Yosemite Sam
Yosemite Sam | |
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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) |
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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
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
Comics
Video games
Theme parks
Biography
Debut series
We're All a Little Looney
Come On and Slam! and Welcome to the Jam!
Yosemite Sam Gets Modern
Going Down the Rabbit Hole
Yosemite Sam Sells Out
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Yosemite Sam/Gallery
Toys and merchandise
Behind the scenes
- His name is taken from Yosemite National Park in California.
In popular culture
- In the Family Guy episode "Tale of a Third Grade Nothing", Sam is trying on pants when he suddenly shouts about how it's the most "tightest, penis compressnest, sperm killingus, testicle grippinest" jeans he's ever tried in.
- In the Drawn Together episode "Charlotte's Web of Lies", Sam can be seen in Ling Ling's support group next to Marvin the Martian.
Robot Chicken
- Main article: Robot Chicken
- "Not Enough Women":
- "Snarfer Image":