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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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.
It is amazing to make something funny that uses the same formula over and over again. 'Zoom and Bored' is another cartoon from the Road Runner vs. Coyote series and again most of the predictable gags work. The Coyote, here Famishus Vulgaris, tries to catch the Road Runner, here Birdibus Zippibus, with a harpoon gun, some bees and a brick wall. Especially the moments involving the brick wall are great and very funny.
only for the brick wall sequence I would recommend this cartoon. Fortunately other things are nice too. The sequence with the bees is pretty funny as well. Other sequences at least made me smile. Director Chuck Jones has created another fine cartoon that is quite entertaining.
only for the brick wall sequence I would recommend this cartoon. Fortunately other things are nice too. The sequence with the bees is pretty funny as well. Other sequences at least made me smile. Director Chuck Jones has created another fine cartoon that is quite entertaining.
Chuck Jones and his team always managed to find new and original ways of incorporating the titles into Road Runner shorts without giving the impression of the action slowing down. An extra element of speed is added by the simple yet dynamic backgrounds. One of the highlights of "Zoom and Bored" is a very surreal sequence in which While E. Coyote spies on his own behind from around the corner of a brick wall of his own design.
At this time in there career as a double act, Road Runner seemed to take an almost sadistic pleasure in pointing out to W. E. Coyote whenever he ran out of ground. R.R. also repeatedly startles W. E. by running up from behind and beeping in his ear. The strain starts to show on Wile E., who at one point even breaks character and speaks, albeit no more than yelps of pain.
The lesson learned from "Zoom and Bored" is to never try out your new Acme products in the vicinity of the highway and/or railroad!
7 our of 10
At this time in there career as a double act, Road Runner seemed to take an almost sadistic pleasure in pointing out to W. E. Coyote whenever he ran out of ground. R.R. also repeatedly startles W. E. by running up from behind and beeping in his ear. The strain starts to show on Wile E., who at one point even breaks character and speaks, albeit no more than yelps of pain.
The lesson learned from "Zoom and Bored" is to never try out your new Acme products in the vicinity of the highway and/or railroad!
7 our of 10
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.
Did you know
- 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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