Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bugs ...

is an American

animated cartoon Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anima ...

character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

in 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.

'' and ''

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 of cartoons produced by

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. The character appeared in dozens of cartoons from the 1940s to the 2000s.

Golden Age Саrtoоnѕ

1945

* ''

Hare Trigger ''Hare Trigger'' is a 1945 ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on May 5, 1945, and features Bugs Bunny. The short featured the first appearance of Yosemite Sam, as well as the first short to credit (alm ...

'' (debut)

1947

* ''

Along Came Daffy ''Along Came Daffy'' is a 1947 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng and written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce. The cartoon was released on June 14, 1947, and stars Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam. ''Along Came Daffy'' is ...

'' (pitting Yosemite Sam and his brother against

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 ...

; one of only two Sam cartoons not to feature

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 '' ...

)

1948

* ''

Buccaneer Bunny ''Buccaneer Bunny'' is a 1948 ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 8, 1948, and features Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot The cartoon opens with titles featuring an instrumental of "The Sailor's Hornp ...

'' * ''

Bugs Bunny Rides Again ''Bugs Bunny Rides Again'' is a 1948 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 12, 1948, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The animated short is both a Western and a parody of the genre's con ...

1949

* ''

High Diving Hare ''High Diving Hare'' is a 1948-produced Warner Brothers ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Released to theaters on April 30, 1949, the short is an expansion of a gag from ''Stage Door Cartoon'', whic ...

1950

* ''

Mutiny on the Bunny ''Mutiny on the Bunny'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 11, 1950, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. It is one of three nautical-themed shorts with Sam as a pirate, ...

'' * ''

Big House Bunny ''Big House Bunny'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' short directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on April 22, 1950, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot Needing to get away from hunters, Bugs digs a tunnel and acciden ...

'' * ''

Bunker Hill Bunny ''Bunker Hill Bunny'' is a 1950 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on September 23, 1950 and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam as a Hessian merc ...

1951

* ''

Rabbit Every Monday ''Rabbit Every Monday'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 10, 1951, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title is a play on ''Chicken Every Sunday''. It is the last ...

'' * ''

The Fair-Haired Hare ''The Fair-Haired Hare'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Released April 14, 1951, the cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. ''The Fair-Haired Hare'' was ...

'' * ''

Ballot Box Bunny ''Ballot Box Bunny'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster. The cartoon was released on October 6, 1951, and features Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot Yosemite Sa ...

1952

* ''

14 Carrot Rabbit ''14 Carrot Rabbit'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 15, 1952, and features Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title is a play on "14 karat", as in a purity ...

'' * ''

Hare Lift ''Hare Lift'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 20, 1952, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title is a play on the term "air lift," as expressed in the plotline. ...

1953

* '' Southern Fried Rabbit'' * ''

Hare Trimmed ''Hare Trimmed'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on June 20, 1953, and features Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam and Granny. Plot The story opens in a town ...

1954

* ''

Captain Hareblower ''Captain Hareblower'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on January 16, 1954, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. This is the thir ...

1955

* ''

Sahara Hare ''Sahara Hare'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 26, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot This is another classic battle between Bugs Bunny an ...

'' * ''

This Is a Life? ''This Is a Life?'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Warren Foster, and produced by Edward Selzer, with music directed by Milt Franklyn. The short was released on July 9, 1955, and st ...

'' * ''

Roman Legion-Hare Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

1956

* ''

Rabbitson Crusoe ''Rabbitson Crusoe'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 28, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny. The name and part of the story is a direct parody of ''Robinson Crusoe''. A shark charac ...

'' * ''

A Star Is Bored ''A Star Is Bored'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 15, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The cartoon expands upon the rivalry depicted between Bugs and Daffy, ...

1957

* '' Piker's Peak''

1958

* ''

Knighty Knight Bugs ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is a 1958 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, The short was released on August 23, 1958, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is the only Bugs Bunny cartoon to win an ...

1959

* ''

Wild and Woolly Hare ''Wild and Woolly Hare'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on August 1, 1959, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot The short opens in the town of Canasta Flats in 1889 ...

'' * ''

Hare-Abian Nights ''Hare-abian Nights'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Ken Harris of Chuck Jones' unit. The short was released on February 28, 1959, and stars Bugs Bunny. The cartoon was animated by Harris and Ben Washam and recyc ...

'' (Directed by

Ken Harris Karyl Ross "Ken" Harris (July 31, 1898 – March 24, 1982) was an American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of director Chuck Jones. Life and career Ken Harris was born in Tulare County, Calif ...

of the

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 ...

unit; only one from the "classic" era that is not directed by Friz Freleng or a member of the Friz Freleng unit)

1960

* ''

From Hare to Heir ''From Hare to Heir'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' theatrical cartoon short directed and written by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 3, 1960, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot In Bedlam Manor, Sam, Duke ...

'' * '' Lighter Than Hare'' * ''

Horse Hare ''Horse Hare'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 13, 1960, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. It was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon released in the 1960s. Plot In 1886, ...

1961

* '' Prince Violent''

1962

* ''

Honey's Money ''Honey's Money'' is a 1962 Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Yosemite Sam. The short was released on September 1, 1962. ''Honey's Money'' is a remake of the 1950s shorts ''His Bitter Half'' and ''Hare Trimmed''. In ''His Bitter Half'', ...

'' (the second of Sam's only two cartoons not to feature Bugs Bunny) * ''

Shishkabugs ''Shishkabugs'' is a 1962 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 8, 1962, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title of the short is a play on shish kebab, a culinary dish. W ...

'' (

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 last completely original cartoon with Yosemite Sam in the original ''Looney Tunes'' era)

1963

* ''

Devil's Feud Cake ''Devil's Feud Cake'' is a 1963 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 9, 1963, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot Yosemite Sam robs the Last National Bank and makes h ...

'' (Friz Freleng's last overall appearance of Yosemite Sam in the original ''Looney Tunes'' era)

1964

* ''

Dumb Patrol ''Dumb Patrol'' is a 1964 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Gerry Chiniquy. It was released on January 18, 1964, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Director Gerry Chiniquy was a longtime animator in Friz Freleng's unit. ...

'' (Sam's last cartoon in the original ''Looney Tunes'' era, and the only one directed by a member of the unit of Friz Freleng other than Freleng himself) * '' Pancho's Hideaway'' (features a Mexican relative, Pancho Vanilla, who is designed much like his cousin Sam but has a different accent)

After the Golden Age

1979

* ''

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol ''Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol'' is an eight-minute animation, animated short film produced by Warner Bros. Television and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and released in 1979 by Warner Bros. as part of the Christmas special, ''Bugs Bunny's Looney C ...

'' (Friz Freleng's last Yosemite Sam cartoon overall)

1980

* ''

The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special ''The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special'' is an animated television special that was broadcast on CBS October 26, 1980. Presented by Porky Pig as an Alfred Hitchcock-style whodunit, the plot is modeled after those of ''North by Northwest'' and '' The Fu ...

1981

* ''

The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie ''The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie'' (credited onscreen as ''Friz Freleng's Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie'') is a 1981 American animated comedy package film with a compilation of classic '' Looney Tunes''/'' Merrie Melodies'' Wa ...

'' (movie)

1982

* '' Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'' (movie)

1983

* ''

Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island ''Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island'' (also known as ''Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island'') is a 1983 ''Looney Tunes'' traditionally animated compilation film directed by Friz Freleng and Phil Monroe with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. c ...

'' (movie)

1988

* ''

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 ...

'' (movie)

1990

* ''

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 ...

'' (TV series)

1992

* ''

Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either: conquering; liberating or re-establishing con ...

1994

* ''The Warners 65th Anniversary Special'' (

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 ...

guest appearance)

1995

* ''

Carrotblanca ''Carrotblanca'' is a 1995 8-minute ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon. It was originally shown in theaters alongside ''The Amazing Panda Adventure'' (in North America) and ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' (internationally). It was subsequently released on ...

1996

* ''

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 ...

'' (movie)

1997

* ''

From Hare to Eternity ''From Hare to Eternity'' is a 1997 Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Chuck Jones (in his last role as director and his only role as director of a Bugs Bunny short since '' Transylvania 6-5000'' in 1963, as ...

2000

* ''

Tweety's High-Flying Adventure ''Tweety's High-Flying Adventure'' is a 2000 American animated musical slapstick comedy film produced by Tom Minton and James T. Walker, written by Tom Minton, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, and directed by James T. Walker, Karl Toerge, Charles Vi ...

'' (movie)

2003

* '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (movie)

2004

* ''

Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas ''Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas'' is a 2004 Bugs Bunny cartoon short, which co-starred Yosemite Sam. It was directed by Peter Shin and Bill Kopp, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was never released theatrically (due to the p ...

2006

* ''

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas ''Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas'' (also known as ''Looney Tunes: Bah Humduck'') is a 2006 animated direct-to-DVD Christmas comedy film starring the Looney Tunes characters, directed by Charles Visser, produced by Warner Bros. Animation an ...

'' (movie)

2011

* ''

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 ...

'' (TV series)

2015

* '' Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run'' (movie) * ''

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 ...

'' (TV series)

2020

* ''

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 ...

'' (HBO Max)

2021

* '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' (movie)

References

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