''Wacky Races'' is an American

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produced by

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in association with

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. It aired on

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as part of its Saturday-morning schedule from September 14, 1968, to January 4, 1969 and then reruns the next season. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout

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, 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 ''

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''. This was the only non-game show produced by Heatter-Quigley; the show was intended as a game show in which children would guess the winner of each race, and those who answered correctly would win prizes, but CBS dropped these elements during development. The cartoon had many regular characters, with 23 people and animals on the 11 race cars. After its network run on CBS, ''Wacky Races'' ran 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 featuring

Dick Dastardly Dick Dastardly is a fictional character and the main antagonist who has appeared in various animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1968 onward. Dastardly's most famous appearances are in the series ''Wacky Races'' (his initial appearan ...

through the years, the most similar in theme being ''

Fender Bender 500 ''Wake, Rattle, and Roll'' (retitled ''Jump, Rattle, and Roll'' when it aired on The Disney Channel on weekday afternoons in 1991''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 9, no. 5, September/October 1991: pp. 20, 36, 45.) is an American live-action/a ...

'' in 1990. In 2017, the series was remade as a

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airing on

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. It aired on

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on August 13, 2018.

Plot

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 North America as the race announcer (voiced by

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) talks about the race while interacting with the racers. The racers consist of: * The Slag Brothers, Rock and Gravel (vocal effects provided by

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and

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), two

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that drive the Boulder Mobile (1); their car is made out of rock and the brothers (who talk in caveman-like

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but with occasional intelligible words) power it up by hitting it on both sides with their clubs and are also able to re-build it from bare rock, always using their clubs. Rock and Gravel have long body hair that covers their body except for their noses, arms, and legs. * The Gruesome Twosome, Tiny "Big Gruesome" (voiced by

) and Bela "Little Gruesome" (voiced by

), who are

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that drive the Creepy Coupe (2); their horror-themed car includes a small

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inhabited by a fire-breathing

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, bats, ghosts, and other creatures. The Creepy Coupe's special booster is "dragon power," with the dragon acting as a

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unit. * Professor Pat Pending (voiced by

), an

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who drives the Convert-a-Car (3); he can transform his car into pretty much anything that moves. * The Red Max (voiced by

), a

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-styled

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who speaks with a German accent that drives car/airplane hybrid called the Crimson Haybaler (4); his vehicle is able to fly, although only for short distances in ground effect. His name is a portmanteau of

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and

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. *

Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the 1968 Hanna-Barbera animated series '' Wacky Races'' and the spin-off '' The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'', and was voiced by Janet Waldo. She also appeared in the 2017 series of ''W ...

(voiced by

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), the lone female driver, in a 1930s racing costume that drives the Compact Pussycat (5); a

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, Penelope seems more concerned with her looks than with racing and often gets herself into trouble. Nevertheless, she is a skilled racer. * Sergeant Blast (voiced by

) and Private Meekly (voiced by

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), two

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s in an armored car/tank hybrid called the Army Surplus Special (6); the Sergeant uses "fire power" (i.e. shooting cannonballs from his turret) to temporarily boost power in the car. * The Ant Hill Mob, a group of dwarf

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s led by Clyde (voiced by

) and is composed of him, Ring-A-Ding (voiced by

), Rug Bug Benny, Mac, Danny, Kirby and Willy, in the Bulletproof Bomb (7); they are sometimes preoccupied with getting caught by the police and are able to use "getaway power", which involves all the gangsters (except for Clyde) extending their legs through the bottom of the car and running. * Lazy Luke (voiced by John Stephenson), a barefoot

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, and Blubber Bear (vocal effects provided by John Stephenson), a timid, cry-baby

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, in the Arkansas Chuggabug (8); Luke maneuvers the steering wheel with his feet and his car is steam-powered from an old rickety boiler. Blubber has been known to blow up a balloon and use it as an air jet for briefly increased speed. * Peter Perfect (voiced by

), a gentlemanly racer in the Turbo Terrific (9); Peter is extremely strong, but also very vain, and he often boasts about the virtues of his high-tech race car – which regularly falls to pieces seconds after he praises it. He is fond of Penelope and often helps her out. * Rufus Ruffcut (voiced by

), a

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and his

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companion Sawtooth (vocal effects provided by

) in the Buzz Wagon (10); their car, entirely made of wood, features four circular saw blades as wheels and Sawtooth is able to cut through obstacles (such as trees and other objects) at super-high speed. *

(voiced by

), an archetypal mustache-twirling villain and his wheezily snickering dog

Muttley Muttley is a fictional dog created in 1968 by Hanna-Barbera Productions; he was originally voiced by Don Messick. He is the sidekick (and often foil (narrative), foil) to the cartoon villain Dick Dastardly, and appeared with him in the 1968 televi ...

(voiced by

) in the Mean Machine (00); their sinister vehicle is a purple, rocket-powered car with an abundance of concealed weapons and the ability to fly. Dastardly's usual race strategy revolves around using the Mean Machine's great speed to get ahead of the other racers and then setting a trap to stop them and maintain the lead, but most of his plans backfire, causing him to fall back into last place. In the opening title sequence, Dastardly attempts to stall the racers by chaining their cars to a pole, but then he accidentally shifts his car into reverse, bumps into and breaks the pole and frees the others as the race begins.

Voice cast

as Rock Slag, Big Gruesome, Red Max, Sergeant Blast, Peter Perfect, Rufus Ruffcut, Various *

, Professor Pat Pending, Gravel Slag, Little Gruesome, Ring-a-Ding, Sawtooth, Various * John Stephenson as Lazy Luke, Blubber Bear, Various *

, Various *

as the race announcer *

, Clyde, Private Meekly, Various

Episodes

Race results

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 the narrative sometimes saw some or all of the other cars cross the finish line) as well as what happened with Dick Dastardly after his last scheme's failure. The show never indicated a particular scoring system or way to determine who won the Wacky Races as a whole. The cumulative totals for first-, second-, and third-place finishes for each contestant are presented below:

Standings

Spin-offs and similar series

In 1969, Dick Dastardly and Muttley were given a spin-off series, titled ''

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''. The series is sometimes mistakenly known as ''Stop the Pigeon'', after the show's working title and theme song. In the same year, Penelope Pitstop and the Ant Hill Mob were spun off into another animated series, titled ''

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''. Both series ran for a season each. In 1977, ''

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'' debuted. The titular Captain Caveman was modeled after the Slag Brothers. In 1990, a cartoon segment in ''

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'' named ''Fender Bender 500'' was produced. The show followed the same premise as ''Wacky Races'', but had racers drive monster trucks and races took place on various parts of the world. Only Dick Dastardly and Muttley returned from among the original ''Wacky Races'' cast; all other racers were from other Hanna-Barbera shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Unlike in ''Wacky Races'', here Dastardly and Muttley were able to actually win some of the races, though they still had the fewest number of race wins out of all racers. In 2006, the animated short for a spin-off series titled ''Wacky Races Forever'' was produced for

. The series depicted a roster of both new and returning racers competing against each other. Penelope Pitstop and Peter Perfect had married and created Perfect Industries, the corporate sponsor of the new Wacky Races, whereas their children Parker and Piper competed in the race. Other characters included the Slag Brothers, Professor Pat Pending (depicted here with a mad scientist personality), a teenage version of the Gruesome Twosome, and Dick Dastardly and Muttley (working for a new villain named Mr. Viceroy, who sought to steal Perfect Industries). The series was not picked up by Cartoon Network. In 2016,

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launched a comic series called ''

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''. It was a dark and gritty reimagining of the series set after the Apocalypse in a similar vein to the ''

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'' franchise. The comic ran for six issues from May to December 2016. A reboot and sequel—also produced by Hanna-Barbera (in-name-only)—was released on

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service in 2017. It also aired on the Boomerang channels around the world starting later in the year. On June 15, 2022, it was announced a stop-motion ''Wacky Races'' series produced by

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was in production and would have aired on

. The project was later cancelled with only a short pilot being completed. In 2024, a supposed plot intro of a

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intro made by AC-bu with music from Pasocom Music Club and

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, later was found that a series of shorts called ''Wacky Races: Japan Tour'' was under production. In 2025,

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published a ''Wacky Races'' comic titled ''Giant Size Wacky Races'' in April 2025.

Films

Hanna-Barbera cinematic universe

''Scoob!'' (2020)

Dick Dastardly (voiced by

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) and Muttley (voiced by

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and archived laugh recordings by

) made an appearance as the main villains in the animated ''

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'' feature film, ''

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'', released on May 15, 2020. Rock and Gravel Slag made cameo appearances during the prehistoric gladiator scene. Various drawings of the Wacky Racers cameo on Dick Dastardly's prison cell on the wall during the credits. Penelope Pitstop was also to appear physically as a main character interacting with Scooby and

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according to concept art, but she instead makes a brief cameo on a video game cabinet themed around her. In 2018, an animated film based on ''Wacky Races'' was reported to be in development by

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Video games

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's ''

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'', which was considered as the foremost game of this kind. Various video games based on the series have been produced. * ''Wacky Races'' (1991) * Chiki Chiki Machine Mō Race (3DO) * Chiki Chiki Machine Mō Race 2: In Space (3DO) * ''Wacky Races'' (2000) * '' Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley'' * '' Wacky Races: Mad Motors'' * '' Wacky Races: Crash and Dash'' In 1993, Sega released a medal game based on the series, exclusively in Japan. It was a racing game, but the outcome of the race depended entirely on luck. The PS2 game '' Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley'' is notable for allowing players to have Dick Dastardly finally win a race. The narrator is taken aback or disgusted and Dastardly is happy and surprised at winning a race. In 2007, Heiwa released a pachinko game titled ''Kenken Aloha de Hawaii''. Later in 2007, another game called '' Wacky Races: Mad Motors'' for the

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was released by Blast Entertainment on June 12. A new video game for the

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and

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consoles titled '' Wacky Races: Crash and Dash'' was released on June 27, 2008. This game was developed by

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. In 2009, another arcade game was released by Banpresto, which was a more traditional racing game. It ran on the Taito Type X2, and was released internationally by Gamewax.

Figures

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releases a 11 candy toy figures based on the animated series ''Wacky Races''.

Home video

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 Great Britain, Warner released a three-disc set with no extra features, which was only available in

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s. 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. The Australian release of Volume 1 and 2 was made available in 2005 and Volume 3 released in 2007.

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released the entire series, with commentaries and other extras, in a DVD box set on October 19, 2004. A two-and-a-half-hour VHS video was made available in 1996. All 34 episodes can be purchased on the iTunes Store. On February 14, 2017,

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re-released ''Wacky Races: The Complete Series'' on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection as a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release. On April 29, 2025,

released ''Wacky Races: The Complete Series'' for the first time on

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in a two-disc set.

The cars and characters in other media

Life-size working replicas of the vehicles have been built in the U.K. (where the show was very popular) and appear annually at the

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, with new additions each year. The year 2008 saw the last of the cars (the Ant Hill Mob in the Bulletproof Bomb #7) added to the collection, making a complete set. Goodwood Festival of Speed The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual motorsports festival featuring modern and historic motor racing vehicles taking part in a hillclimbing, hillclimb and other events, held in Goodwood House, West Sussex, in late June or early July. Th ...

Plot

Voice cast

Episodes

Race results

Standings

Spin-offs and similar series

Films

Hanna-Barbera cinematic universe

''Scoob!'' (2020)

Video games

Figures

Home video

The cars and characters in other media

See also

References

External links