Droopy's Good Deed (1951)

The Worst Film Ever

It is a performances centric movie

How sad is this?

Best movie of this year hands down!

Another Droopy cartoon I remembered fondly from my younger days, about Droopy trying to earn a Boy Scout honor and be awarded with a presidential visit. Of course, Spike tries to sabotage Droopy's stellar performances and attempts to meet the president in his place. But, what results are hilarious outsmarts from Droopy - and plenty of slapstick comedy to follow at the expense of Spike.

You have to laugh just looking at Spike here in the opening scenes of this Droopy cartoon. In this story, he's apparently a hobo and he's been kicked off a train. He has a little derby on and is smoking a half-cigar. After getting the boot, he winds up next to some Boy Scout and overhears that the winner of a contest between these two finalists will get to meet the President of the United States. Oh, boy - that's for him!One of the finalists, of course, is Droopy. The other one is, well, it doesn't matter because Spike quickly grabs him, puts on his little uniform (Spike looks like he's wearing what young girls wear today - half an outfit) and is ready to battle Droopy for the big award. (Odd that nobody notices the change in scouts!)Spike does the usual, trying to sabotage Droopy at every turn. We get funny scenes involving lightning, wild life photography, Spike imitating a "damsel in distress" in one scene and later, an old lady crossing a street and a baby on the top of the "Umpire State Building" as the action switches from rural to urban. One funny line (there isn't much dialog in Droopy cartoons) after Spike is burned to a crisp: "Hey, Blackie. Any more babes in there?"

A great cartoon by a master. A very talented example of classic art. However this copy does not include the scene of Spike the hound removing an African American woman from the house fire. Droopy hound saves a lady first and then Spike saves one himself, which is difficult for him to carry. Other content is missing as well. Still a nice lovely cartoon, even though it is the most popular version known. My dad was an art and animation collector and growing up showed me the details of his hobby. I was fascinated as a child by all the wonderful drawings, and cartoons he had. It was very enjoyable to us. My brothers were careful around his collection. This cartoon stands out to me, as one he said would be only a handful of its type with alternative releases. He was very keen in collecting rare pieces. He said various forms exist because of sensitivity issues for various reasons. He also said that most of these cartoons were shown to adults only in those times. This is something that did not make sense to us as children. We thought cartoons were all the same. I recommend this cartoon for all its clever antics and humor. Very enjoyable. Wonderfully entertaining.

"Droopy's Good Deed" was one of the last cartoons Avery produced for MGM back in 1950 (released in 1951) before going on a self-imposed sabbatical from the MGM cartoon dept. In this outing, Spike the vagrant comes across a boy scout camp when he is booted off a freight train. A competition is underway between Droopy and another scout for Best Scout. The prize? A trip to Washington to meet with the President! Spike sees this as his opportunity and takes the other scout's place. The remainder of the cartoon is a smattering of quick black-out gags as Spike does his best to eliminate his competitor, Droopy.Beware of current prints circulating on video and on TV - 2 very un-PC racial gags have been excised from the cartoon. While one gag (the aftermath of Spike being struck by lightning) is uncensored on the video release, the other gag (the end result of a bomb with Spike and a refined gentleman) is still edited. If one wishes to see the complete cartoon, I suggest they seek out a copy from a private collector (my print is uncut).