Speed Racer

APPEARED ON AMERICAN AIRWAVES APRIL 2 OF 1967 & AIRED 52 EPISODES, LASTING UNTIL MARCH 31,1968.

IT WAS THE FIRST COLOR ANIME TO AIR IN AMERICA.

THE SHOW IS ABOUT A TEENAGE RACE CAR DRIVER NAMED SPEED RACER WHO WOULD ENTER ALL KINDS OF WEIRD RACES AROUND THE WORLD.

SOMETIMES HE WOULD HELP THE POLICE OR THE C.I.A. IF THEY NEEDED HIM.

HE DROVE A CAR NAMED THE MACH 5 WHICH WAS BUILT BY HIS FATHER, POPS RACER. THE CAR HAD DIFFERENT ABILITIES & GADGETS THAT WOULD GIVE IT THAT LITTLE EXTRA EDGE OVER OTHER CARS.

HELPING SPEED WERE,HIS MECHANIC SPARKY, HIS GIRLFRIEND TRIXIE, & HIS LITTLE BROTHER SPRITLE (WHO WOULD ALWAYS HIDE WITH HIS MONKEY CHIM-CHIM IN THE TRUNK OF THE MACH 5.)

ALSO HELPING HIM WAS HIS OLDER BROTHER REX WHO RAN AWAY FROM HOME WHEN POPS ORDERED HIM NOT TO RACE ANY MORE AFTER HE CRASHED DURING A RACE. IN ORDER TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE STILL RACES, HE DISGUISES HIMSELF AS RACER X. A MYSTERIOUS MAN WHOM NO OTHER RACER LIKES. THEY BELIEVE HIM TO BE A JINX & BELIEVE HE CAUSES CAR CRASHES. RACER X ALSO IS A SECRET AGENT WHO SOMETIMES HELPS SPEED WHEN HE'S HELPING THE AUTHORITIES.

THE SPEED RACER THEME SONG

HERE HE COMES, HERE COMES SPEED RACER, HE'S A DEMON ON WHEELS
HE'S A DEMON & HE'S GONNA BE CHASIN' AFTER SOMEONE
HE'S GAINING ON YOU SO YOU BETTER LOOK ALIVE
HE'S BUSY REVING UP THE POWERFUL MACH 5
AND WHEN THE ODDS ARE AGAINST HIM & THERE'S DANGEROUS WORK TO DO
YOU'LL BET YOUR LIFE SPEED RACER'S
GONNA SEE IT THROUGH
GO SPEED RACER, GO SPEED RACER, GO SPEED RACER GO!

HE'S OFF & FLYING AS HE GUNS THE CAR AROUND THE TRACK
HE'S JAMMING DOWN THE PEDAL LIKE HE'S NEVER COMING BACK
ADVENTURE'S WAITING UP AHEAD

GO SPEED RACER, GO SPEED RACER, GO SPEED RACER GO

MACH 5 GADGETS

THE GADGETS ARE OPERATED BY PUSHING BUTTONS ON THE MACH 5'S STEERING WHEEL.

THE BUTTONS ARE MARKED A THROUGH G

A-BUTTON: ACTIVATES THE CAR JACKS. IF THE MACH 5 IS MOVING, IT CAUSES THE MACH 5 TO JUMP A SHORT DISTANCE

B-BUTTON: ACTIVATES SUPER-GRIP TIRES. 5,000 HORSEPOWER IS DISTRIBUTED EVENLY TO ALL 4 WHEELS.

C-BUTTON: ROTARY SAWS. FOR WHEN SPEED MUST DRIVE THROUGH A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA. THEY SLICE THROUGH TREES
LIKE A KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER.

D-BUTTON: DOME COVERING. BULLETPROOF & AIRTIGHT. WHEN IT IS
ACTIVATED, OXYGEN IS PUMPED INTO THE "COCKPIT".

E-BUTTON: SPECIAL ILLUMINATION. FOR SEEING FURTHER & CLEARER

F-BUTTON: PERISCOPE. FOR WHEN THE MACH 5 IS TRAVELING UNDER WATER. ALSO ACTIVATES THE DOME

G-BUTTON: HOMING ROBOT. A REMOTE CONTROLLED ROBOTIC BIRD FLIES WHEREVER SPEED WANTS IT TO GO. IT CAN ALSO RECORD A SHORT
AUDIO MESSAGE TO SEND FOR HELP.

PICTURES

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VOICE CREDITS FOR SPEED RACER

SPEED RACER & RACER X......PETER FERNANDEZ
TRIXIE, SPRITLE,& MOM RACER....CORINNE ORR
SPARKY & CHIM CHIM..........JACK GRIMES
POPS RACER & INSPECTOR
DETECTOR........JACK CURTIS

EPISODE GUIDE

1)THE GREAT PLAN PT.1
2)THE GREAT PLAN PT.2
3)CHALLENGE OF THE MASKED RACER PT.1
4)CHALLENGE OF THE MASKED RACER PT.2
Did you know "Challenge of the Masked Racer" was voted the #89 greatestT.V. episode ever by T.V.Guide? It's true!
5)THE SECRET ENGINE
6)THE SECRET ENGINE PT.2
7)RACE AGAINST THE MAMMOTH CAR
8)RACE AGAINST THE MAMMOTH CAR PT.2
9)THE MOST DANGEROUS RACE
10)THE MOST DANGEROUS RACE PT.2
11)THE MOST DANGEROUS RACE PT.3
12)RACE FOR REVENGE
13)RACE FOR REVENGE PT.2
14)THE DESPERATE DESERT RACE
15)THE DESPERATE DESERT RACE PT.2
16)THE FIRE RACE
17)THE FIRE RACE PT.2
18)THE GIRL DAREDEVIL
19)THE GIRL DAREDEVIL PT.2
20)THE FASTEST CAR ON EARTH
21)THE FASTEST CAR ON EARTH PT.2
22)THE MACH 5 VS.THE MACH 5
23)THE MACH 5 VS. THE MACH 5 PT.2
24)THE ROYAL RACER
25)THE ROYAL RACER PT.2
26)THE CAR HATER
27)THE RACE AGAINST TIME
28)THE RACE AGAINST TIME PT.2
29)THE SNAKE TRACK
30)THE MAN ON THE LAM
31)GANG OF ASSASSINS
32)GANG OF ASSASSINS PT.2
33)THE RACE FOR LIFE
34)THE SUPERSONIC CAR
35)CRASH IN THE JUNGLE
36)CRASH IN THE JUNGLE PT.2
37)THE TERRIFYING GAMBLER
38)THE SECRET INVADERS
39)THE SECRET INVADERS PT.2
40)THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK
41)THE CAR DESTROYER
42)THE DESPERATE RACER
43)THE DANGEROUS WITNESS
44)RACE THE LASER TANK
45)THE GREAT CAR WRESTLING MATCH
46)MOTORCYCLE APACHES
47)CAR WITH A BRAIN
48)JUNK CAR GRAND PRIX
49)THE CAR IN THE SKY
50)THE TRICK RACE
51)RACE AROUND THE WORLD
52)RACE AROUND THE WORLD PT.2

The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show

ROCKY & BULLWINKLE FIRST APPEARED ON T.V.ON THE ROCKY & FRIENDS SHOW ON NOVEMBER 19, 1959 ON ABC.
CREATED BY JAY WARD & BILL SCOTT (WHO ALSO PROVIDED THE VOICE OF BULLWINKLE)
IT'S STARS, ROCKY & BULLWINKLE WERE INFLUENCED BY JAY WARD'S ORIGINAL CARTOON CHARACTERS, CRUSADER RABBIT & RAGLAND T. TIGER. ROCKY WAS THE SMART SHORT ONE & BULLWINKLE WAS THE TALL DUMB ONE.
AS ALWAYS, THE BADGUYS ARE MY FAVORITE PART. BORIS BADENOV (VOICED BY VETERAN VOICE-ARTIST PAUL FREES) & NATASHA FATALE (VOICED BY VETERAN VOICE-ARTIST JUNE FORAY, WHO ALSO VOICED ROCKY) TRIED EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK TO MAKE LIFE A LIVING HELL FOR OUR HEROES.

ALTHOUGH IT NEVER WAS A BIG HIT, IT HAD IT'S DEDICATED FOLLOWERS. WHATEVER CRUSADER RABBIT WAS, THE ROCKY SHOW WAS 100 FOLD. IT'S PLOTS & PUNS WERE WAY OVER THE LINE.
ONCE, THEY HAD A EPISODE DEALING WITH AN ARTIFACT CALLED THE
"KERWARD DERBY".
WELL, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THERE WAS A MAN NAMED "DERWARD KIRBY" WHO HOSTED CANDID CAMERA WITH ALLEN FUNT.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, DERWARD WAS NOT TOO HAPPY WITH THIS. HE THREATENED TO SUE.
JAY WARD'S ANSWER, "PLEASE DO! WE COULD USE THE PUBLICITY!"
ANOTHER FACT ABOUT DERWARD WAS THAT HE WAS COMEDIAN GARRY MOORE'S ANNOUNCER & CO-HOST ON HIS SHOW WHICH RAN FROM SEPT. 1958 TO JAN. 1967. (THANKS TO DUSTY BAKER FOR THE INFO.)

THE ANIMATION ON THE SHOW WAS TERRIBLE BUT, THE SHOW WAS BASED ON IT'S GREAT WRITING. IN MY OPINION, IT IS THE BEST WRITING FOR AN ANIMATED SHOW EVER.

THE FIRST 3 SEASONS ARE AVAILABLE ON DVD, ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE THE LAST SEASONS WILL NOT BE RELEASED.

PICTURES
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THE SHOW CONSISTED OF 2 (SOMETIMES 3) ROCKY & BULLWINKLE SHORT SEGMENTS AS WELL AS A SHORT OF PEABODY & SHERMAN (ABOUT A DOG & HIS BOY TRAVELING THROUGH TIME), THE CANADIAN MOUNTIE DUDLEY DO-RIGHT, AESOP & SON OR FRACTURED FAIRY TALES.

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM CRUSADER RABBIT, JAY WARD'S ORIGINAL SERIES

EPISODE GUIDE (ROCKY & BULLWINKLE)

Jet Fuel Formula (40 segments)
Box Top Robbery (12 segments)
Upsidaisium (36 segments)
Metal Munching Mice (16 segments)
Greenprint Oogle (12 segments)
Rue Britannia (8 segments)
Buried Treasure (14 segments)
The Last Angry Moose (4 segments)
Wailing Whale (14 segments)
The Three Moosketeers (8 segments)
Lazy Jay Ranch (18 segments)
Missouri Mish Mash (26 segments
Topsy Turvy World (14 segments)
Painting Theft (6 segments)
The Guns Of Abalone (4 segments)
The Treasure Of Mote Zoom (8 segments)
Goof Gas Attack (8 segments)
Banana Formula (12 segments)
Bumbling Brothers Circus (10 segments)
Mucho Loma (6 segments)
Pottsylvania Creeper (6 segments)
Moosylvania (4 segments)
The Ruby Yacht (6 segments)
Bull's Testimonial Dinner (6 segments)
The Weather Lady (6 segments)
Louse On 92nd Street (6 segments)
Wassamotto U. (12 segments)
Moosylvania Saved (4 segments)

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

The Mysterious Cities of Gold was a 39-episode animated serial about 3 children searching for the Legendary Cities of Gold. The show is set in the year 1532, The 3 children were, Esteban, an orphan from Barcelona, Tao, a young boy who's the last of his tribe, The Hivas and Zia a young Incan girl. Also along with them are Mendoza, a Spanish navigator & two sailors, Pedro & Sancho who are the comedy relief for the show.

The entire time, the group is pursued by the Spanish (led by Pizarro) & even an ancient alien race called the Olmecs.

The show is now available on DVD!!

PICTURES
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A COMPOSITE PICTURE I CREATED USING TWO PICTURES

EPISODE GUIDE

1. Esteban, Child of the Sun
2. Crossing the Atlantic
3. Heroes Again
4. Adrift on the Endless Sea
5. The Abduction of Zia
6. The Ship Solaris
7. Secret of the Solaris
8. The New Continent
9. The End of the Solaris
10. Secret of the Temple
11. Messengers of the Region
12. Secret of the Medallions
13. Mystery of the Parents
14. Esteban's Medallion
15. The Subterranean Secret
16. The Urubus
17. The Great Condor
18. Maiden Flight of the Great Condor
19. The Nazca Plateau
20. The Spaniards' Cannon
21. The Amazons
22. The Mirror of the Moon
23. The Jade Mask
24. The Manuscript
25. The Lake of Gold
26. The Swamps
27. The Doors of Night
28. The Forest of Statues
29. The Burning Shield
30. The Escape
31. The Village of the New Sun
32. Attack of the Olmecs
33. The Reunion
34. Revolt of the Mayas
35. The Olmec Machine
36. Aeriel Pursuit
37. The City of Gold
38. The Great Legacy
39. The End of the City of Gold