One running gag involves the coyote trying, in vain, to shield himself with a little parasol against a great falling boulder that is about to crush him. Many of the items for these contrivances are mail-ordered from a variety of companies implied to be part of the Acme Corporation. Instead of his animal instincts, the coyote uses absurdly complex contraptions (generally in the manner of Rube Goldberg) to try to catch his prey, which comically backfire, with the coyote often getting injured in slapstick fashion. In each episode, the cunning, devious and constantly hungry coyote repeatedly attempts to catch and subsequently eat the Road Runner, but is successful in catching the Road Runner (but not eating him) on only extremely rare occasions. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical cartoon short Fast and Furry-ous. Paul Julian (1949–1994, 1996–present, vocal archives only) George O'Hanlon (1952–1989, additional lines) Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them.The duo as seen in To Beep or Not to Beep (1963)įast and Furry-ous (September 17, 1949 73 years ago ( )) Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.If excessively worn, they will be marked as 'tray worn.' Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems.If excessively worn, they will be marked as 'card worn.' The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.