Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
Best cartoons TV series ever made.

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner in action.
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. In the cartoons, the Coyote repeatedly attempts to catch and subsequently eat the Road Runner, a fast-running ground bird, but is never successful. Instead of his species' animal instincts, the Coyote uses absurdly complex contraptions (sometimes in the manner of Rube Goldberg) and elaborate plans to pursue his prey, resulting in his devices comically backfiring with the Coyote often getting injured in slapstick fashion. One running gag involves the Coyote trying in vain to shield himself with a little parasol against a great falling boulder that is about to crush him.
List of cartoons:
# | Release date | Title | Duration | Credits | Acme Corporation devices used | Books Studied | |
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Story/writing | Direction | ||||||
1 | September 17, 1949 | Fast and Furry-ous | 6:55 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | ACME Super Outfit | |
2 | May 24, 1952 | Beep, Beep | 6:45 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | Aspirin, Matches, Rocket-Powered Roller Skates | |
3 | August 23, 1952 | Going! Going! Gosh! | 6:25 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | an anvil, a weather balloon, a street cleaner's bin, and a fan | |
4 | September 19, 1953 | Zipping Along | 6:55 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | Giant Kite Kit, Bomb, Detonator, Nitroglycerin, Bird Seed | "Hypnotism Self-Taught" by Hershenburger |
5 | August 14, 1954 | Stop! Look! And Hasten! | 7:00 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | Bird Seed, Triple Strength Fortified Leg Muscle Vitamins | "How to Build a Burmese Tiger Trap" |
6 | April 30, 1955 | Ready, Set, Zoom! | 6:55 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | Glue, Female Road-Runner Costume | |
7 | December 10, 1955 | Guided Muscle | 6:40 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | ACME Grease | "How to Tar and Feather a Roadrunner (10th printing)" |
8 | May 5, 1956 | Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z | 6:35 | Michael Maltese | Charles M. Jones | ACME Triple Strength Battleship Steel Armor Plate, ACME Batman's Outfit, Rubber Band, Anvil, Jet Bike (Made with Iron Handle Bars and a Jet Motor) | |
9 | November 10, 1956 | There They Go-Go-Go! | 6:35 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | No ACME branded devices used | |
10 | January 26, 1957 | Scrambled Aches | 6:50 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | ACME Dehydrated Boulders, Outboard Steam Roller | |
11 | September 14, 1957 | Zoom and Bored | 6:15 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | ACME Bumblebees | |
12 | April 12, 1958 | Whoa, Be-Gone! | 6:10 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | Tornado Kit, Rubber Band (For Tripping Road-Runners), Water Pistol | |
13 | October 11, 1958 | Hook, Line and Stinker | 5:55 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | Bird Seed | |
14 | December 6, 1958 | Hip Hip-Hurry! | 6:13 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | Hi-Speed Tonic, Mouse Snare | |
15 | May 9, 1959 | Hot-Rod and Reel! | 6:25 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | Jet-Propelled Pogo Stick, Jet-Propelled Unicycle | |
16 | October 10, 1959 | Wild About Hurry | 6:45 | Michael Maltese | Chuck Jones | Giant Elastic Rubber Band, 5 Miles of Railroad Track, Rocket Sled, Bird Seed, Iron Pellets, Indestructo Steel Ball | |
17 | January 9, 1960 | Fastest with the Mostest | 7:20 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones | Balloon Basket, Balloon, | |
18 | October 8, 1960 | Hopalong Casualty | 6:05 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones | Christmas Packaging Machine, Earthquake Pills | |
19 | January 21, 1961 | Zip 'N Snort | 5:50 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones | Iron Pellets, Bird Seed, Axle Grease | |
20 | June 3, 1961 | Lickety-Splat | 6:20 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow |
Roller skis, Boomerang | |
21 | November 11, 1961 | Beep Prepared | 6:00 | >John Dunn, Chuck Jones |
Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble |
ACME Iron Bird Seed | Iron Bird Seed, Little-Giant Do-It-Yourself Rocket Sled |
22 | June 30, 1962 | Zoom at the Top | 6:30 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble |
Bird seed, instant icicle-maker, boomerang | |
23 | December 28, 1963 | To Beep or Not to Beep1 | 6:35 | >John Dunn, Chuck Jones |
Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble |
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24 | June 6, 1964 | War and Pieces | 6:40 | >John Dunn | Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble |
Invisible Paint | |
25 | January 1, 1965 | Zip Zip Hooray! 2 | 6:15 | >John Dunn | Chuck Jones | ||
26 | February 1, 1965 | Road Runner a Go-Go 2 | 6:05 | >John Dunn | Chuck Jones | None, although Wile E. Coyote does study a film | |
27 | February 27, 1965 | The Wild Chase | 6:30 | Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt |
Iron Pellets, Bird Seed, Cheese | ||
28 | July 31, 1965 | Rushing Roulette | 6:20 | David Detiege | Robert McKimson | Sproing Boots | |
29 | August 21, 1965 | Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner | 6:00 | Rudy Larriva | |||
30 | September 18, 1965 | Tired and Feathered | 6:20 | Robert McKimson | Rudy Larriva | Dynamite, Assorted Washers | Birds And Their Habitat |
31 | October 9, 1965 | Boulder Wham! | 6:30 | Len Janson | Rudy Larriva | Deluxe Hi-bounce Trampoline Kit | Hypnotism for Beginners |
32 | October 30, 1965 | Just Plane Beep | 6:45 | Don Jurwich | Rudy Larriva | War Surplus Biplane | untitled flight instruction book |
33 | November 13, 1965 | Hairied and Hurried | 6:45 | Nick Bennion | Rudy Larriva | Snow Machine, Magnetic Gun, Practice Bombs, Super Bomb, Kit | |
34 | December 11, 1965 | Highway Runnery | 6:45 | Al Bertino | Rudy Larriva | ||
35 | December 25, 1965 | Chaser on the Rocks | 6:45 | Tom Dagenais | Rudy Larriva | ||
36 | January 8, 1966 | Shot and Bothered | 6:30 | Nick Bennion | Rudy Larriva | Suction Cups | |
37 | January 29, 1966 | Out and Out Rout | 6:00 | Dale Hale | Rudy Larriva | No ACME labeled devices used. | "Hunting Birds", "The History of Speed", "How to Sail" |
38 | February 19, 1966 | The Solid Tin Coyote | 6:15 | Don Jurwich | Rudy Larriva | ||
39 | March 12, 1966 | Clippety Clobbered | 6:15 | Tom Dagenais | Rudy Larriva | ||
40 | November 5, 1966 | Sugar and Spies | 6:20 | Tom Dagenais | Robert McKimson | Do-it-Yourself Kit Remote Control Missile-Bombs | |
41 | November 27, 1979 | Freeze Frame | 6:05 | John W. Dunn Chuck Jones |
Chuck Jones | Instant Snow Maker, Speed Skates, Jet-Propelled Skis, Dog Sled, 92 lb. Dogs, Rocking Horse, Road-Runner Lasso | Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Road Runners (But Were Afraid To Ask) |
42 | May 21, 1980 | Soup or Sonic | 9:10 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones, Phil Monroe |
Frisbee Disc, Little-Giant Fire Crackers, Giant Fly Trap, Explosive Tennis Balls, | |
43 | December 21, 1994 | Chariots of Fur3 | 7:00 | Chuck Jones | Chuck Jones | Giant Mouse Trap, Instant Road, Cactus Costume, Lightning Bolts | |
44 | December 30, 2000 | Little Go Beep | 7:55 | Kathleen Helppie-Shipley, Earl Kress |
Spike Brandt | Badger Trap, Stretch Hamstring, Jack in the Box with a Boxing Glove and a Big Trike with Aqua Rockets | |
45 | November 1, 2003 | The Whizzard of Ow | 7:00 | Chris Kelly | Bret Haaland | Book of Magic, Flying Broom, Bomb, Clear Paint | "ACME Book of Magic" |
46 | July 30, 2010 | Coyote Falls3 | 2:59 | Tom Sheppard | Matthew O'Callaghan | ||
47 | September 24, 2010 | Fur of Flying 3 | 3:03 | Tom Sheppard | Matthew O'Callaghan | ||
48 | December 17, 2010 | Rabid Rider | 3:07 | Tom Sheppard | Matthew O'Callaghan | ||
49 | June 10, 2014 | Flash in the Pain | 3:13 | Tom Sheppard | Matthew O'Callaghan |
If you're on a highway and Road Runner goes Beep-Beep,
Just step aside or you might end up in a heap.
Road Runner, Road Runner runs on the road all day,
Even the Coyote can't make him change his ways.
Road Runner,
The Coyote's after you!
Road Runner,
If he catches you, you're through!
That Coyote is really a crazy clown;
When will he learn that he never can mow him down?
Poor little Road Runner never bothers anyone.
Just running down the road's his idea of having fun!
The theme song of the TV series