Wile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.Wile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.Wile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.
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- TriviaWile E. Coyote speaks for the first time (he describes himself as a "genius").
- GoofsWhen Wile E. Coyote romances the time bomb decoy that Bugs Bunny sent for him, the decoy's cigarette repeatedly turns green and white.
- Quotes
Wile E. Coyote: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college.
Bugs Bunny: I...
Wile E. Coyote: So let's get down to cases: you are a rabbit, and I am going to eat you for supper.
[warningly]
Wile E. Coyote: Now, don't try to get away! I am more muscular, more cunning, faster, and larger than you are, and I am a genius. Why you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten.
[Bugs yawns]
Wile E. Coyote: So I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.
Bugs Bunny: I'm sorry, Mac, the lady of the house ain't home. And besides, we mailed you people a check last week.
[shuts the door then descends into his home as Wile E. folds up the door and leaves]
Wile E. Coyote: Why do they always want to do it the hard way?
- ConnectionsEdited into The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
Although it's a little odd that Wile E. Coyote's sophomore cartoon was actually the first of five that paired him with Bugs Bunny (suggesting that Chuck Jones knew he had a popular character with Wile E. but wasn't quite sure of what to do with him after F&F), Bugs proves to be just as funny a foil for Wile E. as the Roadrunner was. In addition to discovering his name, we also discover Wile E.'s over-inflated ego. This, of course, is what ultimately does him in. The whole use of "modern science" to capture Bugs was a first at the time and a welcome departure from the usual "man with gun out to get Bugs" routine. Of course, the cartoon's novel presentation is put to good use with some very funny gags (my favorite being the mechanical bunny). Plus, at the end of the cartoon, we hear one of Bugs's most oft-quoted lines (which is already cited elsewhere on IMDb).
Overall, this is one of the funniest and most creative Bugs Bunny shorts ever released. It's a shame the remaining four cartoons couldn't quite live up to this one because, considering the potential the cartoon's formula had, Wile E. and Bugs could've easily become just as popular a pairing as Wile E. and the Roadrunner.
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- May 5, 2006
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1