Droopy Toréador

It is the Chili Bowl in Mexico. Droopy and the Wolf face off in a bullfighting contest where the winner gets anything. Both are obsessed with the same model on the cover of a magazine, singer and actress Lina Romay. Droopy is the challenger and gets ignored by the Bull. Meanwhile, the Wolf is playing various different tricks, but eventually the Bull starts getting the upper hand. Droopy keeps losing until the Bull does something to make him mad.

This is Tex Avery and his Droopy. It is a classic and the quintessential Droopy. The gags are mostly done by the Wolf on the Bull. This is one that I remember from my childhood.

Why is it most cartoons that feature Mexico always go right to the bullfights? I'm sure our friends south of the border do more than just go to the arena. Anywhere, he we are at the "Chili Bowl" for another bullfight. Apparently, they are pretty sure who is going to win as there is another sign advertising "Bullburgers Tonight."

We get the predictable battle between the wolf ("El Champion") and little Droopy ("El Challenger"). Both are not just in competition for a bullfighting title but also vying for the affections of Lina Romay, who was a real-life Hispanic actress in Hollywood in the '40s and '50s. In fact, "the winner gets anything he wants in all Mexico" and you know what these guys want!

This is the funniest bullfight I've ever seen. The cocky wolf is especially hilarious and talented! He deserved to win, but you just knew "Droopy, from Guadalupe" was somehow going to prevail.

This is more great stuff from The "Tex Avery's Droopy - The Complete Theatrical Collection" DVD.

This short is a very good Tex Avery Droopy. Droopy is the cartoon "Everyman" who somehow manages to come out on top whatever the odds are or the forces arrayed against him. Tex Avery's principal continuing character while at MGM, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Droopy was the character appearing in the most Tex Avery shorts of any continuing character Avery ever worked with. Given the characters he worked with at Warner Brothers, that's saying something! Good to see that it's in print. Well worth seeing. Recommended, particularly for Lina Romay *sigh*

A cartoon that takes place in a bull arena - always every cartoon incarnation, from Disney to the Pink Panther to Droopy, has to have a story where the main character takes on a bull.

This cartoon is not bad; not the most funny, but there are some moments where you'll get some chuckles - especially the part where Droopy slaps the bull silly. But mostly, it's just a lot of running around and bull dodging.

Grade B-

Have you ever noticed that most Droopy cartoons are eerily similar? Droopy and the Wolf are battling in a sports event. The prize is a lovely lady, or a date with a lady, or a kiss from a lady, or some such thing like that. If Droopy wins, the lady turns out to be even more fabulous than we had been previously shown. If the Wolf wins, there's something horribly wrong with her that had been hidden before. This cartoon fits the pattern perfectly. This time the contest is a bullfight, and the lovely lady is Lina Romay. But in spite of the predictability, the cartoon is good overall, with good animation and cute physical humor.