Wile E Coyote & The Road Runner

Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner are fictional cartoon characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical short "Fast and Furry-ous". In each film, the cunning, devious and constantly hungry coyote repeatedly attempts to catch and eat the roadrunner, but is humorously unsuccessful. Instead of using animal instinct, the coyote deploys absurdly complex schemes and devices to try to catch his prey. They comically backfire, with the coyote invariably getting injured in slapstick fashion. Many of the items for these contrivances are mail-ordered from the Acme Corporation and other companies.

According to BBC Genome (Radio Times), Wile E Coyote & the Road Runner first appeared on the BBC on January 21, 1973 in "Abominable Snow Rabbit".