Elmyra, full of love, having snared Buster.

Elmyra Duff is a female human fictional character from the 1990 series Tiny Toon Adventures based superficially on her name derivative, Elmer Fudd ('Elmyra' being a female form of 'Elmer' and her last name, 'Duff', as 'Fudd' pronounced backwards). She is quite young and obsessed with animals and cute things, usually causing great discomfort or serious injury to potential pets from her overenthusiastic affection. This is in contrast to Elmer, who despite being well armed with actual intent to violence, is unable to pose a threat. The two share a distinct similarity in that both hunt animals; while Elmer hunts them for sport, Elmyra hunts them to love them to death (sometimes literally). Curiously, at least once, Elmyra was shown to be bald like her inspiration, and wear a wig. Image File history File links Elmyra-Duff. ... Image File history File links Elmyra-Duff. ... Babs and Buster Bunny are cartoon characters from the Warner Bros. ... The mirror of the Roman Goddess Venus is often used to represent the female sex. ... This article is about modern humans. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... This article is about the year. ... Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (a. ... Elmer Fudd The fictional cartoon character Elmer J. Fudd, now one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters, also has one of the more convoluted and disputed origins in the Warner Brothers cartoon pantheon (second only to Bugs Bunny himself). ...

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This danger is balanced by her complete and utter gullibility. Her abject stupidity is pocked with occasional instances of cleverness, and her character is toned down as needed. Buster Bunny and Babs Bunny explain in the series' pilot that Elmyra is a pushover — unlike Montana Max — but that they needed nominal "villains" to pitch their series. This is a nod to the original Looney Tunes, in which Yosemite Sam (the basis for Montana Max) was created due to the fact that Elmer Fudd was seen as too easy and mild-mannered to be an effective enemy for Bugs Bunny. Babs and Buster Bunny are cartoon characters from the Warner Bros. ... Babs and Buster Bunny are cartoon characters from the Warner Bros. ... Montana Max Montana Max is a fictional character in the 1990s animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Yosemite Sam in the short 14 Carrot Rabbit. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Elmyra looks sweet and somewhat dumb (In one episode it shows that mayonnaise has a higher IQ than her), but her hair bow is decorated with a small gerbil skull, which may hint at her sinister side. Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce, usually of a white or light yellow color. ... IQ redirects here; for other uses of that term, see IQ (disambiguation). ... A hippopotamus skull A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of Craniates which serves as the general framework for a head. ...

Because of her behavior, many Tiny Toons fans hate her.

One of the animals in her vast menagerie is Byron Basset, a near-gelatinous basset hound who appeared sporadically on Tiny Toons and drew most of his humor from his odd appearance, although he starred once in his own cartoon. In contrast to her other pets, Byron seems to feel a grudging love for his owner despite her clumsiness. Less enthusiastic pets have included several of the regular cast, including Buster, Furrball, Fifi Le Fume and Tyrone the Turtle. Tiny Toon Adventures is an animated television series created by the Warner Bros. ... The Basset Hound is a chunky, short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. ... Babs and Buster Bunny are cartoon characters from the Warner Bros. ... Furrball was the fictional blue toon alley cat on Tiny Toon Adventures. ... Fifi La Fume Fifi Le Fume is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic skunk featured in the Warner Brothers 1990-1992 animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. ...

In all her incarnations, Elmyra has been voiced by Canadian actress Cree Summer. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... CD Promo. ...

The Duffs

As the character of Elmyra was popular among the show's viewers, the creators decided to give her character two entire episodes later in the series. The family, which had been previously unmentioned, appeared in two episodes, "Take Elmyra Please" and "Grandma's Dead." Soleil Moon Frye voiced Elmyra's eldest sister, Amanda; Matt Frewer was her frazzled inventor father. As these episodes featured none of the rest of the regular Tiny Toons cast, other than Furrball, they may have been a test to see if Elmyra's character could get her own spin-off series, centered around her family. Elmyra's dad is a spaced-out inventor whose inventions either succeed, fail, or are used in another purpose. Elmyra's mom is patronizing and doesn't pay too much attention to her children's behavior, save for her baby son who demonstrates incredible strength, a cause of concern. Elmyra's brother, Duncan, thinks he's a superhero and usually winds up saving Elmyra every time she get's in trouble. Amanda is the typical version of a teenage girl and is embarrassed by her family's behavior. They also have a dimwitted nurse who shows superhuman strength at some times. Actress and director Soleil Moon Frye. ... Matt Frewer (b. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ...

Also of note in these episodes is the introduction of the character Mr. Skullhead. Mr. Skullhead was created by Elmyra's imagination from the small skull she wears as a hair ornament. He stared in his own show, The Mr. Skullhead Show. The character later appeared regularly on the show Animaniacs as the central character in a skit called "Good Idea, Bad Idea," in which Mr. Skullhead and the various members of his family would meet violent deaths. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs was a popular American animated television series, distributed by Warner Bros. ...

Spin-offs

Though Animaniacs was not technically a follow-up to Tiny Toons, several of the characters from Tiny Toons made cameos. The most notable of all of these is Elmyra's in the short "Lookit the Fuzzy Heads." Believing the Warners were dogs, Elmyra chased Yakko, Wakko, and Dot out of Dr. Scratchansniff's office and through the city, until finally the three tricked Elmyra into following Mindy, which resulted in Elmyra continually getting hurt (not to mention saving Buttons the trouble of the pursuit). In a way, this ending was especially appropriate in that Mindy and Elmyra were similar characters. Both are young girls who love their pets but are oblivious to the pain they inflict upon them. Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs was a popular American animated television series, distributed by Warner Bros. ... Animaniacs logo, featuring Yakko, Wakko, and Dot plus Pinky and the Brain. ... Dr. Otto Scratchansniff is a fictional character on the Animaniacs animated television series. ... Buttons and Mindy are characters that were regularly featured on the animated childrens television show Animaniacs. ... Buttons and Mindy are characters that were regularly featured on the animated childrens television show Animaniacs. ...

Elmyra as a starring character on Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain.

Elmyra later acquired newly-homeless Pinky and the Brain in a short-lived series in 1998 — notable only for the Christopher Walken-esque madman who was pursuing the two mice for his own world domination plans. Although she has essentially the same personality, her character on Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain is different from her character on Tiny Toon Adventures in several ways: she goes to school with other human kids rather than her Tiny Toons co-stars, and she harbors an unrequited crush on a boy who isn't Montana Max. (This other boy does not return her affections either.) A running gag here is that Elmyra continually washes Brain's mouth whenever he says either something that she would find offensive or merely scientific jargon that she can't understand (she calls it "naughty-waughty potty talk"). Image File history File links Peatb. ... Pinky and the Brain are cartoon characters from the American animated television series Animaniacs. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1981) Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ...

Other connections

Elmyra bears a passing resemblance to the character Baby Doll, who was created especially for Batman: The Animated Series. Indeed, both are young girls who can be alternately sweet or destructive. Since the same teams created both Tiny Toons and Batman it's plausible the resemblance is intentional. The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ...

External links

• Toonopedia entry