Thanks for uploading this, it's cool to hear the story behind the classical Road Runner! It's crazy to think that Paul Julian never even got paid for that iconic line.
I talked to Martha today about this. She said the idea for Roadrunner was Michael Maltese's. However, Chuck Jones was the director and played a role in the production of all the cartoons he directed. It was standard practice for the director to get ALL the credit. This video, she feels, sets the record straight. Bob Sigall
@sigall Chuck Jones did designs and all layouts for his unit's cartoons (like Robert McKimson, and unlike Friz Freleng, who had Hawley Pratt do layout for his unit). He did artwork for the cartoons (that you can find on various blogs online) that looks virtually identical to the drawings that showed up onscreen. Chuck fully deserves at the bare minimum co-creator credit, IMO.
That's a really cool origin story about the road runner. One time saw a real road runner in Texas and it was shorter than the road runner in the looney tunes.
Great story. May you continue to tell them for another 88 years, Martha! You should add an "annotation" link near the end of these UA-cam videos that leads to the Amazon page for the book. Just an idea.
I don't feel at all comfortable with stripping Chuck Jones of all creation credit for the Road Runner. At the very least, wouldn't it be fair to give creation to both Jones and Maltese?
very nice
Thanks for uploading this, it's cool to hear the story behind the classical Road Runner! It's crazy to think that Paul Julian never even got paid for that iconic line.
Yes, Martha is my mother. I spoke with her today. She worked in animation from 1936 until 1989.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
Martha kind of looks like Granny from the Sylvester and Tweety cartoons.
great lady great story
I talked to Martha today about this. She said the idea for Roadrunner was Michael Maltese's. However, Chuck Jones was the director and played a role in the production of all the cartoons he directed. It was standard practice for the director to get ALL the credit. This video, she feels, sets the record straight. Bob Sigall
This is a gem.
Great story ! thanks for share
@sigall Chuck Jones did designs and all layouts for his unit's cartoons (like Robert McKimson, and unlike Friz Freleng, who had Hawley Pratt do layout for his unit). He did artwork for the cartoons (that you can find on various blogs online) that looks virtually identical to the drawings that showed up onscreen.
Chuck fully deserves at the bare minimum co-creator credit, IMO.
The road runner was my childhood
That's an excellent story :)
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That's a really cool origin story about the road runner. One time saw a real road runner in Texas and it was shorter than the road runner in the looney tunes.
Great story. May you continue to tell them for another 88 years, Martha!
You should add an "annotation" link near the end of these UA-cam videos that leads to the Amazon page for the book. Just an idea.
AMAZING!!
I love Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote!
Beep beep!
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I Like Cartoon The Road Runner Show .I am Indonesian
I don't feel at all comfortable with stripping Chuck Jones of all creation credit for the Road Runner. At the very least, wouldn't it be fair to give creation to both Jones and Maltese?