Wacky Races | Wacky Races Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The series ran on CBS from September 14 , 1968 to January 4 , 1969. Seventeen episodes were produced, with each episode featuring two different races, for a total of 34 races in all. Attempting to foil the racers' efforts were the show's resident villains Dick Dastardly and his canine sidekick, Muttley. Dastardly would usually gain a large lead, then execute all sorts of elaborate schemes to trap, divert, blow up or stop the other racers, only to see them backfire spectacularly. The intended object lesson may have been that Dastardly might have easily won several races had he only kept his mind on the race and off dirty tricks. The Mean Machine was arguably the fastest car in the series, as evidenced by Dastardly's repeatedly zooming to a stunning lead from far behind. Like Wile E.

Coyote , Dastardly never saw victory, although on one occasion he did cross the finish line first only to be disqualified when the judges reviewed the video replay, revealing that Dastardly had cheated (by extending the tip of his car). Many of Dastardly's plots look similar to those used in Road Runner cartoons, perhaps because Mike Maltese was a scriptwriter on both series. Wacky Races was inspired by the 1965 film The Great Race , and the main characters in the cartoon were based on those in the film. Penelope Pitstop (who would later have a spinoff series) took on the appearance of Maggie DuBois, played by Natalie Wood, including her pink outfit and her car's parasol. Dastardly has much in common with Jack Lemmon's portrayal of Professor Fate. Fate and his sidekick, Max Meen ( Peter Falk ), indulge in similar acts of sabotage and Max has Muttley's knack for making mistakes. Although Fate's car does not look much like the Mean Machine, it does bear the familiar spike on the front and is equipped with smoke screen, cannon, and other assorted gadgets.

One of the musical themes, used in the show, was used as the opening and closing segments of the spin off show "Perils of Penelope Pitstop." One of the original plans for the series was that the races themselves would be part of a live-action quiz show with Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley Productions, the team behind the television series Hollywood Squares. Heatter-Quigley's plan was that contestants would actually bet on which Wacky Racer would cross the finish line first. Although the game show concept was eventually scrubbed, the series still retained a Hanna-Barbera Heatter-Quigley dual production credit. In 1988, a made-for-TV movie, Around The World With The Wacky Racers, was planned as part of Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10 series of TV movies, but it never got past the concept stage. Drivers, characters and cars The eleven racers and their numbers are: Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Mean Machine 00 (The double 'O'/ The Double Zero) Edit The villains of the series, in a purple, rocket-powered car with an abundance of concealed weapons and ability to fly.

Dick Dastardly would concoct a plan or set a trap once he got into the lead of the race to make sure no other car would catch up to him; however, every plan backfired. Ironically, many tricks Dastardly uses are not unlike the ones the other racers use, though only his are referred to as "cheating." Most of his traps always fail, with Dastardly being the one who gets hurt in the end and Muttley, his canine sidekick, snickering at his misfortune, often earning him a bonk on the head from Dastardly, who could seemingly stretch his arms considerable distances for that sole purpose. Dastardly dresses in purple, and wears a red-and-purple striped puffy hat. He also has a long, black moustach and appears as the archetypal turn-of-the-century villain . The Slag Brothers in the Bouldermobile. Edit Rock Slag and Gravel Slag are Cavemen driving a wheeled boulder. The Slag Brothers sometimes reconstructed their car from scratch just by using their clubs on any large boulder that was available.

Like the Grusome Twosome, the Slag Brothers can summon up appropriate creatures - such as Pteranadons - to help them, and on one occasion the car was shown with a Yeti type creatures' big hairy arm and claws coming from the engine bay. On another, the Boulder-Mobile had a "flat" tire, when a wheel turned cubular. They can speed up by hitting the car with their clubs. The Slag Brothers design was re-used for Captain Caveman. Edit Big Gruesome - a Frankenstein's monster/ Lurch (The Addams Family) type - and Little Gruesome - a purple skinned vampire - are monsters driving a car with a Belfry which housed a dragon and various spooky characters. The Creepy Coupe was able to fly short distances through use of the dragon's wings and has bats constantly circling its belfry. Also, they can summon bats, storms, ghosts, serpents, and even a witch to help them fend off the other cars. Big Gruesome spoke like Boris Karloff and Little Gruesome like Peter Lorre .

'Dragon' - who appeared in every episode, and would sometimes get out of the car and walk with the Gruesome Twosome, was such an integral part of the No. 2 team that he was essentially the 25th character of the show - although he was only ever known as 'Dragon' Professor Pat Pending in the Convert-a-Car. Edit A scientist in a boat-shaped car equipped with a multitude of gadgets and which can change into just about anything that moves. Among the things his car has transformed into include a motorcycle, a jetpack, a flying carpet on wheels, a Forklift, an arrow, a bicycle built for two, and even an exact duplicate of the Slag Brothers driving the Bouldermobile. He's sometimes seen as a rival of Dick Dastardly and Muttley, since his car is equipped with a lot of gadgets, just like the Mean Machine, although they are more defensive, or merely speed-boosting, in nature. He often uses his car's gadgets to help out the other drivers if they all get caught in the same trap, such as when he used his car's de-glue gizmo to unstick everyone from a glue trap left by Dastardly.

His alliterative name is a pun on the phrase "Patent pending." Red Max in the Crimson Haybailer 04 Edit An Air ace in a car/plane hybrid that was capable of limited flight, usually just enough to leapfrog over racers or obstacles in its path. Red Max could use his propeller as a weapon to slice other cars into pieces, which was demonstrated effectively in one race against the Ant Hill Mob's Bulletproof Bomb. The Haybailer also had a mounted machine gun, which was used sporadically. The Haybailer's transformation from plane to car/plane hybrid seems to have significantly weakened its flying ability, and Max often has to bail out when the Haybailer breaks down. Penelope Pitstop in the Compact Pussycat 05 Edit The only female racer, driving a pink feminine car with personal grooming facilities that would sometimes backfire on other racers, such as shampoo foam hitting their faces. She always has time to relax and worry about her looks, because her car is like a beauty salon. Peter Perfect had a crush on her, a feeling that was returned, and always tried to help her; in one episode, they almost end up married.

Unlike other cars, the Compact Pussycat rarely was targeted by the other racers, as it seems they also liked and tried to help her as Peter did. Penelope also had her own cartoon, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop , which also featured the Ant Hill Mob Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special 06 (the Surplus Six) Edit Two soldiers, one a sergeant and the other a private, racing in an army tank /Jeep hybrid with a small steamroller‘s wheel attached to the front. The Army Surplus Special, otherwise known as the Surplus Six, made use of its tank facilities while racing, including its cannon, which could spin around to face forward or back. In one episode, the tank fired a Bubblegum ball out of its cannon to stop one of the other competitors. The Surplus Special was also equipped with a supply of land mines, which when driven over, would propel the car into the air, and also bazooka-like thrusters in the back, which provided speed boosts. Private Meekly is in charge of driving the vehicle while Sergeant Blast shouts orders. As his name suggests, Private Meekly is very meek and merely follows orders without question.

Edit Led by Clyde, with Danny, Kurby, Mac, Ring-A-Ding, Rug Bug Benny, and Willy. Gangsters in a 1920s sedan, the Bulletproof Bomb, aka the Roaring Plenty. Although he is sometimes rude to the rest of the gang, Clyde actually cares for them. In one episode, when the rest of the gang was stuck in the Creepy Coupe, Clyde was menacing the Gruesomes: "Alright, you Creeps, where are my boys?" The gang drove in Car Number 7 and were pint-sized characters, a reference to the Seven Dwarfs ; in one episode, they even disguise themselves as the Seven Dwarfs to escape from a policeman. Their usual method of improving the speed of their car was "getaway" power, which was achieved by extending their feet through the floor of the car and running, the same way Fred Flintstone accelerates his own prehistoric car. Clyde's name probably came from car gangster Clyde Barrow. This is further reinforced in a dialog where he threatens the boys with, "Youse want I should tell Bonnie on you?", an apparent reference to Bonnie Parker.

When broadcast in French, his name was changed to "Al Carbone," a play on Al Capone. Ring-A-Ding usually queries Clyde's orders or is the one who causes the plan to go wrong in some way. The Ant Hill Mob re-appeared in the spinoff series The Perils of Penelope Pitstop , with Clyde in a silver outfit and his wingmen, with new names, wearing blue outfits and riding in a new living car, Chugga-Boom. Edit A Hillbilly who sleeps during most of the races on his rocking chair with his feet on the steering wheel, and a nervous bear called Blubber, in a wooden buggy driven by a coal-fired pot-bellied stove. In one episode, the car was shown to have a squirrel as its engine, with Luke feeding the squirrel peanuts to increase speed. Blubber, who often bites his nails and shakes, wakes up Luke, who always says: "Blubber, what in tarnation is goin' on here?" or "What in tarnation is that?".

Peter Perfect in the Turbo Terrific 09 (the Varoom Roadster) Edit A Jock (subculture) driving a Drag racer that often falls to bits, usually immediately following him making a remark about how reliable it is. Peter had a crush on Penelope Pitstop, and so often stopped to help her; Penelope returned Peter's affections, and in one episode they almost end up married. He always stops to say hello to Penelope. Sometimes Peter Perfect demonstrated an unusual elasticity ability, although this seemed to be just a gag. In development, the car was called the Varoom Roadster, a name used in the Gold Key comic book series. Edit A muscle-bound Lumberjack and a Beaver in a wagon made of logs, with Buzzsaws for wheels, hence its name. The buzzsaws gave the car the ability to cut through almost anything, damaging or destroying the object in the process. Rufus is sometimes seen as a rival to the Slag Brothers, as they not only get their car destroyed in this way frequently, but can also reconstruct their car with ease.

The vehicle also has two Axes attached to each side which Rufus uses to turn tight corners and boost the buzzwagon's speed, and a log on the front which is occasionally used as a single wheel if the car is forced upright onto its front bumper. Edit Every episode was introduced and ended by the Race Commentator/Narrator, and in the US two episode series he would do the 'Interlude' part as well. He would often talk to the drivers, who would answer back looking through the screen - as if talking to the viewer. Voice cast Daws Butler - Peter Perfect, Sergeant Blast, Big Gruesome, Rock Slag, Rufus Ruffcut, Red Max Don Messick - Muttley, Little Gruesome, Gravel Slag, Professor Pat Pending, Ring-a-Ding John Stephenson - Luke and Blubber Bear Janet Waldo - Penelope Pitstop Paul Winchell - Dick Dastardly, Clyde, Private Meekly, Sawtooth Dave Willock - Narrator Edit WR-1.

See Saw to Arkansas race winner: The Red Max (35-1)/Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist race winner: Penelope Pitstop (35-2) (9/14/1968) WR-2. Why Oh Why Wyoming race winner: The Gruesome Twosome (35-3)/Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock: Luke & Blubber Bear (35-4) (9/21/1968) WR-3. Mish-Mash Missouri Dash race winner: Professor Pat Pending (35-6)/Idaho a Go-Go race winner: The Slag Brother (35-5) (9/28/1968) WR-4. Baja-Ha-Ha Race race winner: The Slag Brothers (35-11)/Real Gone Ape race winner: Sergeant Blast & Private Meekly (35-8) (10/5/1968) WR-5.

Scout Scatter race winner: Rufus Ruffcut & Sawtooth (35-7)/Free Wheeling to Wheeling race winner: The Ant Hill Mob (35-10) (10/12/1968) WR-6. By Rollercoaster to Ups an' Downs race winner: The Red Max (35-9)/The Speedy Arkansas Traveller race winner: The Slag Brothers (35-12) (10/19/1968) WR-7. Zippy-Mississippi Race race winner: Peter Perfect (35-15)/Traffic Jambalaya race winner: Penelope Pitstop (35-17) (10/26/1968) WR-8. Hot Race at Chillicothe race winner: Sergeant Blast & Private Meekly (35-16)/The Wrong Lumber Race race winner: Rufus Ruffcut & Sawtooth (35-18) (11/2/1968) WR-9.

Rhode Island Road Race race winner The Gruesome Twosome (35-19)/The Great Cold Rush Race race winner: The Red Max (35-13) (11/9/1968) WR-10. Wacky Race to Rip Saw race winner: Rufus Ruffcut & Sawtooth (35-20)/The Oils Well That Ends Well Race race winner: Professor Pat Pending (35-21) (11/16/1968) WR-11. Whizzing to Washington race winner: Peter Perfect (35-22)/The Dipsy-Doodle Desert Race race winner: Peter Perfect (35-24) (11/23/1968) WR-12. Eeny, Miny Missouri Go! race winner: Professor Pat Pending (35-14)/The Super Silly Swamp Sprint race winner: Luke & Blubber Bear (35-23) (11/30/1968) WR-13.

The Dopey Dakota Derby race winner: The Ant Hill Mob (35-27)/Dash to Delaware race winner: Luke & Blubber Bear (35-26) (12/7/1968) WR-14. Speeding for Smogland race winner: Luke & Blubber Bear (35-28)/Race Rally to Raleigh race winner: The Ant Hill Mob (35-25) (12/14/1968) WR-15. Ballpoint, Penn, or Bust! race winner: Penelope Pitstop (35-30)/Fast Track to Hackensack, race winner: Ant Hill Mob (35-29) (12/21/1968) WR-16. The Ski Resort Road Race race winner: Sergeant Blast & Priavte Meekly (35-33)/The Overseas Hi-Way Race race winner: Peter Perfect (35-34) (12/28/1968) WR-17.

Racing to Racine race winner: The Gruesome Twosome (35-31)/The Carlsbad or Bust Bash race winner: Penelope Pitstop (35-32) (1/4/1969) Spinoffs and similar series Edit Penelope Pitstop and the Ant Hill Mob were spun off into another cartoon series in 1969, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop . Also in 1969, Dick Dastardly and Muttley were given a spinoff , Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (sometimes mistakenly known as Stop The Pigeon, after the show's working title and theme song). In Sydney , Australia, Wacky Races debuted as a segment of a live afternoon program, Skeeter's Cartoon Corner on the Nine Network. The host, Skeeter the Paperboy (James Kemsley) would dial a child viewer's telephone number at the halfway point of an episode, and invite everyone in the household to vote for their favorite cars on a tally board. After the race, the young contestant, and the relative with the winning vehicle, would win prizes, including plastic model kits of the Wacky Races cars.

The basic idea behind Wacky Races was used again by Hanna-Barbera in later years. The late 1970s series Yogi's Space Race featured Hanna-Barbera stalwarts such as Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear , and others racing against each other across outer space (and fending off a villain and his canine sidekick). The new character of Mumbley was based on Muttley. In the early 1990s, the syndicated series Wake, Rattle and Roll featured a segment called "Fender Bender 500," which once again featured Dick Dastardly and Muttley (and a revamped "Mean Machine" here called the Dirty Truckster), only this time racing against Yogi Bear , Winsome Witch, Quick Draw McGraw , and other Hanna-Barbera stars. In the Latin American version of Laff-A-Lympics, the Dread Baron and Mumbly were Dick Dastardly and Muttley.

Video games Edit A Wacky Races video game was produced in 1992 for the NES, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 in which the player took the role of Muttley, sent on missions from Dick Dastardly to defeat the other racers. A Mega Drive/ Sega Genesis game was also developed, but cancelled before release. In 2000, more video games based on the cartoon were produced for the PC, PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , Game Boy Color and Sega Dreamcast systems. These were racing games. Voices for the video games' renditions of the characters included Jim Cummings as Dick Dastardly, Clyde, Private Meekly, Big Gruesome, Rock Slag, and Gravel Slag; Billy West (voice actor) as Muttley and Little Gruesome, Janet Waldo as Penelope Pitstop, John Stephenson as Luke, Scott Innes as Professor Pat Pending, Gregg Berger as the narrator, and Gregg Burson as the Red Max, Sergeant Blast, Peter Perfect and Rufus Ruffcut.

Later in 2007, another game called Wacky Races: Mad Motors for the PlayStation 2 was released by Blast on June 12th. A video game called Wacky Races Starring Dastardly and Muttley (PS2 Game) was released in 2001 for the PS2. this is one of the more notable games in the series. this game featured all the charecters from the series playable with their vehicles. This game also had a variety of modes such as Arcade Mode, Adventure mode, and finally Battle Arena. this game allowed multi player for up to 4 people. A new video game for the Wii and Nintendo DS consoles titled Wacky Races: Crash and Dash was released on 27 June 2008. This latest outing was developed by Eidos. DVD releases Edit A three-disc DVD release of the complete series was made available in Japan on August 10, 2001 and had both English and Japanese audio. In Britain Warner released a three-disc set with no extra features, which was only available in Virgin Megastores .

The complete box set of Wacky Races was released on July 31, 2006 as an HMV exclusive but is essentially the standard Volumes 1-3 with no extras. Warner Home Video released the entire series, with commentaries and other extras, in a DVD box set on October 26, 2004. DVD Name Commentary on various episodes Rearview Mirror: A Look Back at Wacky Races (retrospective documentary) Spin-Out Spin-Offs (featurette on the spin-off shows Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop) Wacky Facts Trivia Track (pop-up trivia over episodes "See-Saw to Arkansas and" "Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist") Race results Edit The show gave the results of each race at the end of each episode, (the first, second, and third placings are given by the narrator, and we sometimes see the other cars go past the finish line). The show never indicated a particular scoring system or way to determine who won the Wacky Races as a whole.

To win, one did not actually need to be in one's assigned vehicle; apparently all that was necessary was for the driver to cross the finish line in a conveyance of some sort (a flying carpet or a giant ice cube would do), although racers were apparently prohibited from simply walking across. Oddly, however, disqualification would result if a driver crossed the finish line "in the wrong vehicle." The cumulative totals for first, second, and third place finishes for each contestant are presented below: Contestant 0 0 The Anthill Mob in their Bullet Proof Bomb, Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chugabug, Peter Perfect in The Turbo Terrific, and Penelope Pitstop in the Compact Pussycat, hold a joint record for the most wins, each finishing first four times. The record for the most second places is held by the Slag Brothers in the Boulder Mobile, with eight, whilst Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth have come in second six times. The Gruesome Twosome in the Creepy Coupe, hold the record for the most third places, with six.

However, the Slag Brothers score the highest overall score, with 28, followed by the Buzzwagon with 25, and the Bulletproof Bomb with 24. while The Army Surplus Special never came in Third place. Cultural references Wacky Races - Childrens TV | Jedi's Paradise Wacky Races Story Wacky Races is a 60’s children’s TV cartoon made by Hanna-Barbera. Welcome to the Wacky Races, a racing championship across the USA to see who can be the Wackiest Racer, with a field of racers from all of the world trying to win each race. But these are no ordinary races, instead they take place on the public roads and there are no rules, so any dirty trick is allowed. If you see a Wacky Racer hurtling towards you, the best thing to do is get out of their way, as they would likely shunted you out of the way. It must pay well, as it’s televised. The announcer keeps everyone informed on how the race is going and even shows us a radar picture of the cars (they go in different directions!). He even has the technology to talk to each of the racers, during the race.

Keep an eye out for Dick Dastardly and his dog Muttley, as they are the number one cheaters in the race. Wacky Races Characters Dick Dastardly (voiced by Paul Winchell) Dick Dastardly is a cad, who will do anything to win the Wacky Races, such as leaving oil slicks on the road, setting up fake diversion and getting the locals to stop the other racers. One of his favourites tricks is to chain other racers to a post near the start line, so he can get a head start. These tactic only slow the racers down slightly, which upsets Dick Dastardly, who can be heard say ‘Drat, Drat and Double Drat!’. The trouble is he could have won some of the races if he didn’t try to cheat. If his dog, Muttley, sniggers at Dick Dastardly when his schemes don’t go to plan, then he likes to bash him on his head, to keep him in line. He drives the unusually numbered ‘double Zero’, which is streamlined car, powered by a jet engine, and bristling with Gadgets to take down other racers.

But it consistently comes in last due to the cheating back firing. It has even been a whisker from the finish line before breaking down! Muttley (voiced by Don Messick) Muttley is Dick Dastardly’s dog, co-pilot and henchman. He helps him to set the traps for the other racers and intimidate them. Muttley is also the Mechanic who helps keep the ‘Double Zero’ on the road. When a sneaky plan comes together or Dick Dastardly gets his comeuppance, then Muttley loves to give a funny wheezy laugh. But poor Muttley is always shouted at and told he’s stupid by Dick Dastardly, he even bashes him on the head if he steps out of line. But Muttley can only take so much of this before he snaps and tries to bite a chunk out of him (serves him right). It is always Muttley who is called upon to help if one of Dick Dastardly’s schemes backfires, which normally means Dick Dastardly is on the receiving end, who screams ‘Muttley Do Something!’.

If you want to keep Muttley on your side, then try ticking his belly, as he loves it. Slag Brothers (voiced by Daws Butler) Car Number 1 is the Boulder Mobile, which is a stone age vehicle made out of rock. It is driven by the Slag Brothers who are two caveman brothers called Rock & Gravel. We aren’t sure which one is which and who actually drives the car, as they both look the same and are covered from head to toe in hair. They are always arguing with each other as they are racing and can be seen hitting each other with clubs. That isn’t the only thing that they hit with their clubs, as any of the racers can be on the receiving end of one of them. But the clubs come in very useful when their car smashes into little bits, as they can keep bashing the pieces and reconstruct their car again (We’d love to know how to do this, as it could save us a fortune in car repairs!). For an extra boost in speed they use their clubs to bash the backend of the car, thus driving it forward They speak their own language & use push power for that extra boost.

The Gruesome Twosome (voiced by Daws Buttler & Don Messick) Car Number 2 is the Creepy Coupe, which has a small haunted house on the top of it. It is driven by Little Gruesome a small vampire that can just about see over the steering wheel and is the brains of the two. He is accompanied by Big Gruesome, a large monster whose hair is so long that you can barely see his eyes, who is the muscle out of the two. They have no qualms in cheating and when needed they call upon the power contained within the haunted house. Such as dragon power, where a dragon pokes his head and wings out of the haunted house, flapping its wings and giving them a boost. It can also set other racing cars on fire! They even have the ability to send out witches to hex the others and stop them in their tracks. As racing pushes cars to their limit, occasionally they can overheat and catch fire. Luckily for the Gruesome Twosome, they have the power to summon up storm to put it out.

Professor Pat Pending (voiced by Don Messick) Car Number 3 is the Convert-a-Car, which is a car that can convert to nearly anything, such as boats, jetpacks etc. It was made by inventor Professor Pat Pending, who also drives the car. He uses the gadgets on his car to get past Dick Dastardly’s traps, such as the time he used a huge pancake flipper to get past a rubber road. The Professor does not use his gadgets to stop others in the race and has even used his gadgets to help out the other racers. Red Max (voiced by Daws Butler) Car Number 4 is The Crimson Hay Bailer, which is a plane come car, driven my Red Max. If he needs to get past anyone infront of him, then he can fly the car over them (normally he can only fly over 1 car only at a time). But if he really wants to put other racers our of commission, then he can use the mounted guns to shoot them down or use the propeller to cut away the other vehicles.

Penelope Pitstop (voiced by Janet Waldo) Car Number 5, The Pink Compact Pussycat, is a pink car driven by southern bell Penelope Pitstop. But racing doesn’t seem to be her number one priority and she seems to be more concerned on how she looks. Luckily for Penelope the car is designed to pamper to a girl’s needs. It has a parasol sticking out of the top of it to keep the sun and rain off her, plus the on board gadgets ensure she always looks good, such as the one that applies her lipstick as she drives. Penelope doesn't seem to know much about car engines, and when repairs are required, she seems to take out many parts and not put them all back in. But somehow gets the car working again! Her secret weapon is to use her girly charms on others, who are drawn to helping her out. Army Surplus Special (voiced by Daws Butler & Paul Winchell) Car Number 6 is really a tank, the Army Surplus Special, driven by Private Meekly, who does what he is told by the domineering Sergeant Blast, who barks out his orders from the top of the tank turret.

To shoot into the lead they can call on mine power, where they use the explosion to catapult themselves to the front of the field. The Anthill Mob (voiced by Daws Butler & Paul Winchell) Car Number 7 is the Bulletproof Bomb, which as a car driven by 7 small gangsters. If they need an extra burst of speed, they can use ‘Getaway Power’, which entails the group putting their feet through the floor of the car and using leg power to drive it forward (just like the Flintstones). The Archinsas Chuggabug (voiced by John Stephenson) Car Number 8 is the Archinsas Chuggabug, which is powered by a wood burning furnace. It is driven by a hillbilly called Luke who likes to steer using his feet, as he’s very laid back. This can be a disadvantage when driving, as he can relax too much and fall asleep. Maybe this is why his co-driver, Blubber Bear, is so nervous all the time and is known to start crying all of a sudden. Luke is also good a tracking, which is why he’s sometimes called Hound Dog Luke.

If they need a boost to get ahead of the opposition then they can call on tiger power, where tiger legs sprout from the car which then bounds ahead of everyone. But if anyone gets close to passing them, then they use smoke from their furnace to blind their opponents and make them crash. Peter Perfect (voiced by Daws Butler) Car Number 9 is the Turbo Terrific, a long dragster with huge back wheels. It is driven by Peter Perfect who is a gentleman who never uses underhanded means against other drivers, and just concentrates on racing. But his gentleman ways means that other racers can fool him and get him to stop and help them / others, while they speed off into the distance. There is one racer that Peter would do anything for and that is Penelope Pitstop, who he has a crush on. Whenever she is in trouble you know Peter will arrive to rescue her. Penelope just loves the attention and flutters her eyelashes at him. He likes to show off by saying he is a karate expert. Rufus Roughcut (voiced by Daws Butler & Don Messick) Car Number 10 is the Buzzwagon, a vehicle made of logs and saw blades as wheels.

Try not to get in its way as your car is likely to be cut in half. It is driven by the muscle powerhouse, Rufus Roughcut, who constantly has a smile on his face while driving. He is accompanied by Sawtooth the beaver. He has the option to go into pulverised overdrive which makes the saw wheels bigger to cut through any obstacles, and he can even extend his neck to win races (which is useful). Wacky Races Episodes Series 1 (1968) 1-1. See Saw To Arkansas 1-2. Creepy Trip To Lemon Twist 2-1. Why Oh Why Wyoming 2-2. Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock 3-1. Mish Mash Missouri Dash 3-2. Idaho A Go-Go 4-1. Scout Scatter 4-2. Free Wheeling to Wheeling 5-1. The Baja-Ha-Ha-Race 5-2. Real Gone Ape 6-1. By Rollercoaster To Upsans Downs 6-2. The Speedy Arkansas Traveller 7-1. Rhode Island Road Race 7-2. The Great Cold Rush Race 8-1.

Eeny Miny Missouri Go 8-2. The Super Silly Swamp Sprint 9-1. The Zippy Mississippi Race 9-2. Traffic Jambalaya 10-1. Hot Race at Chillicothe 10-2. The Wrong Lumber Race 11-1. Wacky Race to Ripsaw 11-2. Oils Well That Ends Well 12-1. Whizzin’ to Washington 12-2. The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby 13-1. Speeding For Smogland 13-2. Race Rally to Raleigh 14-1. The Dopey Dakota Derby 14-2. Dash to Delaware 15-1. Ballpoint Penn. Or Bust 15-2. Fast Track to Hackensack 16-1. Race to Racine 16-2. The Carlsbad or Bust Bash 17-1. The Ski Resort Road Race 17-2.

Overseas Hi-Way Race Wacky Races Video Intro Wacky Races - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Wacky Races was one of the best yet shortest running Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. Each show was 30 minutes long with 2 races each. Every episode Dick Dastardly and Muttley (The Mean Machine) would desperately try to win by setting traps that always backfired. Dick and Muttley appeared in "Dastardly & Muttleys flying machines" (A Wacky Races spin-off). The other spin-off was about "The Lovely" Penelope Pitstop and was called "Perils of Penelope Pitstop" The eleven racers are... #00: Dick Dastardly & Muttley (The Mean Machine) #1: The Slag Brothers (Boulder Mobile) #2: The Gruesome Twosome (Creepy Coupe) #3: Prof. Pat Pending (Convert-a-car) #4: The Red Max (Crimson Haybailer) #5: Penelope Pitstop #6: Sarge & Pvt.

Meekly (Army Surplus Special) #7: The Ant Hill Mob (Bulletproof Bomb) #8: Luke & Blubber Bear (Arkansas Chugabug) #9: Peter Perfect (Turbo Terrific) #10: Rufus Ruffcut & Sawtooth (Buzzwagon) Wacky Races Wacky Races 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9 52 x 25 minute episodes One of the most popular cartoon series to come from the prolific studio of Hanna-Barbera , Wacky Races was loosely based on the Jack Lemmon/Tony Cutis movie The Great Race (1966). Eleven daredevil racers lined up each week to claim the title of 'World's Wackiest Racer' and each week produced a different winner. This caused quite a stir in Great Britain when one school headmaster revealed that he had discovered his 12-14-year-old pupils 'running a book' on the weekly result.

Nevertheless, the drivers drew up to the starting line each week regardless, and they were: 01 - The Slag Brothers in the Bouldermobile 02 - The Gruesome Twosome in the Creepy Coupe 03 - Professor Pat Pending in the Ring-A-Ding Convert-a-Car 04 - Red Max in the Crimson Haybailer 05 - Penelope Pitstop in the Compact Pussycat 06 - Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special 07 - The Ant Hill Mob (Clyde, Ring-a-Ding, Danny, Mac, Rug Rug Benny, Willy and Kirby) in the Bullet-Proof Bomb 08 - Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chug-a-Bug 09 - Peter Perfect in the Turbo Terrific 10 - Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth in the Buzz Wagon 00 - Dick Dastardly and his sniggering canine sidekick, Muttley, in The Mean Machine Dick Dastardly and Muttley were the villains of the piece, whose sole aim was to win every race by hook or by crook. Drat and Double drat!

As the first "gang" cartoon, Wacky Races established what would become a Hanna-Barbera tradition. With such a multitude of characters, the show could bounce from scene to scene with enough speed to please kids with even the shortest attention spans. Wacky Races - Pazsaz Entertainment Network (17 Episodes In Season 1) See Saw To Arkansas/Creepy Trip To Lemon Twist Why Oh Why Wyoming/Beat The Clock To Yellow Rock Mish Mash Missouri Dash/Idaho A-Go-Go The Baja-Ha-Ha Race/Real Gone Ape Scout Scatter/Free Wheeling To Wheeling By Rollercoaster To Upsans Downs/The Speedy Arkansas Traveler The Zippy Mississippi Race/Traffic Jambalayan Hot Race At Chillicothe/The Wrong Lumber Race Rhode Island Road Race/The Great Cold Rush Race Wacky Race To Ripsaw/Oils Well That Ends Well Whizzin' To Washington/The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby Eeny, Meeny Missouri Go!/The Super Silly Swamp Sprint Dopey Dakota Derby/Dash To Delaware Speeding For Smogland/Race Rally To Raleigh Ballpoint, Penn.

Or Bust/Fast Track To Hakensack The Ski Resort Road Race/Overseas Hi-Way Raceracing To Racine/The Carlsbad Or Bust Bash Episode Downloads Sawtooth the Beaver and Friends | Scratchpad | Fandom powered by Wikia Sawtooth the Beaver and Friends 219,293pages on Sawtooth the Beaver and Friends is a FL parody series featuring characters from Wacky Races , Dastardly and Muttley, and Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and audio from Thomas and Friends .

Contents Professor Pat Pending as Toby Lazy Luke as Duck Elmer (Luke's Cousin) as Oliver Dick Dastardly as Devious Diesel Big Gruesome as Bill Muttley's Girlfriend (From D&M) as Daisy The Female Alligator as Mavis Parker Perfect (From Wacky Races Forever Pilot) as Stepney Penelope Pitstop as Emily Yankee Doodle Pigeon (From D&M) as Bertie The Sheriff as Salty Zilly (From D&M) as Arry Klunk (From D&M) as Bert The Policeman as Fergus Rug Bug Benny as Skarloey Willy as Rheneas The Gas Station Owner (From D&M) as Fearless Freddie Dan & Den (Fan-characters) as Mighty Mac Piper Perfect (From Wacky Races Forever Pilot) as Lady The Hooded Claw (From PoPP) as Diesel 10 The Bully Bros.

(From PoPP) as Splatter and Dodge The Announcer as Sir Topham Hatt Sheriff Sam as Jeremiah Jobling (The man with the bootlace) The Vulture Squadron General (From D&M) as The Barber The Role-playing Pigeon (From D&M) as Bulgy The Mad Scientist (From D&M) as George The Wargames General as Spencer Chug-a-Boom as Caroline GCD :: Issue :: Hanna-Barbera Wacky Races #5 Hanna-Barbera Wacky Races #5 The Zippy Mississippi Race (Table of Contents) Wacky Races / cover / 1 page (report information) Pencils: humor Characters: Wacky Racers [Dick Dastardly; Muttley; Red Max; Sergeant Blast; Private Meekly; The Ant Hill Mob [Clyde; Ring-A-Ding]; Peter Perfect] Keywords: Wacky Race to Ballpoint, Penn.

(Table of Contents) Wacky Races / comic story / 8 pages (report information) Script: humor Characters: Wacky Racers [Dick Dastardly; Muttley; Rock Slag; Gravel Slag; Big Gruesome; Little Gruesome; Professor Pat Pending; Red Max; Penelope Pitstop; Sergeant Blast; Private Meekly; The Ant Hill Mob [Clyde; Ring-A-Ding]; Lazy Luke; Blubber Bear; Peter Perfect; Rufus Ruffcut; Sawtooth] Synopsis: The Wacky Racers race to Ballpoint, Penn. Dick Dastardly tries to stop the other competitors in the race, but ends up in the Ballpoint city dump. In first place: Compact Pussycat; second: Convert-a-Car; third: Bulletproof Bomb.

Keywords: Arkansas Chugga-bug; Army Surplus Special; Boulder Mobile; Bulletproof Bomb; Buzzwagon; Compact Pussycat; Convert-a-Car; Creepy Coupe; Crimson Haybailer; Mean Machine; Turbo Terrific; TV cartoon "Wacky Races" (1968) - Episodes cast Season 1, Episode 2: Why Oh Why Wyoming/Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock 21 September 1968 In the first race the racers are on their way to Handsprings Wyoming. While traveling through the arid desert landscape the racers are besieged by Chief Crazy Buffalo who is intent on stopping the 'Iron Wagons'. DD tries to ally himself with him in order to slow up the other racers. In the second race they are heading towards Well Digger Wyoming. To get there they cut through Yellowrock Park where a number of pesky park bears try and hitch rides out of the park. Luke is stopped by a park ranger who thinks Blubber is trying to escape the park.

Season 1, Episode 6: By Rollercoaster to Upsan Downs/The Speedy Arkansas Traveller 19 October 1968 In the first race the Racers are racing from Slipover, New Jersey to Upsan Downs. DD lures them into the Holiday Amusement Park which is closed for repairs. He uses the roller coaster, House of Horrors, and a Carousel to slow down the Wacky Racers. Things are going his way until the Profeesor turns him into a human cannonball. In the next race the finish line is in Noah's Ark-Ansas. On the way they run into war games and DD tricks the Surplus 6 into the games. DD is also forced to participate against his will. He also uses a beehive, a steel trap and a chocolate sundae maker to try and stop the racers. Season 1, Episode 7: The Zippy Mississippi Race/Traffic Jambalaya 26 October 1968 The racers are racing for the finish line at Zippy Mississippi. They are slowed down on the way by a Southerner who thinks Yankees have invaded his plantation. Colonel Cornpone thinks DD is a Yankee Carpetbagger.

DD tells him he is a Southern Gentleman and the other racers are invading Yankees. In the next race they are heading towards Shin Splint, Louisiana. Along the way DD lays down bouncy pavement and lures racers into the Soggy Bogs to slow them down. DD's best trap takes place at the ACME Wild Animal World where he lets it be known that there is a $50,000 reward for an escaped tame gorilla...but actually he lets loose a wild Kodiak bear.

Question: Red Max, Professor Pat Pending and Blubber Bear are characters in which children’s tv series?
Answer: Wacky Races