The Solid Tin Coyote
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| The Solid Tin Coyote | |
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| Production company | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises Format Films |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | February 19, 1966 |
| Starring | Paul Julian |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Music composed by | Bill Lava |
| Story by | Don Jurwich |
| Animation | Hank Smith Virgil Ross Bob Bransford |
| Director(s) | Rudy Larriva |
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The Solid Tin Coyote is the four-hundred and fifty-sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 19, 1966. It was written by Don Jurwich, produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, and directed by Rudy Larriva.
After falling into a dumpster, Wile E. constructs a giant robotic coyote as a way to use it against the Road Runner.
Detailed summary
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Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Southwest desert
- Dump
- Southwest desert
- United States
Objects
- Bucket of tar
- Mirror
- Solid Tin Coyote
Production
Filming
The film was copyrighted in 1966 (MCMLXVI).
Music
The music was composed by William Lava.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Don Sheppard
- Backgrounds: Anthony Rizzo
- Film editor: Joe Siracusa
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 19, 1966
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA certificate number is 21206.
- This is the ninth entry the Larriva-directed Road Runner cartoons to provide stock music.
- This cartoon is notable for breaking the conventions of a typical Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Whereas most films in the series focus on multiple gags, the majority of this short is focused on one: the attempted use of a robotic coyote.
- Furthermore, this is the only short in the series in which the Road Runner purposefully uses any form of alarm at Wile E.'s schemes.
- Wile E. successfully, albeit temporarily, captures the Road Runner in this short. However, in tradition of his repeating failures, Wile E. does not succeed in eating the Road Runner and he escapes without harm.
Errors
- In the title card, the solid tin coyote appears to have a more detailed visual design than the one depicted in the short proper.
- When the robotic coyote catches the Road Runner and is commanded to eat him, it eats the Wile E. instead but is not able to let the Road Runner go. After Wile E. crawls out of the robot's ear and commands to restart the hunt, the Road Runner appears to get out of it without explanation.
Legacy
- The titular robot appears as a playable character in the 2018 video game Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
- The robot also appears as a cameo in the 2024 video game Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports.
Home availability
- In the United States:
