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Wacky Races(TV show/series, 1968-1969)

11min per episode | Genres: Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 34 episodes

Wacky RacesRating: 3.7/5 (with 93 votes)
Wacky Races is an American television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for CBS on Saturday mornings. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with all of the drivers hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer". The show was inspired by the 1965 comedy film The Great Race. The cartoon had many regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among the 11 race cars. Wacky Races ran Saturday mornings on CBS from September 14, 1968, to January 4, 1969, and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. Seventeen 20-minute episodes were produced, with each of them featuring two 10-minute segments. The series spawned numerous spin-offs throughout the years featuring Dick Dastardly, the most similar in theme being "Fender Bender 500" in 1990. In 2017, the series was remade as a reboot, airing on Boomerang. It aired only once on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2018. ()
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About Wacky Races

The cartoon revolves around several racers with various themes who are each allowed to use strange gimmicks to compete against other racers in many races across the United States.

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Wacky Races Seasons and Episodes

09/14/1968Season 1 - 34 episodes
#1 | 09/14/1968See-Saw to Arkansas
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
On their way to Mustard Spread Arkansas, all the racers get caught up. Penelope Pistop & Ant Hill Mob get lost. Dick Dastardly falls and sinks into mud. Everyone else gets caught up in traffic.
#2 | 09/14/1968Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
On their way to Lemon Twist Nevada, the Wacky Racers run into a deserted town and wonder into a bar where they find ghosts.
#3 | 09/21/1968Why Oh Why Wyoming
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The Wacky Racers roar across the desert, dashing toward Rock Springs, Wyo. Meanwhile, Dick Dastardly teams up with Indian chief Crazy Buffalo in an attempt to stop the racers in their tracks.
#4 | 09/21/1968Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
On their way to Yellow Rock, the racers are stopped by a ranger to search for missing bears hiding in their trunks. Blubber Bear is mistaken for a runaway so Luke tries hiding him until he gets past the ranger. A bunch of bears take over the Ant Hill Mob and Dick Dastardly's cars.
#5 | 09/28/1968Mish Mash Missouri Dash
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Dick Dastardly dresses up as a Southener. Luke finds his cousin Elmer.
#6 | 09/28/1968Idaho a Go Go
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The racers embark on a lap to a little town in Idaho, while Dastardly tries to entrap Penelope Pitstop with a "Little Red Riding Hood" ploy.
#7 | 10/05/1968The Baja-Ha-Ha Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
In Mexico, Dick Dastardly and Muttley try to slow the other drivers by using a herd of cow-shaped balloons to block the road.
#8 | 10/05/1968Real Gone Ape
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Dick Dastardly hypnotizes a gorilla to stop the other racers. The other racers find away around him and again Dick Dastardly finishes last.
#9 | 10/12/1968Scout Scatter
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The Anthill Mob disguises themselves as Wood Scouts to evade the police.
#10 | 10/12/1968Free Wheeling to Wheeling
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
On their way to Wheeling, WV, Dick Dastardly uses construction cars (bulldozer, steamroller, a crane) to stop the racers.
#11 | 10/19/1968By Rollercoaster to Upsan Downs
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Dick Dastardly leads the racers into an abandoned amusement park on their way to Upsan Downs.
#12 | 10/19/1968The Speedy Arkansas Traveller
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
On their way to Noah's Ark, AK, Dick Dastardly leads the racers into the War Games right in th middle of the race.
#13 | 10/26/1968The Zippy Mississippi Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
#14 | 10/26/1968Traffic Jambalaya
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
#15 | 11/02/1968Hot Race at Chillicothe
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Heading to Chillicothe, OH, Dick Dastardly steals a Police car. The Anthill Mob disguises themselves as a little league baseball team and play Baseball against Dick Dastardly and Muttley.
#16 | 11/02/1968The Wrong Lumber Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Dick Dastardly uses trees, logs, and saws to win the race.
#17 | 11/09/1968Rhode Island Road Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Dick Dastardly desperatedly tries to win this race and almost does. He tries a construction site detour, Subway station, Hot sauce, and expanding his wheels.
#18 | 11/09/1968The Great Cold Rush Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Dick Dastardly dresses up as a snow monster to scare everyone away.
#19 | 11/16/1968Wacky Race to Ripsaw
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Today, the Wacky Racers are zooming up the track from Elbowgrease, Ohio to Ripsaw, Arkansas.
#20 | 11/16/1968Oils Well That Ends Well
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The next race sees the racers wending their wacky way westward from Oilcan, Oklahoma to Greasegun, Texas.
#21 | 11/23/1968Whizzin' to Washington
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The Wacky Racers pass by with a thunderous hue and cry on their way to Washington.
#22 | 11/23/1968The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
From downtown Death Valley to uptown Doomstown, the Wacky Racers compete in the Desert Derby - trying to get a fraction of traction in the sand.
#23 | 11/30/1968Eeny, Miny Missouri Go!
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Clear the road, step aside and watch those Wacky Racers ride all the way to Eeny Meeny, Missouri.
#24 | 11/30/1968The Super Silly Swamp Sprint
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The next race takes place from Sandy Soda Springs to Squishy Squash City.
#25 | 12/07/1968The Dopey Dakota Derby
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The Wacky Racers roar out of Cactus City on the way to Gopher Gulch in the Badlands. Dick Dastardly tries to hold up the Wacky Racers, disguising himself as the same outlaw that he sees on a "Wanted" poster.
#26 | 12/07/1968Dash to Delaware
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Through the valley and over the dale, the Wacky Racers hit the trail to far off Wott-Will, Delaware. Dick Dastardly sprays cake icing on the road in front of a bakery. Penelope Pitstop and Peter Perfect's cars slide into the bakery, and Penelope and Peter end up dressed as a bride and groom on top of a big wedding cake.
#27 | 12/14/1968Speeding for Smogland
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Today, we find the Wacky Racers speeding through the mountains toward Jollywood, California.
#28 | 12/14/1968Race Rally to Raleigh
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Roaring down the highway, the Wacky Racers relentlessly roll along to the finish line at Raleigh.
#29 | 12/21/1968Ballpoint, Penn. or Bust!
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The cars are strung out on the first lap of today's Wacky Race, with the finish line in far-off Ballpoint, Pennsylvania.
#30 | 12/21/1968Fast Track to Hackensack
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
The racers hurtle toward their next destination in Hackensack.
#31 | 12/28/1968The Ski Resort Road Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Today's Wacky Racers are slipping and sliding through ski resort country from Mush-Mush, Michigan to Iceandsnow, Idaho.
#32 | 12/28/1968Overseas Hi-Way Race
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Today, our Wacky Race takes place over water, as our Wacky Racers are island-hopping in Florida on their way from Key Largo to Key West.
#33 | 01/04/1969Race to Racine
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
There they go on another wild and wacky race to Racine. Early race favourites include Professor Pat Pending, the Gruesome Twosome, and Rock and Gravel.
#34 | 01/04/1969The Carlsbad or Bust Bash
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
And here they are, folks, warming up their cars for the hottest race ever to Carlsbad. Early race favourites include Penelope Pitstop and the Red Max.
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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Great Race" (movie, 1965)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)
Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Slovak (SK)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/14/1968
Last episode released on: 01/04/1969
Appearing Characters: Dick Dastardly, Muttley, Penelope Pitstop
Creator: William Hanna
Director: William Hanna
Composer: Hoyt Curtin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Les Fous du Volant"
Keywords: racing

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