Wile E. Coyote uses a bottle full of bees, a brick wall, a boulder in a catapult, and a harpoon gun in his usual unsuccessful attempts to catch the Road Runner.Wile E. Coyote uses a bottle full of bees, a brick wall, a boulder in a catapult, and a harpoon gun in his usual unsuccessful attempts to catch the Road Runner.Wile E. Coyote uses a bottle full of bees, a brick wall, a boulder in a catapult, and a harpoon gun in his usual unsuccessful attempts to catch the Road Runner.
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While the pacing is a little leisurely here, the cartoon is still very clever and funny. The animation is colourful and lively, and the music is pleasant. What made this one of the better, cleverer and funnier Roadrunner vs Coyote cartoons though especially were the gags. All of them work, and are hilarious- the descending down the cliff, the harpoon gag(the best of the lot I think), the one with the bees and the one with the wall. Plus the ending was funny and sweet. Roadrunner with his iconic "Meep, Meep" is likable enough, but I have always preferred Coyote, he is craftier and there are times when I feel sorry for him when his traps constantly misfire. Overall, funny and clever. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Fun Road Runner and Coyote short from the great Chuck Jones. As always, the plot is standard "Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner and failing" stuff. But the plots never drove these cartoons, the wonderful gags did. Here we have a number of funny bits, including the jackhammer and "The Art of Road Runner Trapping," an anomalous brick wall, ACME bumblebees, and variations on the classic ramp and catapult gags the series was known for. The animation is excellent with nice colors and fun action. The opening title sequence is a good example of how creative Chuck Jones could get with this series. The ending features one of the sign gags (you know, where the Road Runner or Coyote holds up a sign to say something to the audience). I'm not a big fan of those gags but when you see other reviewers talking about the cartoon's 'sweet' ending, that's what they're referring to. Anyway, it's a funny short but not one of my favorites. You can't go wrong with any Road Runner and Coyote cartoon by Chuck Jones, though, so give it a shot and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
The eleventh pairing of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner has the ever-determined coyote using the same unreliable methods against the ever-elusive bird, who seems a bit sadistic in this one. The bee gags is funny and even the now predictable gags still bought a smile to my face. And I, as always with these cartoons, found it highly enjoyable, but perhaps I'm a bit biased as Wile E. Coyote is one of my absolute favorite cartoon personalities of all time. This animated short can be seen on Disc 2 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2. This cartoon also has an optional music only track.
My Grade: B+
My Grade: B+
Zoom and Bored (1957)
*** (out of 4)
One of the best in the series has Wile E. Coyote trying all sorts of new tricks including bees, a brick wall, a gun and a couple bird seed traps. To me this is one of the best in the series because it seems so fresh and original, although we do get a couple repeat jokes. One of the best sequences of the series comes at the end when Wile using a rope to slide down to catch the Road Runner but instead heads straight for a train. What he does next and the sign that the Road Runner hold up is just priceless. Another great gag is the one dealing with the bees and you know how it's going to end.
*** (out of 4)
One of the best in the series has Wile E. Coyote trying all sorts of new tricks including bees, a brick wall, a gun and a couple bird seed traps. To me this is one of the best in the series because it seems so fresh and original, although we do get a couple repeat jokes. One of the best sequences of the series comes at the end when Wile using a rope to slide down to catch the Road Runner but instead heads straight for a train. What he does next and the sign that the Road Runner hold up is just priceless. Another great gag is the one dealing with the bees and you know how it's going to end.
More of Wile E. Coyote - aka Famishus Vulgaris - coming up with an infinite number of unsuccessful traps to catch Road Runner - aka Birdibus Zippibus. Among the gags here are a shaft to carry a bomb down a hill, a brick wall, and bees. Needless to say, Wile E. always gets what's coming to him. A previous reviewer noted that in "Zoom and Bored", we get to see more of Road Runner's personality: he is one sadistic mother (is that better than just being indifferent to surrounding events, like he usually is?).
But no matter, this is another classic cartoon. Michael Maltese always managed to write something great. Really funny.
But no matter, this is another classic cartoon. Michael Maltese always managed to write something great. Really funny.
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- TriviaThis short was created by the Warner animation team right after finishing "What's Opera, Doc?" That short took seven weeks to finish, but Warner allotted only 5 weeks to create any cartoon short. To cover up for it, Chuck Jones had the animation team doctor their time cards to state they were working on this short, when they were actually finishing up "What's Opera, Doc?". The team knew that Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote shorts were so by-the-numbers they could easily finish up the short in three weeks.
- GoofsWile E. is chasing the Road Runner through its contrail/dust cloud again. The only thing one can see are his ears sticking out above the cloud and he stops. Road Runner comes back, faces him, and the only thing one can see of him is his tail sticking up and out of the cloud. Road Runner beeps at Coyote and both stick their heads up and out of the cloud. Suddenly, Coyote realizes he is not standing on solid ground. He gets a pained look on his face and sticks his foot out and below the cloud in search of the ground. But at this point he is not looking down. Yet Road Runner does look down as Coyote's foot searches for the ground. So, if no one can see their feet, if Road Runner can not see their feet, then what is Road Runner looking at, why is Road Runner looking down? It is only after Road Runner looks down that Coyote looks down in search of solid ground, followed by the disappearing of the cloud (and revealing Road Runner at the edge of a cliff while Coyote is suspended in midair). Coyote then falls to the canyon floor and Road Runner then beeps and runs away. By having the Road Runner look down into the cloud, before either can see there is no ground below Coyote is putting the proverbial cart before the horse. Road Runner would have had no reason to look down until Coyote looked down, because neither would have know of Coyote's predicament until the cloud disappeared.
- Crazy creditsCoyote (Famishus Vulgarus)
- ConnectionsEdited into The Wild Chase (1965)
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