Speed Racer - Episodes 1-11
One of the first "Japanimation" series to air in the U.S.,Speed Racer(Mach Go Go Go) debuted in syndication in September 1967.  Eighteen-year-old Speed Racer wants to become a race car driver, but his  father, automotive engineer "Pops" Racer, "blows a gasket" at the idea. Pops,  who designed the amazing Mach 5, relents when Speed demonstrates his  extraordinary driving skills. He embarks on a series of fantastic adventures  that pit him and his friends against Skull Duggery, Snake Oiler, Mr. Wiley,  and the Alpha Gang. With their wide chins, large mouths, and small eyes, theSpeed Racercharacters reflect the influence of contemporary  Hanna-Barbara series, rather than the indigenous style the Japanese animation  industry would later develop. Members of Gen-X who grew up watching the  original show will enjoy this "collector's edition" that offers the first 11  episodes, a theme song sing-along, a villains' gallery, and an interactive  demonstration of controls of the Mach 5. (Unrated: suitable for ages 6 and  older: mild cartoon violence)--Charles Solomon