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How sad is this?

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

" . . . hit (the canyon floor in my Death Plunge)?" Wile E. Coyote plaintively pleads with his presumed creators as the Warner Bros. animated short GEE WHIZ-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z wraps up. The main purpose of GEE is to illustrate the primary aspects of The Future's Quantum Physics and String Theory for the General Public of the 1950s. For instance, earlier in this cartoon Wile E. Coyote paints a mural of a fallen bridge over an imaginary canyon where neither exists, in an attempt to give the Roadrunner pause. Naturally, the mythical bird races right through this mirage, which doesn't even exist in the Mweep-Mweeper's Dimension. However, when Wile E. attempts to resume the Chase, he plunges into the canyon, since his own mind created it within HIS Dimension. Einstein could not have explicated String Theory any better. Just before Wile E.'s final travails in WHOA, he's chasing the Uncatchable Prey created by his own over-active Imagination while zooming along on an Acme Co. Wind Rider Jet, which Wile inadvertently shuts down to leave himself--and his ride--suspended over a chasm. This inert hunk of metal hangs motionless, defying the Law of Gravity, until the Roadrunner Mirage waves "Bye, bye" to Wile E., whose immediate plunge downward captures Quantum Physics in a nutshell.

One of the best Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons. Lots of memorable gags, including ACME jet bike, "STOP! BRIDGE OUT!," and the famous bat-man suit. That last one is among the series' most iconic gags. Chuck Jones is firing on all cylinders, including an amusing bit that starts during the opening credits. The animation is crisp, the music lively, and the colors are beautiful. The Coyote & Road Runner cartoons were always simple and a bit repetitive but so much fun. Some of the best slapstick comedy ever put on screen, animated or otherwise. This is near the top of the series. Definitely a good one for new viewers to get their first taste of Coyote & Road Runner shorts. Sheer fun from start to finish.

More of Wile E. Coyote - aka Eatius Birdius - trying unsuccessfully to catch Road Runner - aka Delicius Delicius. Among his Acme devices are a Batman suit, a rocket, and a fake destroyed bridge. Sure enough, they all backfire on him. I guess that "Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z" doesn't really add anything new; although, they occasionally have Road Runner quickly turn around while Wile E. keeps zooming straight ahead...most likely off of a cliff.So, even if there's nothing new here, it's always great to see what happens to Wile E. Among other things, it shows that you don't need words to be funny. And it shows that the classic cartoons are the gold standard (the more recent Looney Tunes cartoons just can't reach the quality set by their forbears). So check it out. You're sure to like it.

"The Music Box" is the famous Laurel and Hardy film where the two struggle repeatedly to carry a piano up an endless flight of stairs up a hill. One really sympathizes with the two, until they reach the top, discover there's a road that leads up there, so they laboriously haul the piano back down the stairs to bring it up properly.In the same spirit, "Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z" has us sympathizing with the Coyote, but realizing he's going to fail even if his contraptions do work - it isn't just physics he's fighting, it's his limited thinking.First, the Bat-Man costume - as he plummets to certain doom, he pulls up at the last moment and starts soaring beautifully (and the roadrunner sure can't fly!) but he gets cocky, and never sees the bluff looming in front of him.Then there's the jet engine with handlebars - it should defy working at all, but work it does (I've always wanted one of those!). He's got the roadrunner matched at last (the chase, with Raymond Scott's 'Powerhouse' playing, is such a euphoric depiction of speed), but falls for the exact same situation from the beginning of the cartoon when the roadrunner pulls a U-turn. Small wonder the coyote looks so sheepish when plummeting yet again, at least given the dignity of ending the cartoon before impact.