Spike was a short-lived animation cartoon series by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was the in-house division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture studio in Hollywood, California during the Golden Age of American animation, responsible for producing animated short subjects to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters...

. All of the original, 1940s-50s shorts were directed by Tex Avery

Tex Avery

Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros...

, it was a spin-off from the Droopy series as opposed to the Spike

Spike and Tyke

Spike & Tyke is a short-lived theatrical animated short subject series, based upon the bulldog father-and-son team from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Tom and Jerry cartoons...

 from the Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...

 cartoons.

Cartoons

• 1. The Counterfeit Cat (1949)
• 2. Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
• 3. Garden Gopher (1950)
• 4. Cock-A-Doodle Dog (1951)
• 5. Magical Maestro
  Magical Maestro
  Magical Maestro is a 1952 animated short film directed by Tex Avery and produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. It tells the story of Poochini, a canine opera singer who spurns a magician. The magician is able to replace Poochini's normal conductor prior to the show through disguise...
  
  (1952)
• 6. Rock-A-Bye Bear (1952)
• 7. Cellbound (1955)
• 8. Cat's Meow (1957)

Note: Cat's Meow is a remake of Ventriloquist Cat with different coloring for the cat, the dog, and some of the scenery.