llltdesq Review of Homesteader Droopy

Homesteader Droopy (1954)

Heavier than usual on funny dialogue, but still lots of sight gags. (Possible spoilers)

[10/10 · 13 November 2002]

I had to do a comment on this cartoon, ma'am-it's the law of the West! Besides, today I celebrate the seventh anniversary of my moving into my current little cubbyhole I call home and it's appropriate for the day. Tex Avery had several different wolf characters-the urbane yet lecherous wolf (or just plain lecherous wolf) of the Red cartoons, the Southern wolf in several Droopys and other one-shots and the Western wolf seen here in the Western-oriented shorts like Deputy Droopy. Always a nemesis for Droopy, usually an outlaw (here, he's a cattleman who doesn't like homesteaders), he has more range than Spike and is a more enjoyable villain. The dialogue is funnier than is typically the case in a Tex Avery cartoon (Avery loved the visual gag dearly) and a lot of the laughs come from funny lines delivered by the Wolf. Well worth tracking down. Most highly recommended.