Beep-beep
"Beep-Beep" is an onomatopoeia most commonly associated with the Road Runner in the Looney Tunes cartoons featuring the speedy-yet-flightless bird and his constant pursuer, Wile E. Coyote. Chuck Jones, the creator of the Road Runner, has stated that this sound, the only way the Road Runner can harm the Coyote, was inspired by hearing a Doppler-like effect as a worker carrying set backgrounds beep-beeped when he could not see where he was going. Although commonly quoted as "meep meep", Warner Brothers, the current owner of all trademarks relating to the duo, lists "Beep! Beep!" as the Road Runner's sound. In 1978, Warner Brothers recycled the Road Runner's "beep-beep" sound for its TV series, Wonder Woman, which featured a tiny robot-on-wheels named Rover who makes the "beep-beep" sound on occasion.
External links http://looneytunes.warnerbros.com/web/stars/stars_wile.jsp
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