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Sugar and Spies (1966)

Sugar and Spies poster
Directed by
Robert McKimson
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Wile E. Coyote tries to catch the Road Runner using various contraptions. The chase takes place in a desert landscape with no dialogue.

zanyfast-pacedslapstickwhimsicalhumorousclassiclight-hearted

What happens

Sugar and Spies is a 1966 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon. The short was released on November 5, 1966, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It is the second of two Road Runner shorts directed by Robert McKimson and the only one to feature music by Walter Greene. It is also the final appearances of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote during the Golden age of American animation. The title of the cartoon is a play on the term "sugar and spice". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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