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Road Runner and Friends:
Beep, Beep, directed by Chuck Jones, 1952 (Wiki).
Going, Going, Gosh!, directed by Chuck Jones, 1952 (Wiki).
Zipping Along, directed by Chuck Jones, 1953 (Wiki).
Stop! Look! and Hasten!, directed by Chuck Jones, 1954 (Wiki).
Ready...Set...Zoom!, directed by Chuck Jones, 1955 (Wiki).
Guided Muscle, directed by Chuck Jones, 1955 (Wiki).
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z, directed by Chuck Jones, 1956 (Wiki).
There They Go-Go-Go!, directed by Chuck Jones, 1956 (Wiki).
Scrambled Aches, directed by Chuck Jones, 1957 (Wiki).
Zoom and Bored, directed by Chuck Jones, 1957 (Wiki).
Whoa, Be-Gone!, directed by Chuck Jones, 1958 (Wiki).
Cheese Chasers, directed by Chuck Jones, 1951 (Wiki).
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals at Roquefort Hall, directed by Chuck Jones, 1942 (Wiki).
Mouse Wreckers, directed by Chuck Jones, 1948.
A Bear for Punishment, directed by Chuck Jones, 1951 (Wiki).
Nothin' but Chuck Jones on this disc. Nothin' wrong with that.
The first eleven cartoons are all Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote shorts, and the premise is simple: Coyote tries desperately to capture roadrunner, and fails each and every time, usually with destructive results. It never ceases to be funny. Wile E. Coyote could also be considered a surprising role model, as he never gives up, he never stops trying, no matter how badly he gets hurt.
Two of the shorts feature Hubie and Bertie dealing with their rival, Claude Cat. While the mice were retired by Jones, Claude went on to briefly be the antagonist for Marc Antony and Pussyfoot in any cartoon where they were featured.
The Dover Boys, Tom, Dick and Larry, only were featured in one short (which almost got Jones fired from Warner Bros.), but their one starring cartoon was voted #49 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons, a significant achievement.
Finally, you might remember the Three Bears from an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. They made at least two other appearances, and this cartoon was their last one, where Mama and Junior Bear only make Papa Bear's Father's Day much, much worse.
Recommended.
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