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Wacky Races (1968–1969) — comedy · children on CBS
About Wacky Races
The show ended on January 4, 1969, after its first season aired on CBS. There are no upcoming episodes scheduled for this series.
Wacky Races was a comedy and children's animated series that originally premiered in 1968. It depicted a series of car races where participants used a variety of creative and unconventional vehicles, often engaging in antics and tactics like shortcuts and combat, with rules that were intentionally lax. The series followed a group of racers, including the recurring villains Dick Dastardly and his dog Muttley, who were always trying to cheat their way to victory in their own ineffectual manner.
The show featured voice performances by Paul Winchell as Dick Dastardly, Private Meekly, and Clyde, and Don Messick as Muttley, Professor Pat Pending, Gravel Slag, Bella Gruesome, and Ring-a-Ding. It was a short-form series with each episode lasting about 15 minutes, and it has an average rating of 7.6 on TVMaze.
Wacky Races episode schedule
34 aired
Aired · 34
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1969 | S1·E34 | The Carlsbad or Bust Bash |
| January 4, 1969 | S1·E33 | Race to Racine |
| December 28, 1968 | S1·E32 | Overseas Hi-Way Race |
| December 28, 1968 | S1·E31 | The Ski Resort Road Race |
| December 21, 1968 | S1·E30 | Fast Track to Hackensack |
| December 21, 1968 | S1·E29 | Ballpoint, Penn. or Bust |
| December 14, 1968 | S1·E28 | Race Rally to Raleigh |
| December 14, 1968 | S1·E27 | Speeding for Smogland |
| December 7, 1968 | S1·E26 | Dash to Delaware |
| December 7, 1968 | S1·E25 | Dopey Dakota Derby |
| November 30, 1968 | S1·E24 | The Super Silly Swamp Sprint |
| November 30, 1968 | S1·E23 | Eeny, Meeny Missouri Go! |
| November 23, 1968 | S1·E22 | The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby |
| November 23, 1968 | S1·E21 | Whizzin' to Washington |
| November 16, 1968 | S1·E20 | Oils Well That Ends Well |
| November 16, 1968 | S1·E19 | Wacky Race to Ripsaw |
| November 9, 1968 | S1·E18 | The Great Cold Rush Race |
| November 9, 1968 | S1·E17 | Rhode Island Road Race |
| November 2, 1968 | S1·E16 | The Wrong Lumber Race |
| November 2, 1968 | S1·E15 | Hot Race at Chillicothe |
| October 26, 1968 | S1·E14 | Traffic Jambalaya |
| October 26, 1968 | S1·E13 | The Zippy Mississippi Race |
| October 19, 1968 | S1·E12 | The Speedy Arkansas Traveler |
| October 19, 1968 | S1·E11 | By Roller Coaster to Upsan Downs |
| October 12, 1968 | S1·E10 | Free Wheeling to Wheeling |
| October 12, 1968 | S1·E9 | Scout Scatter |
| October 5, 1968 | S1·E8 | Real Gone Ape |
| October 5, 1968 | S1·E7 | The Baja-Ha-Ha Race |
| September 28, 1968 | S1·E6 | Idaho a-Go-Go |
| September 28, 1968 | S1·E5 | Mish Mash Missouri Dash |
Show 4 earlier episodes
| September 21, 1968 | S1·E4 | Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock |
| September 21, 1968 | S1·E3 | Why Oh Why Wyoming |
| September 14, 1968 | S1·E2 | Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist |
| September 14, 1968 | S1·E1 | See-Saw to Arkansas |
Wacky Races cast
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Paul Winchellas Dick Dastardly -
Paul Winchellas Private Meekly -
Paul Winchellas Clyde -
Don Messickas Muttley -
Don Messickas Professor Pat Pending -
Don Messickas Gravel Slag -
Don Messickas Bella Gruesome -
Don Messickas Ring-a-Ding -
Don Messickas Sawtooth -
Daws Butleras Rock Slag -
Daws Butleras Tiny Gruesome -
Daws Butleras Red Max -
Daws Butleras Sergeant Blast -
Daws Butleras Peter Perfect -
Daws Butleras Rufus Ruffcut -
John Stephensonas Luke -
John Stephensonas Blubber Bear -
Janet Waldoas Penelope Pitstop