Zip 'N Snort

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Zip 'N Snort
Directed by Chuck Jones
Story byChuck 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
Release date
January 21, 1961
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States

Zip 'n' Snort is a 1961 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [1] The short was released on January 21, 1961, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. [2]

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Plot

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 marked New York Express.

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References

  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 329. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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