oscaralbert Review of Hairied and Hurried

Hairied and Hurried (1965)

HAIRIED AND HURRIED begins with Wile E. Coyote . . .

[7/10 · 3 September 2015]

. . . in the process of eating his shoe, an homage to another film classic of the Far North, Charlie Chaplin's GOLDRUSH. Next we see Mr. Coyote assembling an elaborate Acme Corporation snow-making machine. As the icy flakes pile up, indifferent to the seemingly inhospitable desert surroundings, a snowplow comes along--and we know we're not in Kansas, Utah, Arizona, or any of those other desert states any more. As revealed a few entries in this series later on the title card for HIGHWAY RUNNERY, all the Roadrunner episodes ACTUALLY take place near the World Famous Mystery Spot, located between DeTour and Christmas in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This is an area known for mirages, as the Mountains of Keewenaw are said to tower higher than the Rockies when you view them in the appropriate time frame. AS HAIRIED AND HURRIED points out, tire chains ARE required when ROCKIES are in the U.P. forecast, and a vigilant eye must be maintained for the constant blasting required by that region's mining industry, which trips up Mr. Coyote several times here. By the way, the Upper Peninsula Territory consistently ranks First among all Acme sales routes.