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* [[Accordion Man|Accordion Coyote]]
* [[Accordion Man|Accordion Coyote]]
* [[Acme Products]]
* [[Acme Products]]
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The first short was originally made as a ''parody'' of "cat chases mouse" cartoons (and nature documentaries; the [[Canis Latinicus|pseudo-Latin names]] are a direct callback to those), but audiences [[Poes Law|took it at face value]] and thought it was just something new. The rest is history.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The first short was originally made as a ''parody'' of "cat chases mouse" cartoons (and nature documentaries; the [[Canis Latinicus|pseudo-Latin names]] are a direct callback to those), but audiences [[Poe's Law|took it at face value]] and thought it was just something new. The rest is history.
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: And friggin' HOW!
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: And friggin' HOW!
* [[Anvil On Head]]: A ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' staple, reproduced faithfully multiple times.
* [[Anvil On Head]]: A ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' staple, reproduced faithfully multiple times.
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* [[Artistic License Physics]]: But it's so side-splittingly funny in ''all'' cases that [[Rule of Funny|it doesn't matter]].
* [[Artistic License Physics]]: But it's so side-splittingly funny in ''all'' cases that [[Rule of Funny|it doesn't matter]].
* [[Ash Face]]
* [[Ash Face]]
* [[Beam Me Up Scotty]]: We all know it's "BEEP BEEP!" Yet for some strange reason, it ''still'' sounds like "MEEP MEEP!"
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: We all know it's "BEEP BEEP!" Yet for some strange reason, it ''still'' sounds like "MEEP MEEP!"
* [[Bomb Whistle]]: Everything that falls, including bolders, [[Anvil On Head|anvils]], and Wile E. himself, makes this sound.
* [[Bomb Whistle]]: Everything that falls, including bolders, [[Anvil On Head|anvils]], and Wile E. himself, makes this sound.
* [[Brick Joke]]: In some cartoons, an ACME contraption would fail early on and be ignored, until the Coyote comes back across it and does something foolish to trigger it.
* [[Brick Joke]]: In some cartoons, an ACME contraption would fail early on and be ignored, until the Coyote comes back across it and does something foolish to trigger it.
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* [[Harmless Villain]]: The Coyote.
* [[Harmless Villain]]: The Coyote.
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: The Road Runner can be considered the hero of this short, being hunted after by a hungry predator. However his character is kept deliberately [[Flat Character|flat]] and [[Out of Focus]] in each short so that the audience's sympathy is instead with [[Villain Protagonist|Wile E Coyote]].
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: The Road Runner can be considered the hero of this short, being hunted after by a hungry predator. However his character is kept deliberately [[Flat Character|flat]] and [[Out of Focus]] in each short so that the audience's sympathy is instead with [[Villain Protagonist|Wile E Coyote]].
* [[Hope Spot]]: Villainous example with "The Solid Tin Coyote", which the Road Runner shows visible fear towards and is captured by Coyote's [[Humongous Mecha]]. [[Yank the Dogs Chain|It doesn't work out.]]
* [[Hope Spot]]: Villainous example with "The Solid Tin Coyote", which the Road Runner shows visible fear towards and is captured by Coyote's [[Humongous Mecha]]. [[Yank the Dog's Chain|It doesn't work out.]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The eponymous giant robot from "The Solid Tin Coyote".
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The eponymous giant robot from "The Solid Tin Coyote".
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Ineffectual Sympathetic]] [[Villain Protagonist]]: Coyote, natch.
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Ineffectual Sympathetic]] [[Villain Protagonist]]: Coyote, natch.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Wile E. has this expression a lot (especially when [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress|gravitational cognizance]] kicks in). Perhaps the only time the Roadrunner has shown it is when he sees the [[Humongous Mecha|giant mechanical coyote]] that Wile E. has built.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Wile E. has this expression a lot (especially when [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress|gravitational cognizance]] kicks in). Perhaps the only time the Roadrunner has shown it is when he sees the [[Humongous Mecha|giant mechanical coyote]] that Wile E. has built.
* [[Packed Hero]]: Wile E. ends up in a parcel that was meant for the Road Runner. Courtesy of an Acme parcel-making machine, naturally.
* [[Packed Hero]]: Wile E. ends up in a parcel that was meant for the Road Runner. Courtesy of an Acme parcel-making machine, naturally.
* [[Painted Tunnel Real Train]]: ''Road Runner'' loves this trope.
* [[Painted Tunnel, Real Train]]: ''Road Runner'' loves this trope.
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: The Road Runner--the only time he ''ever'' changes from this is when he sees the eponymous [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]] from "The Solid Tin Coyote".
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: The Road Runner--the only time he ''ever'' changes from this is when he sees the eponymous [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]] from "The Solid Tin Coyote".
** He also changes it into a thoughtful frown as he seemingly forgets his [[Catch Phrase]] in "The Whizzard of Ow".
** He also changes it into a thoughtful frown as he seemingly forgets his [[Catch Phrase]] in "The Whizzard of Ow".
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* [[Team Rocket Wins]]: Yes, the Coyote catches the Road Runner at one point...but he's too small at that point to even eat the bird. He even lampshades it by asking the audience what he should do now.
* [[Team Rocket Wins]]: Yes, the Coyote catches the Road Runner at one point...but he's too small at that point to even eat the bird. He even lampshades it by asking the audience what he should do now.
** There are plenty of [[YouTube]] videos where Wile E. actually does eat the Road Runner.
** There are plenty of [[YouTube]] videos where Wile E. actually does eat the Road Runner.
** He also catches Road Runner in "The Solid Tin Coyote", [[Yank the Dogs Chain|Doesn't work out]]
** He also catches Road Runner in "The Solid Tin Coyote", [[Yank the Dog's Chain|Doesn't work out]]
* [[Technicolor Eyes]]: In the shorts by Matthew O'Callaghan, Wile E.'s are [[Red Eyes Take Warning]], and the Road Runner's are turquoise.
* [[Technicolor Eyes]]: In the shorts by Matthew O'Callaghan, Wile E.'s are [[Red Eyes Take Warning]], and the Road Runner's are turquoise.
* [[Those Wily Coyotes]]
* [[Those Wily Coyotes]]
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