Fastest with the Mostest

Fastest with the Mostest
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	January 19, 1960
Run time	7:20
Starring	Paul Julian
Producer(s)	John W. Burton
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Animation	Ken Harris Richard Thompson Ben Washam Keith Darling
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Fastest with the Mostest is the four hundred and fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 19, 1960. It was produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Chuck Jones.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

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

Organizations

• Acme

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Southwest desert
      • Waterfall
        • Aquatic Pipelines

Objects

• Stick of dynamite
• Acme Balloon Gondola Kit
  • Balloon basket
  • Giant balloon
• Acme Aerial Time Bomb
• Bowl of bird seed
• Makeshift elevator with metal bucket
• Giant spring coil
• Fake detour sign
• Napkin and dining utensils

Vehicles

• Acme Balloon Gondola

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Crew credits

• Layouts: Philip DeGuard
• Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
• Film editor: Treg Brown

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 19, 1960 in theaters

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on "get there first with the most men," a phrase erroneously attributed to Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest.
• This is the first Warner Bros. animated short to be released in the 1960s.
• Although this short has no credits for the writer, it is presumed that an uncredited Michael Maltese had worked on it.

Home availability

• In the United States: