"Wacky Races" (1968) TV series 1968-1970

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 June 1970 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sport

Plot:

The participants of an unusual car race compete around America.

Plot Keywords:

Automobile Racing | Cheating | Cult Favorite | Surrealism

Cast

Daws Butler	...	Big Gruesome / ... (6 episodes, 1968)
Don Messick	...	Gravel Slag / ... (6 episodes, 1968)
John Stephenson	...	Blubber Bear / ... (6 episodes, 1968)
Janet Waldo	...	Penelope Pitstop (6 episodes, 1968)
Dave Willock	...	Narrator (6 episodes, 1968)
Paul Winchell	...	Clyde / ... (6 episodes, 1968)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)
William Hanna		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Writing credits
Larz Bourne		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Tom Dagenais		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Michael Maltese		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Dalton Sandifer		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	producer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
William Hanna	....	producer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Alex Lovy	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Art Scott	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Original Music by
Hoyt Curtin		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Richard C. Allen		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Milton Krear		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Production Design by
Iwao Takamoto		(17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Sound Department
Richard Olson	....	sound director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Borghi	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
George Epperson	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Charles Flekal	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Frank Parrish	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Cliff Shirpser	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Clarence Wogatzke	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Animation Department
Edwin Aardal	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Frank Andrina	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Ed Barge	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Barbara Begg	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Daniela Bielecka	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
William Butler	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Emil Carle	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Patricia Crudden	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jerry Eisenberg	....	character designer / layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Izzy Ellis	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Burt Freund	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Roberta Greutert	....	ink and paint supervisor (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Terence Harrison	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jerry Hathcock	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Willie Ito	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Don Jurwich	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Mike Kawaguchi	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Phil Lewis	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Hicks Lokey	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Tony Love	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Manning	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bob Maxfield	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Kenneth Muse	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Charles A. Nichols	....	animation director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Casey Onaitis	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jack Parr	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Walt Peregoy	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Morey Reden	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Vive Risto	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Grace Stanzell	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Carlo Vinci	....	animator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Don Watson	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Dave Weidman	....	background artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert 'Tiger' West	....	xerographer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Al Wilson	....	layout artist (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Other crew
Arthur Davis	....	story director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Earl Klein	....	story director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Frank Paiker	....	technical supervisor (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Bill Perez	....	title designer (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Robert Schaefer	....	titles (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Victor O. Schipek	....	production coordinator (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Paul Sommer	....	story director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)
Irv Spector	....	story director (17 episodes, 1968-1969)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (original airing)
• Columbia Music Entertainment (1990) (Japan) (VHS)
• Taft H-B Program Sales (1977-1979)
• Telepictures Distribution (1997-)
• Turner Program Services (TPS) (1992-1997)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Japan) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004-2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1979-1992)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:20 min (34 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The racing cars license plates were HB and the number of their car, (ex Dick Dasterdly's was 'HB00'), the HB standing for Hanna-Barbera.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Dexter's Laboratory: Tee Party/Dexter's Wacky Races (#4.12)" (2003)

Definintly Hanna-Barbera's best show.

I love this show! It was so hilarious, and brilliant. Dick Dastardly, and Muttley (with his hilarious snickering when Dasterdly had a foul up) were HILARIOUS!! I loved it how Dastardly cheated all the time (and this was when he was winning too!!) when he was in the lead. It was too funny!! The Ant Hill Mob were cool too. This show also had 2 surprisingly good spinoff shows as well ("Dastardly, and Muttley in Their Flying Machines", and "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop). THIS SHOW RULED!!!