"Speed Buggy" (1973) TV series 1973-1983

Director:

Charles A. Nichols

Writers:

Larz Bourne (story) (1973)
Len Janson (story) (1973)
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Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

Animated 'Saturday-morning' television cartoon about a race car.

Plot Keywords:

Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

Michael Bell	...	Mark (voice)
Mel Blanc	...	Speed Buggy (voice)
Arlene Golonka	...	Debbie (voice)
Phil Luther Jr.	...	Tinker (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Additional Voices (1973-1974) (voice)
John Stephenson	...	Additional Voices (1973- ) (voice)

Directed by
Charles A. Nichols

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larz Bourne		story (1973)
Len Janson		story (1973)
Joel Kane		story (1973)
Jack Kaplan		story (1973)
Heywood Kling		story (1973) (as Woody Kling)
Norman Maurer		story (1973)
Jack Mendelsohn		story (1973)
Chuck Menville		story (1973)
Ray Parker		story (1973)
Larry Rhine		story (1973)

Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer (1973)
William Hanna	....	executive producer (1973)
Art Scott	....	associate producer (1973)
Iwao Takamoto	....	creative producer (1973)

Film Editing by
Earl Bennett		(1973-1975)

Production Design by
Bob Singer		(1973)

Production Management
Joed Eaton	....	post-production supervisor (1973)
Victor O. Schipek	....	production supervisor

Sound Department
Earl Bennett	....	sound effects editor (1973)
Bill Getty	....	sound director (1973)
Cliff Kohlweck	....	sound effects editor (1973) (as Clifford Kohlweck)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (1973)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Barnes	....	camera operator (1973)
Ron Jackson	....	camera operator (1973)
Ralph Migliori	....	camera operator (1973)
Roy Wade	....	camera operator (1973)

Animation Department
John Ahern	....	layout artist (1973)
Ed Barge	....	animator
Oliver Callahan	....	animator (1973)
Lars Calonius	....	animator
Robert Caples	....	background artist (1973)
Dennis Durrell	....	background artist (1973)
Jerry Eisenberg	....	character designer
Venetia Epler	....	background artist (1973)
Hak Ficq	....	layout artist
Moe Gollub	....	layout artist (1973)
Frank Gonzales	....	layout artist
Harry Holt	....	animator
Bill Keil	....	animator
Billie Kerns	....	ink and paint supervisor (1973)
George Kreisl	....	animator
Rae McSpadden	....	animator
Fernando Montealegre	....	background stylist (1973) (as F. Montealegre)
Margaret Nichols	....	animator
Ed Parks	....	animator
Don Patterson	....	animator
Eric Semones	....	background stylist (1973)
Adam Szwejkowski	....	layout artist (1973)
Richard Thompson	....	animator (as Dick Thompson)
Robert 'Tiger' West	....	xerographer (1973)
Xenia	....	animator

Editorial Department
Larry C. Cowan	....	supervising film editor (1973) (as Larry Cowan)
William E. DeBoer	....	negative consultant (1973)

Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director (1973)
Paul DeKorte	....	music supervisor (1973)
Joe Sandusky	....	music editor (1973)

Other crew
John Ahern	....	story director (1973)
Phil Babet	....	story director (1973) (as Phil Babbit)
Larz Bourne	....	story director
Steve Clark	....	story director (1973)
Jean Franklin	....	story director
George Gordon	....	story director
Jan Green	....	story director
Clark Haas	....	story director
Herb Johnson	....	story director (1973)
Dan Mills	....	story director
Frank Paiker	....	technical supervisor (1973)
Iraj Paran	....	titles (1973)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions

Distributors

• Boomerang (????) (Brazil) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (16 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Quotes:

[title sequence]
Tinker: Wrench.
Debbie: Wrench!
Tinker: Socket.
Mark: Socket!
Tinker: Plugs.
Debbie: Motor.
Tinker: Tires.
Mark: Chassis.
All: Speed Buggy!
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

My earliest memory of a cartoon y'all

I loved the Speed Buggy. Still do. I would get up early on Sat. mornings and watch it with a bowful of Kwisp. Or Honey Combs. Then little Speedy would solve an adventure. Or something. He always won the race. Except for that one time, when Mr. Eagle came out of the sky. I became sad. But then the next time he won and I was glad. Speed Buggy could always rev up the engines of my young soul. Drive on Speedy. And Godspeed.