Line #8 YMMV/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner


1	* AccidentalNightmareFuel:
2	** The Rudy Larriva Road Runner shorts sometimes veer into this territory, with their DerangedAnimation and ominous background music cues.
3	** Then there's [[https://youtu.be/KJJW7EF5aVk?t=70 the final scene]] of the 1980 short, "Soup or Sonic", where we get to see a glorious shot of the giant Road Runner (complete with extra detail) from the shrunken Wile E.'s perspective, accompanied by an ominous timpani drumroll. As if that wasn't enough, the bird then bends down to his tiny nemesis and lets out a deeper-pitched "Beep beep!" that ends up sounding almost demonic, along with Wile E. reflected in his eyes! The giant fly's SlasherSmile from the same cartoon is unnerving.
4	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is the Road Runner a genuinely clueless, happy-go-lucky bird who is unaware of Wile E.'s every attempt to catch him, or is he [[SmarterThanYouLook much more intelligent than he appears to be]] and is aware of what Wile E. wants to do with him?
5	* AudienceAlienatingEra: The cartoons directed by Rudy Larriva are often regarded to be the worst of the series. The animation and music is inferior to that of the shorts that came before and after it, while their pacing is tediously slow. It can take minutes for a gag to be set up and resolved.
6	* AwardSnub: Despite being amongst the most iconic characters in the Looney Tunes cast and their cartoons being so influential, the duo only got '''ONE''' nomination for an Academy Award, specifically for ''WesternAnimation/BeepPrepared''.
7	** Unlike other cartoons that got similarly nubbed, they failed to make it to the final list in Jerry Beck’s ''The 50 Greatest Cartoons'', with their first cartoon, ''WesternAnimation/FastAndFurryOus'', only making it to the runners up list, meaning it didn’t get enough votes.
8	* BaseBreakingCharacter: The Road Runner himself to a degree, who is either loved by people for his speed, guile, and his adorable "Beep beep!" sound, or is somewhat hated for ''always'' winning over the Coyote because of [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain how they sympathize with him.]]
9	* BizarroEpisode:
10	** Some of the shorts not created by Jones due to different aesthetics and heavier breaks in formula. "WesternAnimation/TheSolidTinCoyote", "WesternAnimation/SugarAndSpies", and "WesternAnimation/TheWhizzardOfOw" are particularly unique in the fact that, rather than being an episodic compilation of interchangeable schemes, Wile sticks to refining one consistent and unusual gimmick the entire short.
11	** In addition, Wile had a smaller stint against Bugs Bunny. In contrast to the most silent Road Runner shorts, here Wile was a ''much'' more verbose and overconfident antagonist that spoke in an eloquent Mid-Atlantan accent and took great pleasure crafting his own inventions than relying on ACME. Although the result of going up against Bugs was the same, especially since Bugs was so crafty and Wile E. so smug.
12	* DeathOfTheAuthor: While Creator/ChuckJones' "Rules" of how the series was written is somewhat well known, his contemporary Creator/FrizFreleng considered his account of the series rules apocryphal, saying he made up the rules long after the original shorts were finished. Considering how often some of the "rules" were broken in the original shorts, there may be some grain of truth in that. Writer Mike Maltese also confirmed that there were no "rules" when they made the original shorts either.
13	* EpilepticTrees: ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' presents the theory that [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/fan-theory-wile-e.-coyote-has-inexhaustible-clone-army/ Wile E. Coyote has a clone army]], and the coyote who talks is the real one. It's surprisingly plausible. Someone left an equally plausible comment suggesting that the Road Runner is either a clone himself or in cahoots with the original Coyote, acting as bait/an incentive for the clones to test ACME products.
14	%%* FanonDiscontinuity: Rudy Larriva's eleven Road Runner shorts (and, arguably, Robert [=McKimson's=] two efforts along with the Sylvester/Speedy crossover directed by Friz Freleng).
15	* FoeYayShipping: Shipping between the Road Runner and Coyote is far more common than you might think.
16	* HilariousInHindsight: Jones created the shorts as a parody of the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoons and how simplistic he considered their formula to be. Later on, Jones would [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter take over producing the Tom and Jerry series]] (and would ironically lament he had a more difficult time grasping it than his own interpretation).
17	* IntendedAudienceReaction: Feeling sympathy for Wile E. Coyote was the point of the shorts from the start.
18	* MemeticMutation: "Stop! In the name of humanity!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Still images or GIF's of a horrified Wile E. Coyote holding a sign saying the aforementioned phrase have been used in comment sections to plead people they're responding to to calm down with perceived inflammatory or squicky comments.[[/labelnote]]
19	* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The Road Runner's "'''BEEP BEEP!'''" sound.
20	* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: Creator/RobertMcKimson and Rudy Larriva[[note]]"WesternAnimation/TheWildChase" by Creator/FrizFreleng doesn't count as it's more of a WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales cartoon which just happens to feature the Coyote and Road Runner[[/note]] frequently broke the 9 rules Creator/ChuckJones created for the shorts, most notably the rule where the Road Runner can only harm the Coyote by saying "beep-beep".
21	* RootingForTheEmpire: An odd [[IntendedAudienceReaction intentional example]]. The first rule of the skits was that the audience's sympathies must always lie with Wile E. Coyote -- not tough, considering what a ButtMonkey he became, even by ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' standards.
22	* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While it still doesn't stack up to the Chuck Jones shorts, "Sugar and Spies," the final Golden Age Road Runner short, is seen as an improvement from the infamous "Larriva Eleven".
23	* UglyCute: Wile E. Coyote has [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness yellow eyes]] [[ExhaustedEyeBags encircled by red bags]] and [[BigOlEyebrows bushy brows]], and of course a [[SinisterSchnoz long, crooked snout]]. Yet he ends up being endearing due to his bad luck, sheer determination and the fact that he only really wants a fair meal.
24	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: There are actually a few fans who DON'T feel sorry for Wile E. Coyote, despite one of the rules.

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