Beep Prepared
Beep Prepared is a 1961 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies American theatrical cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones and designer Maurice Noble. The short was released on November 11, 1961, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. The title is a play on the Boy Scouts of America motto "Be Prepared". Plot While getting ready to chase the roadrunner, Wile E. is startled by the Roadrunner's Beep Beep and falls backward off a cliff; he remains suspended in space until the roadrunner fires a starter pistol in the air; Wile E. falls to the canyon floor.After being run off the edge of the cliff, Wile E. Coyote begins his typical plotting of various methods to catch the bird. First, Wile E. tries to trip the Road Runner with his own foot, only to have it flattened by a passing delivery truck. Taking higher ground, Wile E. uses a bow and arrow to skewer the Road Runner, only to have the bow hit him in the nose instead (he ends up being flattened by two rocks). He tries to trap the Road Runner in a manhole, which the Road Runner uses as a portable hole (Wile E. falls through a