The Chump Champ

One of the first Droopy cartoons I've seen, managed to find it on the internet and catch it again. It's a funny one, where Droopy and Spike compete in a host of sports events, but one ends up being a cheater. Easy to figure out who it was.

Plenty of slapstick comedy and laughable moments. Droopy definitely gives Spike a run for his money!

Grade A-

Even a disappointing MGM cartoon from Tex Avery is still a very good one. And, compared to many other Droopy cartoons, this isn't particularly great. But, as I said, it's STILL pretty good and well worth your time.

The cartoon consists of Spike and Droopy participating in a variety of sporting events to determine who will become the King of Sports. Naturally, Spike acts like he usually does in these cartoons--he cheats constantly and ends up hurting himself each and every time. In many ways, it plays a lot like a Wiley Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon. And, begin an Avery cartoon, there are tons of insane sight gags as well as a goof-ball ending that will make you chuckle. Cute and worth your time.

Droopy and Butch compete in a variety of sports to determine who is King of Sports. Butch cheats in a different way in each event, only to have his efforts backfire.

It's a typically fine Tex Avery cartoon, a series of blackout gags with a wide variety of methods and results. I particularly liked how Droopy wins the log-rolling competition.

Like most of Avery's cartoons, I am left with the sense that there is no real plot, just a series of gags on a theme. However, the gags are sufficiently funny that I don't really care.

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.

Droopy and Gorgeous Gorrilawitz compete to be the King of Sports and get a kiss from the Queen of Sports. The overhanging issue is what kind of competition is this. It seems to be everything and anything. That's not a deal killer by itself but it could have a long marathon where Droopy has to get over various hurdles. Instead of a lot of randomness, it could have been a lot more cohesive. The ending is totally expected but I think there is something better. This is generally good Droopy vs Spike affair.