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Cartoon Madness – What’s Up, Wile E.?

Cartoon Madness – What’s Up, Wile E.?: The Road Runner, Bugs, and Beyond (Color, digital, approx. 105 minutes total [including one intermission]

A dozen color cartoons in the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series with the familiar characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Porky Pig, et. al. This year the show features a tribute Wile E. Coyote, looking not just at his career chasing the Road Runner, but at some of this other appearances as well. One of the Capitol’s most popular movie shows, beloved by children and adults as well! All shows at the historic Capitol Theatre. Show times as follows:

Monday, 2/19, 3:00

Tuesday, 2/20, 3:00

Wednesday, 2/21, 3:00

Thursday, 2/22, 3:00

Friday, 2/23, 3:00

Saturday, 2/24, 3:00, 7:00

The Cartoons:

1. Chow Hound (Directed by Chuck Jones; released June 16, 1951)

2. Hip, Hip, Hurry! (Chuck Jones; December 6, 1958) Wile E. Coyote, The Road Runner

3. Nasty Quacks (Frank Tashlin; December 1, 1945) Daffy Duck

4. Rabbit’s Feat (Chuck Jones; June 4, 1960) Wile E. Coyote, Bugs Bunny

5. Hamateur Night (Tex Avery; January 28, 1939)

6. Compressed Hare (Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble; July 29, 1961) Wile E. Coyote, Bugs Bunny

7. Steal Wool (Chuck Jones; June 8, 1957) Sam Sheepdog, Ralph Wolf

8. Catty Cornered (Friz Freleng; October 31, 1953) Tweety Bird, Sylvester

9. Hare-Breath Hurry (Chuck Jones; June 8, 1963) Wile E. Coyote, Bugs Bunny

10. Claws for Alarm (Chuck Jones; May 22, 1954) Porky Pig, Sylvester

11. Beanstalk Bunny (Chuck Jones; February 12, 1955) Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd

12. Lickety-Splat (Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow; June 3, 1961) Wile E. Coyote, The Road Runner

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