Hector The Bulldog

Hector The Bulldog is a WB Studio character from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series. Hector The Bulldog made a total of 14 appearances during the golden age of animation.

Overview
Hector The Bulldog was voiced by Mel Blanc and his first appearance was in the cartoon All a Bir-r-r-rd in 1950. Hector The Bulldog would appear in a total of 14 cartoons during the golden age of animation with the final appearance in the cartoon Tweet And Lovely in 1959.

Appearance/Personality
Hector The Bulldog is a bulldog with gray fur (sometimes yellow) and a dark gray collar. Hector The Bulldog was a winning character when beating his counter part Sylvester Cat. Hector in some episodes protects Tweety from Sylvester and sometimes protects Granny. Hector does get tricked by Sylvester but not as often as Hector is able to beat Sylvester. Hector is very similar to another bulldog named Marc Anthony for the Marc Anthony & Pussyfoot cartoons but is not the same bulldog. Hector was originally going to be named Spike, however, MGM had already chosen that name for their cartoons for Tom & Jerry series and for the later Spike & Tyke series which Spike resembles Hector very much. They had to change the named to Hector to ovoid confusion but also a lawsuit. from MGM.

1950/1959

 * Hector The Bulldog appeared in 7 Looney Tune cartoons and 7 Merrie Melodie cartoons for a total of 14 cartoons.