Elmer J.
['']Hare Brush
''Hare Brush'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 7, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
''Hare Brush'' pokes fun at Freudian psychoanalysis, psychiatric medi ...
'' (1956) Fudd is an animated
cartoon
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character in the
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Looney Tunes
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Merrie Melodies
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'' series and the
archenemy
In literature, an archenemy (sometimes spelled as arch-enemy) is the main enemy of someone. In fiction, it is a character who is the protagonist's, commonly a hero's, most prominent and most-known enemy.
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The word ''archenemy'' sometim ...
of
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
. He has one of the more disputed origins in the
Warner Bros.
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cartoon pantheon (second only to Bugs himself).
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from the original on June 16, 2016. But it was evidenced that the true origins of Elmer was that he was actually created by
Fred "Tex" Avery in 1937, as a "Running Gag" character with small, sometimes squinty eyes, with a derby hat and with a green suit.'
His aim is to
hunt
Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, et ...
Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring himself and other antagonizing characters. He speaks in an unusual way,
replacing his Rs and Ls with Ws, so he often refers to Bugs Bunny as a "scwewy" or "wascawwy (rascally) wabbit". Elmer's signature catchphrase is, "Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits", as well as his trademark laughter.
The best known Elmer Fudd cartoons include
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...
' work ''
What's Opera, Doc?
''What's Opera, Doc?'' is a 1957 American Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
The story features Elmer chas ...
'' (one of the few times Fudd bested Bugs, though he felt bad about it), the
Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
parody ''
Rabbit of Seville
''Rabbit of Seville'' is a Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short released on December 16, 1950. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The nonstop slapstick hu ...
'', and the "Hunting Trilogy" of "Rabbit Season/Duck Season" shorts (''
Rabbit Fire
''Rabbit Fire'' is a 1951 ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, the cartoon is the first in Jones' "hunting trilogy"—the other two cartoons following it ...
'', ''
Rabbit Seasoning
''Rabbit Seasoning'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. Released on September 20, 1952, the short stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
It is the sequel to the previous year's ''Rabbit Fire'', a ...
'', and ''
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
''Duck! Rabbit, Duck!'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Charles M. Jones. The cartoon was released on October 3, 1953 and stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
The cartoon is the third of Jones' "hunting ...
'') with Fudd,
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
, and
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon fictional character, character created for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American black duck, black ...
. An earlier prototype of character named Elmer set some of the recognizable Elmer's aspects before the character's more conspicuous features were set.
Egghead
Tex Avery
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American a ...
introduced a new character in his cartoon short ''
Egghead Rides Again
''Egghead Rides Again'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. It was first released to theaters on July 17, 1937. The cartoon marks the first appearance of Egghead, a character who eventually appear in three mo ...
'', released July 17, 1937.
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from the original on June 16, 2016. Egghead initially was depicted as having a bulbous nose, a voice like
Joe Penner
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Penner was an ethnic Hungarian born József Pintér in Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary, (present-day Zren ...
(provided by radio mimic Danny Webb) and an egg-shaped head. Many cartoon historians believe that Egghead evolved into Elmer over a period of a couple of years. However, animation historian
Michael Barrier
Michael J. Barrier (born June 15, 1940) is an American animation historian.
Work
Barrier was the founder and editor of ''Funnyworld'', the first magazine exclusively devoted to comics and animation. It began as a contribution to the CAPA-Alpha a ...
asserts, that "Elmer Fudd was not a modified version of his fellow Warner Bros. character Egghead" and that "the two characters were always distinct. That was evidenced by Elmer's early prototype being identified in a Warner publicity sheet for ''Cinderella Meets Fella'' (filed with the
Library of Congress
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as a copyright description) as 'Egghead's brother.'"
and that "The Egghead-Elmer story is actually a little messy, my sense being that most of the people involved, whether they were making the films or publicizing them, not only had trouble telling the characters apart but had no idea why they should bother trying."
Egghead made his second appearance in 1938's ''
Daffy Duck & Egghead
''Daffy Duck & Egghead'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon produced in 1937 and directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon was released on January 1, 1938, and stars Daffy Duck and Egghead.
Plot
Egghead (in a voice imitating radio comic ...
'' and was teamed with
Warner Bros.
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' newest cartoon star
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon fictional character, character created for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American black duck, black ...
. Egghead continued to make appearances in the Warner cartoons in 1938, such as in ''
A-Lad-In Bagdad
''A-Lad-In Bagdad'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Cal Howard and Cal Dalton. The short was released on August 27, 1938 and features Egghead.
Plot
Egghead is a happy looking wanderer who is traveling near an Arabia ...
'' (1938), and in ''
Count Me Out'' (1938). Egghead shifts from being bald, to having a
Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...
haircut. and always has a huge egg-shaped head. Egghead returned decades later in the
compilation film
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''
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'' is a 1988 animated compilation film featuring classic Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts and animated bridging sequences, starring Daffy Duck. The film was released to theaters by Warner Bros. on September 24, 1988. It was ...
'', while going back to being bald again and redesigned into looking like Elmer Fudd and wearing Elmer Fudd's Clothes and Derby Hat. More recently, he also made a cameo appearance at the end of ''
Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' and was also given in his own story, which starred him alongside
Pete Puma
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, in the ''
Looney Tunes
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One animation history suggests that the Egghead character was based on ''
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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'' cartoonist and entertainer
Robert Ripley
LeRoy Robert Ripley (February 22, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who is known for creating the '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' newspaper panel series, television show, and radio show ...
,.
Egghead has the distinction of being the first recurring character created for
Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant r ...
's
Merrie Melodies
''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...
series (to be followed by such characters as
Sniffles,
Inki
Inki is the lead character in an animated cartoon series of Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' short films by animator Chuck Jones. Five Inki cartoons were made between 1939 and 1950.
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Inki, created for ...
, Elmer Fudd, and even Bugs Bunny), which had previously contained only one-shot characters, although during the
Harman-Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were an American animation team known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios.
Early history
Harman and Ising first worked in animation in the early 1920s at Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Wal ...
era,
Foxy,
Goopy Geer
Goopy Geer is an animated cartoon character created in 1932 for the '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He's a singing, dancing, piano-playing dog who is considered to be "the first ''Merrie Melodies'' star", although he onl ...
, and
Piggy each appeared in a few Merrie Melodies.
One of Egghead's final appearances is ''
Count Me Out''.
Voice actors for Egghead
*
Mel Blanc
Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...
(as Egghead; ''
Egghead Rides Again
''Egghead Rides Again'' is a 1937 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. It was first released to theaters on July 17, 1937. The cartoon marks the first appearance of Egghead, a character who eventually appear in three mo ...
'', and Egghead when he "woo-hoos" in ''
Daffy Duck & Egghead
''Daffy Duck & Egghead'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon produced in 1937 and directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon was released on January 1, 1938, and stars Daffy Duck and Egghead.
Plot
Egghead (in a voice imitating radio comic ...
'').
*
Danny Webb (as Egghead; ''Egghead Rides Again'', ''Daffy Duck & Egghead'', ''
A-Lad-In Bagdad
''A-Lad-In Bagdad'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Cal Howard and Cal Dalton. The short was released on August 27, 1938 and features Egghead.
Plot
Egghead is a happy looking wanderer who is traveling near an Arabia ...
'', and ''
Count Me Out'').
* Mark Kausler voices Egghead in ''
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'' is a 1988 animated compilation film featuring classic Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts and animated bridging sequences, starring Daffy Duck. The film was released to theaters by Warner Bros. on September 24, 1988. It was ...
''.
Elmer Fudd in his true early years
In 1937, Tex Avery created a very early version of Elmer Fudd and introduced him in ''
Little Red Walking Hood
''Little Red Walking Hood'' is a 1937 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Fred Avery. The short was released on November 6, 1937, and features the first appearance of an early character who later became Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The cartoon features ...
'', as mysterious hero whistling everywhere he goes. In this cartoon, he had a derby hat, small squinty eyes, big reddish noise, a high collar around his neck, a green long sleeve shirt, green pants, and a bald circle-like human head. At the end of the cartoon, the character tells the villain, the big bad wolf, that he is "the hero in this picture" after he hits the wolf in the head with a mallet. He then continued to make more appearances in the Warner cartoons in 1938, such as in ''
The Isle of Pingo Pongo
''The Isle of Pingo Pongo'' is a 1938 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Tex Avery. The short was released on May 28, 1938 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd. This is the first of a series of travelogue spoofs, and the first War ...
'' (made and copyrighted in 1937, released in 1938) (also Prototype-Elmer's second appearance), ''
Cinderella Meets Fella
''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' directed by Tex Avery and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on July 23, 1938 and features the third appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The story st ...
'' (1938), ''
A Feud There Was
''A Feud There Was'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 24, 1938 and features the fourth appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The short begins with an estab ...
'' (the first time he is fully called "Elmer Fudd") (1938), ''
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
''Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' series directed by Tex Avery and written by Rich Hogan. The short was released on October 22, 1938 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.
In the cartoon, Prototy ...
'' (1938) ''
Hamateur Night
''Hamateur Night'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery and written by Jack Miller. The short was released on January 28, 1939 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.
History
The premise of the film is r ...
'' (made and copyrighted in 1938, released in 1939) ''
A Day at the Zoo
''A Day at the Zoo'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Tex Avery. The short was produced in 1938 and released on March 11, 1939 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
This is one of the cartoons that Wa ...
'' (made and copyrighted in 1938, released in 1939) and ''
Believe It or Else
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*Faith, a belief in something which has not been proven
Arts, entertainment, and me ...
'' (1939), mostly as a "running gag" character. In ''
A Feud There Was
''A Feud There Was'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 24, 1938 and features the fourth appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The short begins with an estab ...
'' (1938), Elmer made his entrance riding a motor scooter with the words "Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker" displayed on the side, the first onscreen use of that name. Elmer then appeared on early merchandise and of early Looney Tunes books in 1938 and 1939, and even on the lobby cards for "The Isle of Pingo Pongo" and for "Cinderella Meets Fella" with his name attached on them.
In the 1939 cartoon ''
Dangerous Dan McFoo'', a new voice actor,
Arthur Q. Bryan, was hired to provide the voice of the hero dog character. It was in this cartoon that the popular "milk-sop" wabbit voice of Elmer Fudd was created. Elmer Fudd has since been the chief antagonistic force in most of the Bugs Bunny cartoons, initiating one of the most famous rivalries in the history of American cinema. Sometime later on in this year, some new drawings and redesigns of Elmer Fudd were being created by a character designer,
Charlie Thorson
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.
Elmer emerges
In 1940, the Egghead-like Elmer's appearance was refined, giving him a chin and a less bulbous nose (although still wearing his old clothing that he was wearing in Tex Avery's earlier cartoons) and Arthur Q. Bryan's "
Dan McFoo" voice in what most people consider Elmer Fudd's first true appearance: a
Chuck Jones
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short entitled ''
Elmer's Candid Camera
''Elmer's Candid Camera'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 2, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and an early Bugs Bunny prototype.
This is the first appearance of a re ...
'', in which a rabbit drives Elmer insane; the rabbit was an early appearance of what would become
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
, beginning their long-standing rivalry. Later that year, he appeared in
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
's ''
Confederate Honey'' (where he was called Ned Cutler) and ''
The Hardship of Miles Standish
''The Hardship of Miles Standish'' is a 1940 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 27, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd.
The title is derived from the narrative poem ''The Courtship of Miles Standis ...
'' where his voice and Little Red Walking Hood-like appearance were still the same. Jones would use Elmer one more time, in 1941's ''
Elmer's Pet Rabbit
''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on January 4, 1941, and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny.
This is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is give ...
''; its other title character is labeled as Bugs Bunny, but is also identical to his counterpart in ''Camera''. In the interim, the two starred in ''
A Wild Hare
''A Wild Hare'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short subject features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.Adamson, Joe (1990). ''Bugs Bunny: ...
''. Bugs appears with a carrot,
New York accent
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, and "What's Up, Doc?" catchphrase all in place for the first time, although the voice and physique are as yet somewhat off. Elmer has a better voice, a trimmer figure (designed by
Robert Givens
Robert Herman Givens (March 2, 1918 – December 14, 2017) was an American animator and character designer, responsible for the creation of Bugs Bunny. He was the leading character designer for Leon Schlesinger, creating over 25 successful c ...
, which would be reused soon later in Jones' ''
Good Night Elmer
''Good Night Elmer'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones, animated by Phil Monroe and written by Rich Hogan. The short was released on October 26, 1940 and features Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The cartoon dep ...
'', this time without a red nose) and his familiar hunting clothes. He is much more recognizable as the Elmer Fudd of later cartoons than Bugs is here. In his earliest appearances, Elmer actually "wikes wabbits", either attempting to take photos of Bugs, or adopting Bugs as his pet. The rascally rabbit has the poor Fudd so perplexed that there is little wonder as to why Elmer would become a hunter and in some cases actually proclaim, "I hate wittle gway wabbits!" after pumping buckshot down a rabbit hole.
Elmer's role in these two films, that of would-be hunter, dupe and foil for Bugs, would remain his main role forever after, and although Bugs Bunny was called upon to outwit many more worthy opponents, Elmer somehow remained Bugs' classic nemesis, despite (or because of) his legendary gullibility, small size, short temper, and shorter attention span. In ''
Rabbit Fire
''Rabbit Fire'' is a 1951 ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, the cartoon is the first in Jones' "hunting trilogy"—the other two cartoons following it ...
'', he declares himself vegetarian, hunting for sport only.
Elmer was usually cast as a hapless
big-game hunter
Big-game hunting is the hunting of large game animals for meat, commercially valuable by-products (such as horns/antlers, furs, tusks, bones, body fat/oil, or special organs and contents), trophy/taxidermy, or simply just for recreation ("spo ...
, armed with a
double-barreled shotgun
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Construction
Modern double-barreled shotguns, often known as ''doubles'', are almost u ...
(albeit one which could be fired much more than twice without being reloaded) and creeping through the woods "hunting wabbits". In a few cartoons, though, he assumed a completely different persona—a wealthy
industrialist
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type, occupying a luxurious
penthouse
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*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
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, or, in one episode involving a
role reversal
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, a
sanitarium—which Bugs would of course somehow find his way into. In ''
Dog Gone People
''Dog Gone People'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on November 12, 1960 and features Elmer Fudd
Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon ...
'', he had an ordinary office job working for demanding boss "Mister Cwabtwee". In another cartoon (''
Mutt in a Rut'') he appeared to work in an office and had a dog he called "Wover Boy", whom he took hunting, though Bugs did not appear. (Elmer also has a hunting dog in ''
To Duck or Not to Duck
''To Duck or Not to Duck'' is a 1943 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on March 6, 1943, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd is hunting ducks with his dog Laramore. After mis ...
''; in that film, the dog is named Laramore.)
Several episodes featured Elmer differently. One (''
What's Up, Doc?'', 1950) has Bugs Bunny relating his life story to a biographer, and recalling a time which was a downturn for the movie business. Elmer Fudd is a well-known entertainer who, looking for a new partner for his act, sees Bugs Bunny (after passing caricatures of many other famous 1940s actors (Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Bing Crosby) who, like Bugs, are also out of work). Elmer and Bugs do a one-joke act cross-country, with Bugs dressed like a pinhead, and when he does not know the answer to a joke, Elmer gives it and hits him with a pie in the face. Bugs begins to tire of this gag and pulls a surprise on Fudd, answering the joke correctly and bopping Elmer with a
mallet
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, which prompts the man to point his rifle at Bugs. The bunny asks nervously: "Eh, what's up doc?", which results in a huge round of applause from the audience. Bugs tells Elmer they may be on to something, and Elmer, with the vaudevillian's instinct of sticking with a gag that catches on, nods that they should re-use it. According to account, the common Elmer-as-hunter episodes are entirely staged.
One episode where Bugs "lost" in the hunting was ''
Hare Brush
''Hare Brush'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 7, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
''Hare Brush'' pokes fun at Freudian psychoanalysis, psychiatric medi ...
'' (1956). Here, Elmer has been committed to an insane asylum because he believes he is a
rabbit
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(though it is also revealed that he is a
millionaire
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and owns a
mansion
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and a
yacht
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). Bugs Bunny enters Fudd's room and Elmer bribes him with
carrot
The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', nat ...
s, then leaves the way the real rabbit entered. Bugs acts surprisingly (for him) naïve, assuming Elmer just wanted to go outside for a while. Elmer's psychiatrist arrives, and thinking Fudd's delusion has affected his appearance, drugs Bugs and conditions him into believing that is Elmer Fudd, after which Bugs starts wearing hunting clothes and acting like Elmer, hunting the rabbit-costumed Fudd, who is in turn acting like Bugs. Their hunt is cut short when Bugs is arrested by a government agent as Elmer Fudd is wanted for
tax evasion
Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate misrepresentation of the taxpayer's affairs to the tax authorities to reduce the taxp ...
. After Bugs is hauled away trying to explain that the rabbit is Elmer Fudd, Fudd breaks the
fourth wall
The fourth wall is a performance convention in which an invisible, imaginary wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this ''wall'', the convention assumes the actors act as if they cannot. From the 16th cen ...
and tells the audience "I may be a scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to
Alcatwaz" as he hops away as if he had planned the whole thing.
Elmer Fudd has occasionally appeared in other costumes, notably as Cupid, opposite
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon fictional character, character created for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American black duck, black ...
in ''
The Stupid Cupid
''The Stupid Cupid'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The cartoon was released on November 25, 1944, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd plays Cupid (still wearing his tradem ...
'' (1944).
The Bugs–Elmer partnership was so familiar to audiences that in a late 1950s cartoon, ''
Bugs' Bonnets'', a character study is made of what happens to the relationship between the two when they each accidentally don a different selection of hats (Native American wig, pilgrim hat, military helmets, bridal veil and top hat, to name a few). The result is comic mayhem; a steady game of one-upmanship that ultimately leads to matrimony.
Fat Elmer
For a short time in the 1941–1942 season, Elmer's appearance was modified again, for five cartoons: ''
Wabbit Twouble
''Wabbit Twouble'' ("Rabbit Trouble") is a ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. Pictures. This is the first of several Bugs Bunny cartoon ti ...
'', ''
The Wacky Wabbit
''The Wacky Wabbit'' is a 1942 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny (Voice by Mel Blanc) and Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Quirk Bryan).
Plot
Singing a modified version of "Oh! Susanna," Elmer Fudd trudges ...
'', ''
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
''The Wabbit Who Came to Supper'' is a 1942 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. It was released on March 28, 1942, and directed by Friz Freleng.
Plot
Elmer's hunting dogs have Bugs cornered when Elmer receives a teleg ...
'', ''
Any Bonds Today?
"Any Bonds Today?" is a song written by Irving Berlin, featured in a 1942 animated propaganda filmCohen (2004), p. 40 starring Bugs Bunny. Both were used to sell war bonds during World War II.
Song
"Any Bonds Today?" was based on Berlin's own "An ...
'' and ''
Fresh Hare
''Fresh Hare'' is a Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese, and produced by Leon Schlesinger. It was released to theatres on August 22, 1942.
Plot
In this short, the rotund early-1940s ver ...
''. He became a heavy-set, beer-bellied character, patterned after Arthur Q. Bryan's real-life appearance, and still chasing Bugs (or vice versa). However, audiences did not accept a fat Fudd, so the slimmer version returned for good.
This period also saw a temporary change in Elmer's relationship with Bugs Bunny. Instead of being the hunter, Elmer was the victim of unprovoked pestering by Bugs. In ''
Wabbit Twouble
''Wabbit Twouble'' ("Rabbit Trouble") is a ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. Pictures. This is the first of several Bugs Bunny cartoon ti ...
'', Bugs plays several gags on Elmer, advising the audience, "I do dis kind o' stuff to him all t'wough da picture!" (A line somewhat ironically would later be said by
Cecil Turtle
Cecil Turtle is a fictional character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of films. Though he made only three theatrical appearances, Cecil has the unusual distinction in that he is one of the very few characters w ...
as he and his friends cheat Bugs out of winning a race). Another short, ''
The Wacky Wabbit
''The Wacky Wabbit'' is a 1942 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny (Voice by Mel Blanc) and Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Quirk Bryan).
Plot
Singing a modified version of "Oh! Susanna," Elmer Fudd trudges ...
'', finds Elmer focused on prospecting for
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
which would be used to fund the
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
effort. Elmer sings a variation of the old prospector's tune "
Oh! Susanna
"Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all tim ...
" made just for this cartoon (complete with the phrase "V for Victory"), with Bugs joining in just before starting to hassle Elmer. He made a later appearance in ''
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation which aired from September 9, 1995 to February 5, 2000 on Kids' WB. The final episode, containing the segments "The Tail End?" and ...
'' episode "Moskow Side Story" as a Russian version with a simple name "Boris" who owns another comedy club in Russia.
Elmer-speak
He ''nearly'' always
vocalised consonants and_ and_[l_pronouncing_them_as_[w.html"_;"title=".html"_;"title="and_[l">and_[l_pronouncing_them_as_[w">.html"_;"title="and_[l">and_[l_pronouncing_them_as_[winstead.html" ;"title="">and_[l_pronouncing_them_as_[w.html" ;"title=".html" ;"title="and [l">and [l pronouncing them as [w">.html" ;"title="and [l">and [l pronouncing them as [winstead">">and_[l_pronouncing_them_as_[w.html" ;"title=".html" ;"title="and [l">and [l pronouncing them as [w">.html" ;"title="and [l">and [l pronouncing them as [winstead (a trait that also characterized Tweety Bird) when he would talk in his slightly raspy voice. This trait was prevalent in the ''
Elmer's Candid Camera
''Elmer's Candid Camera'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 2, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and an early Bugs Bunny prototype.
This is the first appearance of a re ...
'' and ''
Elmer's Pet Rabbit
''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on January 4, 1941, and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny.
This is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is give ...
'' cartoons, where the writers would give him exaggerated lines such as, "My, that weawwy was a dewicious weg of wamb." to further exaggerate his qualities as a harmless nebbish. The writers often gave him lines filled with those letters, such as doing
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's Romeo as "What wight thwough yonduh window bweaks!" or
Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
's ''
Ride of the Valkyries
The "Ride of the Valkyries" (german: Walkürenritt Ritt der Walküren, links=no) refers to the beginning of act 3 of ''Die Walküre'', the second of the four operas constituting Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''.
As a separate piece ...
'' as "Kiww the wabbit, kiww the wabbit, kiww the wabbit...!" or "The Beautifuw Bwue Danube, by Johann Stwauss", ''
Stage Door Cartoon
''Stage Door Cartoon'' is a 1944 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 30, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd attempts to catch Bugs Bunny with a carrot on a fish hook ...
s line "Oh, you dubbuh-cwossing wabbit! ''You tweachewous miscweant!''" or the name of actress "
Owivia deHaviwwand".
Part of the joke is that Elmer is presumably incapable of pronouncing his own first name correctly. Occasionally, Elmer would properly pronounce an "r" or "l" sound, depending on whether or not it was vital for the audience to understand what the word was. (For example, in 1944's ''
The Old Grey Hare
''The Old Grey Hare'' is a 1944 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on October 28, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Title
The title is a double play on words. One is the typical pun between " ...
'', he clearly pronounces the "r" in the word "picture".) Usually, Elmer mispronounces the "r" and "l" by substituting the sound of "w".
Later appearances
Elmer Fudd made appearances in several television specials in the 1970s and 1980s, and some cameo roles in two of the ''
Looney Tunes
''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. '' feature-film compilations.
Elmer made a brief headshot cameo appearance in the final scene of ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1 ...
'' (1988) with other famous characters.
Elmer would also appear frequently on the animated series ''
Tiny Toon Adventures
''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation ...
'' as a teacher at Acme Looniversity, where he was the idol and favorite teacher of
Elmyra Duff
The ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated television series features an extensive cast of characters. The show's central characters are mostly various forms of anthropomorphic animals, based on Looney Tunes characters from earlier films and shows. ...
, the slightly deranged animal lover who resembles Elmer in basic head design, name and lack of intellect. On the other hand, a younger version of him makes a single appearance in the episode ''Plucky's Dastardly Deed'', and is named "Egghead Jr", the "smartest kid in class".
Elmer also made cameos on ''
Animaniacs
''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, unti ...
'', one in ''Turkey Jerky'', another in the ''
Pinky and the Brain
''Pinky and the Brain'' is an American animated television series that was created by Tom Ruegger that premiered on Kids' WB on September 9, 1995. It was the first animated television series to be presented in Dolby Surround and the fourth col ...
'' short, ''Don't Tread on Us.''
Elmer also had a guest starring appearance on ''
Histeria!
''Histeria!'' is an American animated series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike other animated series produced by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, ''Histeria!'' was an explicitly educational program created to me ...
'' in the episode "The Teddy Roosevelt Show", in a sketch where he portrayed
Gutzon Borglum
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. He is also associated with various other public works of art across the U.S., including Stone Mountain in Georg ...
. This sketch depicts Elmer/Gutzon's construction of
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: ''Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe'', or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota ...
, accompanied by Borglum's son Lincoln, portrayed by
Loud Kiddington
''Histeria!'' is an American animated series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike other animated series produced by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, ''Histeria!'' was an explicitly educational program created to me ...
. Elmer made another appearance on ''Histeria!'', this time in his traditional role, during a sketch where the
bald eagle
The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same niche as ...
trades places with the
turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
during
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Philippines. It is also observed in the Netherlander town of Leiden and ...
weekend, featured in the episode "Americana".
Fudd also appeared on ''
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation which aired from September 9, 1995 to February 5, 2000 on Kids' WB. The final episode, containing the segments "The Tail End?" and ...
'' in the first-season episode ''A Ticket to Crime'' as detective Sam Fudd; at the end he took off his clothes and turned into Elmer.
Elmer appears as part of the TuneSquad team in ''
Space Jam
''Space Jam'' is a 1996 American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Joe Pytka, with animation sequences directed by Bruce W. Smith and Tony Cervone, and written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, and Herschel We ...
''. In one part of the game he and Yosemite Sam shoot out the teeth of one of the Monstars dressed in black suits while ''
Misirlou
"Misirlou" ( el, Μισιρλού < tr, Mısırlı 'Egyptian' < ar, مصر ''Miṣr'' 'Egypt') is a folk song from the Eastern Mediterranean region. The original author of the song is not known, but Arabic, Greek, and Jewish musicians wer ...
'' is heard in the background, a reference TNG be early films of
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-lin ...
.
Elmer took on a more villainous role in ''
Looney Tunes: Back in Action''. He first appears as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck's co-star in a new movie, where he shoots Daffy repeatedly, and is later seen shooting Bugs per the film's script after Daffy's firing. He later appears in the Louvre museum, where he reveals himself to be a secret agent for the
Acme Corporation
The ACME Corporation is a name for the fictional corporation appearing in various Warner Bros. cartoon shorts, where it was used as a running gag due to their wide array of products that are dangerous, unreliable or preposterous.
Origin
The n ...
. Elmer chases Bugs and Daffy through the paintings in the
Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...
museum, taking on the different art styles as they do so. At the end, Elmer forgets to change back to his normal style after jumping out of the
pointillist
Pointillism (, ) is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism" wa ...
painting ''
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
''A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'' (french: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte) was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat's most famous work. A leading example of pointillist technique, executed ...
'' by
Georges Seurat
Georges Pierre Seurat ( , , ; 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough su ...
, allowing Bugs to easily disintegrate Elmer by blowing a fan at him.
A four-year-old version of Elmer was featured in the ''
Baby Looney Tunes
''Baby Looney Tunes'' is an American animated television series depicting toddler versions of ''Looney Tunes'' characters. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series focused on real world problems and morals that children may relate t ...
'' episode "A Bully for Bugs", where he kept taking all of Bugs' candy, and also bullied the rest of his friends. He was also shown with short blond hair. He appeared in most of the songs.
An even more villainous Elmer appeared in two episodes of ''
Duck Dodgers
Duck Dodgers is the metafictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros., featuring Daffy Duck in the role of a science fiction hero.
He first appeared in the 1953 cartoon short ''Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century'', directed b ...
'' as The Mother Fudd, an alien who would spread a disease that caused all affected by it to stand around laughing like Elmer (a parody of the
Flood
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...
in ''
Halo
Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to:
* Halo (optical phenomenon)
* Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head
HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Video games
* ''Halo'' (franch ...
'' and the
Borg
The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. The Borg are Cyborg, cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a Group mind (science fiction), hive mind called "the Collective". The Borg ...
in ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'').
In ''
Loonatics Unleashed
''Loonatics Unleashed'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States.
The series was based/inspired on the ' ...
'', his descendant, Electro J. Fudd, tried to prove himself the universe's greatest hunter by capturing
Ace Bunny, but settled for
Danger Duck instead. Elmer himself also makes an appearance in the form of a photo which shows he presumably died at the hands of a giant
squirrel
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
.
In December 2009, Elmer made an appearance in a
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO ) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owne ...
commercial where the director tells him to say
rabbits
Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit specie ...
instead of "wabbits". He was again voiced by
Billy West
William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' and several subsequent projects, the title characters of '' Doug'' ...
.
Elmer Fudd appears in ''
The Looney Tunes Show
''The Looney Tunes Show'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran from May 3, 2011, through November 2, 2013, on Cartoon Network. The series consists of two seasons, each containing 26 episodes, and features cha ...
'', voiced by
Billy West
William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' and several subsequent projects, the title characters of '' Doug'' ...
. Portrayed as a wealthy businessman coming home after a hard day's work in the "Merrie Melodies" part of the episode "Best Friends," he sings about his love of "
gwiwwed cheese" sandwiches. He later had a brief cameo appearance in "Fish and Visitors" as a
weather forecaster
A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while t ...
briefly exclaiming about the rainy weather and doing his famous chuckle at the end. In "Working Duck," Elmer Fudd appeared as a
newsman
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
where he reports that Daffy Duck was fired from his position as a
security guard
A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety ...
after falling asleep during a nighttime bank robbery in which $10 million was stolen. Later on, Elmer Fudd reports that EnormoCorp went out of business due to the worst business decision in the history of business decisions caused by its
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
Daffy Duck (who succeeded the previous CEO
Foghorn Leghorn
Foghorn Leghorn is a cartoon rooster who appears in ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons and films from Warner Bros. Animation. He was created by Robert McKimson, and starred in 29 cartoons from 1946 to 1964 in the golden age of A ...
who retired) where he went with the "Proceed as Planned" choice instead of the "Delay the Merger" choice when he mistook Pete Puma as the new muffin man. As a result of this, Elmer mentioned that 10,000 of its workers are now out of a job and states that experts fear that the world economy could collapse. Elmer also states that disgraced CEO Daffy Duck could not be reached for a comment. In "A Christmas Carol," Elmer Fudd reports on Foghorn Leghorn's plans to end the heat wave on Christmas. Elmer Fudd later joins the other characters in the Christmas song called "Christmas Rules" at the end of the episode. In "Dear John," Elmer Fudd reports on Daffy Duck winning a spot on the city council. Elmer Fudd later reports on Daffy Duck's apparent death where he supposedly lost control of his parade float and drove into the St. Bastian River. In "The Black Widow," Elmer Fudd reports on the theft of the Hillhurst Diamond from the museum caused by someone called "The Black Widow."
On June 8, 2011, Elmer starred in the 3-D short "Daffy's Rhapsody" with
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon fictional character, character created for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American black duck, black ...
. That short was going to precede the film ''
Happy Feet Two
''Happy Feet Two'' is a 2011 computer-animated film, computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced and co-written by George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller. It is the sequel to the 2006 film ''Happy Feet'', it stars Ava Acres ...
'', but was instead shown with ''
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island''.
Elmer Fudd appears in ''
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run'', voiced again by Billy West. He appears as a spy working for the Mexican general Foghorn Leghorn.
In the 2017 DC Comics/Looney Tunes crossover books, an alternate version of Elmer Fudd was created for a story in which the character was designed more for the DC Universe and was pitted against
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
in the ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special''. In the story, Elmer is a bounty hunter that originated from the country side before he moved to Gotham to make ends meet. He considered putting the shotgun away for good when he fell in love with
Silver St. Cloud
Silver St. Cloud is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the vigilante Batman. The character debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #470 (June 1977) and was created by Steve Englehar ...
, but she was killed by hitman Bugs "The Bunny". He goes to a bar called Porky's (which has attendants that are humanoid versions of other famous Looney Tunes stars) to kill Bugs. Bugs confesses to killing Silver, but avoids death by telling Elmer that Bruce Wayne hired him to do it. Elmer believes Bugs as Bruce was Silver's former lover, and shoots Bruce at a party for vengeance. Batman confronts Elmer in his apartment and defeats the gunman in a fight, where Elmer tells Batman about Silver's death and Bugs. Elmer and Batman return to Porky's and take out most of the crowd before confronting Bugs. The three are shocked to find Silver in the bar herself, where she revealed that she left Bruce and Elmer because of their dangerous lifestyles and had Bugs fake her death. The story ends with all three of the men requesting a glass of carrot juice from Porky. In the issue's backup story, Bugs, Elmer, and Batman re-enact the famous "Rabbit Season, Duck Season" sketch with Batman replacing Daffy as Bugs tells Elmer it is "Bat Season". After getting shot by Elmer too many times, Batman takes Bugs' advice and makes it Robin season, causing Elmer to pursue the Dark Knight's sidekicks instead.
Elmer Fudd appears in ''
New Looney Tunes
''New Looney Tunes'', originally titled ''Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production'' in the US and ''Bugs!'' in some markets for its first season, is an American animated television series from Warner Bros. Animation based on the characters from ''Loon ...
'', voiced by Jeff Bergman.
Elmer Fudd was depicted without his trademark
double-barreled shotgun
A double-barreled shotgun is a break-action shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two single shots to be fired in quick succession or simultaneously.
Construction
Modern double-barreled shotguns, often known as ''doubles'', are almost u ...
in the first season of ''
Looney Tunes Cartoons
''Looney Tunes Cartoons'' is an American animated television series developed by Peter Browngardt and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the characters from ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies''. The series made its worldwide debut ...
'' on the streaming service,
HBO Max
HBO Max is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in the United States on May 27, 2020, the service is built around the libraries of HBO, Warner Bros., Cartoon Netw ...
. The series executive producer and
showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also th ...
, Peter Browngardt, said the character could continue to use
cartoon violence
Cartoon violence is the representation of violent actions involving animated characters and situations. This may include violence where a character is unharmed after the action has been inflicted. Animated violence is sometimes partitioned into c ...
, such as
dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germa ...
and Acme related paraphernalia. The absence of the shotgun has garnered both acclaim and controversy. By 2021, his shotgun was reinstated in the show's second season. He is once again voiced by Jeff Bergman in the series.
Portrayal
Fudd was originally voiced by
radio actor Arthur Q. Bryan, but on seven occasions during Bryan's lifetime, the voice was provided by
Mel Blanc
Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...
: in ''
Good Night Elmer
''Good Night Elmer'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones, animated by Phil Monroe and written by Rich Hogan. The short was released on October 26, 1940 and features Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The cartoon dep ...
'' (1940), Blanc did Elmer's crying; in ''
The Wacky Wabbit
''The Wacky Wabbit'' is a 1942 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny (Voice by Mel Blanc) and Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Quirk Bryan).
Plot
Singing a modified version of "Oh! Susanna," Elmer Fudd trudges ...
'' (1942), Blanc did Fudd's screams of fear; in ''
The Big Snooze
''The Big Snooze'' is a 1946 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon planned by Bob Clampett and was written by him, but was ultimately completed by Arthur Davis, both being uncredited as directors. Its title was inspired by the 1939 book ''The B ...
'' (1946), Blanc spoke as Fudd crying, "Oh, agony, agony!"; in ''
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
''The Scarlet Pumpernickel'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The cartoon was released on March 4, 1950, and features Daffy Duck, along with a number of ''L ...
'' (1950), only a single line was needed, and bringing in Bryan was not cost effective; in ''
Quack Shot
''Quack Shot'' is a 1954 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on October 30, 1954 as part of the ''Merrie Melodies'' series, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd is duck hunti ...
'' (1954), Blanc did Elmer's
Peter Lorre
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-esque laugh after he is shot in the face by his toy battleship; in ''
Wideo Wabbit
''Wideo Wabbit'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on October 27, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. In the film, Bugs volunteers for an appearance in a television show host ...
'', Blanc did Elmer's cry of pain; and in ''
What's Opera, Doc?
''What's Opera, Doc?'' is a 1957 American Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
The story features Elmer chas ...
'', Elmer's furious scream "SMOG!" was dubbed by Blanc, although Bryan had voiced the rest of the part. In ''
The Stupid Cupid
''The Stupid Cupid'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The cartoon was released on November 25, 1944, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd plays Cupid (still wearing his tradem ...
'' (1944), since Elmer has no dialogue in the cartoon,
Frank Graham provided his laugh. Later, during the musician's union strike of 1958,
Dave Barry
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did the voice for Elmer's co-starring appearance in ''
Pre-Hysterical Hare
''Pre-Hysterical Hare'' is a 1958 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on November 1, 1958, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The two are in their usual hunter- ...
'', as Bryan was ill during production of the cartoon.
Elmer was originally going to be voiced in that cartoon by
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Ho ...
.
In 1959, Bryan died at age 60, and
Hal Smith was selected to replace him as Elmer, but after just two cartoons (''
Dog Gone People
''Dog Gone People'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on November 12, 1960 and features Elmer Fudd
Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon ...
'' (1960) and ''
What's My Lion?'' (1961)) were recorded by the new actor, with Blanc doing Fudd's crying and gurgling in two scenes in the former cartoon, and another (''
Crow's Feat'' (1962)) was made in which Fudd has no lines and therefore no voice, the character was soon retired. Although in more recent years other voice actors have alternated as Elmer's voice, Bryan's characterization remains the definitive one. He was never credited onscreen, because Blanc had a clause in his contract that required him to receive a screen credit and, perhaps inadvertently, denied the same to other voice performers.
Blanc would take on the role regularly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, supplying Elmer's voice for new footage in ''
The Bugs Bunny Show
''The Bugs Bunny Show'' is a long-running American animated anthology television series hosted by Bugs Bunny that was mainly composed of theatrical '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoons released by Warner Bros. between 1948 and 196 ...
'' (while Smith voiced the character in the commercials until 1965 when Blanc took up the role full time), ''
The Porky Pig Show
''The Porky Pig Show'' is an American television anthology series hosted by Porky Pig, that was composed of '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' theatrical cartoons made between 1948 and 1964. The series aired on ABC Saturday mornings fro ...
'', compilation feature films and similar TV specials, as well as some all-new specials. He admitted in his autobiography that he found the voice difficult to get "right", never quite making it his own, which is why his Elmer voice sounded deep and gravelly in the 60s and 70s; however, it began sounding closer to Bryan's Elmer voice, beginning with ''Bugs Bunny's Valentine'' (1979). In ''Speechless'' (1989), the famous
lithograph
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issued following Blanc's death, Elmer is not shown among the characters bowing their heads in tribute to Blanc.
Other voice actors
Beside Bryan, numerous other actors have voiced Elmer, including:
*
Mel Blanc
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(as Prototype-Elmer; ''
Little Red Walking Hood
''Little Red Walking Hood'' is a 1937 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Fred Avery. The short was released on November 6, 1937, and features the first appearance of an early character who later became Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The cartoon features ...
'', ''
The Isle of Pingo Pongo
''The Isle of Pingo Pongo'' is a 1938 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Tex Avery. The short was released on May 28, 1938 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd. This is the first of a series of travelogue spoofs, and the first War ...
'', ''
A Feud There Was
''A Feud There Was'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 24, 1938 and features the fourth appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The short begins with an estab ...
'', ''
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
''Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' series directed by Tex Avery and written by Rich Hogan. The short was released on October 22, 1938 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.
In the cartoon, Prototy ...
'', ''
Hamateur Night
''Hamateur Night'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery and written by Jack Miller. The short was released on January 28, 1939 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.
History
The premise of the film is r ...
'', ''
A Day at the Zoo
''A Day at the Zoo'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Tex Avery. The short was produced in 1938 and released on March 11, 1939 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
This is one of the cartoons that Wa ...
''; as Elmer; ''
Good Night, Elmer
''Good Night Elmer'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones, animated by Phil Monroe and written by Rich Hogan. The short was released on October 26, 1940 and features Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The cartoon depicts ...
'', screaming in ''
The Wacky Wabbit
''The Wacky Wabbit'' is a 1942 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It stars Bugs Bunny (Voice by Mel Blanc) and Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Quirk Bryan).
Plot
Singing a modified version of "Oh! Susanna," Elmer Fudd trudges ...
'', saying, "Oh, agony, agony!" in ''
The Big Snooze
''The Big Snooze'' is a 1946 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon planned by Bob Clampett and was written by him, but was ultimately completed by Arthur Davis, both being uncredited as directors. Its title was inspired by the 1939 book ''The B ...
'', ''
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
''The Scarlet Pumpernickel'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The cartoon was released on March 4, 1950, and features Daffy Duck, along with a number of ''L ...
'', laughing in ''
Quack Shot
''Quack Shot'' is a 1954 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on October 30, 1954 as part of the ''Merrie Melodies'' series, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd is duck hunti ...
'', screaming in ''
Wideo Wabbit
''Wideo Wabbit'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on October 27, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. In the film, Bugs volunteers for an appearance in a television show host ...
'', screaming, "SMOG!" in ''
What's Opera, Doc?
''What's Opera, Doc?'' is a 1957 American Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
The story features Elmer chas ...
'', one line in ''
A Mutt in a Rut
''A Mutt in a Rut'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on May 23, 1959 and features Elmer Fudd.
The story concerns Elmer's dog, "Rover", who, after watching a television show ...
'',
crying and gurgling in ''
Dog Gone People
''Dog Gone People'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on November 12, 1960 and features Elmer Fudd
Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon ...
'', ''
The Bugs Bunny Show
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'',
''
The Porky Pig Show
''The Porky Pig Show'' is an American television anthology series hosted by Porky Pig, that was composed of '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' theatrical cartoons made between 1948 and 1964. The series aired on ABC Saturday mornings fro ...
'',
American Airlines
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commercials,
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Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies
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''4 More Adventures of Bugs Bunny'',
''Bugs Bunny’s High-Fructose Christmas Record'',
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Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
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...
'', ''
Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over'' is a springtime-themed ''Looney Tunes'' television special which aired on CBS on May 21, 1980.
The special includes three new cartoons directed by Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe.
Featured cartoons
The cartoon ...
'', ''
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny
''Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny'' is a Warner Bros. cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, with cameo appearances by Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. The cartoon was part of the television special ''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All ...
'', ''
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
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'',
Six Flags Great America
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''Looney Tunes Learn About Numbers'',
''Looney Tunes Learn About Sing-Along Songs'',
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Cinderella Meets Fella
''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' directed by Tex Avery and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on July 23, 1938 and features the third appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The story st ...
'', and ''
Believe It or Else
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Roy Rogers
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(as Prototype-Elmer; singing voice in ''
A Feud There Was
''A Feud There Was'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 24, 1938 and features the fourth appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd.
Plot
The short begins with an estab ...
'')
*
Frank Graham (''
The Stupid Cupid
''The Stupid Cupid'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The cartoon was released on November 25, 1944, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Elmer Fudd plays Cupid (still wearing his tradem ...
'')
* Gilbert Mack (
Golden Records
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records, ''Bugs Bunny Songfest'')
*
Dave Barry
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Pre-Hysterical Hare
''Pre-Hysterical Hare'' is a 1958 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on November 1, 1958, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The two are in their usual hunter- ...
'')
*
Hal Smith (
Post Cereal
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Dog Gone People
''Dog Gone People'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on November 12, 1960 and features Elmer Fudd
Elmer J.'' Hare Brush'' (1956) Fudd is an animated cartoon ...
'', ''
What's My Lion?'',
Kool-Aid
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commercials
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* Richard Andrews (''Bugs Bunny Exercise and Adventure Album'')
* Paul Kuhn (''Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports'')
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Noel Blanc
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Blanc was born on October 19, 1938 in Los Angeles, California ...
(''You Rang?'' answering machine messages,
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Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story'', ''
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Jeff Bergman
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(''Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years'',
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Tiny Toon Adventures
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Box-Office Bunny
''Box-Office Bunny'' is a 1991 ''Looney Tunes'' short film directed by Darrell Van Citters and starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. It was shown in theaters alongside '' The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter'', as well as on the su ...
'', ''
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster
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(Blooper) Bunny
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New Looney Tunes
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Greg Burson
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(''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''
Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure!'', ''
Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage'',
''Have Yourself a Looney Tunes Christmas'', ''
Looney Tunes B-Ball
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'',
''
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
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'', ''
Space Jam
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'' (additional lines), ''Bugs Bunny's Learning Adventures'',
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Joe Alaskey
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Looney Tunes River Ride
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Toyota
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''The Looney Tunes Radio Show'',
''Looney Rock'')
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Jim Meskimen
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(''Bugs & Friends Sing the Beatles'')
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Frank Welker
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Billy West
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Daffy's Rhapsody
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Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run'', various video games and webtoons)
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Chris Edgerly
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Drawn Together
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Tom Kenny
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(''Looney Tunes'' webtoons)
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Brian Drummond
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(''
Baby Looney Tunes
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'')
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Quinton Flynn
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Robot Chicken
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'')
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Kevin Shinick
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(''Mad'')
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James Arnold Taylor
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(one line in ''Daffy's Rhapsody'')
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Gary Martin (''
Looney Tunes Take-Over Weekend'' promotion)
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Seth Green
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(''Robot Chicken'')
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Seth MacFarlane
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(''Family Guy'')
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Eric Bauza
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(''Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem'',
''Bugs Bunny in The Golden Carrot'',
''
Space Jam: A New Legacy'', ''Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip'')
In popular culture
In the film ''
Fletch Lives
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Plot
Fletch, ...
'' (1989), the eponymous character (while in disguise) gives his name as "
Elmer Fudd Gantry".
In
amateur radio
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, new amateurs'
mentor
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s are called "Elmers", putatively for superficial resemblance to the cartoon character, and perhaps Fudd's use of "broadcastable" euphemisms while (frequently) swearing.
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See also
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List of cartoons featuring Elmer Fudd
References
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Looney Tunes characters
Fictional professional hunters
Film characters introduced in 1937
Film characters introduced in 1940
Fictional characters who break the fourth wall
Fictional characters with speech impediment
Animated human characters
Male characters in animation
Tex Avery