"The series is sometimes mistakenly known as ""Stop the Pigeon"", after the show's working title and theme song. Both series ran for two seasons. In 2006, the pilot 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 the Slag Brothers, Professor Pat Pending, a teenage version of the Gruesome"
"use against his opponents. As ""Wacky Races"" is inspired by the film ""The Great Race"", so was Dastardly derived from the film's chief villain, Professor Fate, played by Jack Lemmon. Dastardly in this series wore old-fashioned racer's gear — a long blue duster overcoat often worn by early motorists, along with long red gloves, a large striped hat with driving goggles attached, and sporting a handlebar mustache. Dastardly was aided in his schemes by his sidekick, a scruffy anthropomorphic dog named Muttley who had a distinctive wheezy laugh, heard most often when Dastardly's schemes failed. Despite Dastardly and Muttley's attempts,"
"Trevor the Traction Engine Trevor the Traction Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic character from ""The Railway Series"" children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off television series ""Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"". Trevor is an agricultural engine – a traction engine designed for general farm work -, and is thus suited to his work on the Island of Sodor at Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard. Trevor is one of only two steam-powered road vehicles that appear in the books, the other being George the Steamroller. He is voiced by Nigel Pilkington in the UK, and Christopher Ragland in the"
"and chin were employed to replicate Dastardly's exaggerated features from the original cartoon. In the cartoons Dastardly would often utter his catchphrases, ""Drat, drat and double drat!"" or ""Triple drat!"" and even ""Curses, foiled again!"" His other main catchphrase was, ""Muttley, do something!"" In ""Wacky Races"", Dastardly was one of the drivers who competed in each episode for first place, in a long and hazard-filled cross-country road rally. As his name implies, Dastardly aimed to win solely through cheating and trickery. His race car, numbered double-zero and named ""The Mean Machine"", featured all sorts of devious traps for him to"
"Toby the Tram Engine Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram engine in The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher; he also appears in the spin-off television series ""Thomas & Friends"". Toby, a tram engine with cowcatchers and sideplates, carries the North Western Railway running number seven and works on the same Ffarquhar Branch Line as Thomas the Tank Engine. Toby first appeared in the seventh book in The Railway Series, ""Toby the Tram Engine"" in 1952, and appeared in several subsequent books. The second book focused on Toby was the sixth"
"a strong resemblance to C. Reginald Dalby, which Brian Sibley has suggested might be a dig at Dalby's inaccurate rendition of the character of Duck. A vicar appears in ""Edward the Blue Engine"" and other volumes as the owner of Trevor the Traction Engine. This may be a reference to Teddy Boston, who had himself saved a traction engine from scrap. Reginald Dalby illustrated the entire Awdry family – Wilbert, Margaret, Christopher, Veronica and Hilary – watching Percy pass through a station (""Percy runs away"" in ""Troublesome Engines"" (p53)). Otherwise, Christopher Awdry never appeared in the books, but would often"
"Musk with Nathan and Mimsy in a Tesla D (equipped with technology that parodies Professor Pat Pending's Convert-a-Car), Canadian actress Neve Campbell in a pink car with square wheels powered by queefs (who resembles Penelope Pitstop), Timmy and his Handicar, a Japanese self-driving car, and the ""Wacky Racers"" characters Dick Dastardly and Muttley. South Park residents watch the live coverage. The race rules are to race to a passenger waiting to be picked up and then cross the finish line with the passenger to win. After multiple cartoon incidents in the style of ""Wacky Races"" are referenced, Dick Dastardly and"
"as a girl named Gabby, who is a mechanic who can fix anything and also Watts' Monster Machine Driver and close friend (as of Season 3). Each episode also features Crusher, a sneaky blue truck who cheats in races. Crusher is almost always accompanied by a green car named Pickle, his goofy sidekick who always looks on the good side of things. Animals in this monster machine world also have blended windows and wheels; however AJ and Gabby are humans. In some episodes, Blaze, AJ and their friends are in a race against Crusher. During the race, Crusher cheats, usually"
"in ""Disney Infinity"". He is also a playable character in ""Cars 3: Driven to Win"". Mater (Cars) Sir Tow Mater, KBE most commonly referred to as Tow Mater or simply Mater is one of the main characters in ""Cars"" and its sequels, ""Cars 2"" and ""Cars 3"" as well as ""Cars Toons"". He is voiced by Larry the Cable Guy and inspired by a 1956-57 International Harvester tow truck. Portrayed as Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend and best friend and Lightning McQueen's best friend and sidekick, he had a breakout role in ""Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales"" and in other media related"
"Dick Dastardly Dick Dastardly is a fictional character and antagonist who appeared in various animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1968 onward. Dastardly's most famous appearances are as a main character in the series ""Wacky Races"" (his initial appearance) and its spin-off, ""Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines"". He is partly based on the English actor Terry-Thomas. The character was voiced originally by Paul Winchell, then by Rob Paulsen and by Jim Cummings. Winchell's facial structures were caricatured in the related character design as well. In a live action version played by British actor Porter Flynn a prosthetic nose"
"The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West is a 1976 American Western comedy film directed by Jack Arnold. The film stars Bob Denver as Dusty, the bumbling assistant to Wagonmaster Callahan featured in the syndicated series ""Dusty's Trail"". The film itself consists of four episodes of ""Dusty's Trail"" edited together: ""Tomahawk Territory"", ""Horse of Another Color"", ""There Is Nothing Like a Dame"", and ""The Not So Magnificent Seven"". A stagecoach and covered wagon heading west across the plains become separated from their wagon train thanks to Dusty (Denver), a bumbling assistant to Wagonmaster"
"Wacky Races (1968 TV series) Wacky Races is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the ""World's Wackiest Racer"". The cartoon had a large number of regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among the 11 race cars. ""Wacky Races"" ran on CBS from September 14, 1968, to January 4, 1969, and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. 17 episodes were produced, with each episode featuring two different races. The villain"
"Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the Hanna-Barbera animated series ""Wacky Races"", and starred in the spin-off ""The Perils of Penelope Pitstop"", voiced by Janet Waldo. In ""Wacky Races"", Penelope Pitstop drives the Compact Pussycat, a pink, stereotypically feminine car. Consistent with this theme, she has blonde hair tied into a ponytail and wears a bright pink racing uniform with white gloves, maroon tights, and white go-go boots. She is described by the race announcer as the ""Glamour Gal of the Gas Pedal"". As ""Wacky Races"" is inspired by ""The Great Race"", Penelope is inspired"
"El Toro Loco (truck) El Toro Loco (""The Crazy Bull"") is a monster truck currently racing in the Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM professional monster truck racing series. It is currently driven by Kayla Blood. Other drivers of the snortin' bull have included Dan Rodoni, Aaron Basl, Ryan Huffaker, Joey Parnell, Chris Baker, and Nathan Weenk. It features one of the first 3-D body shells, with horns sticking out of the roof. This body was originally designed for Bulldozer, and was found a second use for El Toro Loco. As El Toro Loco has increased in popularity, it has become"
"a real-life universe. Wacky Races (1968 TV series) Wacky Races is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the ""World's Wackiest Racer"". The cartoon had a large number of regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among the 11 race cars. ""Wacky Races"" ran on CBS from September 14, 1968, to January 4, 1969, and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. 17 episodes were produced, with each episode featuring two different"
"1995 and 1996. Three years later Brezina created ""Tom Turbo"", the ""coolest bike in the world"", whose book series and interactive television format is running for 20 years since then. The ""Tom Turbo stories"" concern a talking bicycle capable of 111 amazing stunts. Together with his two friends, Caro and Claro, and his boss, Thomas Brezina, the bicycle solves mysteries. His main enemy is the purple-clad wannabe supervillain Fritz Fantom. Other book series followed, such as ""No Boys! – Witches Only"", ""Pssst! Our Secret! "" or ""Seven Paws for Penny"". The heroine of the ""Penny"" books lives on a farm"
"series ""Yo Yogi!"" voiced by Rob Paulsen. In the series he rides a bicycle that resembles the Mean Machine and his clothes resemble his ones from ""Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines"". Dick Dastardly would often come up with various plots which would often backfire on him. Dick Dastardly Dick Dastardly is a fictional character and antagonist who appeared in various animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1968 onward. Dastardly's most famous appearances are as a main character in the series ""Wacky Races"" (his initial appearance) and its spin-off, ""Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines"". He is partly"
"Place El Toro Loco (truck) El Toro Loco (""The Crazy Bull"") is a monster truck currently racing in the Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM professional monster truck racing series. It is currently driven by Kayla Blood. Other drivers of the snortin' bull have included Dan Rodoni, Aaron Basl, Ryan Huffaker, Joey Parnell, Chris Baker, and Nathan Weenk. It features one of the first 3-D body shells, with horns sticking out of the roof. This body was originally designed for Bulldozer, and was found a second use for El Toro Loco. As El Toro Loco has increased in popularity, it has"
"Percy the Small Engine Percy the Small Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam tank engine from ""The Railway Series"" of children's books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. He also appears in the spin-off television series ""Thomas & Friends"". Percy lives on the Island of Sodor with many other locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine, Gordon the Big Engine and Henry the Green Engine. He is the smallest, youngest and probably cheekiest, of the principal steam engine characters. He carries the number 6 on his bunker. The Fat Controller brought him to Sodor when"
"Gordon the Big Engine Gordon the Big Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive in ""The Railway Series"" books by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and is one of the central characters in the television series ""Thomas and Friends"", which is based on the books. He is painted blue and carries the number 4. Gordon views himself as the most important engine because he is the biggest, fastest, and he pulls the Express. His first appearance in the Railway Series was in Book 1, ""The Three Railway Engines"". The eighth book in the series was dedicated to him, as was the"
"do not always get along well. A recurring antagonist is the evil Baron Otto Matic (voiced by Paul Frees), and the Baron's stupid lackey Clutcher (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Frank Fontaine), whom the Baron has a penchant for hitting across the head with a monkey wrench. A running gag throughout the series is that the Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper can be converted into virtually any type of racing vehicle, often looking nothing like the original vehicle itself. Various episodes show the Grease-Slapper as a train, stock car racer, drag racer, racing balloon, swamp buggy, submarine, even a miniaturized skateboard. As the"
"Turbo Teen Turbo-Teen is an animated series about a teenager with the ability to transform into a sports car. It aired on Saturday morning on the ABC Network for thirteen episodes during the 1984–85 season. The series was once a rerun on the USA Network's ""USA Cartoon Express"" programming block. ""Turbo Teen"" is about a teenager named Brett Matthews who swerves off a road during a thunderstorm and crashes into a secret government laboratory. There, he and his red sports car are accidentally exposed to a molecular beam invented by a scientist named Dr. Chase for a government agent named"
"changed to the more formal name. Despite the size of Terence's face, his face did not have animated eyes, until The Great Discovery. Although not specifically defined by any of the Awdrys, Martin Clutterbuck has identified Terence's most likely prototype as a Caterpillar Model Seventy –the largest, and last, design of petrol (gasoline)-powered tractors in Caterpillar's range – of about 1934-vintage. Terence the Tractor Terence the Tractor is a fictional anthropomorphic crawler tractor from the children's book series ""The Railway Series"" by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off TV series ""Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"". Terence first appeared"
"main antagonist of the series. Like Crash, Cortex pilots a kart that excels in acceleration. Doctor N. Gin, Doctor Cortex's right-hand man, is a mechanical genius who pilots a kart that specializes in turning ability. Tiny Tiger, Doctor Cortex's most faithful henchman, is a hulking giant who pilots a kart with a high top speed like Crunch. Doctor Nefarious Tropy, the self-proclaimed master of time, becomes accessible as a playable character if the player beats all the time records in Race Time Trial Mode. ""Team Oxide"", which pilots yellow karts, is led by ""Crash Team Racing""s main antagonist Nitrous Oxide."
"throttle, as running the train home from trips into town is one of her favorite pastimes. With cast changes, Smiley Burnette's death at the end of Season 4 was the basis for writing Charley's death into the story line in Season 5 and having Floyd run the train alone as engineer/conductor. He was replaced in Season 6 by Byron Foulger as Wendell Gibbs. Due to Mr. Foulger's failing health, the train engineer was no longer a main character in most episodes of Season 7. However, Rufe Davis appeared as Floyd in two guest appearances, and was addressed once off-screen as"
"Mater (Cars) Sir Tow Mater, KBE most commonly referred to as Tow Mater or simply Mater is one of the main characters in ""Cars"" and its sequels, ""Cars 2"" and ""Cars 3"" as well as ""Cars Toons"". He is voiced by Larry the Cable Guy and inspired by a 1956-57 International Harvester tow truck. Portrayed as Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend and best friend and Lightning McQueen's best friend and sidekick, he had a breakout role in ""Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales"" and in other media related to ""Cars"". Mater's design is based on a 1956-57 Chevrolet tow truck once used to"
"Lightning McQueen Monty ""Lightning"" McQueen, typically referred to by his surname McQueen, is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film ""Cars"" (2006), its sequels ""Cars 2"" (2011), ""Cars 3"" (2017), and TV shorts known as ""Cars Toons"". The character is not named after actor and race driver Steve McQueen, but after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002. His design is inspired by a stock car and ""a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer,"" with ""some Lola and some Ford GT40."" During the scene where he helps restore Radiator Springs to its 1950s heyday, he is painted"
"Muttley/Mumbly character appears in the 1964 Hanna-Barbera feature film ""Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!"". This prototype Muttley (""Mugger"") is a mean-spirited dog with a travelling circus who has a penchant for biting his owners on the leg. The character may also have been inspired by the Atom Ant show's ""Precious Pupp"", who was known for laughing the same way. Muttley and his master returned in the Wacky Races video game with Billy West voicing the dog. Muttley Muttley is a fictional character originally voiced by Don Messick. In the 2000 ""Wacky Races"" videogame, he was voiced by Billy West. The"
"Toby is also one of the main characters in the television series. ""Duck the Great Western Engine"" (real name ""Montague"") is an 0-6-0 GWR 5700 Class pannier tank locomotive. He is painted in Great Western green and is officially number 8 in the North Western Railway fleet, although he carries a cast GWR number plate on his cab sides (5741). He currently runs his own branch line, The Little Western. He is a loyal hard worker who believes that ""there are two ways to do things: the Great Western way, and the wrong way."" He was built in 1929 and"
"time in the fifth. The sketches had five original engine characters, Crazy Bartholomew the Loco Locomotive, who was a Thomas model painted yellow, Alfred, who was a Percy model painted red (he was even referred to as Percy at the start of the fifth sketch), Damian the Diesel, who isn't seen in person, Edgar, who is a mentioned engine character, and one of the female engines, who was a Percy model painted orange with additional detailing. Toby was also mentioned once at the end of the first sketch, and so was Clarabel once in the fourth sketch. The full length"
"drive together. Later, he and Blue plan a trip to Venezuela. Referred to as Kavinsky, he has the same power as Ronan to pull things out of his dreams. He uses this ability to steal from his dreams, whereas Ronan asks for things. Kavinsky likes to race Ronan and has a field full of replicas of the same car. He uses his ability for his own selfish purposes and eventually dies because of a fire dragon he took from a dream. A minor character, Jesse Dittley's name is on the list of people that Neeve saw at the beginning of"
"Turbo (comics) Turbo is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One is a superheroine, the other a superhero. Michiko ""Mickey"" Musashi debuted in ""New Warriors"" #28 and her ally Michael ""Mike"" Jeffries in ""New Warriors"" #33. The Torpedo armor was a creation of the Dire Wraiths, their attempt to counter the cybernetic armor of the Spaceknights. They employed a human scientist to develop it, combining both Wraith and human technology. It had collapsible turbines mounted around the wrists and ankles, allowing the user to fly and fire powerful blasts of air."
"Duck the Great Western Engine Duck the Great Western Engine is a fictional steam engine from ""The Railway Series"" by the Rev. W. Awdry and the spin-off television series ""Thomas & Friends"". He is a green 0-6-0 pannier tank locomotive and lives and works on the Island of Sodor. Duck had originally worked at Paddington station as a Station pilot. Sir Topham Hatt, also known as The Fat Controller, bought Duck from The Other Railway in 1955 to take Percy's place as station pilot at Tidmouth. Since the Fat Controller had been apprenticed at GWR's Swindon Works, he allowed Duck"