Road Runner a Go-Go
Road Runner a Go-Go is a 1965 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It is one of three cartoons reused from the unsold pilot Adventures of the Road Runner (the others were To Beep or Not to Beep and Zip Zip Hooray!).[1] The short was released on February 1, 1965, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.[2]
| Road Runner a Go-Go | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chuck Jones |
| Produced by | David H. DePatie |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Dick Beals Nancy Wible Paul Julian |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Ken Harris Dick Thompson Ben Washam Tom Ray Bob Bransford |
| Layouts by | Maurice Noble |
| Backgrounds by | Philip DeGuard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | February 1, 1965 (USA) |
Running time | 6' |
| Language | English |
Milt Franklyn was credited as the musician with the correct spelling of his name. Unlike To Beep or Not to Beep, this cartoon doesn't feature an entirely new soundtrack by Bill Lava, due to budget cuts. The cartoon includes the sequence of Adventures of the Road Runner with Wile E. Coyote speaking to the viewing audience. The cartoon also features a theme song called Out in the Desert, loosely based on the song Down by the Station. The original pilot was produced by David H. DePatie with supervising director Chuck Jones.
The theatrical release version of the original pilot is available on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2, Disc 2.
References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 382. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.