Tweekums It can be argued that if you've seen one Coyote and Roadrunner short you've seen them all as they all feature Coyote using ever more elaborate methods to try to catch the Roadrunner and inevitably getting caught up in the trap himself... that is to miss the point though; the fun is seeing what hare-brained scheme Coyote will come up with next and then watch to see how he gets hurt himself.This is a great introduction to the two characters; it is fun because unlike most shorts of this type the protagonist is the pursuer not the pursued. Roadrunner does little more than run very fast and say 'beep-beep' whereas Coyote spends time thinking up elaborate schemes, creating fantastic traps and using assorted equipment all of which are doomed to backfire. There are several such schemes here; my personal favourite being when he strapped a freezer to his back to produce ice to ski on; very inventive and very funny. If you are a fan of animation this one is a must see; not only because it introduced these two long lived characters but because it is genuinely funny and features fine animation.

phantom_tollbooth Chuck Jones's 'Fast and Furry-ous' was the first installment in what went on to be one of the most popular Warner Bros. cartoon series; the Road Runner shorts. Despite being universally referred to as the Road Runner cartoons, the undisputed star of the series is Wile E. Coyote, the scrawny obsessive with a continual misplaced trust in the Acme corporation. It was the Coyote's hysterical facial expressions and reaction shots that would ultimately upstage the gags. At this early stage in his career however, the Coyote is not quite as handsome as he would become and his reactions are less captivatingly observed. Also, this being the first Road Runner cartoon, the novelty of the gag-after-gag-after-gag premise is seen as enough and therefore the gags themselves are largely weak or predictable. There are also early appearances of gags that would go on to be used time and again throughout the series; the logic defying painted landscape joke and the climactic hit and run of the Coyote by a vehicle with the Road Runner on board. These gags were strong the first time round but have become so well established that they fail to raise a smile after they are witnessed for the umpteenth time. There are a couple of nice sequences towards the end of 'Fast and Furry-ous' involving a refrigerator and some skis and a pair of Acme jet powered tennis shoes. These aside, however, 'Fast and Furry-ous' is an historically important but fairly underwhelming cartoon. The series it spawned threw up some vastly superior episodes once the look of the Coyote was refined and his relationship with the audience cemented.

movieman_kev Some people love Bugs Bunny. Some people love Daffy Duck. Some Porky Pig and others Pepe LePew (I NEVER understood the love for the last one), I'm not saying those are not great characters, as they ARE (well accept Pepe), but give me a Wile E. Coyote/ Roadrunner short to watch and I'm on cloud 9. This very first ever amazing pairing of the two is nothing short of greatness. The gags are all rapid-fire and they all work. I was laughing throughout the whole short. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! This insanely great cartoon is on Disk 3 of the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1" It also has an optional commentary as well as a featuretteMy Grade: A+

Robert Reynolds This short marks the first appearance by either Wile E. Coyote or The Road Runner on-screen. Wile E. is really the star here and a more interesting character, to be sure, but their relationship is really a symbiotic one. Without each other, neither would have had success in films. This short more or less sets the tone for the series: lots of sight gags and a probable increase in Wile E. insurance premiums, while his insurance agent lives on antacids and his agent checks on his remaining hit points with each accident. Most certainly a gem and worth watching. Recommended.