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|image= [[File:.png|300px]] | |image= [[File:Beep, Beep Lobby Card V1.png|300px]] | ||
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|prodcompany= [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] | |prodcompany= [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] | ||
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|run_time= 7 minutes | |run_time= 7 minutes | ||
|starring= [[Paul Julian]] | |starring= [[Paul Julian]] | ||
|producers= [[Edward Selzer]] | |||
|music= [[Carl Stalling]] | |music= [[Carl Stalling]] | ||
|animators= [[Ben Washam]]]]<br />[[Ken Harris]]]]<br />[[Lloyd Vaughan]]]]<br />[[Phil Monroe]] | |animators= [[Ben Washam]]]]<br />[[Ken Harris]]]]<br />[[Lloyd Vaughan]]]]<br />[[Phil Monroe]] | ||
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'''''Beep, Beep''''' is the three hundred and fiftieth ''[[ | '''''Beep, Beep''''' is the three hundred and fiftieth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[May 24]], [[1952]]. It was written by [[Michael Maltese]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]] and directed by [[Chuck Jones]]. | ||
After failing to stick it to the Road Runner with his eating utensils, Wile E. Coyote tries various attempts to catch the bird. | |||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
'''Road Runner''': (''holding sign'') Road-Runners can't read and don't drink. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{CastTop}} | {{CastTop}} | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[File:Beep, Beep Lobby Card V2.png|right|thumb|150px]] | |||
* The title alludes to the unique sound that the Road Runner makes. | * The title alludes to the unique sound that the Road Runner makes. | ||
* Originally, this cartoon was going to be called, "The Pursuit of Slap Happiness", according to Michael Barrier on an audio commentary for ''[[Fast and Furry-ous]]''. | * Originally, this cartoon was going to be called, "The Pursuit of Slap Happiness", according to Michael Barrier on an audio commentary for ''[[Fast and Furry-ous]]''. | ||
* This cartoon once again uses the [[Latin names]] (''Carnivorous Vulgaris'' and ''Accelleratii Incredibus'') from ''Fast and Furry-ous''. It would be used once more in ''[[Going! Going! Gosh!]]'' | * This cartoon once again uses the [[Latin names]] (''Carnivorous Vulgaris'' and ''Accelleratii Incredibus'') from ''Fast and Furry-ous''. It would be used once more in ''[[Going! Going! Gosh!]]'' | ||
* Wile E. used | * Wile E. used seven attempts to catch the Road Runner in this short. | ||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1952]] | ||
[[Category:Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)]] | [[Category:Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)]] | ||
[[Category:Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote series]] | [[Category:Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote series]] | ||
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[[Category:Wile E. Coyote theatrical shorts]] | [[Category:Wile E. Coyote theatrical shorts]] | ||
[[Category:Warner Bros. Pictures]] | [[Category:Warner Bros. Pictures]] | ||
[[Category:Directed by Chuck Jones]] | |||
[[Category:Written by Michael Maltese]] | |||
Revision as of 04:57, 16 June 2024
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 24, 1952 |
| Run time | 7 minutes |
| Starring | Paul Julian |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Director(s) | Charles M. Jones |
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Beep, Beep is the three hundred and fiftieth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 24, 1952. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Chuck Jones.
After failing to stick it to the Road Runner with his eating utensils, Wile E. Coyote tries various attempts to catch the bird.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Road Runner: (holding sign) Road-Runners can't read and don't drink.
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Desert
- United States
Objects
- Springloaded boxing glove trap strapped to a boulder
- Anvil
- Tightwire
- Wile's backpack
- Acme Aspirin
- TNT-canister booby-trap rigged to a glass of water
- Mining caps
- Explosives (TNT, dynamite and nitroglycerine)
- Springboard catapult
- Rocket-bike
- Acme Rocket-Powered Roller Skates
- Railroad track piece
- Fake bushes
Vehicles
- Train
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 25, 1952 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title alludes to the unique sound that the Road Runner makes.
- Originally, this cartoon was going to be called, "The Pursuit of Slap Happiness", according to Michael Barrier on an audio commentary for Fast and Furry-ous.
- This cartoon once again uses the Latin names (Carnivorous Vulgaris and Accelleratii Incredibus) from Fast and Furry-ous. It would be used once more in Going! Going! Gosh!
- Wile E. used seven attempts to catch the Road Runner in this short.
Errors
Everlasting influence
- The short was adapted into a picture book by Buzz Books in 1991, titled Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner in Beep Beep!
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
