Looney Beginnings

How it all started ! Note that not all first drawn characters always work out and that’s why expansion is unavoidable !

Porky Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus sapiens) — "I Haven't Got a Hat", 1935, Freleng.

Daffy Duck (Anas rubripes delirium )— "Porky's Duck Hunt": 1937, Avery.

Elmer Fudd ( Homo sapiens idiota )— "Elmer's Candid Camera", 1940, Jones.
(Surprisingly, Elmer didn't appear as frequently as most people think, only encountering Bugs in over 30 pictures out of Bugs' 168 short lineup.)

Bugs Bunny ( Oryctolagus cuniculus iaculator)— "A Wild Hare", 1940, Avery.

Tweety Bird ( Serinus canaria vitiosus)— "A Tale of Two Kitties", 1942, Clampett.

Pepé LePew (Mephitis mephitis eros ) — "Odor-Able Kitty", 1945, Jones.

Sylvester the Cat ( Felis silvestris catus tragōidia )— "Life With Feathers", 1945, Freleng.

Yosemite Sam (Homo Sapiens furius )— "Hare Trigger", 1945, Freleng.

Foghorn Leghorn ( Gallus gallus Loquax Loquacis)— "Walky Talky Hawky", 1946, McKimson.

Marvin The Martian ( Ares martius mysterious ) — "Haredevil Hare", 1948, Jones.

Wile E Coyote (Canis latrans superior) The Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus deusvelox) — "Fast and Furry-ous", 1949, Jones.

Speedy Gonzales ( Chaetodipus penicillatus supervelox)— "Cat-Tails for Two", 1953, McKimson.

The Tasmanian Devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii interritum )— "Devil May Hare", 1954, McKimson. .