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Encyclopedia > Yosemite Sam
Yosemite Sam
Yosemite Sam in the short 14 Carrot Rabbit
First appearance Hare Trigger (1945)
Created by Friz Freleng
Voiced by Mel Blanc, Joe Alaskey, Bill Farmer (Space Jam), Jeff Glen Bennett (current), Maurice LaMarche (current)

Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The name is somewhat alliterative and is inspired by Yosemite National Park. In cartoons with non-Western themes, he uses various aliases, including "Chillicothe Sam" in 14 Carrot Rabbit, "Riff Raff Sam" in Sahara Hare, "Sam Schulz" in Big House Bunny, "Seagoin' Sam" in Buccaneer Bunny, "Shanghai Sam" in Mutiny on the Bunny, and "Sam Von Schamm the Hessian" in Bunker Hill Bunny. Image File history File links Yosemite Sam in the Looney Tunes short 14 Carrot Rabbit. ... 14 Carrot Rabbit is a Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny first shown March 15, 1953, directed by Isadore Freleng The story for the short was written by Warren Foster. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Hare Trigger is a 1945 Looney Tunes cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny by Friz Freleng. ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet, New York) is credited as one of the successors (including Billy West) of the great Mel Blanc in impersonating the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters from Warner Bros. ... Bill Farmer (born 1949) is an American voice actor and comedian. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Jeff Glen Bennett (born 1963) is a voice actor. ... Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian voice actor and former stand up comedian. ... Yosemite Sam is the nickname given by DXers to a mysterious station that first surfaced on December 19, 2004. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... 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. ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-ee, IPA: ) is a national park located largely in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California, United States. ... 14 Carrot Rabbit is a Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny first shown March 15, 1953, directed by Isadore Freleng The story for the short was written by Warren Foster. ... // “Sahara Hare” is a Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on March 26, 1955. ... Bug House Bunny is a 1950 Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. ... Buccaneer Bunny is a 1948 Warner Bros. ... Mutiny On The Bunny is a Looney Tunes cartoon short produced in 1950, which is directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. ... The term Hessian refers to the inhabitants of the German state of Hesse. ... Title card for Bunker Hill Bunny Bunker Hill Bunny is a 1950 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam as enemy combatants in the American Revolution. ...

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Appearances

Animator Friz Freleng introduced the character in the 1945 cartoon Hare Trigger. With his irascible temper, short stature (in two early gags in Hare Trigger, a train he is attempting to rob passes right over top of him and he has to use a set of portable stairs to get on his horse; in Bugs Bunny Rides Again, he rides a miniature horse), and fiery hair, Sam was in some ways an alter-ego of Freleng. The animator often denied any intentional resemblance. However, in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, surviving members of his production crew assert, and the late director's daughter acknowledges, that Sam definitely was inspired by Freleng. An animator is an artist who creates multiple images called frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Hare Trigger is a 1945 Looney Tunes cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny by Friz Freleng. ... Bugs Bunny Rides Again is a 1947 Warner Bros. ... The Looney Tunes Golden Collection is a yearly series of four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros. ...


Other influences were the Red Skelton character Sheriff Deadeye, the Tom Varn character Bubba,and the Tex Avery cartoon "Dangerous Dan McFoo". When he does a "slow burn" and cries "Oooooh!" he borrows a bit from such comedic character actors as Jimmy Finlayson (a frequent foil to Laurel and Hardy) and Frank Nelson (one of Billy Bletcher's costars on The Jack Benny Program). Freleng also cited the Terrible-Tempered Mr. Bang, a character in the Toonerville Trolley comic strip, as an influence. Richard Bernard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American comedian whose greatest impact — in a career which began as a teen circus clown and graduated to vaudeville, Broadway, MGM films, and radio — began when he reached television stardom with The Red Skelton Show (NBC, 1951–1952... Bubba is a relationship nickname formed from brother, given to boys to indicate their role in the family, especially the oldest male sibling. ... Frederick Bean Fred/Tex Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. ... Dangerous Dan McFoo, is a 1939 Merrie Melodies/Vitaphone animated short directed by Tex Avery, produced by Leon Schlesinger, written by Rich Hogan and based on a poem of the same name. ... Actor Jimmy Finlayson James Jimmy Finlayson (born August 27, 1887 in Falkirk, Scotland; died October 9, 1953 in Los Angeles) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. ... Laurel and Hardy, in a promotional still from their 1937 feature film Way Out West. ... Frank Nelson was an American born comedic actor best known for playing put-upon foils on radio and television. ... The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, was a radio-TV comedy series which ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century comedy. ... A Toonerville Folks strip from 1917 Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a comic strip by Fontaine Fox which ran from 1908 to 1955. ...


Other characters with Sam-like features appear in several Looney Tunes shorts. The Bugs Bunny entry Super Rabbit (1943) features the cowboy character "Cottontail Smith," who sounds a lot like Sam. Stage Door Cartoon (1944), another Bugs Bunny offering, features a southern sheriff character that sounds very much like Sam, except for a more defined southern stereotype to his voice. In a Daffy Duck cartoon called Along Came Daffy (1947), Daffy has to contend with two characters who look very much like Sam, one with Sam's red hair and one with black hair. Finally, Pancho's Hideaway (1964) features a Mexican villain who is designed much like Sam but has a different accent. Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Super-Rabbit is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny parodying Superman. ... Stage Door Cartoon is a 1944 Warner Bros. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ...


Freleng created Yosemite Sam to be a more worthy adversary for Bugs Bunny. Until then, Bugs' major foe had been Elmer Fudd, a man so mild-mannered and dim-witted that Freleng thought Bugs actually came off as a bully by duping him. Sam, on the other hand, was extremely violent and belligerent, not at all a pushover like Fudd. Freleng compacted into a tiny body and 11-gallon hat the largest voice and the largest ego "north, south, east, aaaaand west of the Pecos". Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters. ... Pecos River near Villanueva, New Mexico Pecos River near the Rio Grande Santa Rosa Lake and Dam on the Pecos River in Guadalupe County, New Mexico The Pecos River or Rio Pecos, as it is known in New Mexico, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, and flows for...


For over 19 years, Freleng had almost exclusive usage of Sam at the Warner studio. Though officially a cowboy, Freleng put Sam in a different costume in almost every film: a knight, a Roman legionary, a pirate, a royal cook, a prison guard, a duke (Duke of Yosemite, no less), a Confederate soldier, and even a space alien. The humor of the cartoons inevitably springs from the odd miscasting of the hot-tempered cowboy. During World War II Yosemite Sam was "drafted" into becoming a mascot emblem for the US Army Air Corps 20th Reconnaissance Squadron. For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Roman legionaries, 1st century. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up cook, Cook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A duke is a nobleman, historically of highest rank and usually controlling a duchy. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Extraterrestrial, as an adjective, refers to something that originates, occurs, or is located outside Earth or its atmosphere. ... 1. ...


Despite Freleng's intentions, Sam doesn't prove much brighter than Elmer in his encounters with Bugs. With all his bluff and bluster, Sam stands in contrast to Freleng's calmly cocky rabbit. Sam is significantly tougher and more aggressive than Elmer Fudd when challenging Bugs. He is also quicker to learn from his mistakes, and never falls for the same ploy twice. However it is Sam's own cockiness that always gets the best of him; Bugs learns to deal with Sam upon learning that he is incapable of turning down a challenge. Every time Bugs dares Sam to "step across that line," Sam can't help but do so, even if he steps off into empty space or down a mine shaft.


Other appearances

Yosemite Sam was one of the classic Looney Tunes characters who appeared as faculty members of Acme Looniversity in the 1990s animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. Sam was shown teaching classes in Firearms and Anvilology (the study of falling anvils, a staple joke in the Looney Tunes genre), and was sometimes portrayed as the school principal (though at least one episode identified Bugs Bunny as the principal, and Wile E. Coyote was Dean of Acme Loo). As with all the main Looney Tunes characters, Sam had a student counterpart at Acme Loo, Montana Max. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... 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. ... Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote The Road Runner cartoons are a series of Looney Tunes cartoons created by Chuck Jones for Warner Brothers. ... Montana Max Montana Max is a fictional character in the 1990s animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. ...


Yosemite Sam also appeared along with Bugs Bunny in a number of Mirinda commercials in early 90s, most probably due to direct competition to Fanta, being advertized with Disney Characters at that time. Logo of Mirinda. ... Fanta is a global brand of fruit-flavored soft drink from the Coca-Cola Company. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ...


In the 2003 movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Yosemite Sam is a bounty hunter employed by the Acme Corporation who was hired to finish off DJ Drake, Kate Houghton, Bugs, and Daffy Duck. In this film, he owns a casino in Las Vegas, which he calls Yosemite Sam's Wooden Nickel, and is accompanied by Nasty Canasta (from Drip-Along Daffy) and Cottontail Smith (from Super Rabbit). Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Looney Tunes: Back in Action was a 2003 Warner Bros. ... A bounty hunter is an individual who seeks out fugitives (hunting) for a monetary reward (bounty), for apprehending by law, if such laws exist. ... The Acme Corporation (sometimes made a backronym to: A Company (that) Makes Everything - though this is in dispute) is a fictional corporation that exists in the Looney Tunes universe. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jenna Elfman (born September 30, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American television and film actress. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ... Vegas redirects here. ... Nasty Canasta is a character in the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes series who made appearances in three cartoons. ... Drip-Along Daffy is a Warner Bros. ... Super-Rabbit is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny parodying Superman. ...


Sam makes a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He also appears in the movie Space Jam. Sam also plays the role of alien occasional guest villain K'chutha Sa'am (a parody of the Luxan Ka D'Argo from Farscape, and right in line with Sam's aggressive personality) on the Duck Dodgers animated series. He also appears in the video games LOONS: The Fight for Fame, Taz: Wanted, Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage, Bugs Bunny Lost in Time Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters, Sheep, Dog, 'n' Wolf Looney Tunes B-Ball, Daffy Duck in Hollywood and Loony Tunes: Back In Action. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released on its Touchstone Pictures banner), which blends traditional animation and live action. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Luxans are a fictional race from from Farscape universe. ... Ka DArgo (called simply DArgo) is a character in the Farscape universe played by Anthony Simcoe. ... Farscape (1999–2003) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. ... Bugs Bunny Lost in Time is a Looney Tunes video game. ... Bugs Bunny and Taz is the second Looney Tunes game and the sequel to Bugs Bunny Lost in Time. ...


Voice

The role of Yosemite Sam was originated by the Warners' principal voiceman, Mel Blanc. In his autobiography, Blanc said he had a difficult time coming up with the voice until he decided to simply yell at the top of his lungs. It fit perfectly with the blustery character, but also took a toll on Mel. He always made it a point to record Sam's lines at the end of a recording session so he wouldn't have to play other characters with a hoarse voice. In his final years, it was simply too much, and he passed along the role to others (most notably Joe Alaskey in Who Framed Roger Rabbit). This makes Sam one of the few voices created by Blanc to be voiced by someone else during his lifetime. Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet, New York) is credited as one of the successors (including Billy West) of the great Mel Blanc in impersonating the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters from Warner Bros. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released on its Touchstone Pictures banner), which blends traditional animation and live action. ...


Blanc used a voice similar to Yosemite Sam's for Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons. Cosmo G. Spacely is a fictional character in the animated series The Jetsons, voiced by Mel Blanc. ... The Jetsons is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ...


Yosemite Sam in popular culture

In music

Yosemite Sam is mentioned by name in the following songs:

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In other media

  • In the episode of The Simpsons, "Homer: Bad Man", the corrections from the TV program Rock Bottom say that "Lyndon Johnson did not provide the voice of Yosemite Sam".
  • In another Simpsons episode, "Principal Charming", when Marge is putting mustache wax on her sister Patty's upper lip, Marge says, "Come on, Patty. You don't want to go on your first date looking like Yosemite Sam."
  • In an episode of Family Guy, Stewie cautions Brian to stay away from the vehicle ahead of them because it has Yosemite Sam mud flaps.
  • On an episode of Night Court, Dan (John Larroquette) is forced into impersonating Yosemite Sam by a mentally disturbed woman he's dating.
  • Yosemite Sam was the cartoon icon of the similarly-mustachioed Pittsburgh Pirates player Phil Garner in the late 1970s.

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Commercial appearances

  • Yosemite Sam appears on the logo of the KIJHL hockey team, the Castlegar Rebels
  • Apart from cartoons, Yosemite Sam (in his pirate, "Sea-goin' Sam", alter ego) has a second career as a popular truck mudflap icon. He is shown brandishing old-fashioned flintlock pistols accompanied by the slogan "Back Off!" A 2006 Super Bowl ad showed a newly-animated version of mudflap Sam on a date with the silver silhouette mudflap girl.
See also: Yosemite Sam (shortwave)

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