Saturday, September 16, 2006

Cartoon Saturdays presents Wacky Races. Essentially an animated version of The Great Race, and inspired by other world-wide races both real and cinematic, Wacky Races featured a number of groovy and clever characters driving cars that match their personality. Shockingly it was not a toy tie-in show. Though not remembered as one of the quintessential Hanna-Barbera toons, Wacky Races generated a pair of spin-offs, each featuring one of the most popular of the racers. We'll get to those soon. The gimmick cars put Bond's Aston Martin to shame, and the sight gags abound. It may have been a competition, but Wacky Races was a winner.