Beep Prepared
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., Vitaphone Releases
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
Wile E. Coyote tries 11 more traps to catch the Road Runner. The coyote gets a severe flat foot from a truck rolling over it. After a mishap with an arrow, Wile E. gets caught between two boulders while falling from a cliff. The Road Runner uses a "portable hole" on a bridge for the coyote to fall through. Wile E. dresses in an elaborate batwing/skyrocket outfit, which explodes. Acme Iron Birdseed is left as a "Free Lunch" by the magnet-wielding, roller-skating coyote. The magnet drags the coyote to train tracks, and the "Super Chief" flattens him. An elaborate ejector-road device backfires, and a tripwire double-machinegun ambush double-misfires. The Acme Little Giant Do-It-Yourself Rocket-Sled Kit (complete with 30 miles of railroad track) blasts Wile E. into space, creating a new coyote constellation!
Characters
Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chuck Jones
- Co-directed By
- Maurice Noble
Producing
- Producer
- David H. DePatie
Writing
- Writer
- John Dunn, Chuck Jones
Animation
- Animator
- Bob Bransford, Tom Ray, Ken Harris, Richard Thompson
- Effects Animation
- Harry Love
Music
- Music
- Milt Franklyn
Editing
- Editor
- Treg Brown
Crew
- Backgrounds
- Phil De Guard
Production notes
The only Road Runner cartoon to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Tidbittius Velocitus vs. Hungrii Flea-Bagius.
Tidbittius Velocitus vs. Hungrii Flea-Bagius.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Subject (Cartoon), 1962
Pictures
Reviews
BEEP PREPARED....think about it
Wake up people! I'm not trying to be a jerk, but nobody mentioned the ending. Did you not see the 666? 6 on his helmet, and the two 6's on the rocket craft. Then, instead of going FORWARD on the tracks...he goes straight UP into the cosmos and explodes into a stellar constellation that resembles Sagittarius! And it aired on 11-11-1961. All this is an ancient prophecy that dates back farther than science has been able to figure out...and the people in Hollywood know this, and they also did back in 1961 when they made this. Think about it...the title is BEEP PREPARED. We are approaching the end of mankind, and it seems as if they believe, along with many others, that the end of mankind will be the birth of a fantastic cosmic evolution. Many people think we'll become one with the gods, and that are particles will scatter all throughout the cosmos and certain beings that were once humans will reach a higher level....Don't let government or Hollywood fool you. They know more than you think.
Beep Prepared
Well, I guess the answer would be to try and think of any other major cartoon in 1961 that was worthy of an Academy Award...Gene Dietch cartoon anyone? Didn't think so...
This one is standard-fare...the end of it is in twilight, in slight difference to all the rest...struggling now...
Beep Prepared
It's good as Roadrunner cartoons go, but I'm not quite sure why this particular one was nominated for an Oscar.