| Fastest with the Mostest | |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Keith Darling Ken Harris Richard Thompson Ben Washam |
| Layouts by | Phillip DeGuard |
| Backgrounds by | Phillip DeGuard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Fastest with the Mostest is a 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on January 19, 1960, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
The title is a reference to the epigram "Git thar fustest with the mostest", often erroneously attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest.
In a series of comedic encounters, Wile E. Coyote (scientifically denoted as "Carnivorous-Slobbius") repeatedly attempts to capture the elusive Road Runner (identified as "Velocitus-Incalcublii"). One of his strategies is detonating a firework to ensnare Road Runner, only to be thwarted by its premature explosion, resulting in Coyote's fall off a cliff. Another endeavor involves a hot air balloon and a bomb, with Coyote inadvertently inflating himself and experiencing a chaotic journey before defusing the bomb, which ultimately explodes regardless. Further attempts entail luring Road Runner with tranquilized bird seed, leading to Coyote's entanglement in a failed trap. Lastly, Coyote's detour sign scheme backfires, causing him to endure various mishaps, including a fall, an encounter with cutlery, and a tumultuous descent through pipes.
This short is available on disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 2 Blu-ray set.