Fast and Furry-ous

Fast and Furry-ous
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	September 17, 1949
Run time	7:03
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Mike Maltese
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
Animation director(s)	Chuck Jones
Art director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Fast and Furry-ous is a Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 17, 1949. It was written by Michael Maltese, and directed by Chuck Jones.

In the middle of the American desert, a lone, hungry coyote attempts to capture and eat a roadrunner.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Wile E. Coyote	N/A
Road Runner	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States

Music

The music was composed by Carl Stalling. The short uses music from the Bedřich Smetana opera The Bartered Bride, specifically Dance of the Comedians.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 17, 1949 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on the expression "fast and furious".
• In this cartoon, Wile E. is only referred to as "the Coyote." He is christened Wile E. in "Operation: Rabbit."
  • The mock species names for Wile E. (Carnivorous Vulgaris) and Road Runner (Accelleratii Incredibus) make a debut in this short.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

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