The Road Runner cartoons created in the mid to late 1960's, after the original Warner Bros. cartoon studio shut down, and made without creator Chuck Jones, are widely panned by many. But despite the limited animation and canned musical score re-edited over and over again in the 11 shorts directed by Rudy Larriva, there were a few highlights. The final three gags in "Highway Runnery" (Rudy Larriva, 1965) are worth another look. One gag, the "electric fan sail", is actually iconic and well-remembe

Here's a classic Wile E. Coyote/ Roadrunner gag from "Hot-Rod and Reel" (Chuck Jones, 1959). | GoldenAgeCartoons.com

While working on the first Road Runner cartoon, "Fast and Furry-Ous"(1949), director Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese weren't sure what an animated roadrunner should sound like. The real-life bird has no distinct sound. According to Jones, the answer hit them when they heard studio background artist Paul Julian coming down the hallway with an armload of paintings, making a loud noise similar to that of an automobile horn as a warning for people to get out of his way. They instantly knew th