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Warner Brothers Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection Road Runner Vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase [VHS]

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Throughout his career in animation, Chuck Jones created an unique bundle of characters. Wile E. Coyote was based upon Chuck Jones himself. This collection, as part of Warner Brothers Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection, displays unique chases and humorous laughter. The duo of the Coyote and Road Runner, began in Fast and Furry-ous, in 1948. It had worked so well for Chuck Jones, that he was able to stretch Wile E. Coyote further. He even went up against Bugs Bunny, in Operation Rabbit. The first of 5 cartoons he would go after Bugs. The Coyote also spun off to the characters Sam Sheepdog, and Ralph Wolf. Ready, Woolen and Able, displays the similar knock off for mutton, instead of bird. There is no doubt that Chuck Jones created the most unique duo of characters ever. And this was the very first collection to the continuing chase of today. Beep Beep!! Wile E. Coyote Vs. Road Runner The Classic Chase is an real treat. I love it.

The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote Looney Tunes, in my opinion, are the best cartoons ever made. THE CLASSIC CHASE includes my favorites of all of them. The last one, TO BEEP OR NOT TO BEEP, is my favorite Road Runner cartoon ever made. The best gag is when Wile E. tries to catch Road Runner in a noose is the best gag. FAST AND FURRY-OUS, the first Road Runner cartoon, is one of the best ones. It has to be the fastest paced cartoon I've ever seen. The end was great. The only complaint I have is that none of the cartoons on these 24 Karat gold tapes are restored. All of them have their original TV prints. FAST AND FURRY-OUS really needs to be restored. The print of ZOOM AND BORED is also not restored on A SALUTE TO CHUCK JONES. Just to let you know, if you have the STARS OF SPACE JAM and CHARIOTS OF FUR videos, this collection isn't worth the money. You get cruddier prints here, and 7 out of 8 cartoons are on those tapes. Still, this video might be cheaper than buying the other two videos if you want to save money. This is worth buying!

My grandchildren wore out my copy that my daugher had bought for me years ago. I looked for a long time before I found this copy. They haven't worn this one out yet but it's not for lack of trying. I couldn't count the times they watch it - sometimes 2 or 3 times in a row.

Only 2 cartoons on here are not currently on DVD, but they're all good ones! All are directed by Chuck Jones.
1. Fast and Furry-Ous (1949; first appearance of Road Runner/Coyote)
2. Gee Whiz-z-z (1955; well-known for the classic Bat-Man gag)
3. Operation: Rabbit (1952; Bugs Bunny and Wile E's first pairing)
4. Hook, Line, and Stinker (1958; horrible canned music in this one by John Seely)
5. Zip N' Snort (1961)
6. Ready, Woolen, and Able (1960; Ralph and Sam)
7. Beep Beep (1952)
8. To Beep or Not to Beep (1963; great, except it's all reused footage)

Shipping was quick and much to my surprise being VHS the picture on this was great! My husband is very happy with this, it really brings back memories. Great viewing.

This is a great collection of the classics among the Road Runner cartoons!
It includes the one with Bugs Bunny where Wile E. introduces himself, in possible the only time he's given a voice, as "Genius".
It also has my all-time favorite where Wile E. slogs through countless failure modes of his catapult, only to find that the catapult is built by Road Runner Inc.
My seven year-old son, who loves Tom & Jerry, liked these even more!

I got this on VHS 10 years ago, put it on DVD for family personal use only, and have waited for a quality commercial DVD ever since. No luck, so far. If you have a VHS, this is the finest of all the Road Runner collections you can buy at any price.