Someone once said that an intellectual...
is someone who can hear the "William Tell Overture" and NOT think of the Lone Ranger. If that's true, then we could expand the definition to include someone who can hear "Ride of the Valkyries" and not think of Apocalypse Now or Bugs Bunny, or hear the Barber of Seville and not think of that wonderful cartoon.
Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, and their merry band of talented people brought a lot of laughter to countless lives. They will be missed.