cartoonist and entertainer Robert Ripley , while the name Elmer Fudd might have been a reference to the then - popular hunter Elmer Keith .
One animation history suggests that the Egghead character was based on Ripley 's Believe It or Not !
cartoonist and entertainer Robert Ripley , while the name Egghead   might have been a reference to the then - popular hunter Elmer Keith .
One animation history suggests that the Egghead character was based on Ripley 's Believe It or Not !