Bugs Bunny — Slick Hare. This Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon was released on November 1, 1947.

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As far as American political and economic life goes, this is the Era of Elmer Fudd. It’s a time when Elmer defeats the irreverent, freedom-loving Bugs Bunny, when the idiot Wile E. Coyote catches up to all those American roadrunners, from Johnny Appleseed to John Muir to Jack Kerouac and the eponymous Roadrunner himself.

Easter Yeggs starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.  This 1947 Warner Bros. Inc. Looney Toons cartoon was directed by Robert McKimson.  Story by Warren Foster.  Animation by Charles McKimson, Richard Bickenbach, and I. Ellis.  Layouts by Cornett Wood.  Backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas.  Voice characterizations by Mel Blanc and others.  Musical direction by Carl Stalling.

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Warner Bros. and Looney Toons present Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in The Big Snooze. This 1946 cartoon was the last cartoon Bob Clampett directed for Warner Bros.  Animation by Rod Sertbner, I. Ellis, Manny Gould, and J. C. Melendez.  Layouts and backgrounds by Thomas McKimson and Phillip DeGuard.  Voice characterization by Mel Blanc and others.  Musical direction by Carl Stalling.    

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Design for Leaving, starring Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.  This 1954 Warner Bros Pictures Inc./Merrie Melodies production was directed by Robert McKimson.  Story by Tedd Pierce.  Animation by Phil DeLara, Charles McKimson, Herman Cohen, and Rob Scribner.  Layouts by Robert Givens.  Backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas.  Voice characterizations by Mel Blanc and others.  Musical direction by Carl Stalling. 

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