| This picture is taken from the episode where Bugs Bunny comes to Yosemite Sam's mansion to be his annoying son's babysitter. Things start to go wrong and Bugs begin to make them worse. Sam getting fustrated he tries to kill/hurt Bugs. Eventually, Bugs escapes and leaves the mansion with Yosemite Sam angry and mad with him. | For both Bugs and Freleng, this was just another routine cartoon. But, this was the debut of that ultra-evil outlaw Yosemite Sam. Now, the significance of Sam's arrival is not just because he's a funny character. He enriched Bugs career more than anyone of the three I mentioned could imagine. Before this cartoon, everyone felt that Bugs belonged with Elmer. No matter what other type of villain Bugs faced in a cartoon (even if it was a Nazi), everyone felt that Bugs and Elmer were the comsumate team. However, Sam proved that Bugs could be a part of several successful teams of he/villain duos. From then on, every director was always trying to come up with another great villain for Bugs the same way they'd create wacky co-stars for Porky Pig back in the '30's. All this would eventually lead to other villains lie Marvin Martian, Tazmanian Devil, Gossamer, etc. Even though Bugs still worked with Elmer occasionally, he was no longer tied to him.This was taken from www.davemackey.com for Yosemite Sam's first appearence. |
