Wile E. Coyote

Wile E. Coyote is a cartoon character, a perpetually unsuccessful hunter of the Road Runner, a speedy bird. Introduced in the 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series by animator Chuck Jones, Wile E. Coyote's elaborate schemes to catch the Road Runner always backfire. These failures are typically due to the unreliability of products ordered from the fictitious Acme company or his own ineptitude. The Road Runner, who communicates only with a characteristic "Beep! Beep!", always escapes unharmed. The success of these shorts relies on audience sympathy for both characters, with the Road Runner humiliating but never harming the coyote.