 The cartoon is named after the Road Runner's catchphrase.The cartoon opens with the Road Runner ("Accelerati Incredibilus") being chased by the Coyote ("Carnivorous Vulgaris"), the action pausing while these taxon captions are displayed.Wile E. chases after the Road Runner with a knife and fork, striking and missing, and sticking the utensils into the road as the Road Runner accelerates away.