Fastest with the Mostest

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Fastest with the Mostest
Directed by Chuck Jones
Story by Michael Maltese (uncredited)
Produced by John W. Burton
Music by Milt Franklyn
Animation byKeith Darling
Ken Harris
Richard Thompson
Ben Washam
Layouts byPhillip Deguard
Backgrounds byPhillip Deguard
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • January 19, 1960 (1960-01-19)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States

Fastest with the Mostest is a 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. [1] The short was released on January 19, 1960, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. [2]

Contents

The title is a reference to the epigram "Git thar fustest with the mostest", often erroneously attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest. [3]

Plot

In a series of comedic encounters, Wile E. Coyote (scientifically denoted as "Carnivorous-Slobbius") repeatedly attempts to capture the elusive Road Runner (identified as "Velocitus-Incalcublii").

His strategies include detonating a firework to ensnare Road Runner, only to be thwarted by its premature explosion, resulting in Coyote's fall off a cliff.

Another endeavor involves a hot air balloon and a bomb, with Coyote inadvertently inflating himself and experiencing a chaotic journey before defusing the bomb, which ultimately explodes regardless.

Further attempts entail luring Road Runner with tranquilized bird seed, leading to Coyote's entanglement in a failed trap.

Lastly, Coyote's detour sign scheme backfires, causing him to endure various mishaps, including a fall, an encounter with cutlery, and a tumultuous descent through pipes.

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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. 322. 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.
  3. ↑ Catton. Bruce, 'The Civil War', American Heritage Press, New York, 1971, LCCN 77-119671, pp. 160-61.
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