Action
Action noun - Something done by someone.
Wile
Wile noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Both words in one sentence
- Not surprising, since the movie is essentially a live-action Roadrunner cartoon, with Jack playing the part of Wile E. Coyote.
Source: Made Of Iron / Live-Action Films - Coyote, trying to capture Bugs Bunny, envisions this trope in action after calmly explaining to Bugs why Bugs stands no chance against a powerful and intelligent predator, when Wile E.
Source: Could Have Avoided This Plot -
Butt Monkey: Dietrich may be the closest counterpart to Wile E Coyote in live-action television: His plans to capture and/or kill the Rats never work (no matter how clever they are), his stuff usually ends up exploded, and heavy objects frequently fall on him.
Source: Series / The Rat Patrol
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