Elmer's Candid Camera

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Elmer's Candid Camera
Merrie Melodies series

The title card of Elmer's Candid Camera
Directed by Charles Jones
Story by Rich Hogan
Animation by Bob McKimson
Voices by Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited)
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Produced by Leon Schlesinger
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date March 2, 1940
Format Technicolor, 8 minutes
Language English
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Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, 1940 by Warner Bros.. It marks the first appearance of Elmer Fudd (who had evolved from Tex Avery's "Egghead" character.

Elmer is voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan and Happy Rabbit is voiced by Mel Blanc.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The plot of the short has Elmer interested in taking photos of the country landscape, but Happy Rabbit finds him a convenient victim to harass, just for the fun of it, especially after Elmer rejects the rabbit's seemingly friendly nature. This tormenting eventually drives Elmer insane, causing him to jump into a lake and nearly drown. Bugs Bunny saves him, ensures that Elmer is all right now - and then kicks him straight back in the lake.

Happy Rabbit annoys Elmer Fudd
Happy Rabbit annoys Elmer Fudd
  • Happy Rabbit is just like Bugs Bunny in this short has apricot-colored gloves and mouth, furrier tail, black nose, black-tipped ears, and a different voice. Happy's voice sounds "rural", and at times sounds rather like Daffy Duck's early voice. The laugh at the end of the cartoon, "Heh-heh-heh-HEH-heh!", is similar to that of another Blanc character, the early version of Woody Woodpecker, which would debut later in the year.
  • Elmer's voice is fully developed, and his appearance is similar to that in later cartoons, except for having shiny cheeks and nose. When in a mild-mannered mood, he is very much like the familiar Elmer. When enraged, as shown in the frame here, his appearance is decidedly uncharacteristic, nearly maniacal.
  • This is the most famous cartoon to feature Happy Rabbit.
Spoilers end here.

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