An animated series is a set of animated television works with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries , a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released on the internet or direct-to-video . Like other creative works, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different target audiences : both males and females, both children and adults .
30-412: Wacky Races is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Heatter-Quigley Productions . It aired on CBS 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 North America , with all of
60-558: A television commercial for the British market, parodying Wacky Races with a similar setup featuring Corsa cars. The commercial made several references to the cartoon as well as utilizing the show's theme music and Muttley's iconic snicker. The English adult comic Viz had a one-off parody strip called "Wacky Racists" with David Irving as Dick Dastardly, Unity Mitford as Penelope Pitstop, Eugène Terre'Blanche as Lazy Luke, Oswald Mosley as Muttley, and comedian Bernard Manning in
90-419: 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, Warner Archive 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. Life-size working replicas of the vehicles have been built in
120-525: 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 Warner Animation Group . The main plot of Wacky Races , in which characters racing on unusual fictional vehicles and using various over-the-top "weapons" to hinder their opponents, would later go on to inspire the kart racing video game genre in the 1990s. Wacky Races eventually has its own video game series since 1991, preceding Nintendo 's Super Mario Kart , which
150-518: A child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline. Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: Animated Weekly (1913), The Newlyweds (1913 — 1915), Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923), Doc Yak (1913 — 1915), Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924), Kapten Grogg [ sv ] (1916 — 1922), Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),
180-598: A local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region. All early animated television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comic cartoon series. However, later series include sports ( Speed Racer , Captain Tsubasa , Slam Dunk ), action ( Hajime no Ippo , G.I. Joe ), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam , Tenchi Muyo ), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion ), adventure ( Dragon Ball ), martial arts ( Baki
210-618: 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: In 1969, Dick Dastardly and Muttley were given a spin-off series, titled Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines . The series is sometimes mistakenly known as Stop the Pigeon , after the show's working title and theme song. In
240-460: A set time period in "segments", including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15 — 20 minutes of the half hour, although Netflix and many other streaming companies do not show commercials. There are also series with a very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in Japanese animation . If
270-493: A three-disc set with no extra features, which was only available in Virgin Megastores . 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. Warner Home Video released the entire series, with commentaries and other extras, in
300-538: 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 PlayStation 2 was released by Blast Entertainment on June 12. A new video game for the Wii and Nintendo DS consoles titled Wacky Races: Crash and Dash was released on June 27, 2008. This game
330-720: The OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Crossover Nexus". Dick Dastardly, Muttley, and Penelope Pitstop appear in Space Jam: A New Legacy as part of the spectators of the big game, and Penelope is the Compact Pussycat the whole time. Dastardly and Muttley also appear in their Scoob! forms. The Army Surplus Special appeared in the Jellystone! episode "My Doggie Dave". Animated television series Animated television series are presented daily or on certain days of
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#1732772100209360-745: The Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others. Direct-to-video animated series include most Japanese original video animations (OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was Dallos (1983 — 1985). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs. Animated web series are designed and produced for streaming services . Examples include Happy Tree Friends (1999 — 2023) and Eddsworld (2003 — present). They can also be released on YouTube , such as Asdfmovie , which debuted in 2008. Mad Max (franchise) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
390-640: The "Fatcuntmobile". In 2013, the car manufacturer Peugeot launched a TV commercial for the Brazilian market (and later used in Spain and Turkey), featuring the cartoon characters in a real-life universe. Wacky Races was also seen in the South Park episode " Handicar ". Dick Dastardly and Muttley made a cameo in the Uncle Grandpa episode "Uncle Grandpa Retires". The Buzz Wagon appeared in
420-644: 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 through the years, the most similar in theme being " Fender Bender 500 " in 1990. In 2017, the series was remade as a reboot airing on Boomerang . It aired on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2018. 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
450-478: The 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons , South Park , Family Guy , Futurama , The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko's Modern Life , Beavis and Butt-Head , King of the Hill , and Duckman . Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot , which began as
480-459: The Grappler ), and other genres. The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966), produced by Hanna-Barbera . It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in
510-544: 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, DC Comics launched a comic series called Wacky Raceland . It was a dark and gritty reimagining of
540-594: The U.K. (where the show was very popular) and appear annually at the Goodwood Festival of Speed , 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. The Digimon Frontier episode "Trailmon vs. Trailmon" paid tribute to the show. In 2006, the car manufacturer Vauxhall launched
570-410: The animated short for a spin-off series titled Wacky Races Forever was produced for Cartoon Network . 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
600-462: The drivers hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer". The show was inspired by the 1965 comedy film The Great Race . 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
630-501: The main villains in the animated Scooby-Doo feature film, Scoob! , 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 to appear physically as a main character interacting with Scooby and Shaggy according to concept art, but she instead makes
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#1732772100209660-448: The race announcer (voiced by Dave Willock ) talks about the race while interacting with the racers. The racers consist of: 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
690-425: 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 " Yogi Bear " and " Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy ". Unlike in Wacky Races, here Dastardly and Muttley were able to actually win at least one race. In 2006,
720-578: The same year, Penelope Pitstop and the Ant Hill Mob were spun off into another cartoon series, titled The Perils of Penelope Pitstop . Both series ran for a season each. In 1977, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels debuted. The titular Captain Caveman was modeled after the Slag Brothers. In 1990, a cartoon segment in Wake, Rattle and Roll named Fender Bender 500 was produced. The show followed
750-631: The series set after the Apocalypse in a similar vein to the Mad Max 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 Boomerang 's SVOD 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 Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe
780-1046: The style of All in the Family . The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett are also sitcoms. The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of the animated children and adult television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon and anime series. Companies that already had these types of formats in place began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of this animations were American-based or Japanese anime. Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animated programs. American British Japanese Canadian Australian Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally. American South Korean Canadian Japanese During
810-430: The week during a prescribed time slot , including for example saturday-morning cartoons , prime time cartoons , late night anime , and weekday cartoons ; series broadcast only on weekends. The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as complete half-hour or nearly half-hour programs; however, many are presented as animated shorts of 10 — 11 minutes, which can be combined for filling
840-468: Was considered as the foremost game of this kind. Various video games based on the series have been produced. 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
870-520: Was developed by Eidos . 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. Konami releases a 11 candy toy figures based on the animated series Wacky Races . 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
900-507: Was in production and would have aired on Cartoon Network . The project was later cancelled with only a short pilot being completed. In 2024, a supposed plot intro of a Japanese Anime intro made by AC-bu with music from PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB and chelmico , later was found that a series of shorts called "Wacky Racers: Japan Tour" was under production. Dick Dastardly (voiced by Jason Isaacs ) and Muttley (voiced by Billy West and archived laugh recordings by Don Messick ) made an appearance as
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