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= A Feud There Was =

A Feud There Was is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery. and notable for being the first cartoon in which the name Elmer Fudd was used, seen inscribed on the side of the scooter driven by the protagonist, Elmer Fudd. This is also the first Warner Bros. cartoon to be reissued as a Blue Ribbon Merrie Melody (it was reissued twice: once on September 11, 1943 and again on September 13, 1952). Elmer's speaking voice was provided on this occasion by Arthur Q. Bryan, although it did not resemble the more familiar "cwazy wabbit" voice which would later be performed for Fudd by Bryan. The character's singing voice was provided by Roy Rogers and additional vocals in the cartoon were done by the Sons of the Pioneers.

Plot
The short begins with an establishing shot of a family stereotypical hillbillies, the Weavers, whose members are all lazy to the point of absurdity. The only thing that awakens the Weavers from their perpetual sloth is the opportunity to feud with their neighbors, the McCoys. After a musical number (then a staple of Merrie Melodies shorts) accompanied by a radio commercial (ostensibly over KFWB), the two families begin feuding, firing at each other with various semi-automatic weapons. At one point, a McCoy asks if there are any Weavers in the movie audience. One man, shown as a silhouette against the screen, answers in the affirmative and fires a shot at the McCoy.

In the midst of the fray, a yodeling, bulbous-nosed, domestic peace activist who is accompanied by church organ music each time he speaks, enters the feud zone on a motorscooter bearing the words "Elmer Fudd, Peace Maker", voiced by Roy Rogers, and goes to each side preaching peace and an end to the bloodshed, only to get shot in the back (non-fatally) by each family as he departs. When Fudd attempts once more to preach peace to both families from the boundary line, both sides get furious at him and open fire on the would-be peace maker together. When the smoke clears, only Elmer is left standing. He gives a final yodel and says "Good night, all!", and the Weaver in the movie audience yells "Good night!," taking one more shot at the star as the film closes out.

Voice cast

 * Mel Blanc - Old Gray Hair, Cuckoo Bird, Angry McCoy, Trigger Happy McCoy, Dog, Sheriff
 * Sara Berner - Old Woman, Rooster
 * Arthur Q. Bryan - Elmer Fudd
 * Tex Avery - Non-Stop Corrigan
 * Billy Bletcher - Weaver from Audience, McCoy at Cellar Door
 * Robert C. Bruce - Announcer
 * Danny Webb - Peace-Deriding Weaver, Apple-Bonked Weaver
 * Roy Rogers - Elmer Fudd (singing voice), Singing Man #1
 * Hugh Farr - Singing Man #2
 * Bob Nolan - Singing Man #3
 * Tim Spencer - Singing Man #4
 * Sons of the Pioneers - Vocalists

Availability

 * LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 3, Side 8.

Episodes
= Goliath II =