Bugs bunny on crack

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Chuck Jones used the Elmer Fudd character off and on. Friz Freleng even created his own character, Yosemite Sam, as a foe to match wits with Bugs because he felt Bugs come across as a bully to Elmer and that Sam would be more of a challenge. Most of the animation directors, according to producer David DePatie, didn't like the Elmer Fudd character.

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Some of those characters listed were created as foils for Bugs Bunny to break up the formula of the Bugs/Elmer cartoons. Both 'Sleepy Time Possum' and 'Hare We Go' were directed by the under-rated but super talented Robert McKimson.