Editing Marvin the Martian

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| series = [[Looney Tunes]]/[[Merrie Melodies]]
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| first = ''[[Haredevil Hare]]'' ({{Start date and age|1948|7|24}}) 
| creator = [[Chuck Jones]]
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* [[Mel Blanc]] (1948–1986)
* [[Joe Alaskey]] (1991–2008)
* [[Rob Paulsen]] (1992)
* [[Hal Rayle]] (1993–1994)
* [[Maurice LaMarche]] (1993)
* [[Greg Burson]] (1994–1995)
* [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]] (1996, 2003)
* [[Bob Bergen]] (1996, 2012)
* [[Jeff Bergman]] (1998)
* [[Neil Ross]] (1998)
* [[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Sam Vincent]] (''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''; 2002-05)
* [[Eric Bauza]] (2011–present)
* Damon Jones (2011–2015)
* ([[#Voice actors|see below]])
}}
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| alias = Marvin Martian
| gender = [[Male]]
| family = Marcia (niece)
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'''Marvin the Martian''' is an [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] character from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' series. He frequently appears as a [[villain]] in cartoons and video games, and wears a [[Roman soldier]]'s [[Galea (helmet)|helmet]] and [[pteruges|skirt]]. The character has been voiced by [[Mel Blanc]], [[Joe Alaskey]], [[Bob Bergen]] and [[Eric Bauza]], among others.

The character first appeared as an antagonist in the 1948 [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon ''[[Haredevil Hare]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=187}}</ref> He went on to appear in four more cartoons produced between 1952 and 1963.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/102/mode/2up |page=103}}</ref>

==Conception and creation==
Marvin's design was based on the [[Hoplite]] style of armor, usually worn by the Roman god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]. "That was the uniform that Mars wore&nbsp;— that helmet and skirt. We thought putting it on this [[ant]]-like creature might be funny. But since he had no mouth, we had to convey that he was speaking totally through his movements. It demanded a kind of expressive body mechanics."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Korkis|first=Jim|title=The Return of Duck Dodgers|journal=Outré|page=25|volume=1|issue=7}}</ref>

Marvin was never named in the original shorts&nbsp;— he was referred to as the Commander of Flying Saucer X-2 in ''[[The Hasty Hare]]'' in 1952, and sometimes referred to as "Antwerp" in promotional material or other projects like the live stage show version of ''[[Bugs Bunny in Space]]''. However, in 1979, once the character attracted merchandising interest, the name "Marvin" was selected for ''[[The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie]]''.<ref>Miller, Thomas Kent. ''Mars in the Movies: A History''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2016. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-9914-4}}. p. 134</ref>

Marvin appeared in five theatrical cartoons from 1948 to 1963:
* ''[[Haredevil Hare]]'' (1948)
* ''[[The Hasty Hare]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Hare-Way to the Stars]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Mad as a Mars Hare]]'' (1963)

==Voice actors==
* [[Mel Blanc]] (1948–1986)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Looney-Tunes/Marvin-the-Martian/|title=Voice(s) of Marvin the Martian|website=Behind the Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref>
* Rob Sherwood (''The Further Adventures of Marvin the Martian'')<ref name="Further Adventures">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkx_5-aRawI&t=23s|title=The Further Adventures of Marvin the Martian (1984 Scanimate Short)|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Joe Alaskey]] (''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes'', ''[[Another Froggy Evening]]'', ''[[Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension|Marvin the Martian In the Third Dimension]]'', ''Bugs & Friends Sing Elvis'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vgmdb.net/album/95259|title=Bugs & Friends Sing Elvis|website=VGMdb|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]'', ''Crash! Bang! Boom! The Best of WB Sound FX'',<ref name="WB SFX">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1435805-Various-Crash-Bang-Boom-The-Best-Of-WB-Sound-FX|title=Various – Crash! Bang! Boom! The Best Of WB Sound FX (2000, CD)|date=August 15, 2000 |publisher=Discogs|access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> ''[[Tweety's High-Flying Adventure]]'', ''Mysterious Phenomena of the Unexplained'', ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'', ''[[Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]'', various video games and commercials)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Rob Paulsen]] (''[[Taz-Mania]]'')<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Hal Rayle]] ([[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] commercial, [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] commercial, [[Six Flags AstroWorld]] commercial)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/><ref name="Hal Rayle">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqByFSPYkm8&t=124s|title=Interview with voice actor Hal Rayle|date=November 15, 2013 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Maurice LaMarche]] (''[[Animaniacs]]'')
* [[Greg Burson]] (''[[Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage]]'',<ref name="Rabbit Rampage">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Bugs-Bunny-Rabbit-Rampage/|title=Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> ''[[Acme Animation Factory]]'',<ref name="Acme Animation">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Acme-Animation-Factory/|title=Acme Animation Factory|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> ''[[Six Flags Great Adventure|The Bugs Bunny Wacky World Games]]'',<ref name="Wacky World Games">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Bugs-Bunny-Wacky-World-Games/|title=Bugs Bunny Wacky World Games|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> ''[[Looney Tunes B-Ball]]''<ref name="Basketball">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Looney-Tunes-B-Ball/|title=Looney Tunes B-Ball|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref>)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]] ([[Tazos]] ''Looney Tunes'' commercial,<ref name="Tazos">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Tazos/|title=Tazos|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> [[Westfield Group|Westfield]] commercial,<ref name="Westfield">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Westfield/|title=Westfield|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> ''Looney Tunes LIVE! Classroom Capers'',<ref name="Classroom Capers">{{cite web|title='CLASSROOM CAPERS'|url=http://alastairfleming.com/?portfolio=looney-tunes|publisher=Alastair Fleming Associates|access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> ''The Looney Tunes Radio Show'',<ref name="Radio Show 1">{{cite web|title=That Wascally Wabbit|work=Ian Heydon |url=http://www.ianheydon.com/that-wascally-wabbit/|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317112128/http://www.ianheydon.com/that-wascally-wabbit/|archive-date=17 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Radio Show 2">{{cite web|title=The Day I Met Bugs Bunny|url=http://www.ianheydon.com/category/the-day-i-met-bugs-bunny/|publisher=Ian Heydon|access-date=9 October 2020}}</ref> ''Looney Rock'', ''[[Carols by Candlelight|Looney Tunes Christmas Carols]]''<ref name="Candlelight 2">{{cite web|title=Looney Tunes Christmas Carols|url=https://www.kzone.com.au/article/looney-tunes-christmas-carols-520822|publisher=K-Zone|access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Candlelight 3">{{cite web|title=Carols by Candlelight|date=December 24, 2013 |url=https://nationalboyschoir.com.au/carols-by-candlelight-3/|publisher=National Boys Choir of Australia|access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/><ref name="scottbio">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott: Down Under's Voice Over Marvel|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keith-scott-down-unders-voice-over-marvel-0|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="scottbio2">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott|url=https://gracegibsonradio.com/keith-scott/|publisher=Grace Gibson Shop|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="scottbio3">[http://www.keithscott.com/bio.html "Keith Scott-"The One-Man Crowd""]. Retrieved October 1, 2020.</ref>
* [[Bob Bergen]] (''[[Space Jam]]'', ''Rover Finds Life On Mars''<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-11-30|publisher=YouTube|title=Rover Finds Life On Mars|date=August 10, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcJCfRXG100}}</ref>)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]] (''[[Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present)|Superior Duck]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'')<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Harry Shearer]] (''[[The Simpsons]]'')
* [[Jeff Bergman]] (''Pride of the Martians'')<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Neil Ross]] (''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'')<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Samuel Vincent]] (''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'')<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Billy West]] (''A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-looney-tunes-sing-a-long-christmas-mw0000750274|website=AllMusic|title=A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas|first=James|last=Monger|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>
* [[James Arnold Taylor]] (''[[Drawn Together]]'')
* [[Eric Bauza]] (''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'', ''Yule Be Sorry'',<ref>{{Citation |title=Eric Bauza Voice Demo Reel 2013 | date=February 14, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT7RaFgLoX4 |access-date=2024-03-22 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Looney Tunes Dash]]'', Nike commercial, ''[[New Looney Tunes]]'', [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]] commercials,<ref name="Converse">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Converse|title=Converse|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2024-01-28}}</ref> ''[[Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi|Ani-Mayhem]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Ani-Mayhem/|title=Ani-Mayhem|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> ''Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem'', [[Walmart]] commercial, ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]'', ''Bugs Bunny in The Golden Carrot'', ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', ''Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/1DQHfRbx5y5Ko3eNn4ijrL?si=a2nDccC5TGSjjSrMFeU6KQ|website=Spotify|title=Bugs & Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref>  ''[[MultiVersus]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/marvin-the-martian-is-coming-to-multiversus-today/|website=Video Games Chronicle|title=Marvin the Martian is coming to MultiVersus today|date=21 November 2022 |access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvin-the-martian-new-bugs-bunny-builders-episodes/|website=Comics Beat|title=Marvin the Martian and more Looney Tunes to appear in new episodes of BUGS BUNNY BUILDERS|first=Taimur|last=Dar|date=April 17, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> ''Looney Tunes'' pinball machine,<ref>{{cite web|title=I don't often voice video games... but when I do... PINBALL MACHINE!!!|url=https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1733318259964030999|website=Twitter|publisher=@Bauza|access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref> ''[[Tiny Toons Looniversity]]'', ''Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports'', ''[[Coyote vs. Acme]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/ACriticalHuman/status/1769924598265459159|website=X|title="The leaked plot of Coyote vs. ACME confirms that Marvin the Martian appears at the end, where he becomes the new Head of Animated Products Development of the ACME Corporation."|access-date=October 18, 2024}}</ref>)<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/><ref name="5G Experience 1">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MkeI7Aaf7hk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201101140028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkeI7Aaf7hk&feature=youtu.be&_lrsc=aab4eabd-bcdf-440a-b3f7-e5de738c37af Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkeI7Aaf7hk|title=AT&T Launches Looney Tunes 5G Experience|website=YouTube|date=October 27, 2020 |publisher=AT&T|access-date=July 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="5G Experience 2">{{cite web|title=Looney Tunes 5G Experience is now open to limited access at the AT&T Experience Store in Dallas.|url=https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1357090985109454852|website=Twitter|publisher=@Bauza|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="5G Experience 3">{{cite web|title=Are you talking to me? Azure AI brings iconic characters to life with Custom Neural Voice|date=3 February 2021|url=https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai-for-business/custom-neural-voice-ga/|publisher=The Official Microsoft Blog|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="5G Experience 4">{{cite web|title=Microsoft Azure AI is Bringing Iconic Characters to Life with the Help of Custom Neural Voice and 5G Network|date=14 February 2021|url=https://www.marktechpost.com/2021/02/13/microsoft-azure-ai-is-bringing-iconic-characters-to-life-with-the-help-of-custom-neural-voice-and-5g-network/|publisher=MarkTechPost|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>
* Damon Jones (singing voice in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'', speaking voice in ''[[Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run]]'')<ref name="Marvin the Martian at BTVA"/>
* [[Hugh Davidson (actor)|Hugh Davidson]] (''[[Mad (TV series)|Mad]]'')<ref name="Mad">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Mad/Marvin-the-Martian/|title=Voice(s) of Marvin the Martian in Mad|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Shinick]] (''Mad'')<ref name="Mad"/>

==History==
{{Further|List of Marvin the Martian cartoons}}
Marvin hails from the planet [[Mars]], but is often found elsewhere. He is often accompanied by his dog "[[List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters#K-9|K-9]]", and sometimes by other creatures: One gag, first used in ''[[Hare-Way to the Stars]]'' (1958), involved candy-sized "Instant Martians" that become full-size upon addition of drops of water.

Marvin wears a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] soldier's uniform, with basketball shoes resembling the [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]] brand. The helmet and skirt that he wears are green and his suit is red (in a few of the original shorts, his suit was green and the helmet and skirt golden). His head is a black sphere with only eyes for features. The curved crest of his helmet appears, with the [[broom|push-broom]]-like upper section, to comically resemble the helm of an ancient Greek [[hoplite]], or the [[Galea (helmet)|galea]] of a Roman [[centurion]]. The appearance of the combination of Marvin's head and helmet led to Bugs Bunny referring to him as a "bowling ball wearing a [[spittoon]]" in one short. Marvin speaks with a soft, nasally voice, and often speaks [[technobabble]]. He is also known for his trademark quotes "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!", "Isn't that lovely?", and "This makes me very angry, very angry indeed." (which is usually followed by him huffing and puffing).  His voice sounds similar to the one used for [[Claude Cat]].

On numerous occasions, Marvin has tried to destroy the Earth with his "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" (sometimes pronounced "Illudium Pu-36" or "Uranium Pu-36").<ref>Differences of opinion exist regarding the correct pronunciation; Chuck Jones rendered the modulator's name as Q-36 in print in ''Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist'' (New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989; {{ISBN|0-374-12348-9}}), p. 213.</ref> The original reference to "[[Uranium]] Pu-36" was changed to "Illudium PU-36" in subsequent cartoons. The "Pu" is a reference to [[plutonium]]. Marvin always laboriously over-pronounces the name of the device, which resembles a stick of [[dynamite]], in order to avoid any possibility of confusing it with some other similar form of explosive technology.<ref>Adamson, Joe (1990). Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare. Henry Holt. {{ISBN|0-8050-1855-7}}</ref> Marvin attempts to destroy the Earth because, he reasons, "it obstructs my view of [[Venus]]"; he has been trying to destroy the Earth for more than two millennia, suggesting that members of his species, and possibly Martian creatures in general, have extremely long lifespans. Marvin is consistently foiled by Bugs Bunny. He has battled for space territory, [[Planets beyond Neptune#Planet X|Planet X]], with [[Daffy Duck]], a.k.a. ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]''.

===Later appearances===
He has appeared in three animated shows&nbsp;— as a toddler in ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', as a primary antagonist in the ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'' television series and as a supporting character in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''.
* In ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', Baby Marvin shares a lot of similarities with his adult counterpart. His helmet, however, sports a propeller rather than a push-broom. Also, his shoes are smaller in proportion. He appears in the episode entitled [[List of Baby Looney Tunes episodes#Season 2 (2002-03, Kids' WB)|''War of the Weirds'']] as a visitor to Granny's house. Throughout most of the episode, he is nonverbal as he is too shy to talk to the babies; he fidgets and mumbles when Baby Bugs and Baby Taz try to talk to him. He tries to make friends, but he is shunned and ridiculed by the babies (except for [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Baby Taz]]) for being "weird". The babies still shun and play tricks on him, until he cries. Baby Taz courageously befriends him and speaks on his behalf. He fixes Baby Bugs' broken toy rocket and is able to talk when Baby Bugs offered to play his toy. The babies feel guilty for being unfriendly and they eventually befriend him. He is mainly featured in the song ''Oh Where Has My Martian Gone?'' (based on the children's song "[[Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?]]"), and made appearances in a few other music videos.
* In ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'', he is a Martian commander in service of the Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee. This show reused his original name from ''The Hasty Hare'' (although the opening credits list him as Marvin playing Commander X-2, in the same way as Daffy is playing [[Duck Dodgers]]).
* Marvin the Martian appears in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' episode "Reunion" and appeared in the "Merrie Melodies" short "I'm a Martian", voiced by [[Eric Bauza]]. Here, he is described as a former classmate of Daffy's who has been plotting to destroy Earth since graduation. The episode also has a flashback, in which it is revealed that the yellow headdress on the top of his helmet is actually his hair, showing that in high school (before he started wearing the helmet) he kept it down.

Over a decade prior to any of these, he guest-starred in a ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' segment titled "Duck Dodgers Jr.", where he was accompanied by an apprentice named [[Marcia the Martian]].

He was also in a ''[[Taz-Mania]]'' episode "The Man from M.A.R.S." and had a cameo appearance in ''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'' ("What's the Frequency, Kitty?").

Marvin also made appearances on ''[[Animaniacs]]'', notably in the [[Mindy and Buttons]] short subject, "Cat on a Hot Steel Beam" (which also featured the cute kitten [[Marc Antony and Pussyfoot|Pussyfoot]]) and in "Star Warners", along with his dog K-9, and most recently in a [[MetLife]] commercial.

[[Cartoon Network]] also created a 2-minute filler piece featuring Marvin, entitled "Mars Forever" by [[Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician)|Fantastic Plastic Machine]]. It's a disco-style video combining clips of Marvin and Bugs Bunny from their encounters in "Haredevil Hare", "Hare-Way to the Stars", as well as bits of "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century" and "[[Rocket-Bye Baby]]".

[[File:Marvin the Martian MultiVersus.png|thumb|alt=Marvin the Martian in MultiVersus|Marvin the Martian in MultiVersus]]
Marvin has also appeared in a number of video games. He served as the main antagonist in the [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] video games ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]'' and ''[[Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble]]'', the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] game ''[[Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions]]'', and the [[Game Boy Color]] game ''[[Looney Tunes Collector: Alert!]]''. He also appeared in ''[[Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time]]'' for the PlayStation where he was the boss of Dimension X, and in the final level of ''[[Sheep, Dog, 'n' Wolf]]''. He is also a recurring enemy in the Quantum Beep stages of ''[[Road Runner's Death Valley Rally]]'' for Super NES. He also was an enemy in ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action (video game)|Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''. He is also a playable character in ''[[Looney Tunes: Space Race]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes: Marvin Strikes Back!]]'' ''[[Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal]]'', and ''[[MultiVersus]]''.

Marvin was also cast as the referee in ''[[Space Jam]]'' (though he did not stay to referee the whole game due to Bupkus beating him up), and then later had a major role in ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' where he was hired by the ACME chairman ([[Steve Martin]]), to finish DJ ([[Brendan Fraser]]) and the gang at Area 52. In the film's climax, he reappears to bring the Blue Monkey diamond to the ACME satellite, but is thwarted by Bugs (who he duels in a parody of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Jango Fett]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'') and Daffy (who arrives as [[Duck Dodgers]] to save Bugs after he is exhausted from the battle).

Marvin appeared in the Looney Tunes version of ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]'' as an employee at Daffy Duck's "Lucky Duck Super Store". Marvin was homesick for his planet, Mars, and wanted to go back for Christmas (but also mentions that he is planning to destroy the Earth as well). At first, Daffy does not let him take Christmas off, since he expects the employees to work on Christmas Day. After being visited by the abrasive yet well-intentioned Christmas ghosts, Daffy is redeemed, and as part of a surprise Christmas celebration, gives Marvin a rocket that will go faster than the speed of light, allowing him to make it to Mars by yesterday.

Marvin is the main antagonist in ''[[Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run]]''. In the film, he plots to turn the Earth invisible and sends his henchman [[Cecil Turtle]] (who posed as a government agent) and a pair of disguised Instant Martians to get [[Lola Bunny]]'s perfume which is able to turn anything invisible. However, his plan is fooled by Bugs Bunny, who gets Marvin to accidentally destroying his lair (and Mars as a whole).

In nearly all of his appearances, Marvin is shown using a raygun that fires either bubbles of pliable plastic or energy beams, and he is seen in ''[[Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century]]'', with [[Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Gossamer]], a hairy red monster, as his assistant.

Marvin made a brief cameo in the 2003–2007 [[Fridays (Cartoon Network)|CN Fridays]] intro.

Marvin's descendant Melvin (voiced by [[Joe Alaskey]]) appeared as a one-time antagonist in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''.

Marvin is a minor character in ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', voiced by [[Eric Bauza]], where he appears alongside K-9 after Bugs claims Tune World in the name of the Earth. Marvin arrives to claim Tune World in the name of Mars, though Bugs tricks him into thinking that Tune World is in the clear. Bugs hijacks Marvin's ship and retreats with [[LeBron James]] to find the other Tunes. A recurring gag is that Marvin gets knocked out by the hatch of his ship everytime he regains consciousness.

Marvin appears in the preschool series ''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]'', debuting in the episode ''Blast Off''.

Marvin appears as a playable character in the video game ''[[Multiversus]]'' as a projectile based character who uses his rayguns and a Martian ship that fires rockets.

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=July 2018}}
[[File:Nasa mer marvin.png|thumb|The launch patch for the [[Spirit (rover)|Spirit Mars Rover]], featuring Marvin the Martian.]]
* Marvin's likeness appears in miniature on the ''[[Spirit rover|Spirit]]'' rover on Mars as well as on the mission launch patch.<ref name=Spirit>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/marvin-the-martian-and-daffy-duck-as-duck-dodgers-prepare-for-upcoming-nasa-missions-to-mars/|title=Marvin The Martian and Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers Prepare for Upcoming NASA Missions to Mars|date=2003-05-02|website=SpaceNews|accessdate=2024-08-06}}</ref>
* Marvin appears in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Imaginationland Episode III]]". Here, he marches among myriad other evil fictional characters to battle against the surviving good characters along with an evil-eyed [[Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Gossamer]] and a possibly rabid [[Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]]. 
* Marvin appears in two ''[[Drawn Together]]'' episodes: "[[Charlotte's Web of Lies]]", where he is seen in [[List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling]]'s Anger Management group with [[Hulk]], [[Skeletor]], and [[Yosemite Sam]]; and "[[Toot Goes Bollywood]]".
* He appears in the FBI lineup with other TV aliens in "[[The Springfield Files]]", an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', wearing a purple helmet and skirt. He also appears in the episode "[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]" where he was shown in a fighting video game, ''Mixed Martian Arts.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mixed Martian Arts |url=https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Mixed_Martian_Arts |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Wikisimpsons |language=en}}</ref>
* He appeared in 1993 Nike commercial as the antagonist who had stolen all of the Earth's supply of [[Michael Jordan]] Air Jordan sneakers, and both Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan defeat him and his instant Martians to reclaim the shoes.
* In a deleted scene on the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "[[That Darn Katz!]]", Marvin is seen as a student in Mars University.
* An early cover art proposal for [[Big Black]]'s 1986 ''[[Atomizer (album)|Atomizer]]'' album, eventually discarded due to legal problems, included Marvin pointing a raygun at the Earth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dementlieu.com/users/obik/bigblack/main.html|title=Big Black: Atomizer|publisher=Dementlieu.com|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
* Marvin makes a [[cameo appearance]] in the 1988 feature film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', set in 1947, even though his first cartoon appearance was during the following year.
* Rapper [[Lil' Wayne]] references the characters at the beginning of his verse in the 2009 song "[[Forever (Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem song)|Forever]]" where he says, "Okay, hello it's the Martian, ''[[Space Jam]]'' Jordan's". He references the shoes Marvin wears in the 1996 film ''[[Space Jam]]'', which also starred NBA player [[Michael Jordan]].
* Marvin also makes a cameo appearance in episode 14 of the cartoon series ''[[Animaniacs]]'' when Buttons reaches the moon.
* Marvin appears in a background shot during the movie ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'', shown on a television in lead character Roy Neary's living room. The segment shown is from the feature cartoon, ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]''.
* The Illudium PU-36 explosive space modulator is referenced in several songs, including [[T-Pain]]'s "Time Machine," as well as [[Ludacris]]'s "Mouthing Off."
* In the pilot episode of the TV series ''[[Weird Science (TV series)|Weird Science]]'', Lisa comments that she would have a lot more power had Wyatt installed a "[[Neutronium|Neutronian]] space modulator" before her creation.
* [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[Buffalo Sabres]] Goalie [[Patrick Lalime]]'s [[goaltender mask]] features Marvin the Martian on the front. The use began during Lalime's tenure with the [[Ottawa Senators]].
* In the ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'' episode "Star Warners", Marvin was briefly shown on a date with [[Minerva Mink]]. K-9 is sleeping next to them.
* Marvin briefly appears in [[Diane Duane]]'s 2010 novel ''[[A Wizard of Mars]]'', when one of the main characters gets caught in a spell that brings their stereotypes of Mars into existence.
* According to [[Steven Spielberg]], he is waiting for [[George Lucas]] to admit that Marvin's design was the influence for [[Darth Vader]] from Lucas' ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* Marvin appeared in a [[Mad (TV series)|MAD News]] segment, letting his sink run water on Mars.
* [[Reach Records]] artist [[Derek Minor|PRo]] referenced Marvin the Martian and the space modulator in his song "Mission to Mars" from his 2011 album "Dying to Live".
* In the ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' episode "Secrets," [[Miss Martian]] takes on the form of a gigantic Marvin the Martian to scare a teenager (coincidentally, also named [[Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog|Marvin]]) who is committing a ''[[The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)|War of the Worlds]]''-style prank.
* During the [[University of Southern California]]-[[Stanford University]] football game, the [[Drum major (marching band)|Drum Major]] of the visiting Stanford [[Marching band|Marching Band]] dressed as Marvin the Martian as a [[parody]] on the USC [[Spirit of Troy]] [[Trojan Marching Band]]'s Drum major.
* In 2009 [[Bi-Mart]] Membership stores in Oregon sold [[University of Oregon]] vs. University of Southern California buttons featuring Marvin the Martian as the Trojan "Mascot."
* In a ''[[MetLife]]'' commercial that aired during the [[Super Bowl XLVI|2012 Super Bowl]], Marvin made a cameo in the ad.
* In Peter David's 1991 ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel ''The Rift'', the Calligarians have a device called "The Illidium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator," a direct reference to Marvin's Earth-shattering device.
* A figurine of Marvin appears on the space shuttle in the film ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]''.
* Marvin appears in the 1995 film ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' when Travis tells Tai that he wants to cover his skateboard with pictures of Marvin, and she says she can draw him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thoughtcatalog.com/erin-long/2013/09/the-10-most-important-questions-asked-by-tai-in-clueless/|title=The 10 Most Important Questions Asked by Tai in 'Clueless'|website=Thought Catalog|date=14 September 2013 |access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref>
* [[Phish]] guitarist [[Trey Anastasio]] frequently wore a Marvin the Martian T-shirt onstage between 1993 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://welcometonow.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/lag930529-01-cp.jpg|format=PJPG|title=Photographic image|website=Welcometonow.files.wordpress.com|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref>
* Marvin served as the mascot for the [[USCGC Hornbeam (WLB-394)]], a 180-foot [[United States Coast Guard]] [[buoy tender]].
* Marvin appears as a player's avatar in Steven Spielberg's 2018 film ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]''.<ref name="vulture-all-characters">[https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/here-are-all-the-references-in-ready-player-one.html Here Are All the References In Ready Player One], By Abraham Riesman, Mar. 28, 2018, vulture.com</ref><ref name="azcentral-460466002">[https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/billgoodykoontz/2018/03/28/ready-player-one-movie-review-visually-stunning-emotionally-unfulfilling-steven-spielberg/460466002/ Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' visually striking but emotionally unfulfilling], By Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY NETWORK, Mar. 28, 2018</ref>
* Marvin from ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'' (2003) frequently wears a Marvin the Martian T-shirt.
* [[Xenia Rubinos]]'s 2013 ''Magic Trix'' album cover features a naked person sitting in a chair with Marvin's head overlying theirs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/es/article/xenia-rubinos-las-cosas-que-tararea-marvin-the-martian/|title=Xenia Rubinos: las cosas que tararea Marvin The Martian|date=August 8, 2013 |publisher=VICE Magazine|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
* In the 2016 video game ''[[Titanfall 2]]'', there is a banner design titled "Where's the Kaboom?" that depicts a robot called MRVN (pronounced Marvin), whose color palette is changed to mirror Marvin's, wearing his signature helmet.
* When a young [[Hank Green]] would hack into early websites he would add a small image of Marvin the Martian to the webpage. Mentioned in an episode of his podcast [[Dear Hank & John|Dear Hank and John]].

==Cancelled film adaptation==
On July 29, 2008, [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Alcon Entertainment]] announced plans for a live action/animated film starring [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] as the voice of Marvin and [[Christopher Lee]] as [[Santa Claus]]. The film would have involved Marvin trying to destroy the Earth during [[Christmas]] by becoming a competitor of [[Santa Claus]] but being prevented from accomplishing his goal when Santa wraps him inside a gift box. Alcon compared the project to other films such as ''[[Racing Stripes]]'' and ''[[My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/features/wb-to-develop-marvin-the-martian-1117989712/|first=Dave|last=McNary|title=WB to develop 'Marvin the Martian'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 29, 2008| access-date=July 30, 2008}}</ref> It was initially scheduled for an October 7, 2011, release, but the movie was later [[development hell|taken off the schedule]] and no word on it has been heard since. Test footage of the film and the [[Eddie Murphy]] vehicle ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'' was leaked on December 28, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/hong-kong-phooey-movie-video-marvin-the-martian-test-footage_n_2375120.html|title='Hong Kong Phooey' Movie Test Footage Revealed; 'Marvin The Martian' As Well (VIDEO)|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=December 28, 2012| access-date=December 28, 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Marvin the Martian films]]
* [[Marcia the Martian]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.toonopedia.com/martian.htm Marvin the Martian] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://www.webcitation.org/6fKIjkE1Q?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/martian.htm Archived] from the original on February 15, 2016.
* [https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/pages/marsroverdarkfield.html Marvin's image on the Spirit and Opportunity rovers]
* Marvin is on the US Air Force 490th Missile Squadron Lima Flight patch [https://www.usafpatches.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?search=marvin&submit=search&album=search "Marvin's Marauders"].
* [https://www.soundboard.com/sb/Marvin_Martian_clips Marvin the Martian audio clips on www.soundboard.com]
* [https://chuckjones.com/characters/marvin-the-martian/ All about Marvin the Martian] on [[Chuck Jones]]' official website.

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