Wacky Races

1968 • CBS
4.4
53 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (19)

1 See-Saw to Arkansas/Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist
9/14/68
See-Saw to Arkansas: The Ant Hill Mob escapes a pursuing policeman by donning disguises as the Seven Dwarfs. Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist: The Wacky Racers encounter ghosts in the abandoned town of Spookane.
2 Why Oh Why Wyoming/Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock
9/21/68
Why Oh Why Wyoming: Dick Dastardly tries to win Chief Crazy Buffalo's friendship by warning him of the approaching "iron wagons." Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock: Dastardly attempts to disguise the Old Unfaithful geyser as part of the road.
3 Mish Mash Missouri Dash/Idaho A-Go-Go
9/28/68
Mish Mash Missouri Dash: Dastardly discovers an irate Hillbilly determined to protect his land from trespassers--including the Wacky Racers! Idaho a Go Go: Dastardly dresses as Little Red Riding Hood and tricks Penelope into stopping at Granny's house to deliver a basket of treats.
3 So Far to Mardi Gras
8/31/17
Season-only
A watercraft race through the Louisiana Swamps.
4 The Baja-Ha-Ha Race/Real Gone Ape
9/22/13
The Baja-Ha-Ha Race: In Mexico, Dick Dastardly and Muttley try to slow the other drivers by using a herd of cow-shaped balloons to block the road. Real Gone Ape: Dick Dastardly hypnotizes a giant gorilla in an attempt to wind the race.
5 Scout Scatter/Free Wheeling to Wheeling
9/22/13
Scout Scatter: The Ant Hill mob escapes the police by posing as Wood Scouts. Free Wheeling to Wheeling: Dick Dastardly uses heavy machinery at a road construction site to stop the Wacky Racers.
6 By Rollercoaster to Upsan Downs/The Speedy Arkansas Traveler
10/19/68
By Rollercoaster to Upsan Downs: 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. The Speedy Arkansas Traveler: Dastardly diverts the Surplus Special onto the site of an army war games.
7 The Zippy Mississippi Race/Traffic Jambalaya
10/26/68
The Zippy Mississippi Race: Dastardly diverts the rest of the racers onto a Mississippi riverboat. Traffic Jambalaya: Dastardly tricks several racers into searching for a "harmless" gorilla, who is actually Dastardly in disguise, at a wild animal park.
8 Hot Race at Chillicothe/The Wrong Lumber Race
11/2/68
Hot Race at Chillicithe: Dishonest Dick Dastardly steals a police car and chases the Ant Hill Mob into a boys' baseball game. The Wrong Lumber Race: In Oregon's rugged lumber country, Dick Dastardly tries to use falling trees and spinning saw blades to stop his opponents.
9 Rhode Island Road Race/The Great Cold Rush Race
9/22/13
Rhode Island Road Race: Devious Dick Dastardly diverts the Bouldermobile onto a construction site and the other cars follow it up the girders of a skyscraper. The Great Cold Rush Race: On a trans-Canadian race, the Ant Hill Mob meets the Abominable Snowman.
10 Wacky Race to Ripsaw/Oils Well that Ends Well
9/22/13
Wacky Race to Ripsaw: To prevent Penelope from coming in first place, Dastardly creates a roadside beauty parlor to lure her into stopping. Oils Well that Ends Well: The Wacky Racers are once again beset by Dick Dastardly's deviously dirty tricks as they travel to Grease Gun, Texas.
11 Whizzin' to Washington / The Dipsy Doodle Desert Derby
11/23/68
When the Ant Hill Mob zooms past Dick Dastardly, he directs a police officer to chase them.

Dick Dastardly discovers a genie in a bottle, but the well-meaning spirit misinterprets each request that Dastardly makes.
11 Fantastic Race
8/31/17
Season-only
Shrunk to microscopic size the Racers are accidentally injected into Dastardly and must race through his circulatory system, avoiding his white blood cells, to find a way out before they enlarge inside him.
12 Eeny,Miny Missouri Go!/The Super Silly Swamp Sprint
9/22/13
Eeny, Miny Missouri Go!: Dick Dastardly plots to have an aquarium whale swallow the rest of the contestants! The Super Silly Swamp Sprint: Dastardly and Muttly unleash a squadron of mechanical mosquitos to wreak havoc on the other cars.
13 The Dopey Dakota Derby/Dash to Delaware
12/7/68
The Dopey Dakota Derby: A wanted poster inspires Dastardly to disguise himself as a bandit. Dash to Delaware: Dastardly plots to cover the roadway with icing and send Peter and Penelope spinning into a cake-making machine.
14 Speeding for Smogland/Race Rally to Raleigh
12/14/68
Speeding for Smogland: On the set of a medieval-themed movie, Dastardly attempts to trap the racers with the castle gate and drawbridge. Race Rally to Raleigh: Dirty Dick Dastardly uses floor wax to slide the other cars into MacDonald's farm.
15 Ballpoint, Penn., or Bust/Fast Track to Hackensack
12/21/68
Ballpoint, Penn., or Bust: Dick Dastardly causes flat tires with a box of tacks on a jaunt to Ballpoint, Pennsylvania. Fast Track to Hackensack: Outside the town of Law 'n Order, Dastardly changes the posted speed limit sign from 35 to 85 to creat a Fast Track to Hackensack.
16 The Ski Resort Road Race/Overseas Hi-Way Race
12/28/68
The Ski Resort Road Race: After causing an avalanche, Dastardly uses a ski jump for his own getaway, but the other cars follow him. Overseas Hi-Way Race: On a race from Key Largo to Key West, the racers must cross the famous series of bridges that connect the Florida Keys.
17 Race to Racine/The Carlsbad or Bust Bash
9/22/13
Race to Racine: Dastardly hopes to exterminate the Ant Hill Mob by dressing Muttley in gangster garb to infiltrate the Bulletproof Bomb. The Carlsbad or Bust Bash: The drivers become lost in the tunnels of Carlsbad Caverns.

About this show

Calling all Wacky Races in a reboot of the classic Hanna-Barbera series. When the engines start, the laughter roars in this animated comedy series featuring the return of your favorite racers Pennelope Pitstop, Peter Perfect, Dick Dastardly, his accomplice Muttley, The Gruesome Twosome…and, of course, their wacky cars!

Ratings and reviews

4.4
53 reviews
itiswhatitaint anditaintwhatitis
April 9, 2015
I always have loved this show!I'm pleasantly surprised they kept the original end credits with the voice over!
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Nancy Toni
December 24, 2020
Ive been watching this show since I was 3. Now I watch it with my chilsren. SomedaybI hope in my heart when they have children they will watch it with them.
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Avery Nunez
June 14, 2016
I absolutely love this show!! I used to watch it when i was a little kid! Worth the money!
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