Beep, Beep
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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 |
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 Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 24, 1952. It was written by Michael Maltese, and directed by Chuck Jones.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Desert
- United States
Objects
- Springloaded boxing glove trap strapped to a boulder
- Anvil and Tightwire
- Wile's backpack (mistakened for a parachute)
- Acme Aspirin
- TNT-canister booby-trap rigged to a glass of water
- Mining caps (Red: Wile E. Coyote and Green: Road Runner)
- Explosives Room (Consisting of TNT, dynamite and nitroglycerine)
- Springboard Catapult
- Rocket-Bike
- Acme Rocket-Powered Roller Skates
- Railroad Track Piece and Two 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!
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: