Elmer's Candid Camera
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| Elmer's Candid Camera
Merrie Melodies, Happy Rabbit/Bugs Bunny series |
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 Title card for Elmer's Candid Camera |
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| Directed by | Charles Jones |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Rich Hogan |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Bob McKimson |
| Studio | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) |  March 2, 1940 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 minutes (one reel) |
| Preceded by | Hare-um Scare-um |
| Followed by | Pilgrim Porky |
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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 (voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan), who had evolved from Tex Avery's "Egghead," and the final starring appearance of the Bugs Bunny prototype (excluding Elmer's Pet Rabbit, where he was billed as Bugs Bunny, the first instance of that name being used on-screen, and a cameo in a later cartoon Patient Porky) until Looney Tunes: Back in Action (first re-seen in the final minutes of a deleted scenes montage featured on that film's DVD release).
[edit] Plot
Elmer has come to the country to photograph the landscape. A 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. The rabbit saves him, ensures that Elmer is all right now - and then kicks him straight back into the lake.
[edit] Evolution of the characters
- In this short the Bugs Bunny prototype now resembles Bugs except for the apricot-colored mouth, furrier tail, black nose, black-tipped ears, and a different voice. This 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 character initially voiced by Blanc, Woody Woodpecker, who 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, though he still wears Egghead's attire.
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| Preceded by Hare-um Scare-um |
Bugs Bunny prototype cartoons {{{years}}} |
Succeeded by none |
