"Guided Muscle"

"Guided Muscle" (short), 1955. Coyote tries to catch Road Runner.

Directed by Chuck Jones. Written by Michael Maltese.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good). It ends with a rare "verbal" gag that's actually as funny as the visual gags.
Pacing: 4/4 (Great)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, 4/4). I'm pleasantly surprised, half a dozen sequels in, to find that this series has yet to lose anything. If anything, it's improving.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.9/4 (Good)