What is Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner?
{{Infobox character | series = [[Looney Tunes]] | name = Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | image = | caption =The Road Runner shown in a glass for collectionists. | first = [[Fast and Furry-ous]] (1949) | creator = [[Chuck Jones]]<br />[[Michael Maltese]] | portrayer = '''Wile E. Coyote''':<br />[[Mel Blanc]] (1952–1989) <br />[[Jimmy MacDonald|James MacDonald]] (1983) <br />[[Joe Alaskey]] (1990-2003)<br />[[Dee Bradley Baker]] (2003) <br />[[Maurice LaMarche]] (2008)<br />[[James Arnold Taylor]] (2014) <br />[[JP Karliak]] (2015-2020)<br />[[Eric Bauza]] (2018)<br />[[Seth MacFarlane]] (2021)<br />'''The Road Runner''': [[Clarence Nash]] (1949-1994, 1996-present;Vocal archives only)<br />[[Mel Blanc]] (1964, 1973-1974) <br />[[Jimmy MacDonald|James MacDonald]] (1983)<br />[[Joe Alaskey]] (2008)<br />[[Eric Bauza]] (2018)<br />[[Seth Green]] (2021) | species = Wile E. Coyote: [[Coyote]]<br />The Road Runner: [[Greater roadrunner]] | gender = [[Male]] (both) }} '''Wile E. Coyote''' and the '''Road Runner''' are [[fictional character]]s from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon series. In the cartoons, the Coyote repeatedly tries to catch the Road Runner. However, the Road Runner runs very fast. That means the Coyote never gets the Road Runner. Instead of his [[animal]] instincts, the Coyote uses complex traps to get his prey. They don't work, and often hurt the Coyote instead. Many of these traps are mail-ordered from companies named Acme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coyote v. Acme|publisher=The New Yorker|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref> The characters were made by writer [[Michael Maltese]] and [[animation director]] [[Chuck Jones]] in 1948. They were made for the [[Warner Bros.]] network. It was originally meant to [[parody]] chase cartoons, like ''[[Tom and Jerry]]''. It became popular in its own right. The Coyote and the Road Runner were in a number of [[video game]]s on [[Atari]], the [[Ni