To Beep or Not to Beep
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| To Beep or Not to Beep | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | December 28, 1963 |
| Run time | 6:40 |
| Starring | Paul Julian Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie |
| Music composed by | Bill Lava |
| Story by | John Dunn Chuck Jones |
| Animation | Richard Thompson Bob Bransford Tom Ray Ken Harris |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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To Beep or Not To Beep is the four hundred and ninety-second Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 28, 1963. It was written by John Dunn and Chuck Jones, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Jones.
After reading a recipe on "Road Runner Surprise," Wile E. Coyote makes a few attempts to catch the Road Runner. One of them involves a catapult that he tries to use from different angles.
Detailed Summary
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Southwest desert
- United States
Objects
- Western Cookery
- Lasso
- Spring-coil harness
- Wrecking ball and crane
- Giant catapult
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1963 (MCMLXIII).
Music
The music was scored by Bill Lava.
Crew credits
- Co-director: Maurice Noble
- Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
- Effects animation: Harry Love
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 28, 1963 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the phrase, "To be or, not to be," from the William Shakespeare play Hamlet. It is the second title to use that phrase since the 1943 Looney Tunes short, To Duck... or Not to Duck.
- The MPAA certificate number is 19863.
- It is one of the few Road Runner cartoons where the Latin names gags, the Acme corporation, and any mention of its products do not appear.
- Scenes from Adventures of the Road-Runner were recycled into this short.
Legacy
- The lasso and catapult scenes were used in The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 7, 1985: Warner Home Video releases Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase on VHS.
- October 7, 1985: Warner Home Video releases Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase on Betamax.
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
