Spirit of '76, playing the song The Girl I Left Behind Me. Cast Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam In popular culture The Yosemite Sam Shortwave Radio Transmission On December 19, 2004, a possible Numbers station began transmitting from the desert near Albuquerque, New Mexico, using one of the quotes from the episode which is Yosemite Sam threatening Bugs Bunny: "Varmit, I'm gonna blow ya to smithereenies !". Prior to the quote, the station would use the sound of a buzzer (an 8-second data burst similar to the Russian numbers station UVB-76) later followed by the quote. This was later called the "Yosemite Sam Transmission". On December 23, 2004, the station ceased transmission for two months, before returning in February 2005 with additional frequencies on FM Radio (WWV and WWVH); but, after the broadcast location was tracked, the station ceased transmission for the second time, and this time for good. The station transmitted on the frequencies: 3,700 kHz, 4,300 kHz, 6,500 kHz and 10,500 kHz. The station was later revealed to be run by Mobility Assessment Test and Integration Center, sometimes shortened as MATIC. The location also suggested that it was a reference to a Bugs Bunny quote: "I knew I should have taken that left turn, at Albuquerque !". See also List of Bugs Bunny cartoons List of Yosemite Sam cartoons List of Shortwave Radio Transmissions References External links Bunker Hill Bunny at The Big Cartoon DataBase 1950 films 1950 animated films 1950 short films Merrie Melodies short films Short films directed by Friz Freleng American Revolutionary War films Films set in 1776 1950s English-language films Films scored by Carl Stalling Bugs Bunny films 1950s Warner Bros. animated short films Yosemite Sam films