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[[caption-width-right:350:Includes all TropeCo/TropeCo {{espionage|tropes}} cliches!]]'''“Sugar and Spies”''' was a 1966 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon.

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! Spy Trope Plans:

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* YouGotMurder: Wile E. tries to deliver a bomb in a package to the Road Runner, but it gets sent back to him for '''insufficient postage.''' It explodes before he can retrieve another stamp for it.

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* YouGotMurder: Wile E. tries to deliver a bomb in a package to the Road Runner, but it gets sent back to him for '''insufficient postage.''' It explodes before he can retrieve another stamp for it.it.
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* BookEnds: For director [=McKimson=]. His other effort ("WesternAnimation/RushingRoulette") came out before the first of the Larriva 11 ("WesternAnimation/RunRunSweetRoadRunner"), while this one came out after the final entry ("WesternAnimation/ClippetyClobbered").
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* NewSoundAlbum: The only Road Runner cartoon to be scored by Walter Greene, combined with the spy-themed plot, makes for a very different kind of music score for the series, being more twangy and with muted trumpets in a manner not unlike Greene's ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheInspector'' scores.
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* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an EjectionSeat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.

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* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, guns in the headlights, two uses of an EjectionSeat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.
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* CentralTheme: One of only three such cartoons to clearly state (behind “The Solid Tin Coyote” and “Just Plane Beep”).

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* CentralTheme: One of only three such cartoons to clearly state (behind “The Solid Tin Coyote” “WesternAnimation/TheSolidTinCoyote” and “Just Plane Beep”).

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* EjectionSeat: Used twice with the car.



* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.

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* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, EjectionSeat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.
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It looks like just another day, another {{chase|scene}} for WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery briefcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, tossed away a black-clad fugitive being {{chase|scene}}d on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

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It looks like just another day, another {{chase|scene}} for WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery briefcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, tossed away out by a black-clad fugitive being {{chase|scene}}d on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.
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Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled missiles, the end result never varies.

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Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s [[InstantSedation sleeping gas, gas,]] a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled missiles, the end result never varies.



* YouGotMurder: Wile E. tries to deliver a bomb in a package to the Road Runner, but it gets sent back to him for insufficient postage. It explodes before he can retrieve another stamp for it.

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* YouGotMurder: Wile E. tries to deliver a bomb in a package to the Road Runner, but it gets sent back to him for insufficient postage. '''insufficient postage.''' It explodes before he can retrieve another stamp for it.
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* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.

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* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.out.
* YouGotMurder: Wile E. tries to deliver a bomb in a package to the Road Runner, but it gets sent back to him for insufficient postage. It explodes before he can retrieve another stamp for it.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Includes all Trope Co. {{espionage|tropes}} cliches!]]'''“Sugar and Spies”''' was a 1966 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon.

It looks like just another day in the desert for WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery briefcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Includes all Trope Co. TropeCo/TropeCo {{espionage|tropes}} cliches!]]'''“Sugar and Spies”''' was a 1966 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon.

It looks like just another day in the desert day, another {{chase|scene}} for WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery briefcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of tossed away a black-clad fugitive being chased {{chase|scene}}d on the open road by a patrol car. car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.



* ClothingDamage: In the final gag, when the missile explodes right on the Coyote. The trenchcoat loses its lower half and sleeve edges in the process, but there is little HatDamage.

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* ClothingDamage: In the final gag, when the missile explodes right on the Coyote. The trenchcoat loses its lower half half, button section, and sleeve edges foresleeves in the process, but there is little HatDamage.



* ShownTheirWork: In the opening ChaseScene, the Coyote is shown rapidly closing in on the Road Runner, before the briefcase hits. Since their RealLife counterparts normally top out at 38 mph and 20 mph respectively...
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* ShownTheirWork: In the opening ChaseScene, the Coyote is shown rapidly closing in on the Road Runner, before the briefcase hits. Since their RealLife counterparts normally top out at 32 mph and 20 mph respectively...

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* ShownTheirWork: In the opening ChaseScene, the Coyote is shown rapidly closing in on the Road Runner, before the briefcase hits. Since their RealLife counterparts normally top out at 32 38 mph and 20 mph respectively...

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It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

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It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase.briefcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.


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* ShownTheirWork: In the opening ChaseScene, the Coyote is shown rapidly closing in on the Road Runner, before the briefcase hits. Since their RealLife counterparts normally top out at 32 mph and 20 mph respectively...
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Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, the end result never varies.

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Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, missiles, the end result never varies.



* ClothingDamage: In the final gag, right after the missile explodes right on the Coyote.

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* ClothingDamage: In the final gag, right after when the missile explodes right on the Coyote.Coyote. The trenchcoat loses its lower half and sleeve edges in the process, but there is little HatDamage.



* HomingProjectile: The dart bombs in the final gag.

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* HomingProjectile: The dart bombs missiles in the final gag.gag. They follow the Road Runner around just like they're supposed to. But then he hits on the bright idea of hiding under the Coyote's stool until just before the missile hits.
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* AnimationBump: Although still not up to the standards of the original series, the animation and timing are at least a marked improvement over the 11 previous shorts directed by Rudy Larriva.
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It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, the end result never varies.

It is notable for being the final classic-era cartoon to feature Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner — the latter of two directed by Creator/RobertMcKimson and the 14th not directed by Creator/ChuckJones.

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It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' '' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, the end result never varies.

It is notable for being the final classic-era cartoon to feature Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner pair — the latter of two directed by Creator/RobertMcKimson and the 14th not directed by Creator/ChuckJones.



* HomingBoulders: The first one has a lump of mastic attached and linked to the fuse the Coyote lights. The other is the cannonball that rolls into the air from a curved stump the Road Runner is standing on.

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* HomingBoulders: The first one has a lump of mastic attached and linked to the fuse the Coyote lights. The other is the cannonball that rolls into the air from a curved stump the Road Runner is standing on.



* VisualPun: Aside from being a play on words for “sugar and spice.” In the opening title credits, there is a sugar bowl with a shadowy figure inside and a few more crouching behind it.
* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.

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* VisualPun: Aside from being a play on words for “sugar and spice.In the opening title credits, there is a sugar bowl with a shadowy figure inside and a few more crouching behind it.
* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Includes all TropeCo {{espionage|tropes}} cliches!]]'''“Sugar and Spies”''' was a 1966 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon.

It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, the end result never varies.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Includes all TropeCo Trope Co. {{espionage|tropes}} cliches!]]'''“Sugar and Spies”''' was a 1966 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon.

It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' '' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, the end result never varies.



* HomingBoulders: The first one has a lump of mastic attached and linked to the fuse the Coyote lights. The other is the cannonball that rolls into the air from a curved stump the Road Runner is standing on.

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* HomingBoulders: The first one has a lump of mastic attached and linked to the fuse the Coyote lights. The other is the cannonball that rolls into the air from a curved stump the Road Runner is standing on.



* VisualPun: Aside from being a play on words for “sugar and spice.” In the opening title credits, there is a sugar bowl with a shadowy figure inside and a few more crouching behind it.
* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.

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* VisualPun: Aside from being a play on words for “sugar and spice.In the opening title credits, there is a sugar bowl with a shadowy figure inside and a few more crouching behind it.
* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hqdefaultsugar_and_spies.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Includes all TropeCo {{espionage|tropes}} cliches!]]'''“Sugar and Spies”''' was a 1966 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes cartoon.

It looks like just another day in the desert for the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner. Just as he’s about to catch his target, the Coyote gets hit with a mystery suitcase. It turns out to be a Spy Kit, courtesy of a black-clad fugitive being chased on the open road by a patrol car. Intrigued by the prospect of new (non-ACME) resources, he gets right down to business.

Naturally, he gets HoistByHisOwnPetard ''no matter what he uses.'' Whether it’s sleeping gas, a packaged time bomb, a fuse linked to explosive mastic on a boulder, plans for the type of car the fugitive used, or some remote-controlled projectiles, the end result never varies.

It is notable for being the final classic-era cartoon to feature Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner — the latter of two directed by Creator/RobertMcKimson and the 14th not directed by Creator/ChuckJones.

! Spy Trope Plans:
* CentralTheme: One of only three such cartoons to clearly state (behind “The Solid Tin Coyote” and “Just Plane Beep”).
* ClothingDamage: In the final gag, right after the missile explodes right on the Coyote.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Not that black matters much where they are.
* EjectionSeat: Used twice with the car.
* HomingBoulders: The first one has a lump of mastic attached and linked to the fuse the Coyote lights. The other is the cannonball that rolls into the air from a curved stump the Road Runner is standing on.
* HomingProjectile: The dart bombs in the final gag.
* VisualPun: Aside from being a play on words for “sugar and spice.” In the opening title credits, there is a sugar bowl with a shadowy figure inside and a few more crouching behind it.
* WeaponizedCar: Being on the open road, the Coyote makes his vehicle out of the junk he finds in the roadside dump. Between the machine guns, two uses of an Ejection Seat, and a cannon in the trunk, one guess as to how it all turns out.

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