| Zip 'N Snort | |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones |
| Story by | Chuck Jones |
| Produced by | John Burton, Sr. |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Paul Julian |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Bob Bransford Ken Harris Tom Ray Richard Thompson |
| Layouts by | Maurice Noble |
| Backgrounds by | Philip DeGuard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Zip 'n' Snort is a 1961 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon written and directed by Chuck Jones. [1] The short was released on January 21, 1961, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. [2]
Wile E. Coyote encounters the mischievous Road Runner, setting the stage for their iconic chase. In a series of comedic misfortunes, Wile E. devises elaborate schemes to capture his elusive prey, only to face the consequences of his own traps.
Initially, Wile E.'s attempts are straightforward, such as loading himself into a bow, but they invariably lead to his own downfall. As he escalates his tactics, using grenades, model airplanes, and cannons, each plan backfires spectacularly, leaving Wile E. battered but undeterred. In a desperate move, Wile E. greases his feet to glide across a mountaintop, but ends up impaled on a saguaro cactus. Despite his efforts to outwit the Road Runner, Wile E. finds himself careening down a mountainside, surfing power lines, narrowly avoiding a train, and eventually hurtling into a tunnel where he gets chased by a train marked New York Express Nonstop.