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The Gremlin is a crazy, Daffy Duck-esque gremlin that Bugs fought in the cartoon "Falling Hare". In the end he actually succeeds at defeating Bugs Bunny. This makes him one of only three characters to do this, the other two being Cecil Turtle and Elmer Fudd (only in certain shorts). Unlike Cecil, though, the Gremlin is clearly the antagonist, similar to Elmer. Even though he defeated Bugs, by the end of the "Falling Hare" cartoon, they somehow called a truce when the plane "ran out of gas" because of a wartime gas rationing sticker (a.k.a. "A cards") on it.
The Gremlin's behavior is possibly an homage to Bob Clampett's version of Daffy Duck (for example, he is seen in one scene riding an invisible bicycle, one of Daffy's old trademarks, among other acts).
Different versions of gremlins appear in the wartime cartoon "Russian Rhapsody" a year later, this time facing off against Adolf Hitler. Most of these all-American gremlins in contrast are caricatures of the crew at Termite Terrace.
He also appears in the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Journey to the Center of Acme Acres", voiced by Don Messick. He also made a brief cameo in the Animaniacs episode "Plane Pals" as a passenger, and in the Looney Tunes Cartoons short "Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny!"
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