Wile E. Coyote: Silent or Verbal?

[CMWaters]

So this thought just came to me. While the silent version of Wile E. Coyote that chases the Road Runner is the more well known version, we also had the version that was a lot more verbal that was pitted against Bugs Bunny (though not nearly as often, despite being put in "New Looney Tunes" in that role).

Out of the two versions of the character, which do you prefer?

And before anyone comments on it, that was Ralph Wolf, NOT Wile E., paired up with the sheepdog. Different character despite similar design.

[greyfmdan]

FTR, there was at least one Road Runner cartoon where Coyote talked—“Zip Zip Hooray!” where he explains his motivation for chasing RR to two young boys watching the show on TV.

To the question, I voted “Silent desert dweller,” as this is the far more iconic version of the character. But “Wile E. Coyote, super [verbal] genius” was a creative way to show another side of him while still staying true to the character.

[bibboid]

Wile E. Coyote could always speak. He just chose not to speak to the roadrunner. That stupid bird didn’t have two brain cells to rub together and was therefore not worthy of being spoken to. Bugs, on the other hand, is an intelligent creature who deserved to know that he was losing to someone smarter than him.

[fw91]

What did he want to do to the Road Runner that he felt the need to catch him?

[Kevin Hamilton]

While I love the supergenius he's almost a completely different character. It's a weird though entertaining departure.

[Zenengage]

Sept 20, 2020 19:48:25 GMT -5 fw91 said:

What did he want to do to the Road Runner that he felt the need to catch him?

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Sept 20, 2020 13:29:59 GMT -5 greyfmdan said:

To the question, I voted “Silent desert dweller,” as this is the far more iconic version of the character. But “Wile E. Coyote, super [verbal] genius” was a creative way to show another side of him while still staying true to the character.

This, a 1000 times this. The genius voice was also great, and I almost didn't vote for silent because it was so good.

[Bub (BLM)]

I voted silent. I actually don't know that I've ever seen him verbal. The very thought sounds bizarre.

[Sephiroth]

I don’t understand how he could be considered a genius when he kept buying all that defective crap from Acme

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Sept 21, 2020 1:32:07 GMT -5 Zenengage said:

Sept 20, 2020 19:48:25 GMT -5 fw91 said:

What did he want to do to the Road Runner that he felt the need to catch him?

He's been trying to kill that same roadrunner for decades. You would think he would have starved to death by now.

[CMWaters]

Sept 21, 2020 9:03:08 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

I voted silent. I actually don't know that I've ever seen him verbal. The very thought sounds bizarre.

Besides the clip shown earlier...

[greyfmdan]

Sept 20, 2020 20:08:44 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

While I love the supergenius he's almost a completely different character. It's a weird though entertaining departure.

I saw it as an extension of his character. Even in his silent cartoons, he was still coming up with all these over-the-top plans with blueprints & the whole bit. It would seem that he always saw himself as a pretty intelligent dude, enough to come up with all these plans, the consistent lack of success notwithstanding.

In a way, one could say that Wile E. is the cartoon personification of the old saying, “Better to remain silent and let them think you’re a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

[Kevin Hamilton]

Don't disagree there it's just funny how it came out of nowhere in a few shorts and only those.

[CMWaters]

Sept 21, 2020 23:23:04 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Don't disagree there it's just funny how it came out of nowhere in a few shorts and only those.

I THINK it was part of a Tiny Toons episode too...where he was doing a "This Is Your Life" thing with a falling Calamity Coyote.

[Dr. T is an alien]

Sept 21, 2020 7:54:56 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Sept 20, 2020 13:29:59 GMT -5 greyfmdan said:

To the question, I voted “Silent desert dweller,” as this is the far more iconic version of the character. But “Wile E. Coyote, super [verbal] genius” was a creative way to show another side of him while still staying true to the character.

This, a 1000 times this. The genius voice was also great, and I almost didn't vote for silent because it was so good.

Honestly, it was infinitely better than the more iconic silent Wile E. I really wish they did more with it, to be honest. He was a much more interesting rival than Yosemite Sam or Elmer Fudd ever could hope to be and had more possibilities than Daffy could (who honestly played better off of Porky long term anyways).

[turkeysandwich]

I always wanted to have a business card that says My Name -Genius.

[Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite]

I voted for the Well spoken, Super Genius

I remember seeing a cartoon with him speaking for the first time, and Little Kid me was AWESTRUCK to see him actually talking.