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Wacky Races

Comedy, Children · 1968 · Rated 7.6/10

Last aired: S1 E34, The Carlsbad or Bust Bash · 1969-01-04

The Wacky Races are a series of car competitions in which 11 racers compete. The rules are extremely lax and allow for almost any vehicle design, power system and a wide range of tactics like combat and shortcuts. Despite this loose rule structure, competitors Dick Dastardly and his dog sidekick, Muttley, are still determined to cheat in their own ineffectual way.

Cast

Paul Winchell Dick Dastardly

Paul Winchell Private Meekly

Paul Winchell Clyde

Don Messick Muttley

Don Messick Professor Pat Pending

Don Messick Gravel Slag

Don Messick Bella Gruesome

Don Messick Ring-a-Ding

Don Messick Sawtooth

Daws Butler Rock Slag

Daws Butler Tiny Gruesome

Daws Butler Red Max

Daws Butler Sergeant Blast

Daws Butler Peter Perfect

Daws Butler Rufus Ruffcut

John Stephenson Luke

John Stephenson Blubber Bear

Janet Waldo Penelope Pitstop

Dave Willock Commentator/Narrator

Season 1

E1 See-Saw to Arkansas 1968-09-14 · 15 min The Ant Hill Mob escapes a pursuing policeman by donning disguises as the Seven Dwarfs.

E2 Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist 1968-09-14 · 15 min The Wacky Racers encounter ghosts in the abandoned town of Spookane.

E3 Why Oh Why Wyoming 1968-09-21 · 15 min 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 1968-09-21 · 15 min Dastardly attempts to disguise the Old Unfaithful geyser as part of the road.

E5 Mish Mash Missouri Dash 1968-09-28 · 15 min Dastardly discovers an irate Hillbilly determined to protect his land from trespassers--including the Wacky Racers!

E6 Idaho a-Go-Go 1968-09-28 · 15 min 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 1968-10-05 · 15 min 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 1968-10-05 · 15 min Dick Dastardly hypnotizes a giant gorilla in an attempt to win the race.

E9 Scout Scatter 1968-10-12 · 15 min The Ant Hill mob escapes the police by posing as Wood Scouts.

E10 Free Wheeling to Wheeling 1968-10-12 · 15 min Dick Dastardly uses heavy machinery at a road construction site to stop the Wacky Racers.

E11 By Roller Coaster to Upsan Downs 1968-10-19 · 15 min 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 1968-10-19 · 15 min Dastardly diverts the Surplus Special onto the site of an army war games.

E13 The Zippy Mississippi Race 1968-10-26 · 15 min Dastardly diverts the rest of the racers onto a Mississippi riverboat.

E14 Traffic Jambalaya 1968-10-26 · 15 min 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 1968-11-02 · 15 min Dishonest Dick Dastardly steals a police car and chases the Ant Hill Mob into a boys' baseball game.

E16 The Wrong Lumber Race 1968-11-02 · 15 min 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 1968-11-09 · 15 min 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 1968-11-09 · 15 min On a trans-Canadian race, the Ant Hill Mob meets the Abominable Snowman.

E19 Wacky Race to Ripsaw 1968-11-16 · 15 min 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 1968-11-16 · 15 min 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 1968-11-23 · 15 min When the Ant Hill Mob zooms past Dick Dastardly, he directs a police officer to chase them.

E22 The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby 1968-11-23 · 15 min Dick Dastardly discovers a genie in a bottle, but the well-meaning spirit misinterprets each request that Dastardly makes.

E23 Eeny, Meeny Missouri Go! 1968-11-30 · 15 min Dick Dastardly plots to have an aquarium whale swallow the rest of the contestants!

E24 The Super Silly Swamp Sprint 1968-11-30 · 15 min Dastardly and Muttly unleash a squadron of mechanical mosquitos to wreak havoc on the other cars.

E25 Dopey Dakota Derby 1968-12-07 · 15 min A wanted poster inspires Dastardly to disguise himself as a bandit.

E26 Dash to Delaware 1968-12-07 · 15 min Dastardly plots to cover the roadway with icing and send Peter and Penelope spinning into a cake-making machine.

E27 Speeding for Smogland 1968-12-14 · 15 min 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 1968-12-14 · 15 min Dirty Dick Dastardly uses floor wax to slide the other cars into MacDonald's farm.

E29 Ballpoint, Penn. or Bust 1968-12-21 · 15 min Dick Dastardly causes flat tires with a box of tacks on a jaunt to Ballpoint, Pennsylvania.

E30 Fast Track to Hackensack 1968-12-21 · 15 min 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 1968-12-28 · 15 min After causing an avalanche, Dastardly uses a ski jump for his own getaway, but the other cars follow him.

E32 Overseas Hi-Way Race 1968-12-28 · 15 min 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 1969-01-04 · 15 min 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 1969-01-04 · 15 min The drivers become lost in the tunnels of Carlsbad Caverns.

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