Fast And Furry-Ous
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
The Coyote (Carnivorous Vulgaris) tries 11 ways to catch Road Runner (Accelleratti Incredibilus). Failed traps include a fake tunnel, a boulder drop, a rocket, a boomerang, superhero outfit, a fridge and skis, and a school crossing (when Wile E. Coyote holds up a "Slow" sign, the Road Runner speeds by, holding up his own sign which says, "Road Runners can't read"). In a "jet shoes" sequence, the coyote chases the road runner all over a cloverleaf highway interchange.
Characters
Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Michael Maltese
Voices
- Voice
- Paul Julian (Road-Runner, uncredited)
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
Animation
- Animator
- Ken Harris, Phil Monroe, Lloyd Vaughan, Ben Washam
- Effects Animation
- A. C. Gamer
Crew
- Layouts
- Robert Gribbroek
- Backgrounds
- Peter Alvarado
Production notes
The first Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon.
"Fast and Furry-Ous" was a one-shot short intended to be a snide parody of animal "chase" cartoons.
Apart from the Road Runner being a bit more retaliatory here and even more willing to taunt on occasion, this film is evidence that the Coyote vs. Road Runner format was pretty much set from the start. Some of the fans' favorite gags are here: Acme catalog products, long falls off a cliff to the desert floor far below, and even a concoction that permits the coyote to snow-ski in the desert.
The Blue Ribbon release featured orange rings. This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.
In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their Blue Ribbon program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.
All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.
"Fast and Furry-Ous" was a one-shot short intended to be a snide parody of animal "chase" cartoons.
Apart from the Road Runner being a bit more retaliatory here and even more willing to taunt on occasion, this film is evidence that the Coyote vs. Road Runner format was pretty much set from the start. Some of the fans' favorite gags are here: Acme catalog products, long falls off a cliff to the desert floor far below, and even a concoction that permits the coyote to snow-ski in the desert.
The Blue Ribbon release featured orange rings. This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.
In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their Blue Ribbon program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.
All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.
Pictures
Reviews
Fast And Furry-Ous
Here it is the 1st apperance of Road Runner and Wile E Coyote. I do not care at all for Road Runner and Wile E Coyote Cartoons as i find them to be very boring. Each cartoon involves the coyote coming up with new inventions to get the "Road Runner" but his plans allways backfire. Not one of my favorite cartoons but i did like the sequence showing the coyote skiing. It had good music.
Fast And Furry-Ous
In any other director's hands this series would have been a disaster. Only Chuck Jones, the Almighty Master, could pull it off like he did. Not only were these cartoons popular, they also set the standard for cartoons and live action movies to follow.