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Post-Chuck Jones cartoons allowed the coyote to speak, and he once (in the episode called "Soup or Sonic") had the Road Runner in his grasp but thanks to a gag involving a tunnel that got smaller and narrower as he went through it Coyote is only a few inches tall and can only grab the Road Runner's leg - at which point he holds up a sign that reads "Okay, wise guys, you always wanted me to catch him. Now what do I do?".
Wile E. Coyote has also unsuccessfully attempted to catch and eat Bugs Bunny in another series of cartoons. In these cartoons, the Coyote does speak with a generic East Coast upper class accent:
- Quote: (to himself:) "Wile E. Coyote. Su-u-uuper Ge-e-enius."
In a third series of cartoons, the character design of Wile E. Coyote was taken and renamed "Ralph Wolf." In this series, Ralph continually attempted to steal sheep from a flock being guarded by the eternally vigilant Sam Sheepdog. As with the Road Runner series, Ralph Wolf used all sorts of wild inventions and schemes to steal the sheep, but he was continually foiled by the sheepdog. In a move seen by many as a satirical gag, Ralph Wolf continually tried to steal the sheep not because he was a fanatic (as Wile E. Coyote was), but because it was his job. At the end of every cartoon, he and the sheepdog would stop what they were doing, punch a timeclock, and go home for the day.
Wile E. Coyote and Ralf Wolf can be identified by the following criteria: Wile E. Coyote has a black nose and yellow eyes. Ralf Wolf has a red nose and white eyes.