How to Draw The Road Runner From Looney Tunes

In this quick tutorial you'll learn how to draw Road Runner From Looney Tunes in 8 easy steps - great for kids and novice artists.

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How to Draw Road Runner From Looney Tunes - Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Interesting Facts about The Road Runner from Looney Tunes

The Road Runner first appeared in the “Looney Tunes” episode “Fast and the Furry-ous”, alongside Wile E. Coyote, in 1949. In almost every appearance, The Road Runner is shown outsmarting Wile E. Coyote while he tries to capture and eat the bird by any means necessary. However, The Road Runner always has luck and smarts on its side and always comes out the winner. The Road Runner is a blue bird with long legs, who constantly has a smile on its beak.

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• The real road runner bird is the fastest-running ground bird.
• Although the Coyote speaks in some episodes, The Road Runner never says more than “Beep beep”.
• The Road Runner is given a different fake scientific name in different episodes.
• It is never specified where the cartoons take place, but they all have the appearance of the American Southwest.
• In “What’s New, Scooby Doo?” The Road Runner and The Coyote make a guest appearance.

The Road Runner’s cartoons are well known for using very specific “cartoon physics”, which usually are in favour of The Road Runner. Some common examples of this are: Staying suspended in the air for a moment before falling off a cliff, running “into” a painting of a tunnel or street, and explosives triggering only when it is the most inconvenient.