Yosemite Sam

Yosemite Sam
Say your prayers, rabbit!
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Member of	Tune Squad
Occupation	Outlaw, cowboy, and many others
First appearance	MM: "Hare Trigger (1945)
Played by	Mel Blanc (1945-1983; 1989) Joe Alaskey (1988-1992; 1995-1997; 2010-2011) Jeff Bergman (1990-1992, 2014, 2021) Charlie Adler (1990) Greg Burson (1991-1997) Maurice LaMarche (1992-2016) Jim Cummings (1996-2000, 2014) Bill Farmer (1996) Frank Gorshin (1997) Jeff Bennett (2003-2004) Fred Tatasciore (since 2017) Eric Bauza (2018)

Yosemite Sam is a recurring antagonist and character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts. He is one of Bugs Bunny's most agressive antagonists and his archenemy alongside Elmer Fudd. His voice was orignated by Mel Blanc.

Sam first appeared as Bugs' antagonist in the 1945 short, "Hare Trigger", and has been subsequently shown many times in both the theatrical cartoons and the Looney Tunes franchise, sometimes in different roles and other aliases. He appeared in 33 animated shorts made between 1945 and 1964, during the original run of the Warner Bros. cartoons.

His protégé in Tiny Toon Adventures is Montana Max.

Character Description

“

Ooooooohhhhh! I hate that rabbit!! ― Yosemite Sam, Southern Fried Rabbit (1953)

”

He is often potrayed as a mean-spirited, extremely agressive outlaw or cowboy with a hair-trigger temper and an intense hatred of rabbits, Bugs in particular.

Appearances

TV series

• The Bugs Bunny Show
• Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends
• Tiny Toon Adventures
• Animaniacs (1993)
• Duck Dodgers
• Baby Looney Tunes
• The Looney Tunes Show
• New Looney Tunes
• Looney Tunes Cartoons
• Animaniacs (2020)
• Tiny Toons Looniversity

Movies

• Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies
• The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
• The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
• Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
• Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
• Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
• Space Jam
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action
• Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
• Space Jam: A New Legacy

Shorts

• Looney Tunes
• Merrie Melodies

Theme parks

• Six Flags
• Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi
• Warner Bros Movie World

Gallery

Main article: Yosemite Sam/Gallery

Behind the scenes

• His name is taken from Yosemite National Park in California.