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Oh boy...
I'm willing to bet I get flamed for this, but here I go. I absolutley despise these cartoons. It's always one joke. Coyote gets or builds something, trys to use it on Road Runner, it backfires on him. This was funny the firat few times, but when it's done over and over for about 7 minutes, it gets old pretty fast. And as characters, I don't even like them. They are completley one-dimensional(except for Coyote in the episodes where he talks, and is portrayed as a genius). It's not just because they hardly talk, they literally do nothing but run, and try to catch each other. They show no signs of wit, no signs of naivity, and to me, no signs of funny. And there are nearly 50 cartoons of this. Eventually, I've been predicting how the joke would work out. And I was right nearly all the time. And of course, the classic fall of Coyote. I'll tell you what I think. I think it's done to death, uninspired, and boring. I got really tired of it really fast. Honestly, I found the ones where the Coyote look alike Wolf trying to steal the Sheep from the guard dog was better. The jokes, sometimes have a twist that I wouldn't expect, and in some of their cartoons, there's depth to it. Two buddies, who are carrying out buisness. And it stopped after only a few cartoons, so it wouldn't get completley repetitive. Here, there's almost no set up, unlike what makes most other cartoons funny. To ME the jokes are stale, the characters aren't likeable, it's a waste of running time, and there's no point in making so many cartoons of it.

If you like this show, good for you. Just don't try to get me to like it. I'm not trying to offend any of you personally. But if there are any people who are pissed at me, or think I'm a troll because I have a different opinion then here's my rebuttal

Yes, it is a one joke show - as is Tom and Jerry, Popeye, Elmer Fudd and Bugsbunny/Daffy and many of the old cartoons. They all depend on reusing a simple premise with simple roles and simple characters. That's formula for you. The funny comes from how imaginative they can make thier retelling of the joke, often whilst only slightly varying the situations or props. You know it is going to go wrong for Wiley, every time he sets out the basic ingredients for what is doomed to be another disaster, but you don't know how exactly it is going to go wrong. The fun is waiting for it to happen, and seeing how it goes.

Anyway, that isn't my attempt to make you like it, that's just my explanation of why I find it funny.
comment #17870 maninahat 27th Jan 13
As a kid, I much preferred these cartoons to Tom and Jerry due to being far more fantastic and varied, in my eye. It also helps that I never once felt sorry for the Coyote, but I often felt sorry for Tom.
comment #17871 doctrainAUM 27th Jan 13
I see your points, but I still find the jokes pretty stale and predictable.
comment #17889 Awesomekid42 29th Jan 13
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