History Memes / LooneyTunes

* "Stop in the name of humanity" [[labelnote:Explanation]][[TalkingWithSigns A sign held up]] by Wile E. Coyote in ''Stop, Look and Hasten'' to a train as its about to hit him, its headlight shining menacingly on him.[[/labelnote]]
* If I want brains, why am I after the puddy tat? [[labelnote:Explanation]] A Tweety Zombie wanted to have BrainFood by following Sylvester.[[/labelnote]]
* "No."
* Michigan J Frog's cover of "Hello My Baby" by the Cordettes is an old meme, but has seen recent resurgence in 2019 thanks to people playing it over footage of Spinel from Steven Universe: The Movie

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[[caption-width-right:350:ALL HAIL BIG CHUNGUS!]]

* "I ''am'' scared, I'm ''terrified''." [[labelnote:Explanation]] A scene from "Hold the Lion Please" where after Bugs realizes he's facing a ferocious lion, he says this while making wird reaction faces. Said faces are frequently used on 4chan as "lol what" or "hell no" expressions.[[/labelnote]]

* BIG CHUNGUS [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of an obese Bugs Bunny (mocking a similarly-obese Elmer Fudd) from the short ''WesternAnimation/WabbitTwouble''.[[/labelnote]]

* BIG CHUNGUS [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of an obese Bugs Bunny (mocking a similarly-obese Elmer Fudd) from the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcQC6_pFo0 Elmer Fudd's Restful Retreat]]''.[[/labelnote]]

* BIG CHUNGUS [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of an obese Bugs Bunny (mocking a similarly-obese Elmer Fudd) from the short ''Wabbit Twouble''.[[/labelnote]]

** Ugandan Chungus [[labelnote:Explanation]] A mashup of the early 2018 meme, Ugandan Knuckles and Big Chungus.

** Ugandan Chungus [[labelnote:Explanation]] A mashup of the early 2018 meme, Ugandan Knuckles and Big Chungus.[[/labelnote]]

* Ugandan Chungus [[labelnote:Explanation]] A mashup of the early 2018 meme, Ugandan Knuckles and Big Chungus.[[/labelnote]]

* "I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The line of dialogue Bugs repeats over and over as he's brainwashed into believing he's Elmer Fudd in the short "Hare Brush." This has been mistakenly thought to originally have said by Elmer himself and while he does say it in other works as a reference to the short, he himself does not say it in the original short.[[/labelnote]]

** "[[HunterOfMonsters I'm hunting ''spacemen''!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A variation of Elmer's {{Catch Phrase}}, seen in ''Cropsy Curvy''.[[/labelnote]]

** I should've never made that left toin at Area 51... [[labelnote:Explanation]] A variation seen in ''Cropsy Curvy''.[[/labelnote]]

--> '''DUCK DODGERs IN THE [[PunctuatedForEmphasis 24TH! AND A ONE-HALF! CENTURY!!!!!]]'''

** "Cu...camonga"[[labelnote:Explanation]] A reference to [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny's radio]] (and later TV) show in which an announcer at a train station (also voiced by MelBlanc, which also makes it an inside reference) would announce a departure "for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cu...camonga!"; directly referenced in at least one short with Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.[[/labelnote]]

* Bugs' last line in ''The Bugs Bunny-Road Runner Movie''--"Eat your heart out, Burt Reynolds!"--originated from a poster of [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Bullwinkle The Moose]] mocking Burt Reynolds' iconic centerfold pose for Playgirl Magazine in the early 1970s.

** "T'aint funny, [=McGee=]!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] A reference to FibberMcGeeAndMolly.[[/labelnote]]

* "Whyfor you bury me in the cold cold ground?"
* "I'll be scared later. Right now ''I'm too mad.''"

* "Open that thar drawbridge!"

* "Fortunately I keep my feathers numbered [[CrazyPrepared for just such an emergency]]." [[labelnote:Explanation]] Foghorn Leghorn frequently..."I say", frequently finds himself stripped of his feathers as a result of whatever prank he just attempted on (or was played on him by) the Barnyard Dog or Henery Hawk; "'attempted', that is".[[/labelnote]]

** "I'm only 3 1/2 years old!"
** "He don't know me very well, do he?"

** "If I do it, I get a lickin'! ''*{{beat}}*'' I do'd it!"
** "That's what the man said, he really said that, that's what he said..."[[labelnote:Explanation]] Happens right at the end of ''Baseball Bugs''.[[/labelnote]]
* "Is this trip really necessary?"[[labelnote:Explanation]] A reference to WWII, when viewers were advised against doing any "unnecessary traveling". This was sometimes even referred to directly.[[/labelnote]]
* "Oh ho ho ho! Tropers is the cwaziest peoples! Ha ha ha!"
* "Bricka-bracka, firecracka, sis-boom-bah! Bugs Bunny, Bugs Bunny, RAH RAH RAH!!"

* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTM2HQ0g98 Cuts Florida Loose]]. "South America, take it away!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In "Rebel Rabbit", Bugs tries to prove rabbits are vicious creatures by doing many crimes against humanity, one of which is cutting the state of Florida loose. This scene has become memetic in response to some peoples' hatred of Florida for various events in recent memory.[[/labelnote]]

* Of course you realize / know... ThisMeansWar! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Bugs Bunny declares war whenever he decides to [[LetsGetDangerous Get Serious]]. It ''always'' means War. It is also important to note that this was [[WeirdAlEffect actually a reference to]] GrouchoMarx.[[/labelnote]]

* Why, for you bury me in the cold cold ground?

* I will love him and hug him, AndCallHimGeorge! [[labelnote:Explanation]] A certain Abominable Snowman and his destructive affection became a OneSceneWonder.[[/labelnote]]
* WheresTheKaboom? There was supposed to be an EarthShatteringKaboom! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Marvin the Martian's reaction to being denied a kaboom in ''Hare-way to the Stars''.[[/labelnote]]

--> '''DUCK DODGER IN THE [[PunctuatedForEmphasis 24TH! AND A ONE-HALF! CENTURY!!!!!]]'''
* Open that thar draw bridge!
** *smack* CLOSE IT! CLOSE IT! CLOSE IT UP AGAIN!
*** Dragons is so stupid...

** "If I do it, I get a lickin'! I do'd it!"