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[[File:PAC-MAN_BARF.jpg|thumb]][[File:Rapid_Raider_Road_Runner.jpg|thumb|400px|Clip from Rabid Rader parred with [[Yogi Bear]]]]Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and the Road Runner are cartoon characters from a series of ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons produced by [[Warner Bros]] while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese. The characters star in a long-running series of theatrical cartoon shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Maltese) and occasional made-for-television cartoons.
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[[File:Rapid_Raider_Road_Runner.jpg|thumb|400px|Clip from Rabid Rader parred with [[Yogi Bear]]]]Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and the Road Runner are cartoon characters from a series of ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons produced by [[Warner Bros]] while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese. The characters star in a long-running series of theatrical cartoon shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Maltese) and occasional made-for-television cartoons.
   
 
The series lampoons nature documentaries, where instead of animal senses and cunning, the Coyote uses absurd contraptions and elaborate plans to pursue his quarry.[citation needed]
 
The series lampoons nature documentaries, where instead of animal senses and cunning, the Coyote uses absurd contraptions and elaborate plans to pursue his quarry.[citation needed]

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Rapid Raider Road Runner

Clip from Rabid Rader parred with Yogi Bear

Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and the Road Runner are cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons produced by Warner Bros while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese. The characters star in a long-running series of theatrical cartoon shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Maltese) and occasional made-for-television cartoons.

The series lampoons nature documentaries, where instead of animal senses and cunning, the Coyote uses absurd contraptions and elaborate plans to pursue his quarry.[citation needed]

The "E" in his name was said to stand for Ethelbert in one issue of a Looney Tunes comic book, but is actually a play on the word "wily". This was its only appearance, so if it was true is unknown. The coyote's last name is routinely pronounced with a long "e" ( "ky-O'-tee"), but in To Hare is Human, Wile is heard pronouncing it with a long "a" (e.g. "ky-O'-tay") to sound refined.

The Coyote has separately appeared as an occasional antagonist against Bugs Bunny in five shorts: Operation: Rabbit, To Hare is Human, Rabbit's Feat, Compressed Hare, and Hare-Breadth Hurry. While he is generally silent in the Coyote-Road Runner shorts, he speaks with a refined accent in these solo outings (except for Hare-Breadth Hurry), introducing himself as "Wile E. Coyote - super genius", voiced by Mel Blanc.[1] The Road Runner vocalizes only with a signature sound, "Beep, Beep" (sometimes Meep Meep), and an occasional tongue noise. The "Beep, Beep" was recorded by Paul Julian.[2]

To date, 45 cartoons have been made featuring these characters, the majority by Chuck Jones.

Apperances On or With Hanna Barbera Shows

They appeared in episodes of What's New, Scooby Doo? They were also featured in a new Looney Tunes cartoon in 3D called Rapid Rider pared with the live action film of Yogi Bear. Wile E. Coyote is mentioned but not seen in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, but his time machine was used by Bugs Bunny.