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Wacky Races

Sat, Sep 14, 1968
  • Family
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Kids
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Wacky Races is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that originally aired in 1968. The show is a parody of traditional car races, featuring a variety of eccentric characters and their outlandish vehicles, all racing across different terrains in a madcap competition for first place. The series is centered around a group of 11 racers, each with their own unique vehicle and distinct personality. The main characters include Dick Dastardly and his dog Muttley, who are always trying to cheat and sabotage the other competitors, although they never succeed. Other notable racers include Penelope Pitstop, the glamorous but tough driver; the adventurous Red Max; and the lovable duo, the Slag Brothers, who drive a massive, rock-like car.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • John Stephenson
    John Stephenson
    as Blubber Bear (voice)
  • Paul Winchell
    Paul Winchell
    as Clyde (voice)
  • Don Messick
    Don Messick
    as Gravel Slag (voice)
  • Daws Butler
    Daws Butler
    as Big Gruesome (voice)
  • Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo
    as Penelope Pitstop (voice)
  • Dave Willock
    Dave Willock
    as Narrator (voice)
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Episodes

1 season · 34 episodes

Ended · 34 aired
Season 1
34 episodes · 34 aired
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  • E1
    See-Saw to Arkansas
    Aired · Sat, Sep 14, 1968 · 15m

    The Ant Hill Mob escapes a pursuing policeman by donning disguises as the Seven Dwarfs.

  • E2
    Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist
    Aired · Sat, Sep 14, 1968 · 15m

    The Wacky Racers encounter ghosts in the abandoned town of Spookane.

  • E3
    Why Oh Why Wyoming
    Aired · Sat, Sep 21, 1968 · 15m

    Dick Dastardly tries to win Chief Crazy Buffalo's friendship by warning him of the approaching "iron wagons."

  • E4
    Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock
    Aired · Sat, Sep 21, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly attempts to disguise the Old Unfaithful geyser as part of the road.

  • E5
    Mish Mash Missouri Dash
    Aired · Sat, Sep 28, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly discovers an irate Hillbilly determined to protect his land from trespassers--including the Wacky Racers!

  • E6
    Idaho a-Go-Go
    Aired · Sat, Sep 28, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly dresses as Little Red Riding Hood and tricks Penelope into stopping at Granny's house to deliver a basket of treats.

  • E7
    The Baja-Ha-Ha Race
    Aired · Sat, Oct 5, 1968 · 15m

    In Mexico, Dick Dastardly and Muttley try to slow the other drivers by using a herd of cow-shaped balloons to block the road.

  • E8
    Real Gone Ape
    Aired · Sat, Oct 5, 1968 · 15m

    Dick Dastardly hypnotizes a giant gorilla in an attempt to win the race.

  • E9
    Scout Scatter
    Aired · Sat, Oct 12, 1968 · 15m

    The Ant Hill mob escapes the police by posing as Wood Scouts.

  • E10
    Free Wheeling to Wheeling
    Aired · Sat, Oct 12, 1968 · 15m

    Dick Dastardly uses heavy machinery at a road construction site to stop the Wacky Racers.

  • E11
    By Roller Coaster to Upsan Downs
    Aired · Sat, Oct 19, 1968 · 15m

    The wacky racers travel by rollercoaster to Upsan Downs when Dick Dastardly diverts them into a closed amusement park for a spin on some of the rides.

  • E12
    The Speedy Arkansas Traveler
    Aired · Sat, Oct 19, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly diverts the Surplus Special onto the site of an army war games.

  • E13
    The Zippy Mississippi Race
    Aired · Sat, Oct 26, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly diverts the rest of the racers onto a Mississippi riverboat.

  • E14
    Traffic Jambalaya
    Aired · Sat, Oct 26, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly tricks several racers into searching for a "harmless" gorilla, who is actually Dastardly in disguise, at a wild animal park.

  • E15
    Hot Race at Chillicothe
    Aired · Sat, Nov 2, 1968 · 15m

    Dishonest Dick Dastardly steals a police car and chases the Ant Hill Mob into a boys' baseball game.

  • E16
    The Wrong Lumber Race
    Aired · Sat, Nov 2, 1968 · 15m

    In Oregon's rugged lumber country, Dick Dastardly tries to use falling trees and spinning saw blades to stop his opponents.

  • E17
    Rhode Island Road Race
    Aired · Sat, Nov 9, 1968 · 15m

    Devious Dick Dastardly diverts the Bouldermobile onto a construction site and the other cars follow it up the girders of a skyscraper.

  • E18
    The Great Cold Rush Race
    Aired · Sat, Nov 9, 1968 · 15m

    On a trans-Canadian race, the Ant Hill Mob meets the Abominable Snowman.

  • E19
    Wacky Race to Ripsaw
    Aired · Sat, Nov 16, 1968 · 15m

    To prevent Penelope from coming in first place, Dastardly creates a roadside beauty parlor to lure her into stopping.

  • E20
    Oils Well That Ends Well
    Aired · Sat, Nov 16, 1968 · 15m

    The Wacky Racers are once again beset by Dick Dastardly's deviously dirty tricks as they travel to Grease Gun, Texas.

  • E21
    Whizzin' to Washington
    Aired · Sat, Nov 23, 1968 · 15m

    When the Ant Hill Mob zooms past Dick Dastardly, he directs a police officer to chase them.

  • E22
    The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby
    Aired · Sat, Nov 23, 1968 · 15m

    Dick Dastardly discovers a genie in a bottle, but the well-meaning spirit misinterprets each request that Dastardly makes.

  • E23
    Eeny, Meeny Missouri Go!
    Aired · Sat, Nov 30, 1968 · 15m

    Dick Dastardly plots to have an aquarium whale swallow the rest of the contestants!

  • E24
    The Super Silly Swamp Sprint
    Aired · Sat, Nov 30, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly and Muttly unleash a squadron of mechanical mosquitos to wreak havoc on the other cars.

  • E25
    Dopey Dakota Derby
    Aired · Sat, Dec 7, 1968 · 15m

    A wanted poster inspires Dastardly to disguise himself as a bandit.

  • E26
    Dash to Delaware
    Aired · Sat, Dec 7, 1968 · 15m

    Dastardly plots to cover the roadway with icing and send Peter and Penelope spinning into a cake-making machine.

  • E27
    Speeding for Smogland
    Aired · Sat, Dec 14, 1968 · 15m

    On the set of a medieval-themed movie, Dastardly attempts to trap the racers with the castle gate and drawbridge.

  • E28
    Race Rally to Raleigh
    Aired · Sat, Dec 14, 1968 · 15m

    Dirty Dick Dastardly uses floor wax to slide the other cars into MacDonald's farm.

  • E29
    Ballpoint, Penn. or Bust
    Aired · Sat, Dec 21, 1968 · 15m

    Dick Dastardly causes flat tires with a box of tacks on a jaunt to Ballpoint, Pennsylvania.

  • E30
    Fast Track to Hackensack
    Aired · Sat, Dec 21, 1968 · 15m

    Outside the town of Law 'n Order, Dastardly changes the posted speed limit sign from 35 to 85 to create a Fast Track to Hackensack.

  • E31
    The Ski Resort Road Race
    Aired · Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · 15m

    After causing an avalanche, Dastardly uses a ski jump for his own getaway, but the other cars follow him.

  • E32
    Overseas Hi-Way Race
    Aired · Sat, Dec 28, 1968 · 15m

    On a race from Key Largo to Key West, the racers must cross the famous series of bridges that connect the Florida Keys.

  • E33
    Race to Racine
    Aired · Sat, Jan 4, 1969 · 15m

    Dastardly hopes to exterminate the Ant Hill Mob by dressing Muttley in gangster garb to infiltrate the Bulletproof Bomb.

  • E34
    The Carlsbad or Bust Bash
    Aired · Sat, Jan 4, 1969 · 15m

    The drivers become lost in the tunnels of Carlsbad Caverns.