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MattSh

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Mon Nov 9, 2015, 01:54 PM Nov 2015

Elmer Fudd, Wildlife Photographer

If you grew up watching Looney Tunes cartoons, you probably know Elmer Fudd as the hunter whose life mission is to capture or kill Bugs Bunny. But did you know that Fudd’s character originally started out as a wildlife photographer? In the first episode featuring Fudd, he’s actually a photographer trying to shoot his bunny nemesis with a camera rather than a hunter trying to shoot him with a gun.

The Phoblographer writes that the episode originally aired back in 1939 and is titled “Elmer’s Candid Camera.” It depicts Elmer Fudd as a guy who’s trying to get into the art of wildlife photography.

After getting all his camera gear together, Fudd goes out into the wild to make pictures. He then runs into Happy Rabbit, an early character that went on to become Bugs Bunny. As Fudd tries to capture a perfect shot of the rabbit, the bunny begins to foil the shots and torment Fudd.

-----> http://petapixel.com/2015/10/20/elmer-fudd-was-originally-a-wildlife-photographer/

Apparently can't post a DailyMotion video on DU, so here's a link to DM.

http://dai.ly/x20s0n7

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Elmer Fudd, Wildlife Photographer (Original Post) MattSh Nov 2015 OP
He did the Woody Woodpecker laugh at the end. alfredo Nov 2015 #1
I think Elmer needs a telephoto lens. NV Whino Nov 2015 #2
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