Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWile 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.
- Director
- Writer
- Star
Paul Julian
- Road Runner
- (archive sound)
- (uncredited)
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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+
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.
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
Wile E. Coyote (Famishus Vulgarus) disappears literally in a cloud of dust that begins on the road and winds up hundreds of feet in the air as the Road Runner (Birdibus Zippibus) wins again in the opening scene of this cartoon.
Wile goes back "to the books," so to speak for his next attempt, reading "The Art Of Road Runner Trapping." According to the book, there are four steps: 1 - Dig hole in the road; 2 - Camouflage hole; 3 - Wait patiently and 4 - Eat Road Runner. Our coyote has problems with step one in a funny scene when he is unable to control the jackhammer in trying to dig a hole in the road. So much for that plan.
After that, it's brick, roadblocks, two birdseed traps, a long, long chute, a catapult, and a harpoon gun. The latter was the best "stunt" in the cartoon because it lasted a lot longer and very clever. I wish they draw out more of these ploys, because they always better than just the quick 10-second familiar-looking sight gags.
I thought the artwork was better than average in this episode, which was part of Volume Two Of The Looney Tunes Golden Collection.
Wile goes back "to the books," so to speak for his next attempt, reading "The Art Of Road Runner Trapping." According to the book, there are four steps: 1 - Dig hole in the road; 2 - Camouflage hole; 3 - Wait patiently and 4 - Eat Road Runner. Our coyote has problems with step one in a funny scene when he is unable to control the jackhammer in trying to dig a hole in the road. So much for that plan.
After that, it's brick, roadblocks, two birdseed traps, a long, long chute, a catapult, and a harpoon gun. The latter was the best "stunt" in the cartoon because it lasted a lot longer and very clever. I wish they draw out more of these ploys, because they always better than just the quick 10-second familiar-looking sight gags.
I thought the artwork was better than average in this episode, which was part of Volume Two Of The Looney Tunes Golden Collection.
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
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- AnecdotesThis 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.
- GaffesWile 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.
- Générique farfeluCoyote (Famishus Vulgarus)
- ConnexionsEdited into The Wild Chase (1965)
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- Durée6 minutes
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By what name was Zoom and Bored (1957) officially released in Canada in English?
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