#droopy dog

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I didn't like how I answered my ask of Red Hot Riding Hood headcanons so I'll do her justice here!

-Red may be a premium showgirl, but she also happens to be an expert in sports. She is especially fond of gymnastics and ribbon gymnastics because of the elegance and how similar it is to dancing for her.

-Ever since Warner Bros retired her, Red has been keeping busy! She currently works as a vocal coach for aspiring Toon starlets as well as a teacher for Toon co-ed classes on how to appeal and show off to the audience.

-Red is a champion jump roper. She’s especially good at the Double Dutch.

-Red has gotten to be really good at defending herself. She’s especially good at kickboxing and even has some decent skill at wrestling.

-Red is REALLY interested in freckles and how they form. She's been studying up on them in her spare time.

-Her, Tom, and Jerry meet up quite often! Tom is especially quite fond of her and happens to be a lot more talkative with her than even Jerry is. Tom and Jerry, being that they're still active in the animated world, are always offering a place for her to make a comeback, but she declines. While it would be NICE to get back into acting, she's perfectly fine where she is now. She wants to wait until she's ready.

-Surprisingly, Red gets along quite well with Alice Angel (the cartoon Alice, not the Twisted Alice). The two like to practice their dancing and singing together whenever they get time together.

-When asked if she's a cat or dog person, Red says she's neither...she's actually an insect person (to everyone's shock). For some reason, she has an affinity for bugs, spiders in particular. Her favorite spiders are peacock spiders.

-In what would be quite a surprise to other people, Red isn't all that good at hair and makeup skills. She always has someone do it for her because she struggles so much with it.

-Red has a fondness for fountains. She appreciates the natural and earthly beauty of a fountain and whenever she's out of Toontown, likes to visit as many fountains as she can.

-Red is VERY careful with her finances. She always makes sure she never spends more than she needs. This is a habit ingrained in her from her earlier years.

-A hobby that Red has is taking herself on solo dates and exploring Toontown. She LOVES treating and indulging herself out on the town and doing whatever she wants without having to worry about being harassed.

-Red is a collector of lacy underwear and lingerie. Lingerie is especially a novelty to Red because of how different it is from her usual outfits.

-Red has a vendetta against socks. She absolutely REFUSES to wear any kind of socks. Even long, sexy socks she doesn't like.

-Red is SO used to wearing heels, to the point she REFUSES to wear any flat shoe. She generally prefers the classic high heel, but will occasionally wear heeled boots and high pumps.

-Red, while a sweet and friendly gal, is absolutely TERRIBLE to bring to movies. She's constantly talking and chattering about what's going on and has a habit of reading the plots of the movie beforehand and accidentally spoiling things.

-Red has a guilty pleasure for trashy reality TV shows (think Dance Moms). Mainly because of how UGLY it can get between contestants/participants and how they let loose. Betty Boop sometimes watches with her and doesn't exactly see the appeal.

-She doesn’t sleep often but when she does, she is a HEAVY sleeper. And she snores. Not prettily like you’d expect. Loudly.

-She HATES getting wet. She’ll wear sundresses and short outfits just fine, but good look getting her to wear any form of bathing suit. Or trying to get her to go in the water. She prefers staying dry, thank you very much.

-Red's favorite food are biscuits! She's not all that fond of tea though. Her favorite drink happens to be a good ol' fashioned lemonade.

-Out of her, Wolfie, Screwy, and Droopy, Red happens to be the worst driver. It's not out of "instantly crashing the car the second she touches the wheel" like the Looney Tunes. It's more so that she's USED to being driven around rather than driving herself. The times she does get behind the wheel, she tends to overthink and drive way too slowly or way too fast.

The Folks behind the Toons

Tex Avery

Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was born February 26, 1908, in Taylor, Texas.  Following a short stint at the Art Institute of Chicago, Avery headed out to Los Angeles where he got his start in the animation business as an inker, working on cels for animated short films in the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series.  Soon he was promoted to an assistant to director Bill Nolan.  Avery finagled his way into Warner Brothers pretending to have much more experience as a director than he actually did.  

Avery was assigned to work primarily on the black-and-white Looney Tunes instead of the Technicolor Merrie Melodies, but was allowed to make color Merrie Melodies beginning with Page Miss Glory from 1936.  Later that year he directed Porky the Rainmaker which stared a new version of Porky Pig that Avery designed.  This was followed by Porky's Duck Hunt in 1937, which introduced the character of Daffy Duck, who possessed a new form of zaniness that had not been seen before in animated cartoons. Daffy was an almost completely crazy, bounding about the film frame in double-speed, yammering nonsensically in a high-pitched, sped-up voice provided by actor Mel Blanc.  

The madcap style of Avery’s direction was a significant departure from much of what was being done in animation.  Many of the cartoons were slower, more gentle and similar to those produced at Walt Disney Studios.  Although initially thought of as low-brow and overly silly, Avery's style was a hit with audiences and he went on to direct dozens of subsequent cartoons, introducing many characters who would become staples in Warner Brothers’ catalog, including Elmer Fudd, Cecil Turtle and Willoughby the Dog.  He additionally came up with Bugs Bunny’s trademark phrase eh, what’s up, doc?’  which was how Tex greeted his friends throughout his childhood and teenage years.  

In 1941, Avery left Warners and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he formed his own animation unit and directed shorts in Technicolor that were produced by Fred Quimby.  Avery’s work at MGM led to the creation of many new characters, such as Droopy Dog, Screwy Squirrel, a new iteration of the Big Bad Wolf and of course Red Hot Riding Hood (hubba hubba) . 

During his time at MGM, Avery became friends with fellow animators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.  Hanna and Barbera would borrow some of Avery’s madcap schtick in crafting their break-out hit, Tom and Jerry.  

Avery left MGM and went to work for Walter Lantz Productions in 1954.  Here he created Chilly Willy and directed numerous toons featuring the penguin.   His 1955 short, Crazy Mixed Up Pup, along with he Chilly Willy short The Legend of Rockabye Point were both nominated for an Academy Award.  

Avery went into semi retirement following the death of his son from a heroin overdose.  The tragedy contributed to the break up of Avery’s marriage to Patricia Johnson and led to a prolonged depression.  He returned to the industry briefly, working for his old friends Hanna and Barbera where he wrote gags for Saturday morning cartoons such as Fred and Barney Meet the Thing and Kwicky Koala.  

Avery passed away from lung cancer in 1980.  He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, in a grave next to his son.  Avery’s signature style of breakneck pacing, nutty sight gags, exaggerated expressions and fourth-wall breaking bits would become incorporated into many of the other cartoons continuing to this day.   Avery’s influence is especially evident in such projects as The Ren and Stimpy Show, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Mask, SpongeBob SquarePants, and many others.  

With the release of the Tom and Jerry Golden Era set on Blu-ray, I thought it would be a good time to show off my collection of classic golden age of animation on DVD/Blu-ray that I've been collecting on and off since 2006 (it all started when my parents got me vol. 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection for Christmas that year).

Warner Bros.

MGM Cartoon Studio

Walter Lantz Productions

Fleischer/Famous Studios

UPA (United Productions of America)

Here’s my Walt Disney Treasures collection.