Not to be confused with Butch Dog from the Tex Avery cartoons
Butch Cat is a Tom and Jerry character. He is a black and white alley cat whose appearance generally vary from a friend or ally to a rival of Tom Cat.
Biography
Butch Cat dressed as a baby with Tom.
Butch is created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and he first appeared in the short, Baby Puss (1943), alongside Topsy and the already-established Meathead.
Butch is a coarse rival to Tom as well. In the short, Springtime for Thomas (1946), he was known simply as "Dream Boy" (after Jerry's fake letter from Toodles), and he acted as Tom's rival for Toodles' affection.
Butch is not only a love rival to Tom but a coarse opponent in simple competitions such as sports – for example in Tennis Chumps (some say Tom’s opponent there isn’t really Butch).
In “A Mouse in a House”, Butch did compete with Tom for the catching of Jerry. He and Tom co-operated at their best to catch Jerry. Unfortunately, they both failed, making Jerry still the "untouchable one".
However, Butch is also the leader of the alley cats (usually Lightning, Topsy, and Meathead) who are friends with Tom and, at times, join in him in tormenting Jerry.
Butch also appears in the Tom and Jerry Tales series. In the episode Beach Bully Bingo, he appears in red swimwear. He also appears more muscular, having well-trained pecs and stomach muscles. He also flexes his arm muscles and slightly appears to have abs. Some people think that this muscular bodybuilder cat who is as strong as Spike isn't the same as Butch.
Personality
Appearance
Butch is an alley cat with black fur and yellow and black eyes.
War of the Whiskers
Butch is a challenger, and is the fifth strongest of the eleven characters. his punches and kicks are similar to tom except faster.
When he wins, he will do a victory dance but when defeated, he collapses to the ground and slaps himself
Appearances
Tom and Jerry
- Baby Puss (debut in Tom and Jerry)
- Springtime for Thomas
- Trap Happy
- A Mouse in the House
- The Truce Hurts (cameo)
- Heavenly Puss (cameo)
- Tennis Chumps
- Saturday Evening Puss
- Casanova Cat
- Jerry's Cousin (cameo)
- Sleepy-Time Tom
- Baby Butch
- Smarty Cat
- Muscle Beach Tom
- Blue Cat Blues
- The Karate Guard
MGM one-shots
- The Alley Cat (debut)
Spike and Tyke
Films
Tom and Jerry Tales
- Polar Peril
- City Dump Chumps
- Beach Bully Bingo
- Tomcat Superstar
- Power Tom
- Over the River and Boo the Woods
- League of Cats
- 24 Karat Kat
- Game of Mouse & Cat
- Catfish Follies
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
Season 1
- Sleep Disorder
- Feline Fatale
- Birds of a Feather
- Tom-Foolery
- Sleuth or Consequences
- Hop to It!
- Turn About
- Top Cat
- Domestic Kingdom
- Bone Dry
Season 2
- Cheesy Ball Run
- Here Comes the Bribe
- X Marks the Thumpin
- Flea Bitten
- Tom-Fu
- Pillow Case
- The Tail of Two Kitties
- Unhappily Harried After
- Forget Me Not
- Tic Tyke-Do'h
- Missing in Traction
- Cat Dance Fever
- Dirty Rat
- Wish Bone
- Going, Going, Gone Viral
- The Tortoise Don't Play Fair
- Cat Match Fever
- Novel Idea
Season 3
Gallery
- Main article: Butch Cat/Gallery
