{"id":201,"date":"2021-01-04T06:31:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T06:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.jal.mybluehost.me\/\/?p=201"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:25:48","slug":"play-by-the-simple-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rulenumbersix.ca\/about\/blog\/play-by-the-simple-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Play By The Simple Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

While they were frequent adversaries, Looney Tunes antagonist Wile E. Coyote<\/span><\/a>\u2019s biggest enemy was not the Road Runner<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In his autobiography, Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist<\/span><\/a>, the creator of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones<\/span><\/a>, shares the nine simple rules<\/span><\/a> that every cartoon featuring these two characters had to follow. <\/p>\n

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Rule #8: \u201cWherever possible, make gravity the coyote\u2019s greatest enemy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Chuck Jones was the visionary behind these fast and furry-ous characters, but they were brought to cartoon life by a team that played by the rules.<\/p>\n

While there is some debate as to when Chuck Jones introduced his nine rules, over 48 shorts have been made featuring this duo from 1949 to 2014 and all of them hold the positive tension between consistency and creativity.<\/p>\n

Too many rules, especially complex ones, risk becoming red tape that can lead to bureaucratic theatre and organizational debt.<\/p>\n

However, a set of clear, concise, and simple rules, like Chuck Jones\u2019 set of nine, can:<\/p>\n