| rdfs:comment | - Performer(s) Appeared in Wile Ethelbert Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and The Road Runner are a pair of cartoon characters created by Chuck Jones for the Looney Tunes shorts produced for In each cartoon featuring the characters, the Coyote uses absurdly complex contraptions (usually purchased from the Acme corporation) and elaborate plans to try to capture and eat the Road Runner, but he always fails at this task. The Road Runner typically never says anything except "Beep beep!", though older comic books depicted him as speaking in rhyme. Wile E. was mostly a silent character, with the notable exceptions of a few cartoons in which he battled Bugs Bunny and referred to himself as a "super genius".
- Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters (a coyote and Greater Roadrunner) were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese. The characters star in a long-running series of theatrical cartoon shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Maltese) and occasional made-for-television cartoons.
- Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a pair of cartoon characters appearing in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. The duo star in a long-running series of theatrical shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Michael Maltese) and occasional direct-to-television cartoons (as can be seen on The Looney Tunes Show). To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters (including the computer-animated shorts), most of which were directed by Chuck Jones.
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| abstract | - Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters (a coyote and Greater Roadrunner) were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese. The characters star in a long-running series of theatrical cartoon shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Maltese) and occasional made-for-television cartoons. In each episode, instead of animal senses and cunning, Wile E. Coyote uses absurdly complex contraptions (sometimes in the manner of Rube Goldberg) and elaborate plans to pursue his quarry. It was originally meant to parody chase cartoons like Tom and Jerry, but became popular in its own right. The Coyote appears separately as an occasional antagonist of Bugs Bunny in five shorts from 1952 to 1963: Operation: Rabbit, To Hare Is Human, Rabbit's Feat, Compressed Hare, and Hare-Breadth Hurry. While he is generally silent in the Coyote-Road Runner shorts, he speaks with a refined accent in these solo outings (except for Hare-Breadth Hurry), introducing himself as "Wile E. Coyote — super genius", voiced with an upper-class accent by Mel Blanc. The Road Runner vocalizes only with a signature sound, "Beep, Beep", recorded by Paul Julian, and an occasional "popping-cork" tongue noise. To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters (including the three CGI shorts), the majority by Chuck Jones. TV Guide included Wile E. Coyote in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.
- Performer(s) Appeared in Wile Ethelbert Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and The Road Runner are a pair of cartoon characters created by Chuck Jones for the Looney Tunes shorts produced for In each cartoon featuring the characters, the Coyote uses absurdly complex contraptions (usually purchased from the Acme corporation) and elaborate plans to try to capture and eat the Road Runner, but he always fails at this task. The Road Runner typically never says anything except "Beep beep!", though older comic books depicted him as speaking in rhyme. Wile E. was mostly a silent character, with the notable exceptions of a few cartoons in which he battled Bugs Bunny and referred to himself as a "super genius".
- Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a pair of cartoon characters appearing in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. The duo star in a long-running series of theatrical shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Michael Maltese) and occasional direct-to-television cartoons (as can be seen on The Looney Tunes Show). In each cartoon, Wile E. Coyote utilizes absurdly complex gizmos (often from ACME, a mail-order company and recurring gimmick in Looney Tunes) and elaborate plans to try to catch his prey, rather than his natural guile, but fails every time. Wile E. appears separately as an adversary of Bugs Bunny in five cartoons from 1952 to 1963: Operation: Rabbit, To Hare Is Human, Rabbit's Feat, Compressed Hare, and Hare-breadth Hurry. While he is usually silent in the regular Coyote / Road-Runner shorts, in these solo outings he speaks with a refined, ego-maniacal, almost English-sounding accent, provided by Mel Blanc. The Roadrunner speaks only with a signature "beep beep" (sometimes misheard as "meep-meep") noise (provided by Paul Julian) and an occasional "popping-cork" tongue noise. To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters (including the computer-animated shorts), most of which were directed by Chuck Jones.
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