Fudd was originally voiced by the radio actor Arthur Q. Somehow knowing, not only that Elmer would lose, but knowing how he would lose, made the confrontation, counterintuitively, more delicious. Elmer's role in these two films, that of would-be hunter, dupe and foil for Bugs, remains 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. Audiences didn't accept a fat Fudd, so ultimately the slimmer version returned for good. He became a heavy-set, beer-belly character (still chasing Bugs). For a short time in the early 1940s, Elmer's appearance was modified again. Elmer has a better voice and a trimmer figure, too. Later that year, in Tex Avery's "A Wild Hare," Bugs reappears, but this time with carrot, Brooklyn accent, and "What's Up, Doc" all in place for the first time. 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." A prototypical Bugs Bunny drives Elmer insane. In 1940, Egghead/Elmer's appearance was refined giving him a chin and a less bulbous nose and 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 born. In the 1939 cartoon "The Dangerous Dan McFoo," a new voice actor Arthur Q. Egghead (or the prototypical Elmer Fudd) made three more appearances in "Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas" (1938), "Hamateur Night" (1939), and "A Day At The Zoo" (1939). 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. Many cartoon historians believe that Egghead evolved into Elmer over a period of a couple of years. 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. d :^) From the Elmer Fudd biography page: The fictional cartoon character Elmer Fudd, now one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters has one of the more disputed origins in the Looney Tunes history (second only to Bugs Bunny himself). Thanks, evewybody for your thoughtful comments, wondewful witticisms and tendewly offewed cwiticisms. Had those cwazy Bugs fanatics in a state of shock! I'll bwast ‘im wit' shwapnel! A wabbit Swiss cheese! If you seen that bunny, tell me pwetty pwease He says-a “What's up, doc?” and then away he goes! I suhpwised Misteh Bunny cweepin' out of his hole. Wascawwy wabbits make me stwess and stwain I went out one mownin', it was dwizzwin' wain I woad my big shotgun wit' eight o' nine swugs,Īnd I go stwaight foh that wascaw named Bugs! My swight speech impediment I weaw it wit' pwide I was bohn in Bwookwyn on the sout'east side Waht Disney don't you dwaw me, you'we no Chuck Jones. Some people say cahtoons have way too much bwood Ī voice that's a-squeak and a stawwing wole.
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