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To Beep or Not to Beep is a Merrie Melodies animated short starring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.Released on December 28, 1963, the cartoon was written by Chuck Jones, John Dunn, Michael Maltese [1] (albeit uncredited), and directed by Jones, Maurice Noble and Tom Ray were the co-directors (albeit the latter is left uncredited). [2]
Beep, Beep is a 1952 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones. [1] The short was released on May 24, 1952, and is the second featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner . [ 2 ] The cartoon is named after the sound the Road Runner makes , which is also known as "Meep, meep".
The Road Runner's "beep, beep" sound was inspired by background artist Paul Julian's imitation of a car horn. [17] Julian voiced the various recordings of the phrase used throughout the Road Runner cartoons, although he was not credited for his work on screen.
So popular was the image of road-burning speed inspired by the Road Runner, that Plymouth (a division of Chrysler) named one of their V8-powered "muscle car" models after the cartoon bird. The car was fitted with Road Runner decals and a horn that made the well-known "beep, beep" sound when activated. The Road Runner cartoon also later became ...
It is one of three cartoons reused from the unsold pilot Adventures of the Road Runner (the others were To Beep or Not to Beep and Zip Zip Hooray!). [2] The short was released on February 1, 1965, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. [3] Milt Franklyn was credited as the musician with the correct spelling of his name.
Voice of Road Runner Paul Hull Julian (June 25, 1914 – September 5, 1995) was an American background animator, sound effects artist and voice actor for Warner Bros. Cartoons . He worked on Looney Tunes short films , primarily on director Friz Freleng 's Sylvester and Tweety Bird shorts.
Zip 'n' Snort is a 1961 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [1] The short was released on January 21, 1961, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner . [ 2 ]
The chase moves to the real roads, and the Road Runner taunts him with a Beep-beep before blasting into Mach 187, disappearing beyond the 10 mile horizon in only 6 frames of film, causing Wile E.'s entire jaw to hang open and then drop out as he enters a cloud. The coyote trails dust as he reclines on a low rock to dream his next plan.