NAME: Wile E. Coyote
Birthdate:September 17,1949
Birthplace:Southern California
Mission: To Catch an eat the Road Runner
Weapon of Choice: Anything made by ACME


History

Creator:Chuck Jones
Voices:
First Appearance:1949: "Fast and Furry-ous"
Interesting Info:It began as a parody and ended as a paradigm.Like much else in the Road Runner series,plans just seem to back fire.
Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese thought it would be funny to do a parody of chase cartoons. They tried things like an anteater chasing a dugong,a giraffe chasing a snail and other things similar. But relizing that there's logic at work in chases like cats and mice;they're natural adversaries,so you dont have to establish thier motivations.
Upon reading Mark Twain's book Roughing It as a kid Chuck came up with the idea of using the coyote (as there was a whole chapter on the coyote-what kind of person the coyote really is.) There was also a chapter on the jackrabbit in which he gives a description of thier speed.
And that's what gave Chuck the clue to the speed of the Road Runner:
they're all over Southren California and they seem kind of funny-a bird that runs Chuck said.
It would be three years before the Coyote would chase the Road Runner again appearing in his next cartoon the 1952 Beep Beep.
While establishing a framework for the Coyote's cartoons that gave them resilience and coherence. calling them "disciplines" which were restrictions that Jones consciously applied after the cartoons had found their groove. He has enumerated six of these "disciplines":
1)The cartoons are always set in the desert of the American Southwest;
2)The Road Runner never leaves the road;
3)Never is there dialogue;
4)The Coyote is never injured by the Road Runner;
5)The audiences sympathy must remain with Wile E. Coyote;
6)And the cartoons are always seen from the perspective of the Coyote.
The Coyote brings about all of the film's mayhem,as the schemes he concocts to catch the Road Runner misfire and make him the victom of his own machinations. Using nutsy gadgetry acquired,(with no indication of how) from a company known as ACME;it's products include Dehydrated Boulders,Do-It-Yourself Tornadoes,and Axle Grease (Guaranteed Slippery).
Wile E. Coyote has a purely physical expressivity that makes him as rounded and real as any flesh-and-blood actor,fully capable of engaging our affections-even though his ostensible goal is to kill a carefree bird. Wile E. is a Ralph Cramden-like Everyman whose deluded schemes for accomplishment or advancement eternally crash back down upon him ( elven times per outing). It is clear that Wile E. is no longer at war with the Road Runner,but with himself,for the payoff for actully catching the Road Runner could in no way justify what had gone into achieving it;rather,each effort to get the Road Runner became foremost an attempt by Wile E, to salvage his own dignity.
In the 1953 Don't Give Up the Sheep cartoon Wile E. was given a twist in which he plays a Wolf a distinction that is only visible in that the Wolf's nose is usally red. He has also picked up a new name, Ralph Wolf and a new adversary, a chunky sheepdog named Sam whose eyes are entirely covered by his bangs.
Wile E. Coyote would also go on to star with Bugs Bunny,where he brings all his tricks to catch the rabbit,which still ends in disater.



Filmography

1949: Fast and Furry-ous
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: September,17; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries an boomerang, crosswalk, rocket, boulder, fake tunnel, superhero outfit, fridge and skis, jet propelled shoes to catch the Raod Runner

1952: Operation: Rabbit
Wile E. Coyote,Bugs Bunny: Janurary,19; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote ,gives Bugs Bunny a choice to surrender,either easy or the hard way,Bugs chooses the hard way so Wlie E. Coyote uses a pressure cooker lid on Bug's hole,also a remote cannon,mechanical rabbit bomb, flying saucer,and nitro-glycerin filled carrots.

1952: Beep,Beep
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: May,24; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. coyote tries a spring-loaded boxing glove, dropping an anvil from a tightrope, rocket-powered roller skates, and a fake railroad crossing to catch Road Runner.

1952: Going! Going! Gosh!
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: August,23; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote uses a bow & arrow, slingshot, cement, grenade, boulder, balloon to catch Road Runner.

1953: Zipping Along
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: September,19; MM Chuck Jones
After repeatedly getting run over at the rail road intersection, Wile E. Coyote tries using a mousetraps, kite bomb, telephone pole, hypnotism, being a human cannonball, and a booby-trapped door to catch Road Runner.

1954: Stop,Look and Hasten
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: August,28; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a boulder, burmese tiger trap, motorcycle, bridge saw, and leg muscle vitamins to catch Road Runner.

1955: Ready, Set, Zoom
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: April,30; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries glue, weight, lassoing, outboard motor, rocket, and a Road Runner costume to catch the Road Runner.

1955: Guided Muscle
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: December,10; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a slingshot, cannon, wrecking ball, acme grease, and tar & feathers to catch the Road Runner.

1956: Gee Whiz-z-z-z
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: May,5; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a steel plate, dynamite, dressing in a bat-man outfit, stretching a rubber band and a rocket motor to catch the Road Runner.

1956: There They Go-Go-Go
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: November,10; LT Chuck Jones
A fter trying to eat a clay turkey dinner, Wile E. Coyoter tries a gun, slingshot, cat o' nine tails, rocket, and a avalanche to catch the Road Runner.

1956: To Hare is Human
Wile E. Coyote,Bugs Bunny: December,8; MM Chuck Jones
Note: An expansion on Operation Rabbit.
Wile trying his best to capture Bugs using a "Univac Electronic Brain" which gives him answears to qustion's. Such gags are a hand grenade and sticks of TNT.


1957: Scrambled Aches
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: January,26; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a losso, fan-powered skates, rocket, dehydrated boulder, and a steam roller to catch the Road Runner,

1957: Zoom and Bored
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: September,14; LT Chuck Jones
Wile tries to capture the Road Runner using such methods as a pneumatic drill for digging holes, building a brick wall across the road and a jar of ACME bumble bees. The final try has Wile using a Harppon gun which ends in total dissater.

1958: Whoa,Be Gone
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: April,12; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries rocket, rifle, rubber banc, cynamite-loacec barrel , Wheelie helmet, do-it yourself tornado kit, to catch Road Runner. Finally Wile gets smart and places a trampoline at base of cliff to ease his falls

1958: Hook,Line and Stinker
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: October,11; LT Chuck Jones
Using such devices as swinging from a rope with a harpoon to clobbering with a mallet and Jone's famous Rube Goldberg schemes that will end with a cannon ball dropping.

1958: Hip,Hip-HuRoad Runnery!
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: December,6; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries grenades,slingshot,trapeze,boulder,motorboat, and HI-SPEED tonic to catch the Road Runner.

1959: Hot Rod and Reel
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: May,9; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries roller skates, trampoline, fake railroad crossing, bomb chute, jet-propelled pogo stick, and a jet-propelled unicycle to catch the Road Runner.

1959: Wild About HuRoad Runnery
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: October,10; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a rocket, slingshot, rocket sled, iron bird seed, hollow "indestructo steel ball" to catch the Road Runner.

1960: Fastest With The Mostest
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: January,9; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries to catch Road Runner using a balloon bomb, tranquilized bird seed, and a detour (causing him to travel through the water works).

1960: Rabbit's Feat
Wile E. Coyote,Bugs Bunny: June,4; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote wants rabbit for lunch but has to match wits with Bugs Bunny, who acts juvenile on occasion, sleeping in a crib & calling Wile E. Coyote "daddy".

1960: Hopalong Casualty
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: October,8; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a boulder, dynamite, Christmas packaging machine, earthquake pills to catch the Road Runner.

1961: Zip'n Snort
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: January,21; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a bow, model airplane, iron pellets & magnet, axle grease, a cannon, and even a bigger cannon, to catch the Road Runner.

1961: Lickety Splat
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: June,3; LT Chuck Jones
After trying roller skis to catch the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote releases a horde of buzz bombs that continue to appear as he later tries a mallet, boomerang, shotgun, anvil.

1961: Compressed Hare
Wile E. Coyote,Bugs Bunny: July,29; MM Chuck Jones
Wile makes his secound attemp at capturing Bugs by using such devices as a vacum cleaner and a rabbit decoy made out of dynamite. and finally a 10,000,000,000 volt electric magnet.

1961: Beep Prepared
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: November,11; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries tripping the Road Runner, then luring him into a hole, but the Road Runner steals the hole and drops it on a bridge for Wile E. Coyote to fall through. Wile E. Coyote then tries a rocket man outfit, iron birdseed, spring platform, machine gun, and a rocket sled.

1962: Zoom At The Top
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: June,30; MM Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a bear trap, rocket plane, snow maker, iron glue on boomerang to catch the Road Runner.

1963: Hare-Breadth HuRoad Runnery
Wile E. Coyote,Bugs Bunny: June,8; LT Chuck Jones
Bugs Bunny stands in for the injured Road Runner, using speed vitamins while avoiding Wile E. Coyote's boulders, shotguns, anvils, and cannons.

1963: To Beep Or Not To Beep
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: December,28; MM Chuck Jones
After looking at a cook book with a picture of backed Road Runner, Wile tries a noose and a set of large coil springs, wrecking ball and then a catapult.


1964: War And Pieces
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: June,6; LT Chuck Jones
Wile E. Coyote tries a grenade, bow, compresso-wall, invisible paint, shotgun, kinescope, grappling hook, and a rocket to catch the Road Runner.

1965: The Wild Chase
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner,Speedy Gonzales,Sylvester: Feburary,27; MM Hawley Pratt
A big race is arranged between Speedy Gonzales and the Road Runner, and each participant has his own nemesis (Sylvester & Wile E. Coyote) joining in the race.

1965: Rushing Roulette
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: July,31; MM Robert McKimson
Wile E. Coyote tries a rope, photo booth, "sproing boots", glue, mirror, and a helicopter to catch the Road Runner.

1965: Run,Run Sweet Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: August,21; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
After losing at hopscotch, Wile E. Coyote tries to drop spikes on the Road Runner, then builds a decoy out of lightning rods and performs a rain dance.

1965: Tired And Feathered
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: September,18; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Wile E. Coyote tries rolling a log, wearing a propeller backpack, and building a fake bird sanctuary to catch the RoadRunner.

1965: Boulder Wham
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: October,9; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
The Road Runner is on the other side of a chasm, so Wile E. Coyote tries to tightrope walk, pole vault, trampoline, and to hypnotize the Road Runner to get across.

1965: Just Plane Beep
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: October,30; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Wile E. Coyote buys a war surplus biplane to catch the Road Runner, but he doesn't prove ept at flying, dive bombing, or strafing.

1965: Harried And Hurried
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: November,13; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Wile E. Coyote tries a snow machine, kite bomb, skydiving, steel door, extendo-grip, karate to catch the Road Runner.

1965: Highway Runnery
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: December,11; LT Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Road Runner runs Wile E. Coyote down with a car, Wile E. Coyote tries a rubber band, fan- powered skateboard, egg bomb, rocket scooter to catch the Road Runner.

1965: Chaser On The Rocks
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: December,25; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Wile E. Coyote gets dehydrated and starts seeking water in mirages; tries painted TNT, birdbath, and a cannon to catch the Road Runner.

1966: Shot And Bothered
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: January,8; LT Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
After chasing the Road Runner through a pipe system, Wile E. Coyote tries a boulder, suction cups, tennis net, dynamite on a rope, skateboard, turning self into bomb-carrying blimp to catch him.

1966: The Solid Tin Coyote
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: Feburary,19; LT Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Wile puts hot tar on the road which backfires. Wile other gags include a large mirror and a giant robot.

1966: Out And Out Rout
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: January,29; MM Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Using a skateboard a falcon and a giant hot rod made of odd and ends from a junkyard.

1966: Clippety Clobbered
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: March,26; LT Rudy LaRoad Runneriva
Wile E. Coyote mail orders a chemistry set and tries to use invisible paint, super bouncing solution, hand jets to catch the Road Runner.

1966: Surgar And Spies
Wile E. Coyote,Road Runner: November,5; LT Robert McKimson
Wile E. Coyote finds a spy kit and uses its contents to go after the Road Runner with sleeping gas, time bomb, x-plosive putty, spy car, remote control missile bombs.