ACME Catalog: Quality is Our #1 Dream (Paperback)

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Product Description

Iron birdseed, anvils, fake holes, and more -- for years The ACME Company has been the sole purveyor of the fine products used by Looney Tunes characters. Chronicle Books is proud to present an exclusive catalog featuring ACME's must-have, best-selling line of items, each guaranteed to promote a happy* life provided that they are used properly.** Including ACME classics and entirely new and untested items, the ACME Catalog showcases 100 products untarnished by government regulations. There's something here for everyone. An extruder that doubles as a pasta maker for Grandma. A roof-mounted catapult for Dad. And what about a little jet-powered pogo stick for yourself? Each item is matched with a thorough product description, the price, and the shipping cost. As always, the ACME Company brings corporate identity sans responsabilité to everything sold with its label. Please note that the ACME Company has no retail outlets or web site. In other words, this catalog is the only way for consumers to access this highly sought-after ACME line. *"Happy" being relative to the level of one's acceptance of fate. **Liability is limited to the competence of the user.

About the Author

Charles Carney is a former high school teacher who has been writing for Warner Bros. for 16 years. His home in Los Angeles is an ACME-free zone. ACME products and services are synonymous with Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. ACME was first mentioned in the cartoon "Buddy's Bug Hunt" in the 1930s. Almost every director from the Golden Age of Warner Bros. cartoons has employed an ACME product at some time or other. Whenever a device or company is needed for a cartoon gag, ACME is on the job, with the implication that ACME sells the products you need. Sometimes things go better than planned. Sometimes somebody (most famously Wile E. Coyote) gets hurt. Whether the products are jinxed or are simply undone by the ineptitude of their user is still a subject of debate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081185115X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811851152
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #463,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ACME Catalog -- As promised, July 28, 2006

By	Jeanne S. Denison "La Grande Trichoteuse" (Carson City, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you're a fan of the Road Runner and his nemisis, Wiley Coyote, then this is a must have. Every item, no matter how looney, that was featured in the cartoon is here. Complete pricing information for those intrepid mad scientists in your house.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A catalog of products liability, August 29, 2006

By	NadMan "NadMan" (Houston , USA) - See all my reviews

Very clever and most enjoyable for anyone who loves Looney Tunes...but where are the Earthquake pills?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Read This - Unless you watch old WB Cartoons!!, September 12, 2007

By	Bruce K. Bates "birdwater" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who has ever watched old Warner Brothers Cartoons is familiar with the mail order house of ACME. This is especially true of Road Runner Cartoons. Come along on a ride down memory lane!