Ok, which one of these cartoon pairs did the chase game better?

I like the rapid should-be deaths that occur to the Coyote, but it can get repetitive and predictable.

Tom & Jerry is more drawn out with more variety but can be hit/miss. There is Pecos Pest, though.

For a quick laugh, I have to go with Coyote & Road Runner.

I tended to root for the coyote even though he was doomed. Roadrunner was a smug fucker. That Jerry mouse seemed clever and the cat was kind of insane.

Roadrunner. It has what I want. Odd sandstone formations. Mountains and vistas. Stark landscapes. An innovative coyote that can’t be killed. A roadrunner!

Tom and Jerry is just ok. I always thought the episodes where they get along were kind of odd. It’s got nothing on Roadrunner.

I do wish the roadrunner looked a little more like an actual roadrunner.

Meep Meep!

Straight talk...

Ahab has nothing on Wile E.

He(?) is one of the most inadvertently profound characters in all of cartoons.

Never mind that Wile E. has this...



(Serious Note: You cannot go back to the time before you read it after you read that issue. Even the description might wreck it for some folks...)

speedie wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:17 amMeep Meep!

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Nothing against Looney Tunes, but Tom & Jerry by far...it's original run is a masterstroke.


Obviously a parody that was clever and unique enough to have it's own appeal, the roadrunner cartoons came nearly 10 years after Tom & Jerry started chasing eachother.

That these things were being made by a crew of like 10 people speaks to the resourcefulness, talent and creativity involved. The true gilded age of America was obviously when cartoons like this were being made.

This one is kinda tough for me, because Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes were my 2 favorites as a kid. Every weekday afternoon, they'd show a half-hour of T+J, and Saturday mornings would be at least a 1-hour block of LT shorts.

My vote goes to Tom and Jerry, mostly because there's more great T+J cartoons than there are Coyote/RR ones. If you were watching Tom and Jerry and a there was a lion roar and a 'Produced by Fred Quimby' title card, you were getting quality. And nothing against Carl Stalling, but I prefer the music on T+J cartoons (Mouse in Manhattan alone is brilliant).

Dave N. wrote: Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:52 pm Roadrunner. It has what I want. Odd sandstone formations. Mountains and vistas. Stark landscapes.

Rendered in a mid-century modern style, no less.

Wile E and Roadrunner are an easy vote for me. Incredible art, incredible music, inspiration coming from Buster Keaton. Easy, easy vote.