Spike Surprise

Spike is overly abundant with confidence he will inherit the estate of his dead millionaire master in Wags to Riches (released in 1949). The executor’s voices build up to the big announcement. Spike moves closer and closer. Then comes the word “Droopy.”

Director Tex Avery has a typical jaw-drop take (the camera moves back so we get a better view) and Avery then tags it out with a stiff fall.



Avery takes advantage of the pause in the dialogue after the executor says “None...other...than..........” The circles in Spike’s eyes grow and shrink in various colours. There’s a cycle of four drawings, with drawings 2 and 4 being the same.



Jack Cosgriff and Rich Hogan are the storymen, with animation by Bobe Cannon, Mike Lah, Walt Clinton and Grant Simmons.