Spike n Chester
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
Release date: 1983-08-05
Plot: Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales, stranded on a deserted island, stumble upon a treasure map that leads them to a talking wishing well. Ever the greedy opportunist, Daffy decides to turn the island into a tourist resort, selling wishes to eager visitors. The guests' wishes are granted through the projection of classic Looney Tunes shorts, cleverly woven into the plot. Meanwhile, pirate Yosemite Sam and his partner Taz are hot on their trail, determined to reclaim the map that once belonged to them.
Name and role: Spike and Chester! A classic Looney Tunes dog duo: Spike, the grumpy, muscle-bound bulldog, and Chester, the small, hyperactive terrier with boundless enthusiasm and zero self-awareness. Somehow, no matter how the cartoon starts, their roles always end up hilariously flipped by the end.
Trivia and other appearances: They appear in the short featured in this film, Tree for Two (1952), and again in Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954), where things get even weirder with some monster madness thrown in. Worth noting: they also have an extended cameo in Space Jam during the inflation gag (the one that's become surprisingly iconic on certain corners of DeviantArt)
Release date: 1983-08-05
Plot: Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales, stranded on a deserted island, stumble upon a treasure map that leads them to a talking wishing well. Ever the greedy opportunist, Daffy decides to turn the island into a tourist resort, selling wishes to eager visitors. The guests' wishes are granted through the projection of classic Looney Tunes shorts, cleverly woven into the plot. Meanwhile, pirate Yosemite Sam and his partner Taz are hot on their trail, determined to reclaim the map that once belonged to them.
Name and role: Spike and Chester! A classic Looney Tunes dog duo: Spike, the grumpy, muscle-bound bulldog, and Chester, the small, hyperactive terrier with boundless enthusiasm and zero self-awareness. Somehow, no matter how the cartoon starts, their roles always end up hilariously flipped by the end.
Trivia and other appearances: They appear in the short featured in this film, Tree for Two (1952), and again in Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954), where things get even weirder with some monster madness thrown in. Worth noting: they also have an extended cameo in Space Jam during the inflation gag (the one that's become surprisingly iconic on certain corners of DeviantArt)
Space Jam
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The famous inflation gag with Stan Podolak, where he blows up and flies across the stadium before crashing down, is cleverly carried out by Spike & Chester, appearing for the first, and only, time as nurses. It's a nice little spotlight moment for two very secondary characters who usually just hang around bickering in alleys.
Trivia and other appearances: We can find again the two doggies in Tree for Two (1952), Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) and Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983)
Release date: 1996-11-10
Plot: Basketball legend Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes to win a wild basketball game against alien villains called the Monstars. The aliens stole NBA players' talents, so it's up to Jordan and the Tunes to slam, jam, and bring the chaos. It's sports meets cartoons in the most 90s crossover ever.
Name and role: The famous inflation gag with Stan Podolak, where he blows up and flies across the stadium before crashing down, is cleverly carried out by Spike & Chester, appearing for the first, and only, time as nurses. It's a nice little spotlight moment for two very secondary characters who usually just hang around bickering in alleys.
Trivia and other appearances: We can find again the two doggies in Tree for Two (1952), Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) and Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983)