Maltese and Jones can do no wrong when it comes to writing a hilarious story. Usually we see more of Wile E. Coyote's perspective as he tries all these Acme products, but in Zoom and Bored we catch a little bit more of the Road Runner's persona and his reactions. From other shorts, we see the Road Runner merely indifferent, even amused with Wile E's attempts but in this short, our bird behaves a little more cruelly, even sadistic as he goes on the attack himself, never giving the hungry coyote a break.
Wile E. Coyote (Famishus Vulgaris), continues on his hunt to catch the Road Runner (Birdibus Zippibus).
The animators, minus Ben Washam this time, are right on cue as usual. Maltese this time almost implies through our coyote that hard labor just does not have its payoffs. Throughout the short, we see our poor coyote scale a high cliff, build a heavy boulder catapult, even create a chute around a mountain for a bomb to go down, all equaling in disastrous, amazingly quick response. Even Maltese gradually agrees this is too much, as the Road Runner pulls his final punch toward the end, and the coyote is left to ponder, "Is this really worth it?" An excellent short that I highly recommend.