C.L.I.D.E. first appears in the Elephant Issues episode segment, C.L.I.D.E. and Prejudice as the newest student of Acme Looniversity. Although his robotic appearance and tendency to talk in game show metaphors make him strange, he is welcomed by all except Montana Max, who throughout the cartoon discriminates against him. During lunch period, Monty causes C.L.I.D.E. to malfunction, only to stain his shirt in the process. Buster Bunny sticks by C.L.I.D.E. and asks how he feels about Acme Looniversity. He tells him he doesn't want to be a robot, and that he wants to be popular. Meanwhile, To get revenge on C.L.I.D.E. for staining his shirt, Monty tries to get rid of him using a large robot called S.N.I.D.E. (standing for Super New Improved Droid Eradicator). He programs S.N.I.D.E. to attack