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Encyclopedia > Elmer Fudd
Elmer Fudd
First appearance Elmer's Candid Camera ( March 2nd 1940)
Created by Chuck Jones
Voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan (until 1959)
Mel Blanc (1960-1989)
Billy West (1991 - present)
Background Information
Aliases Egghead
Pets Unnamed Dog in An Itch in Time.
Friends Elmyra Duff (student)
Rivals Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck , Happy Rabbit
Catch phrases "Shhhhhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet; I'm hunting wabbits, heheheheheheh."


Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters. He has one of the more convoluted and disputed origins in the Warner Brothers cartoon pantheon (second only to Bugs Bunny himself). His aim is to shoot Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring himself. In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Elmers Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, 1940 by Warner Bros. ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Arthur Q. Bryan, as seen in one of his few film roles, from the 1941 film The Devil Bat Arthur Q. Bryan (May 8, 1899 - November 18, 1959) was a United States comedian and voice actor. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. ... Billy West (born William Richard West on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known for roles on shows such as The Ren and Stimpy Show and Futurama. ... An Itch in Time is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and starring Elmer Fudd where Elmers dog is attacked by A. Flea (a pun on a flea). As the dog begins to scratch, Elmer warns him to cease, or else face getting a bath. ... Elmyra, full of love, having snared Buster. ... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning fictional animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Daffy, as Duck Dodgers, faces off against Marvin the Martian in the 1953 short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, a parody of Buck Rogers. ... Happy Rabbit in Prest-O Change-O Happy Rabbit is a character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series who later evolved into Bugs Bunny. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning fictional animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ...


His stock line is: "Shhhhhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet; I'm hunting wabbits, heheheheheheh," although it varies in certain cartoons.

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Egghead

In 1937, Tex Avery introduced a new character in his cartoon short Egghead Rides Again. Egghead had a bulbous nose, funny/eccentric clothing, a voice like Joe Penner, and an egg-shaped head. Many cartoon historians believe that Egghead evolved into Elmer over a period of a couple of years. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederick Bean Fred/Tex Avery (Wednesday, February 26, 1908 – Tuesday, August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden Age of Hollywood. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Egghead is a character in the animated cartoon series Looney Tunes, created by Tex Avery. ... Joe Penner (11 November 1904 - 10 January 1941) was a 1930s-era radio and film comic and vaudevillian. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ...

Egghead at the Zoo

Egghead made his second appearance in 1937's Little Red Walking Hood and then in 1938 teamed with Warner Brothers' newest cartoon star Daffy Duck in Daffy Duck and Egghead. Egghead continued to appear in a string of cartoons in 1938: The Isle of Pingo Pongo, Cinderella Meets Fella, and A-Lad-In Bagdad. However, it wasn't until A Feud There Was (1938) where his character was identified as "Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker", though he still maintained his Egghead-ish appearance. Egghead alternated from having a Moe Howard haircut to being bald and wearing a brown derby, a baggy suit, and a high-collared shirt. His voice, laugh, and mannerisms were very much like those of Joe Penner. Egghead is thought to be the prototype of Elmer Fudd. Egghead himself returned decades later in the compilation film Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. 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, in the Looney Tunes comic book. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoon short, released in 1937. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Warner Bros. ... Daffy, as Duck Dodgers, faces off against Marvin the Martian in the 1953 short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, a parody of Buck Rogers. ... Daffy Duck and Egghead, two nuts Daffy Duck and Egghead is a 1938 Warner Bros. ... The Censored Eleven is a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were withheld from syndication by United Artists in 1968. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was the leader of the Three Stooges. ... Joe Penner (11 November 1904 - 10 January 1941) was a 1930s-era radio and film comic and vaudevillian. ... A compilation movie, or compilation film, is a feature film that is mostly composed of footage from a television serial. ... Quackwatch is a website operated by Quackwatch, Inc. ... Pete Puma On November 15 1952 Pete Puma made his first appearance a memorable one in Rabbits Kin Merrie Melodies, directed by Robert McKimson, story by Tedd Pierce, animated by Charles McKimson, Herman Cohen, Rod Scribner, and Phil De Lara. ...


Egghead has the distinction of being the very first recurring character created for Leon Schlesinger's Merrie Melodies series, which had previously contained only one-shot characters. Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a producer at the Warner Bros. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ...


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 and it was in this cartoon that the popular "milk-sop" voice of Elmer Fudd was created. Elmer Fudd has long since remained the antagonistic force in all Bugs Bunny cartoons except for some very small ones. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Q. Bryan, as seen in one of his few film roles, from the 1941 film The Devil Bat Arthur Q. Bryan (May 8, 1899 - November 18, 1959) was a United States comedian and voice actor. ...


Elmer emerges

Elmer Fudd is annoyed by Happy Rabbit in Elmer's Candid Camera.
Elmer Fudd is annoyed by Happy Rabbit in Elmer's Candid Camera.

In 1940, Egghead/Elmer's appearance was refined giving him a chin and a less bulbous nose (although still wearing Egghead's style of clothing) and Arthur Q. Bryan's "Dan McFoo" voice in what most people consider Elmer Fudd's first true appearance: a Chuck Jones short entitled Elmer's Candid Camera. Happy Rabbit drives Elmer insane. Later that year, He Appeared in Confederate Honey where his voice was still the same. He then appeared in A Wild Hare, Bugs appears, with a carrot, Brooklyn/Bronx accent, and "What's Up, Doc" all in place for the first time. Elmer has a better voice and a trimmer figure, too. Image File history File links ElmersCamera. ... Image File history File links ElmersCamera. ... Elmers Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, 1940 by Warner Bros. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ... Elmers Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, 1940 by Warner Bros. ... Happy Rabbit in Prest-O Change-O Happy Rabbit is a character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series who later evolved into Bugs Bunny. ... A Wild Hare (rereleased as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies animated short film. ...


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. Somehow knowing not only that Elmer would lose, but knowing how he would lose, made the confrontation, counterintuitively, more delicious. Despite being the antagonist, Elmer lacked the malice of a true villain.


Elmer was usually cast as a hapless big-game hunter, armed with a double-barreled shotgun and creeping through the woods "hunting wabbits." In a few cartoons, though, he assumed a completely different persona — a wealthy industrialist type, occupying a luxurious penthouse, or, in one episode involving a role reversal, a sanitarium — which Bugs would of course somehow find his way into. He appears in the video game Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time as the boss of the era Stone Age and in Bugs Bunny and Taz: Time Busters as the boss in the Vikings era. A big-game hunter is a person engaged in the sport of hunting large animals or game. ... A double-barreled shotgun is a shotgun with two barrels, unlike single-barrelled shotguns capable of multiple shots such as pump action shotguns or semi-automatic shotguns. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Business magnate. ... A penthouse apartment or penthouse is a special apartment on the top floor of a building. ... In Psychodrama, Role Reversal is a procedure or method in which the Protagonist is asked, normally by the Psychodrama Director, to exchange places with another character on stage (an Auxiliary Ego) so that the former moves into the role of the latter and vice versa. ... There are a few meanings of Sanitarium: A sanitarium can be a psychiatric hospital. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ...


Some episodes where Elmer was featured differently was one where Bugs Bunny was relating his life story to a biographer, and recalls a time when it was a downturn for the movie business. Elmer Fudd was a well known producer, who seeks out Bugs Bunny (after not being interested in many other famous 1940s actors who are also out of work like Bugs). Elmer and Bugs do a one joke gag cross country where Bugs is dressed like a pinhead, and does not know the answer to a joke when Elmer hits him with a pie in the face. Bugs begins to tire of this gag and pulls a surprise on Elmer, answering the joke correctly once and spraying Elmer with seltzer, to which Elmer points 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. It was revealed at that point that the common Elmer as hunter episodes may in fact be entirely staged.


One episode, Hare Brush, where Bugs "lost" in the hunting was where Elmer is committed to an insane asylum because he tells everyone he is a rabbit but escapes when he bribes Bugs Bunny with carrots. Bugs acts naïve, assuming he just wanted to go outside. A psychiatrist drugs Bugs and convinces him that he is Elmer Fudd ("I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a manison and a yacht") to which Bugs starts wearing hunting clothes and acting like Elmer, and hunting the Elmer in a rabbit costume, who is acting like Bugs. Their hunt is cut short when Bugs is arrested as Elmer Fudd is wanted for tax evasion. After Bugs is hauled away, Fudd breaks the fourth wall and tells the audience "I may be a screwy wabbit, but I am not going to Alcatwaz", implying the insanity was only staged as part of a plan to avoid his upcoming arrest. Hare Brush is a 1955 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies animated short, featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ... Specifically in a proscenium theater, the term fourth wall applies to the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a theater through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ...


Elmer Fudd has occassionally appeared in other costumes, namely a Cupid. He tries to convince Bugs about love, but Bugs is reluctant, thinking to himself "Don't you look like some guy who's always after me?" and pictures the Elmer in hunter clothes. The Cupid Elmer plots to get even with Bugs, using his love arrows to make Bugs fall in love with an artificial rabbit at a dog track.


Fat Elmer

For a short time in the early 1940s, Elmer's appearance was modified again, for five cartoons: Wabbit Twouble; The Wacky Wabbit; The Wabbit Who Came to Supper; Any Bonds Today?; and Fresh Hare. He became a heavy-set, beer-belly character, patterned after Arthur Q. Bryan's real-life appearance, and still chasing Bugs (or vice versa). Audiences did not accept a fat Fudd, so ultimately the slimmer version (which was only fat in the head, literally and figuratively) returned for good. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Wabbit Twouble (Rabbit Trouble) is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. ... The Wacky Wabbit was a cartoon with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd that was originally shown May 2,1942. ... The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is a 1942 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring early appearances by Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. ... Bugs Bunny appears alongside Porky Pig and a chubbier Elmer Fudd. ... Fresh Hare is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon. ...


This time 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, Bugs plays a number of gags on Elmer, advising the audience, "I do dis kind o' stuff to him all t'rough da picture!" Another episode, The Wacky Wabbit, finds Elmer focused on prospecting for gold which would be used to fund the World War II effort. Elmer sings "V for Victory" to the tune of "Oh! Susanna", with Bugs joining in just before starting to hassle Elmer. Wabbit Twouble (Rabbit Trouble) is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. ... The Wacky Wabbit was a cartoon with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd that was originally shown May 2,1942. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Standard atomic weight 196. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Oh! Susanna is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1847. ...


Later Appearances

Elmer would also appear frequently on the animated series Tiny Toon Adventures as a teacher at Acme Looniversity, where he was the idol and favorite teacher of Elmyra Duff, the slightly deranged animal lover who resembles Elmer both in basic head design and lack of intellect. Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American animated television series created and produced as a collaborative effort between Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. ... Elmyra, full of love, having snared Buster. ...


Elmer also had a guest spot in the Histeria! episode "The Teddy Roosevelt Show" as Gutzon Borglum. This sketch depicts Elmer/Gutzon's construction of Mount Rushmore, accompanied by Borglum's son Lincoln, portrayed by Loud Kiddington. Histeria! was an animated television series of the late-1990s, created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain) at Warner Bros. ... Mt Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota (John) Gutzon Borglum (March 25, 1867 –March 6, 1941). ... Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former U.S. Presidents George... Loud Kiddington is a fictional character featured on the Warner Bros. ...


Elmer took on a more villainous role in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, in which he is a secret agent for the Acme Corporation. In his scene, Elmer chases Bugs and Daffy through the paintings in the Louvre 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 pointillism painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, allowing Bugs to easily disintegrate Elmer by blowing a fan at him. Looney Tunes: Back in Action was a 2003 Warner Bros. ... Acme (Greek: , the peak, zenith, prime) denotes the best of something. ... This article is about the museum. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Un dimanche après-midi à lIle de la Grande Jatte) is Georges Seurats most famous work, and is an example of pointillism that is widely considered to be one of the most remarkable paintings of the 19th century, belonging... Le Chahut was painted by Seurat from 1889 to 1890. ...


An even more villainous Elmer appeared in two episodes of Duck Dodgers 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 in Halo). Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. ... Halos Master Chief encounters various flood forms on Installation 04. ... It has been suggested that Covenant Vehicles in Halo be merged into this article or section. ...


Elmer Fudd appeared in the Drawn Together episode "Gay Bash" voiced by Chris Edgerly. Drawn Together is an American animated television series on Comedy Central created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and first aired on October 27, 2004. ... For the practice of discrimination against gays, see gay bashing. ... Chris Edgerly (born August 6, 1969 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American voice actor. ...


In Loonatics Unleashed, his descendant, Electro J. Fudd, tried to prove himself the universes greatest hunter by capturing Ace Bunny, but settled for Danger Duck. Loonatics Unleashed is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ...


In Family Guy, Elmer Fudd was portrayed, actually shooting and killing Bugs Bunny. He then twists Bugs Bunny's neck, leaving a trail of blood as he drags his lifeless body away. Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning fictional animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ...


The voice of Elmer Fudd

The original voice of Elmer Fudd, Arthur Q. Bryan.
The original voice of Elmer Fudd, Arthur Q. Bryan.

Fudd was originally voiced by radio actor Arthur Q. Bryan, but after Bryan's death in 1959 the voice was reluctantly assumed by the versatile Mel Blanc (although other voice actors have alternated as Fudd's voice). Bryan's characterization remains the definitive one. He was never credited onscreen, because Blanc had a clause in his contract that required a screen credit. Blanc admitted in his autobiography that he found the voice difficult to get "right", and he never quite made it his own. In Speechless, the famous print issued following Blanc's death, Elmer is not shown among the characters bowing their heads in tribute to Blanc. Elmer has also been voiced by Hal Smith, Daws Butler, Greg Burson, Jeff Bergman, Billy West, Tom Kenny, and others over the years. Image File history File links Actor Arthur Q. Bryan, in a scene from the film The Devil Bat, starring Bela Lugosi. ... Image File history File links Actor Arthur Q. Bryan, in a scene from the film The Devil Bat, starring Bela Lugosi. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Arthur Q. Bryan, as seen in one of his few film roles, from the 1941 film The Devil Bat Arthur Q. Bryan (May 8, 1899 - November 18, 1959) was a United States comedian and voice actor. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. ... Hal Smith can refer to a number of different people. ... Daws Butler in 1976. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Billy West (born William Richard West on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known for roles on shows such as The Ren and Stimpy Show and Futurama. ... Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of Spongebob, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. ...


The best known Elmer Fudd cartoons include Chuck Jones' masterpiece What's Opera, Doc? (one of the few times Fudd succeeded in besting Bugs, and he feels bad about it), the Rossini parody Rabbit of Seville, and the "Hunter Trilogy" of "Rabbit Season/Duck Season" shorts (Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck, Rabbit, Duck!) with Fudd himself, Bugs Bunny, and Daffy Duck. Bugs loses his headgear in Whats Opera, Doc? Whats Opera, Doc? is a short animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones in which Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny through a six-minute operatic parody of Wagners operas, particularly Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). ... Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868)[1] was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... The Rabbit of Seville is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1950 and directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. ... Bugs and Daffy fight over which one of them is in season at the moment, in this scene from Rabbit Fire. ... Rabbit Seasoning is a 1952 Bugs Bunny cartoon. ... Daffy writes Elmer Fudd a license to shoot a fricasseeing rabbit in this scene from Duck! Rabbit! Duck!. Hey, Bugs, how do you spell fricasseeing? F-R-I-C-A-S-S-E-E-I-N-G D-U-C-K! Duck! Rabbit! Duck! is a 1953 Merrie Melodies cartoon... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning fictional animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Daffy, as Duck Dodgers, faces off against Marvin the Martian in the 1953 short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, a parody of Buck Rogers. ...


He nearly always misplaced r and l with w (a trait that also characterized Tweety Bird) when he would talk in his slightly raspy voice. That characterization seemed to fit his somewhat timid and childlike persona. Naturally, the writers often gave him lines filled with those letters, such as doing Shakespeare's Romeo as "Soft, what wight thwough yonduh window bweaks!" or Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries as "Kiww the wabbit, kiww the wabbit, kiww the wabbit...!" or "The Beautifuw Bwue Danube, by Johann Stwauss". For other meanings of words and phrases starting with tweet, see tweet. ... Shakespeare redirects here. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... Arthur Rackhams illustration to the Ride of the Valkyries The Ride of the Valkyries (German: Walkürenritt) is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner. ...


Part of the joke is that Elmer is presumably incapable of pronouncing his own first name correctly.


Elmer's easily mimicked voice lends itself to endless takeoffs. In recent times, Robin Williams has parodied Elmer doing Bruce Springsteen's song "Fire": "I'm dwivin' in my cah / I tuwn on the wadio ... 'Cause when we ki-i-i-iss / FIWE!" or as Marlon Brando's character in A Streetcar Named Desire saying "Stewwa!" During a stand-up performance, Gilbert Gottfried once performed a parody with Elmer in a scene from Apocalypse Now: "Da howaww...da howaaww." Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21, 1952)[1] is an American actor and comedian. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... A Streetcar Named Desire is an Academy Award-winning 1951 film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. ... Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film set during the Vietnam War. ...


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 Gray Hare, he clearly pronounces the r in the word "picture")


See also

List of Cartoons featuring Elmer Fudd a List of cartoons with Elmer Fudd // Egghead Rides Again (1937) Little Red Walking Hood (1937) Daffy Duck and Egghead (1938) The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938) Cinderella Meets Fella (1938) A-Lad-In Bagdad (1938) A Feud There Was (1938) Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (1938) Hamateur Night (1939...


External links

  • Elmer now has his own version of Google

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Elmer Fudd - Don Markstein's Toonopedia (620 words)
Elmer Fudd was not so much created, as assembled from parts.
But his character was almost fully formed, and Elmer's Candid Camera set the tone for a partnership that was to last decades.
Elmer's only Oscar nomination was for Avery's A Wild Hare (1940), which introduced the fully-formed Bugs.
Elmer Fudd (270 words)
The character was named Elmer, and he was later given a full name of Elmer Fudd; however, he did not look or sound like the Elmer Fudd that is known and loved by audiences today.
Elmer's role in these two films, that of would-be hunter, dupe and foil for Bugs, remains his main role forever after.
Fudd was originally voiced by the radio actor Arthur Q. Bryan, but after Bryan's death in 1959 was reluctantly assumed as yet another voice by the versatile Mel Blanc.
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