he has a twin. This is one of the best Droopy cartoons. It is the most memorable and hilarious slapstick fun.