Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner

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Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
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Species Coyote (Wile E.)
Greater Road Runner (Road Runner)
Gender Males
Occupation None
Father Not mentioned
Mother Not mentioned
Marital status Single
First appearance WNSD: "New Mexico, Old Monster" (2004)
Played by Road Runner: Paul Julian

Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner are a coyote and bird duo known for their appearances in the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts. They both have a cameo in "New Mexico, Old Monster," an episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo? Wile E. doesn't talk, but Road Runner's voice was archived from Paul Julian.

Character descriptions

Biography

Behind the scenes

  • In 1977, as part of the CB Bears series, Hanna-Barbera created their own take on the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts called Blast-Off Buzzard, these shorts followed a similar premise, with Blast-Off Buzzard and Crazylegs baring similarities to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.
  • Had Mixed Nutz not been cancelled, both characters would've appeared alongside the Hanna-Barbera characters in a series of crossover segments.

In popular culture

  • In celebration of Warner Bros.' 100th anniversary, Wile has a cameo in two special mashup shorts. The first one was of Looney Tunes/Scooby-Doo, with Wile being one of the endless stream of culprits when the ghost of Mr. Hyde had been unmasked; then in the Looney Tunes/Flintstones mashup, the Looney Tunes cast are living in Bedrock, with Wile wearing a full Dino suit.