Hot-Rod and Reel!

Hot-Rod and Reel! is a 1959 Looney Tunes short directed by Chuck Jones.
== Plot ==
Wile E. Coyote (Famishus famishus) stands prepared with a napkin and utensils as he waits for the Road Runner (Super-sonicus-tastius) to come by, only for the bird to speed past him and send him spinning like a tornado. Once Wile E. stops spinning and commences the chase, the Road Runner reaches two outcroppings and passes them. When Wile E. tries to follow after him, the end of the outcropping comes off and falls with Wile E. still on it, only to land safely between a branch and another precipice. However, when Wile E. carefully steps onto the other precipice, it breaks off and plunges into a river, taking Wile E. with it. Underwater, a fish nearby is spooked when Wile E. gets his newest scheme.
#The Coyote races after Road Runner in a pair of roller states. When Road Runner stops and sticks out his leg to trip the Coyote, Wile E. manages to jump over him and taunts the Road Runner with a raspberry. However, he is unaware that he is heading straight for a cliff and falls off from it, and a set of wheels from one of his skates comes loose and rolls away after the impact.
#After getting an explosive camera kit, Wile E. prepares for his newest deception. Road Runner is intrigued by the signs and believes he's going to get his picture taken. However, when Road Runner gets ready for his "picture", the gun backfires and blasts the Coyote instead. As Road Runner speeds away, Wile E. sees the one flaw of his attempt; he forgot to remove the lens cap.
#As Road Runner taunts the Coyote from above, Wile E. prepares a trampoline. However, when he jumps down and makes contact with the trampoline, it unfurls and traps him inside like a burlap sack.
#Now armed with a crossbow and dynamite, Wile E. prepares to blast the Road Runner into oblivion. However, when he lights the fuse and Road Runner comes, the crossbow fires by itself and leaves the dynamite behind for Wile E. to be blown up.
#Now resorting to Acme products, Wile E. receives a jet-propelled pogo stick. However, when the Coyote prepares the pogo stick, the pogo stick launches backwards and sends him falling off a cliff behind him.
#Using railroad deception again, Wile E. hammers a crossing sign, accompanied by Hi-Fi Railroad Crossing Sounds and tracks set up. The Road Runner stops, actually falling for the trick, but when the Coyote leaps in to catch him, an actual train appears out of nowhere and runs him over.
#Having almost blowing his top with simple traps, Wile E. uses twelve bombs down an extremely long slide made out of wood. However, when he releases the bombs, none of them come out since they're tightly packed together. He tries shaking the bin moderately, then violently. He douses the fuses to try to get them to go out, but when he tries to stomp on them, they eventually go off. A dazed and charred Wile E. slides down, and Road Runner passes over him to add insult to injury.
#Wile E. receives another one of Acme's products, a jet-propelled unicycle. When the Coyote lights the fuse, he is dragged away and initially has trouble getting the hang of the unicycle, struggling to get onto it and keep his balance. Once he succeeds, he gets ready to chase the Road Runner once more and speeds down the roads. The Road Runner watches as Wile E. approaches him on the unicycle, taunts him and appears to take off when he charges by, but when the smoke clears, the Road Runner is revealed to be still standing on the same spot as he beeps at the Coyote. As a bemused Wile E. looks back and realizes the bird tricked him, he ends up falling off a cliff, and the words "The End" appear over the cloud of smoke in the wake of his landing.
== Availability ==
lt vs13.jpg|(1984) VHS The Looney Tunes Video Show, Volume 13
Fgdghjytkui.jpg|(1988) VHS The Cartoon Collection
51EZNNTQRZL.jpg|(1990) VHS Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner (1990)
ClassicCollection.jpg|(1995) VHS Classic Collection (WHSmith Exclusive Video)
StarsOfSpaceJam RoadRunnerAndCoyote.jpg|(1996) VHS Stars of Space Jam: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Rrltcollectionfhafuawf.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
Bumper06.jpg|(1996) VHS Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 6)
Spacerrcoyote.jpg|(1997) LaserDisc Japanese Looney Tunes LaserDiscs Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Lt wecarr 2003.jpg|(2003) VHS Wile E Coyote and Road Runner (2003)
Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner Speedy Gonzales UK VHS.jpg|(2003) VHS Wile E Coyote & Road Runner Speedy Gonzales
lt sosj rr dvd.jpg|(2018) DVD Stars of Space Jam: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (unremastered)
lt sosj cv1.jpg|(2018) DVD Stars of Space Jam Collection Volume 1
331779_front.jpg|(2023) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 (restored)
=== Streaming ===
lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App ( - )
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored)
== Censorship ==
* The ABC airing of this cartoon cuts out the part where Wile E. Coyote uses a camera with a gun inside of it as a ploy to kill Road Runner (which was also cut on the ABC version of "War and Pieces"), and a later scene where Wile E. Coyote lights a match to rev up his unicycle.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-h.aspx
== Goofs ==
* At the beginning of the cartoon, after the title appears and before the opening credits, Wile E.'s napkin inexplicably disappears after he stops spinning as a result of the Road Runner speeding past him.
== Notes ==
* Gag #3 (the trampoline gag) was used in the Road Runner compilation in the 1979 compilation film The Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Movie.
* On Cartoon Network and Boomerang, this plays in PAL pitch.
== Gallery ==
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=== TV Title Cards ===
Screenshot 2021-01-05 at 9.21.42 AM.png|The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
== References ==
== External links ==
* "Hot-Rod and Reel!" at the SFX Resource
 
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Road Runner Cartoons
Category:Wile E. Coyote Cartoons
Category:1959
Category:Shorts
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling
Category:Cartoons animated by Richard Thompson
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons produced by John W. Burton
Category:Cartoons with no dialogue