Looney Tunes Wile-E-Coyote And Road Runner

Even though it may seem as though their cartoon shorts where nothing more than "off the top of the head" material, there was actually some rules which had to be followed. It is said that is was Jones and some of the artists behind the cartoons creation that came up with some strict rules for the characters.
Some of the supposed rules are as follows:

The only forces that can harm the Coyote is the failure of his mail order Acme products or his own ineptitude and the occasional train or truck when things were getting too dull.

The Coyote can only be harmed by The Road Runner through his annoying "beep-beep" sound.

There was never to be ably dialogue. Never - ever any dialogue, except of course for the "beep-beep" and the howls of pain.

Since the Road Runner, is a road runner, he must always stay on the road, which you have to admit, makes sense, right ?

All cartoon action that these characters face must always be confined to the American Southwest desert.

The only tools, mechanical conveniences and weapons allowed are the ones sent by mail order from the Acme Corporation, which of course usually backfire in one way or another.

Gravity must hate the Coyote and remain one of his biggest enemies whenever possible.

Instead of being overly harmed by his lack of ability and success, the Coyote should feel humiliated.

And of course, the Coyote is to always gain the sympathy of the general audience.

Of course, these rules were not always followed which means they were not really rules. But as you can clearly see from watching the cartoons, these guidelines were a pretty common theme.

There is no doubt that Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner were popular characters back in their hay day and they continue to be a favourite for many people. They have gone on to guest appear in various other cartoons throughout the years. But nothing will ever come close to matching the great chemistry they had on Looney Tunes.