He appeared along with Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd in a 1942 US war bond commercial, going toe to toe with a group of Japanese soldiers in “Bunny Nips the Nips” in 1944. the most profitable cartoon studio in America. In 1944 he demands a recount, claiming to be the victim of “sa-bo-TAH-gee”.īugs Bunny was receiving star billing by World War II, helping to make Warner Bros. It didn’t win the award, and Bugs later made fun of the award in “What’s Cookin’ Doc?”. In 1941, “Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt” became the second Bugs Bunny cartoon to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film. For the first time Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny are cast as hunter and tormentor, the first time Mel Blanc used that trademark Flatbush accent, and the first in which Bugs uses his catchphrase, “Ehhh, What’s up, Doc?” A Wild Hare was a huge success in theaters, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film and ensuring Bugs Bunny’s future as a stock character. “A Wild Hare”, directed by Tex Avery and released on this day in 1940, was the first recognizable Bugs Bunny cartoon. For fifty years, production had to stop as Mel Blanc, the real-life voice of Bugs Bunny, stopped to spit out the raw carrot he ate to make the sound of his character eating a carrot. A Utah celery grower once offered a lifetime supply of their product to everyone at the studio, if they switched Bugs over to a celery diet. Hare Hunt was the first to introduce the Elmer Fudd character, and first to use the Groucho Marx line, “Of course you realize, this means war!”Īccording to his 1990 “biography”, Bugs Bunny was born in Brooklyn New York on July 27, 1940, in a warren under Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He first appeared in “Porky’s Hare Hunt”, released on April 30, 1938, a little white wisecracking rabbit, entering the scene with the odd expression “Jiggers, fellers”. In honor of 80-plus years of "wascally" fun, here are our top five Elmer Fudd cartoons.The earliest version of the Bugs Bunny cartoon character had something of his later personality, though he was smaller, with a voice sounded more like Woody Woodpecker. This, many believe, was the signal that times were changing for Fudd, and would eventually lead to him begging the audience's silence as he hunts down the evasive bunny that started it all. After spending the day trying to take his photographs, Fudd is driven to madness, crying out, "Wabbits!" over and over again as he jumps into a lake. Longtime fans even believe this episode is what turns Egghead into Elmer Fudd symbolically, as an early Bugs Bunny gives him the runaround when trying to capture a photo. He was still, however, clad in Egghead's classic suit jacket and ascot. In this short, Fudd's face has been defined with proper cheeks and a chin, and his voice has been modified to take on the characteristics that we still associate with him today. In his debut in the short film "Elmer's Candid Camera," the character appears to be in transition between the two personalities. It wasn't until March 2, 1940, that Egghead took on a more familiar appearance. Between 19, 12 more cartoons featured the hapless character. On July 17, 1937, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones introduced the world to a new addition to the Merry Melodies family with "Egghead Rides Again." Audiences met Egghead, an aptly named character with a large nose, eccentric costumes, and an egg-shaped head. Good ol' Elmer Fudd, hunter extraordinaire. Question: Is it rabbit season or duck season? While many a seasoned hunter can certainly say, there is one who never seems to know what he should be looking for.
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