This episode is memorable for only two elements: The Road Runner showing fear of the Coyote on multiple occasions and the Coyote finally capturing the Road Runner.
On paper, that sounds like an interesting idea that the Road Runner finally meets a challenge, but in execution it doesn't really work. For this to work, the Tin Coyote needs to be REALLY good at what it does and not be a super clunky machine that seems vastly inferior to many other contraptions the coyote has built. You can't simply break the rules of a Wile E Coyote short with something as basic and boring as this. There's no reason for THIS to be the thing that scares Road Runner. For example, what if the tin coyote was smart enough to build its own contraptions and that's what scared the road runner? Or what if the tin coyote was so good and advanced that it learns that Wile E Coyote is the source of the problems and tries to kill him? There's a lot of potential for this to work, but unfortunately the idea is wasted.
To add to that, none of the gags are funny, timed properly, or even clever. It really is a bit impressive as to how poorly most of the gags are executed and how slow all of the actions feel overall.
On paper, that sounds like an interesting idea that the Road Runner finally meets a challenge, but in execution it doesn't really work. For this to work, the Tin Coyote needs to be REALLY good at what it does and not be a super clunky machine that seems vastly inferior to many other contraptions the coyote has built. You can't simply break the rules of a Wile E Coyote short with something as basic and boring as this. There's no reason for THIS to be the thing that scares Road Runner. For example, what if the tin coyote was smart enough to build its own contraptions and that's what scared the road runner? Or what if the tin coyote was so good and advanced that it learns that Wile E Coyote is the source of the problems and tries to kill him? There's a lot of potential for this to work, but unfortunately the idea is wasted.
To add to that, none of the gags are funny, timed properly, or even clever. It really is a bit impressive as to how poorly most of the gags are executed and how slow all of the actions feel overall.