History WesternAnimation / ElmerFudd

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: This is pretty much Elmer Fudd's reaction whenever he thinks he's finally killed Bugs. No matter how hard he's been trying throughout the episode to shoot Bugs he always breaks down in tears when he thinks he's finally done it, calling himself a murderer. In "Rabbit Fire," it was established that Elmer is a vegetarian and he just hunts for the sport of it. Elmer's usual "kill" amounts to shooting Daffy's bill off, or blowing all the feathers off his body, his victim usually unharmed outside being somewhat annoyed.

* TeamRocketWins:
** [[spoiler: Actually got his revenge on "that wascawy wabbit" in ''Rabbit Rampage'' and ''Hare Brush''. And then there's ''What's Opera, Doc?'', wherein he [[OnlyMostlyDead seemingly]] ''kills'' Bugs. He also outwitted Bugs in one of their Tang commercials.]]
** He tended to have a better success rate when his opponent was someone other than Bugs. His win/lose ratio against Daffy was pretty even, and in "Crow's Feat" he is more than a match for two nuisance crows.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Egghead started off as something of a proto Elmer, but the two are officially considered separate characters. Egghead even got his own story in a Looney Tunes comic, and he made a cameo appearance to Daffy in one of the Looney Tunes compilation features.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: This is pretty much Elmer Fudd's reaction whenever he thinks he's finally killed Bugs. No matter how hard he's been trying throughout the episode to shoot Bugs he always breaks down in tears when he thinks he's finally done it, calling himself a murderer. [[FridgeLogic Which calls into question why he's a hunter in the first place]].
** About Elmer being a hunter despite feeling sorry for the animals he killed: in "Rabbit Fire," it was established that Elmer is a vegetarian and he just hunts for the sport of it.
*** Granted Elmer's usual "kill" amounts to shooting Daffy's bill off, or blowing all the feathers off his body, his victim usually unharmed outside being somewhat annoyed.

* TeamRocketWins: [[spoiler: Actually got his revenge on "that wascawy wabbit" in ''Rabbit Rampage'' and ''Hare Brush''. And then there's ''What's Opera, Doc?'', wherein he [[OnlyMostlyDead seemingly]] ''kills'' Bugs. He also outwitted Bugs in one of their Tang commercials.]]

* TheChessmaster: If one is to believe the theory that he [[ObfuscatingInsanity faked insanity]] so he wouldn't get arrested for tax evasion in "Hare Brush". His final line to [[BreakingTheFourthWall the audience supports this]]: "I may be a scwewy, scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to Alcatwaz!"

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: But of course.He's so pathetic, that not only can he not top a wiseacre rabbit, he's had shorts where ants and even a living candle have gotten the better of him!

** About Elmer being a hunter despite feeling sorry for the animals he killed: in "Rabbit Fire," it was established that Elmer is a vegetarian and he hunts for the sport of it.
*** Granted Elmer's usual "kill" amounts to shooting Daffy's bill off, his victim usually unharmed outside being somewhat annoyed.

* HarmlessVillain: He's so pathetic, that not only can he not top a wiseacre rabbit, he's had shorts where ants and even a living candle have gotten the better of him!

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: But of course.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In '''Fresh Hare'', one of his earlier appearances, he's an RCMP constable, and is chasing Bugs. At the end, he catches Bugs, who is then tried for several serious crimes and sentenced to death. Elmer asks Bugs what he wants, and he says "I wish..." and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the entire scene turns into a blackfaced minstrel of "I Wish I Was in Dixie"]]. Though not part of the "Censored Eleven," the ending is often censored in syndication.

* ObfuscatingInsanity: ''Hare Brush'. Fudd, head of a major corporation, is in a mental hospital because he thinks he's a rabbit. He lures Bugs into taking his place, who is put in hypnotherapy and starts to think he's Elmer. The cartoon ends with Bugs-as-Elmer being arrested for tax evasion, and Elmer [[BreakingTheFourthWall says to the audience]] "I may be a scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to [[TheAlcatraz Alcatwaz]]!"

* JerkassBall: In some cartoons, especially those under Friz Freleng's direction. Examples include "Ant Pasted," "Quack Shot," "Hare Brush" and "This Is A Life?"

* {{Jerkass}}: In some cartoons, especially those under Friz Freleng's direction. Examples include "Ant Pasted," "Quack Shot," "Hare Brush" and "This Is A Life?"

* KarmaHoudini: In "Hare Brush" (mentioned above), he spends the whole cartoon [[ItMakesSenseInContext disguised as Bugs Bunny to get out of paying a massive IRS debt.]] At the end of the cartoon, Bugs is the one thrown in prison for tax evasion[[note]]because [[ItMakesSenseInContext the IRS agents believe he's Elmer]][[/note]], with Elmer left completely unscathed.

* {{Jerkass}}: In some cartoons, especially those under Friz Freleng's direction. Examples include "Ant Pasted," "Hare Brush" and "This Is A Life?"

* {{Jerkass}}: In some cartoons, especially those under Friz Freleng's direction. Examples include "Ant Pasted" and "Hare Brush."

* TeamRocketWins: [[spoiler: Actually got his revenge on "that wascawy wabbit" in ''Rabbit Rampage'' and ''Hare Brush''. And then there's ''What's Opera, Doc?'', wherein he [[OnlyMostlyDead seemingly]] ''kills'' Bugs.]]

* Duck! Rabbit, Duck! -Starring Daffy(MM)

1941

* A Pest in the House(LT)-Co-starring Daffy Duck

* Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938): Daffy Duck's first appearance in color.

* Elmer's Candid Camera: Elmer's official debut.

* A Wild Hare: Debut of Bugs Bunny.

* The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
* Any Bonds Today?

* A Corny Concerto(MM)

* The Old Grey Hare(MM)

* The Big Snooze(LT)

* Rabbit of Seville(LT)
* The Scarlet Pumpernickel: Cameo appearance.

* Rabbit Fire(LT)

* Rabbit Seasoning(MM)

* What's Opera, Doc?(MM)

On a side note, [[PopculturalOsmosis he didn't appear as often as most people think]]--in fact, he only appeared in about 36 of the original Bugs Bunny cartoons, although he did star in many other character shorts, along with several of his own solo appearances, amounting to 62 classic shorts total.

''Elmer Fudd'' is a major character of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes franchise, and one of only three humans in the regular cast (the others being Yosemite Sam & Tweety's owner Granny). The ButtMonkey, often TooDumbToLive. An avid hunter, thus Jones' favorite adversary for both Bugs & Daffy, reaching a peak in the iconic Rabbit Season trilogy. Less popular with the other directors, who found him too wimpy. On a side note, he had an earlier, [[FlatCharacter less distinctive prototype]] named Egghead, who was sometimes referred to as Elmer.

On a side note, [[PopculturalOsmosis he didn't appear as often as most people think]]--in fact, he only appeared in about 36 of the original Bugs Bunny cartoons (although he did star in many other character shorts, along with several of his own solo appearances).

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* Egghead Rides Again (1937)

* Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938)
* The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938)

'''Debut:''' "Elmer's Candid Camera" (1940), Jones.

* HarmlessVillain

Elmer Fudd is a major character of the Looney Tunes franchise, and one of only three humans in the regular cast (the others being Yosemite Sam & Tweety's owner Granny). The ButtMonkey, often TooDumbToLive. An avid hunter, thus Jones' favorite adversary for both Bugs & Daffy, reaching a peak in the iconic Rabbit Season trilogy. Less popular with the other directors, who found him too wimpy. On a side note, he had an earlier, [[FlatCharacter less distinctive prototype]] named Egghead, who was sometimes referred to as Elmer.