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* ''Anime/PopTeamEpic'' has a segment parodying the series that features LawyerFriendlyCameo versions of Dastardly and Muttley (coated in mosaic pattern) in one segment.

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* ** ''Anime/PopTeamEpic'' has a segment parodying the series that features LawyerFriendlyCameo versions of Dastardly and Muttley (coated in mosaic pattern) in one segment.
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* ''Anime/PopTeamEpic'' has a segment parodying the series that features LawyerFriendlyCameo versions of Dastardly and Muttley (coated in mosaic pattern) in one segment.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/JimCummings in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast video game and the ''Wacky Races Forever'' pilot, due to Paul Winchell's death. Creator/RobPaulsen has also portrayed the character in ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi''.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/JimCummings in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Platform/SegaDreamcast video game and the ''Wacky Races Forever'' pilot, due to Paul Winchell's death. Creator/RobPaulsen has also portrayed the character in ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi''.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da1CjGTFgoY This Brazilian commercial for Peugeot]] is not only clever but deadly accurate with character depictions. Muttley is the only CGI figure.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da1CjGTFgoY com/watch?v=FcnsRrXzBC0 This Brazilian commercial for Peugeot]] is not only clever but deadly accurate with character depictions. Muttley is the only CGI figure.
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* TropeNamers:
** DastardlyWhiplash (shared with Snidely Whiplash of ''WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight'')
** DickDastardlyStopsToCheat
** WackyRacing
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** ''Anime/AppareRanman'' is a mix between this and its inspiration ''The Great Race'', focusing on a Trans-America race filled with ''Wacky Racers''-inspired cars.

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** ''Anime/AppareRanman'' is a mix between this and its inspiration ''The Great Race'', focusing on a Trans-America race filled with ''Wacky Racers''-inspired Races''-inspired cars.
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* NamesTheSame: In Japan, Penelope Pitstop was [[DubNameChange renamed]] to Milk-chan...not to be confused with [[Anime/SuperMilkChan an anime character]] from decades later.
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** The ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' episode "Iyami Kart" had the cast compete over who would be the protagonist of the series. Unique in that the DickDastardlyStopsToCheat moment is done by the race's host himself so that he could win by default.
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* TropeNamers:
** DastardlyWhiplash (shared with Snidely Whiplash of ''WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight'')
** DickDastardlyStopsToCheat
** WackyRacing
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** Fellow Hanna-Barbera toon ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', had the episode "Dexter's Wacky Races". They even use Hoyt Curtin's BackgroundMusic from ''Wacky Races'' as well as Ted Nichols' music from ''Motormouse and Autocat'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.
** ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsSpecial1 The Powerpuff Girls Rule!]]'' had the cast compete in their own wacky race for the Key to the World.

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** Fellow Hanna-Barbera toon ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' had the episode "Dexter's Wacky Races". They even use Hoyt Curtin's BackgroundMusic from ''Wacky Races'' as well as Ted Nichols' music from ''Motormouse and Autocat'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.
** ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsSpecial1 ''[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsSpecial1 The Powerpuff Girls Rule!]]'' had the cast compete in their own wacky race for the Key to the World.
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** By ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', in the episode "Dexter's Wacky Races". They even use Hoyt Curtin's BackgroundMusic from ''Wacky Races'' as well as Ted Nichols' music from ''Motormouse and Autocat'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.
** One segment of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Rule'' also counts.

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** By Fellow Hanna-Barbera toon ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', in had the episode "Dexter's Wacky Races". They even use Hoyt Curtin's BackgroundMusic from ''Wacky Races'' as well as Ted Nichols' music from ''Motormouse and Autocat'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.
** One segment of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Rule'' also counts.''[[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsSpecial1 The Powerpuff Girls Rule!]]'' had the cast compete in their own wacky race for the Key to the World.



** ''Anime/AppareRanman'': a whole plot borrowing, with a Trans-America race filled with ''Wacky Racers''-inspired cars.

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** ''Anime/AppareRanman'': ''Anime/AppareRanman'' is a whole plot borrowing, with mix between this and its inspiration ''The Great Race'', focusing on a Trans-America race filled with ''Wacky Racers''-inspired cars.
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* ReferencedBy:
** By ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', in the episode "Dexter's Wacky Races". They even use Hoyt Curtin's BackgroundMusic from ''Wacky Races'' as well as Ted Nichols' music from ''Motormouse and Autocat'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.
** One segment of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Rule'' also counts.
** There's also one episode of the old Gundam OVA series.
** ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' even gets in the act in the episode "Handicar." The racers are mainly comprised of some of the episode's characters, but they even throw in Dick Dastardly and Muttley as well (both looking long in the tooth after 45-plus years).
** The ''Anime/TimeBokan: Royal Revival'' OVA pitted its series' villains against one another for the ultimate prize of starring in the next series of the franchise.
** ''Anime/AppareRanman'': a whole plot borrowing, with a Trans-America race filled with ''Wacky Racers''-inspired cars.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/JimCummings in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast video game and the ''Wacky Races Forever'' pilot, [[ActorExistenceFailure due to Paul Winchell's death]]. Creator/RobPaulsen has also portrayed the character in ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi''.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/JimCummings in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast video game and the ''Wacky Races Forever'' pilot, [[ActorExistenceFailure due to Paul Winchell's death]].death. Creator/RobPaulsen has also portrayed the character in ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi''.

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* FollowTheLeader: The cartoon is pretty clearly inspired by the 1965 film ''Film/TheGreatRace'' with its similar premise, similar character archetypes, and DickDastardlyStopsToCheat turning into HoistByHisOwnPetard gags.



* InspirationForTheWork: The cartoon is pretty clearly inspired by the 1965 film ''Film/TheGreatRace'' with its similar premise, similar character archetypes, and DickDastardlyStopsToCheat turning into HoistByHisOwnPetard gags.
* MarketBasedTitle: In Latin America (and Spain), the show is known as "Los Autos Locos" (lit.: The Crazy Cars); in Japan, it's called "Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race"; in France, the show's name is "Les Fous du Volant" ("The Crazy Drivers").
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** The ''Goodwood Festival of Speed'' has built working replicas of all eleven of the vehicles (minus the extraneous gadgets and hijinks, of course).

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** The ''Goodwood Festival of Speed'' has built working replicas of all eleven of the vehicles (minus the extraneous gadgets and hijinks, of course). They even have people dress as the various drivers (using full body costumes for characters like Muttley and Sawtooth).
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** The ''Goodwood Festival of Speed'' has built working replicas of all of the vehicles (minus the extraneous gadgets and hijinks, of course).

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** The ''Goodwood Festival of Speed'' has built working replicas of all eleven of the vehicles (minus the extraneous gadgets and hijinks, of course).
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* ActingForTwo:
** Dick Dastardly, Private Meekly and Clyde are voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell.
** Creator/DonMessick voices Muttley, Professor Pat Pending, Gravel Slag, Bella Gruesome, Ring-a-Ding and Sawtooth.
** Creator/DawsButler plays Rock Slag, Tiny Gruesome, Red Max, Sergeant Blast, Peter Perfect and Rufus Ruffcut.
** Luke and Blubber Bear are both played by John Stephenson.
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* MarketBasedTitle: In Latin America (and Spain), the show is known as "Los Autos Locos" (lit.: The Crazy Cars); in Japan, it's called "Chiki Chiki Mou Race"; in France, the show's name is "Les Fous du Volant" ("The Crazy Drivers").

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* MarketBasedTitle: In Latin America (and Spain), the show is known as "Los Autos Locos" (lit.: The Crazy Cars); in Japan, it's called "Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race"; in France, the show's name is "Les Fous du Volant" ("The Crazy Drivers").
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* InspirationForTheWork: The cartoon is pretty clearly inspired by the 1965 film ''Film/TheGreatRace'' with its similar premise, similar character archetypes, and DickDastardlyStopsToCheat turning into HoistByHisOwnPetard gags.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/JimCummings in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast video game and the ''Wacky Races Forever'' pilot, [[ActorExistenceFailure due to Paul Winchell's death]]. Creator/RobPaulsen has also apparently been in the role a few times.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/JimCummings in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast video game and the ''Wacky Races Forever'' pilot, [[ActorExistenceFailure due to Paul Winchell's death]]. Creator/RobPaulsen has also apparently been in portrayed the role a few times.character in ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi''.
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* DubNameChange: The Mexican dub changed quite a few names, with changes ranging from MarketBasedTitle (the Buzzwagon became "Troncoswagen" due to Volkswagen being popular in Latin America) to {{Woolseyism}} (Red Max became "Baron Hans Fritz" and his Crimson Haybailer became "Stuka Rakuda" to emphasize his German nationality).

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* DubNameChange: The Mexican dub changed quite a few names, with changes ranging from MarketBasedTitle (the Buzzwagon became "Troncoswagen" due to Volkswagen being popular in Latin America) America), to CulturalTranslation (the Army Surplus Special became "Super Chatarra Especial" [Super Junk Special] because army surplus is not a thing in Latin America), to {{Woolseyism}} (Red Max became "Baron Hans Fritz" and his Crimson Haybailer became "Stuka Rakuda" to emphasize his German nationality).
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* DubNameChange: The Mexican dub changed quite a few names, with changes ranging from MarketBasedTitle (the Buzzwagon became "Troncoswagen" due to the Volkswagen Beetle being very popular in Mexico at the time) to {{Woolseyism}} (Red Max became "Baron Hans Fritz" and his Crimson Haybailer became "Stuka Rakuda" to emphasize his German nationality).

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* DubNameChange: The Mexican dub changed quite a few names, with changes ranging from MarketBasedTitle (the Buzzwagon became "Troncoswagen" due to the Volkswagen Beetle being very popular in Mexico at the time) Latin America) to {{Woolseyism}} (Red Max became "Baron Hans Fritz" and his Crimson Haybailer became "Stuka Rakuda" to emphasize his German nationality).
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* DubNameChange: The Mexican dub changed quite a few names, with changes ranging from MarketBasedTitle (the Buzzwagon became "Troncoswagen" due to the Volkswagen Beetle being very popular in Mexico at the time) to {{Woolseyism}} (the Crimson Haybailer became "Stuka Rakuda" and Red Max was renamed "Baron Hans Fritz" to emphasize his German nationality).

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* DubNameChange: The Mexican dub changed quite a few names, with changes ranging from MarketBasedTitle (the Buzzwagon became "Troncoswagen" due to the Volkswagen Beetle being very popular in Mexico at the time) to {{Woolseyism}} (the (Red Max became "Baron Hans Fritz" and his Crimson Haybailer became "Stuka Rakuda" and Red Max was renamed "Baron Hans Fritz" to emphasize his German nationality).

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