Obviously, Wile E. is meant by Warner Bros. to represent the hard-working Every Coyote (that is, Every Man) in FAST AND FURRY-OUS, its first-ever Coyote animated short. Voiced by Union-defying scab artist Paul Julian, the Roadrunner (with its sinister "Hmeep-Hmeeping") is symbolizing everything standing between normal hard-working blue-collar citizens and their attainment of the American Dream. The Roadrunner, a fowl foreigner Jibber-Jabbering in a Alien Tongue, always manages to stay one step ahead of Mr. Coyote, smug in his knowledge that the Game is rigged in his favor. Wile E. bravely soldiers on in his Zero Sum Contest against this demeaning Arch Villain, his voice muted as Warner Bros.' way of acknowledging that Big Business controls ALL U.S. media (and most of the access there-to), with the Average Joe deprived of any say-so. The emaciated coyote's only hope of sustenance lies in the remote chance that he can catch and consume the elusive Roadrunner, finally partaking in the Riches reserved for his Fat Cat "Betters" (who sit in their air-conditioned L.A. Mansions chowing down on Breast of Roadrunner or Roadrunner Pot Pies morning, noon, and night). But Wile's odds of succeeding are LESS than those of YOU winning the top Powerball Prize (that is, not even a one in 292 million chance!). Film historians and the animators involved admit that the Roadrunner is a Management Scab. "Hmeep-Hmeep" yourself!

We get a great look at the would be classics like the Road Runner and Wile E Coyote for the very first time make their debut. As we see the Road Runner a fast bird that is uncatchable and Wile E Coyote who is desperate and smart.But he is not as smart as the Road Runner as don't let just being fast fool you. As the Road Runner proves to be clever along the way.Also we see Wile E making his first ever relationship with the now famous and infamous fictional company Acme. As we would later find out those products from that "company" are wasted. In order for Wile E to get the Road Runner.Still we see years later that we are suppose to support Wile E and his character develops. But without the Road Runner, there would be done of that as we also love us some Road Runner!

It can be argued that if you've seen one Coyote and Roadrunner short you've seen them all as they all feature Coyote using ever more elaborate methods to try to catch the Roadrunner and inevitably getting caught up in the trap himself... that is to miss the point though; the fun is seeing what hare-brained scheme Coyote will come up with next and then watch to see how he gets hurt himself.This is a great introduction to the two characters; it is fun because unlike most shorts of this type the protagonist is the pursuer not the pursued. Roadrunner does little more than run very fast and say 'beep-beep' whereas Coyote spends time thinking up elaborate schemes, creating fantastic traps and using assorted equipment all of which are doomed to backfire. There are several such schemes here; my personal favourite being when he strapped a freezer to his back to produce ice to ski on; very inventive and very funny. If you are a fan of animation this one is a must see; not only because it introduced these two long lived characters but because it is genuinely funny and features fine animation.

'Fast and Furry-ous' is the cartoon that started the chases between Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The cartoons with those two characters belong to my favorites. From the opening where Road Runner is introduced with his kind of Latin name Accelerati Incredibulis and Coyote with his kind of Latin name Carnivarious Vulgaris the shorts are always funny.Funny I say, but also very predictable. With this first cartoon that is a fact as well. May it is the charm of a cartoon like this. You expect something, exactly that will happen, and still it is funny. There is one surprise in this one and that is the ending. I laughed numerous times. If it was really the first one I saw I would have laughed even more. This is a great cartoon.