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A comedy bit early on in this cartoon gives a perfect example of how much funner some of these stunts can be if they drew out more than the usual 10-15 seconds. Wile E. Coyote gets stuck in glue with a stick of dynamite he can't get off his hands and the various ways he tries to get out of that situation makes it a very funny "skit."

Don't get wrong; I laugh at most of the poor coyote's failed attempts at the Road Runner. I think they would be better with five or six drawn-out gags than the usual 10-15 you see in most of the seven-minute cartoons.

Wile's contraption of a little wagon filled with water and an outboard motor and roller skates strapped to himself was another inventive move by our never-say-die coyote. Where he gets the money to buy all these Acme Company supplies every cartoon is a mystery.

The ending to this is a shock.....and very funny!

This is one of the better Road Runner cartoons I have seen. The Coyote, or Famishus Famishus, is trying to catch the Road Runner, or Speedipus Rex, with some Acme glue on a road, putting himself on a rocket, making fake tunnels, throwing a lasso with some dynamite attached and dressing himself up as a female Road Runner.

This terrific cartoon made me laugh almost constantly. Directed by Chuck Jones, who has made the funniest Road Runner cartoons, 'Ready.. Set.. Zoom!' is perfect and every gag is good for at least a smile. The early sequence with the glue and some dynamite is a great start and the ending where the Coyote wears a female Road Runner costume is one of the funniest endings I have seen. Recommended.

Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955)

*** (out of 4)

A motored bathtub, glue on the road, a large rubber band and cross dressing are just a few of the ways that Wile E. Coyote tries to catch the Road Runner but I'm sure you know how everything is going to end. The sixth film in the series is perhaps the weakest so far but it still manages tog et a few laughs as that poor Wile just keeps trying no matter how badly it hurts him. There are some nice gags this time including the glue on the road, which does harm to the coyote in a few ways. The gag with the female road runner is without a doubt very neat but I won't spoil it for you.

Wonderful Road Runner & Coyote short from the great Chuck Jones. In my opinion it's one of the best of the series. The animation is beautiful with well-drawn action and rich colors. The gags are all funny and flow well together. Wile E. Coyote's efforts to trap the Road Runner in this one include glue, dynamite lasso, slingshot, the classic female Road Runner disguise, dynamite rocket, and some sort of contraption made from an ACME outboard motor, roller skates, and a wash tub. Very creative stuff. This one's also interesting in that we get a glimpse at other coyotes (that look identical to Wile E.) and see they share his appetite for Road Runner. I could be wrong but I think it might be the only time in the series that we see other coyotes. Anyway, if you like Road Runner cartoons you'll want to see this one because it's one of the better ones.

The story is pretty basic, but Ready..Set..Zoom! is a handsomely animated and very funny Looney Tunes cartoon. In my personal opinion, this is by far one of the better Roadrunner/Wile E.Coyote cartoons. As I have said already, the cartoon is very handsome to look at, very nice colouring and backgrounds. The music is very good as well, not annoying and intrusive but clever and jaunty. But what made the cartoon were the gags. They all worked, but two stood out for me. One was the glue sequence, you could tell what was going to happen but the outcome was hilarious. The other was the ending, easily one of the funniest endings to a Roadrunner/Wile E.Coyote cartoon, like the glue sequence it was hilarious. The two characters play off against each other seamlessly each as crafty as the other. Overall, very handsome and funny, recommended. 8/10 Bethany Cox