Looney Tunes Baseball Card 437

Samuel aka Yosemite Sam (pronounced Yo-sim-it-ee) is a loud western figure of Looney Tunes.
Yosemite made his debut in 1945 in the cartoon, "Hare Trigger." However, Yosemite seems to bear a resemblance to a character in "Buckaroo Bugs," released in 1944. Michael Maltese claims that he made Yosemite in the likeness of director Friz Freleng.
When Elmer Fudd, who was Bugs Bunny's first enemy, proved to be too much of a softy for his target, Freleng decided he needed a tougher opponent.
Yosemite is a small fellow with a big mouth. He is quick-tempered, often drawing his guns on anyone who dares to defy him. He is much like a character from a Western movie, wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy boots. He is reckling, very stubborn, and hates it when he's wrong. He hates it so much, in fact, that he shoots bullets at random targets, but never hits anyone. He possesses a mean and somewhat vindictive streak.
Yosemite has, however, taken the roles of several other positions, such as a knight and mayor. But the miniature bandit is best known for his Western cartoons, even though his non-Western "Knighty Knight Bugs" cartoon won an Academy Award.