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ELMER FUDD
Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character who is among the most well-known Looney Tunes characters. And one of the arch enemies of Bugs Bunny. Elmer is one of the main series’ characters that is frequently seen in the series. Along with Marvin and Sam Martian along with Marvin the Marttian and Yosemite Sam. But, unlike the powerful, tyrannical Marvin or the devious and vengeful Sam, Elmer is dopey and likely to cause Bugs any harm.
He is been one of the least debated sources in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon (second only to Bugs himself). His goal is to chase Bugs however, he often is able to seriously hurt himself or any of the other antagonists. Elmer’s speech is unusual in manner (rhotacism) that replaces his L’s and R’s with W’s, for example “Watch for the roads, Rabbit,” becomes “Watch da woad wabbit!” The most famous Elmer J. Fudd cartoons include Chuck Jones’ masterpiece “What’s Opera, Doc? ” The Rossini comedy “Rabbit of Seville” as well as”Rabbit of Seville” and the “Hunting Trilogy” consisting of “Rabbit Feuer”, “Rabbit Seasoning” and “Duck! Rabbit, Duck!. He’s also a billionaire. He lives in an estate and has an yacht.