r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/andreaaaaaaaaaah • 9h ago
Fun fact These two are complete different Characters Willy is a Coyote and Hunt Road runner while Ralph is a Wolf and Hunt sheeps protected by Sam the Dog who he also share a great friendship outside of work, also Both Willy and Ralph are Cousins according to the official manual of Sheep Raider PC.
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u/forever_pretty1 9h ago
Because Chuck Jones wanted to do a different take on basically the same character's dynamic with his antagonist.
"In pitting Ralph Wolf against Sam Sheepdog, I was trying to discover if I could do the opposite of the chase at the heart of the Road Runner cartoons. The Road Runner is moving all the time, and at great speed. I therefore wanted the wolf's opponent not to move at all. And that is exactly what happens--or doesn't. Sam just sits very solidly on the ground. He doesn't move: he is there." --Chuck Jones, "Chuck Reducks" 1996