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''Fender Bender 500'' is a series of cartoon shorts featuring iconic Hanna-Barbera characters racing each other in monster trucks; it's a 1990s update of the classic ''Wacky Races'' series from 1968 <ref>[https://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/wiki/Fender_Bender_500 Hanna Barbera Wiki: Fender Bender 500]</ref>. It is historically significant as it would be the last time that Top Cat and Dick Dastardly would be voiced by the original actors, Arnold Stang<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Arnold-Stang/ Behind The Voice Actors: Arnold Stang]</ref> and Paul Winchell<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Paul-Winchell/ Behind The Voice Actors: Paul Winchell]</ref>, before their passing.
''Fender Bender 500'' is a series of cartoon shorts originally from a show called Wake, Rattle, and Roll (later renamed to JUMP, Rattle, and Roll). This segment features iconic Hanna-Barbera characters racing one another around the world in real-life locations such as Cape Canaveral, Washington DC, Texas, London, Ireland, Russia, Brazil and Kenya; it is a 1990s update of the classic ''Wacky Races'' series from 1968. <ref>[https://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/wiki/Fender_Bender_500 Hanna Barbera Wiki: Fender Bender 500]</ref> The segment would normally feature 9 teams of 2, including:


== Release History ==
*Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo in the Jellystone Jammer,
*Wally Gator and Magilla Gorilla in the Swamp Stomper,
*Top Cat and his friend Choo-Choo in the Alley Cat,
*Winsome Witch and her cat Lucky in the Sonic Broom,
*Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss in the Half-Dog Half-Cat Halftrack,
*Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy in the Lucky Trucky,
*Quick Draw McGraw and his partner Baba Looey in the Texas Twister,
*Pixie and Dixie, the Mice Twins, in the Cheddar Shredder,
*And, returning from Wacky Races, Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Dirty Truckster.


It was originally broadcast as a segment of Wake, Rattle and Roll<ref>[https://youtu.be/srrQpIAo4Bc Youtube: Wake Rattle and Roll, Full Episode]</ref>, a Hanna-Barbera produced live-action children's show. The first season was aired in syndication and then afterward moved to the Disney Channel and re-named Jump, Rattle and Roll<ref>[https://youtu.be/D0Na838mX3k Jump Rattle and Roll, Disney Channel Promo]</ref>. The Fender Bender 500 segments also aired as part of TV Mayhem in the UK<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZitCDDRhx3g&t=170s TV Mayhem: Episode 1]</ref>.
It is historically significant as it would be the last time that Top Cat and Dick Dastardly would be voiced by their original actors, Arnold Stang<ref>[https://behindthevoiceactors.com/Arnold-Stang/ Behind The Voice Actors: Arnold Stang]</ref> and Paul Winchell<ref>[https://behindthevoiceactors.com/Paul-Winchell/ Behind The Voice Actors: Paul Winchell]</ref> respectively, before their passings.


The only commercial home video release was in Japan where the majority of episodes were released on both VHS<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005ES43/ Amazon Japan: VHS Listing]</ref> and Laserdisc in six volumes.<ref>[https://www.lddb.com/search.php?search=Fender+Bender+500%3A%2A LaserDisc Database's listing on Fender Bender 500.]</ref> <ref>[https://ndlonline.ndl.go.jp/#!/search?keyword=%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC500&searchCode=SIMPLE National Diet Library Listing (Japan)]</ref> These sets were missing the episodes ''Unfathomable 500'' and ''The Yukon Win It 500'' which were exclusive to a laserdisc box set of Wacky Races <ref>[https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/41698/ Wacky Races Laserdisc featuring two episodes "]
==Release History==
It was originally broadcast as a segment of Wake, Rattle and Roll<ref>[https://youtu.be/srrQpIAo4Bc Youtube: Wake Rattle and Roll, Full Episode]</ref>, a Hanna-Barbera produced live-action children's show. The first season was aired in syndication and then afterward moved to the Disney Channel and re-named Jump, Rattle and Roll<ref>[https://youtu.be/D0Na838mX3k Jump Rattle and Roll, Disney Channel Promo]</ref>. The Fender Bender 500 segments also aired as part of TV Mayhem in the UK<ref>[https://youtu.be/ZitCDDRhx3g&t=170s TV Mayhem: Episode 1]</ref>.


[https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/41698/ Unfathomable 500" and "The Yukon Win It 500" unavailable separately.]</ref>  
The only commercial home video release was in Japan where the majority of episodes were released on both VHS<ref>[https://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005ES43/ Amazon Japan: VHS Listing]</ref> and Laserdisc in six volumes.<ref>[https://lddb.com/search.php?search=Fender+Bender+500%3A%2A LaserDisc Database's listing on Fender Bender 500.]</ref> <ref>[https://ndlonline.ndl.go.jp/#!/search?keyword=%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC500&searchCode=SIMPLE National Diet Library Listing (Japan)]</ref> These sets were missing the episodes ''Unfathomable 500'' and ''The Yukon Win It 500'' which were exclusive to a laserdisc box set of Wacky Races. <ref>[https://lddb.com/laserdisc/41698/ Wacky Races Laserdisc featuring two episodes "]
 
[https://lddb.com/laserdisc/41698/ Unfathomable 500" and "The Yukon Win It 500" unavailable separately.]</ref>  


==Availability==
==Availability==
Out of the 50 episodes produced 18 have currently been found in English <ref>[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBV1rOWYIFJSnl1Ro7fwQir_-bDuRv0ns&si=in-EDItQFXjq4-4r YouTube playlist of Fender Bender 500 episodes currently available in English. (Updated Nov 2023)]</ref> and 40 episodes have been found in Japanese <ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR9UFEwH1hc&list=PLy9JG7feqHa4H-S0TjbQyGPeEy9gXwZap Episodes of Fender Bender 500, uploaded by YouTube user RailRon.] (Updated May 2023)</ref><ref name=":1">[https://archive.org/details/FenderBender500Japanese Five volumes of the Japanese home release uploaded Archive.org] (Updated July 2023)</ref> Currently six episodes are unavailable publicly in any language.  
Out of the 50 episodes produced 18 have currently been found in English <ref>[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBV1rOWYIFJSnl1Ro7fwQir_-bDuRv0ns&si=in-EDItQFXjq4-4r YouTube playlist of Fender Bender 500 episodes currently available in English. (Updated Nov 2023)]</ref> and 40 episodes have been found in Japanese <ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/nR9UFEwH1hc Episodes of Fender Bender 500, uploaded by YouTube user RailRon.] (Updated May 2023)</ref><ref name=":1">[https://archive.org/details/FenderBender500Japanese Five volumes of the Japanese home release uploaded Archive.org] (Updated July 2023)</ref> Currently six episodes are unavailable publicly in any language.  


In March 2020, Volume 3 of the Japanese release was preserved by YouTube user Alan Grant <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/superpooper360/videos Laserdisc Volume 3, six japanese episodes uploaded by Alan Grant.] (Updated March 2020)</ref>. In May 2023 volumes 1, 2 5 and 6 were preserved by YouTube user RailRon <ref name=":0" /> All of which were later preserved by Archive.org user RyanKeim13<ref name=":1" />  
In March 2020, Volume 3 of the Japanese release was preserved by YouTube user Alan Grant <ref>[https://youtube.com/user/superpooper360/videos Laserdisc Volume 3, six Japanese episodes uploaded.] (Updated March 2020)</ref>. In May 2023 volumes 1, 2 5 and 6 were preserved by YouTube user RailRon <ref name=":0" /> All of which were later preserved by Archive.org user RyanKeim13<ref name=":1" />  


The majority of the English language episodes are currently considered lost media. In May 2021, a folder containing all episodes available at the time, was uploaded to Mega.<ref>[https://mega.nz/folder/5gYCiLoa#SZ8LviAmuc5RslyCV-6FXg A MEGA folder containing all current found episodes] (Updated May 2021).</ref>
The majority of the English language episodes are currently considered lost media. In May 2021, a folder containing all episodes available at the time, was uploaded to Mega.<ref>[https://mega.nz/folder/5gYCiLoa#SZ8LviAmuc5RslyCV-6FXg A MEGA folder containing all current found episodes] (Updated May 2021).</ref>
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|01||The Nippon Tuck 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR9UFEwH1hc Found - Japanese]
|01||The Nippon Tuck 500||[https://youtu.be/nR9UFEwH1hc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|02 ||The Cow Sow & Plow 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r7ONjvw8mw Found - Japanese]
|02||The Cow Sow & Plow 500||[https://youtu.be/9r7ONjvw8mw<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|03 ||The Calypso 500||[https://youtu.be/SZtGKmxuSyA Found - Japanese]
|03||The Calypso 500||[https://youtu.be/SZtGKmxuSyA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|04||The Philly Freedom 500||[https://youtu.be/XX35zlUTfio <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|04||The Philly Freedom 500||[https://youtu.be/XX35zlUTfio <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|05||The Hup, Two, Three, Four 500||[https://youtu.be/MTXuL1yxbNE <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|05||The Hup, Two, Three, Four 500||[https://youtu.be/MTXuL1yxbNE <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|06||The Frances a Lot 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDugW9d0t50 Found - Japanese]
|06||The Frances a Lot 500||[https://youtu.be/gDugW9d0t50<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|07||The Wooden Shoe Like to Win 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ZkHsOqGOY Found - Japanese]
|07||The Wooden Shoe Like to Win 500||[https://youtu.be/j5ZkHsOqGOY<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|08 ||The Rocket Gibraltar 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rg86A34nOc Found - Japanese]
|08||The Rocket Gibraltar 500||[https://youtu.be/6rg86A34nOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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| 09||The Bombay Flambe 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NaSMiEmHI Found - Japanese]
|09||The Bombay Flambe 500||[https://youtu.be/o7NaSMiEmHI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|10 ||The Way Down Under 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGvnftjgg4 Found - Japanese]
|10||The Way Down Under 500||[https://youtu.be/iVGvnftjgg4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|11||Fondue 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwpWwLqIX7g Found - Japanese]
|11||Fondue 500||[https://youtu.be/zwpWwLqIX7g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|12||The Kenya Win It 500||[https://youtu.be/k17LDbhcJlM <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|12||The Kenya Win It 500||[https://youtu.be/k17LDbhcJlM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|13||The Fettuccini 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NaSMiEmHI Found - Japanese]
|13||The Fettuccini 500||[https://youtu.be/o7NaSMiEmHI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|14|| Monumental 500||[https://youtu.be/Qhr-aiIJG_U Found - English]
|14||Monumental 500||[https://youtu.be/Qhr-aiIJG_U<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|15||The High Stakes 500||[https://youtu.be/srrQpIAo4Bc <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|15||The High Stakes 500||[https://youtu.be/srrQpIAo4Bc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|16|| The Great Golden Gate 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338LPZMA-n4 Found - Japanese]
|16||The Great Golden Gate 500||[https://youtu.be/338LPZMA-n4<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|17||The Highland Fling 500||[https://youtu.be/E-BTrRAqDKU <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|17||The Highland Fling 500||[https://youtu.be/E-BTrRAqDKU<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
|-
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|18||Rush to Rushmore 500||[https://youtu.be/orBl2UDtGpo <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|18||Rush to Rushmore 500||[https://youtu.be/orBl2UDtGpo<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
|-
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|19||Pound for Pound 500||[https://youtu.be/j7wrySFIZwQ <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|19||Pound for Pound 500||[https://youtu.be/j7wrySFIZwQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|20||The Great Greek 500||[https://youtu.be/EdTmD6xleP8 <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|20||The Great Greek 500||[https://youtu.be/EdTmD6xleP8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|21||The Log Jammer 500||[https://youtu.be/ObqIJ-tVawo <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|21||The Log Jammer 500||[https://youtu.be/ObqIJ-tVawo<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|22||The Clambake 500||[https://youtu.be/rvyJHld4iRk <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|22||The Clambake 500||[https://youtu.be/rvyJHld4iRk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|23||We'll Get Bayou 500||[https://youtu.be/cHqOmzoqUkg <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|23||We'll Get Bayou 500||[https://youtu.be/cHqOmzoqUkg<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|24||The Funhouse 500||[https://youtu.be/lfEF4c0m_5Q <span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese''']
|24||The Funhouse 500||[https://youtu.be/lfEF4c0m_5Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|25||Space Race 500||[https://youtu.be/P3LO5outAdI <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|25||Space Race 500||[https://youtu.be/P3LO5outAdI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|26|| The Wicki Wacki 500||<span style="color:red;">Lost
|26||The Wicki Wacki 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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| 27||Big Apple 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''  
|27||Big Apple 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''  
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|28||The Panda-Monium 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|28||The Panda-Monium 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|29||The Tumbleweed 500||[https://youtu.be/VuEHxBEtuKE <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|29||The Tumbleweed 500||[https://youtu.be/VuEHxBEtuKE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|30||The Jungle Bungle 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|30||The Jungle Bungle 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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| 31||Silver Screen 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|31||Silver Screen 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|32||Sheik to Sheik 500||[https://youtu.be/TkWFPsxMbwM <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|32||Sheik to Sheik 500||[https://youtu.be/TkWFPsxMbwM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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| 33||The Cotton Pickin 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhlCZH5FoyY Found - Japanese]
|33||The Cotton Pickin 500||[https://youtu.be/KhlCZH5FoyY<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|34||The Oom-pa-pah 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5d1RK0MC7w Found - Japanese]
|34||The Oom-pa-pah 500||[https://youtu.be/B5d1RK0MC7w<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|35|| The Fountain of Youth 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP_EXM5Emuc Found - Japanese]
|35||The Fountain of Youth 500||[https://youtu.be/GP_EXM5Emuc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|36|| The Fiesta Fantastica 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0lJyzV2Zw8 Found - Japanese]
|36||The Fiesta Fantastica 500||[https://youtu.be/A0lJyzV2Zw8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|37||The Big Top 500||[https://youtu.be/FvBbBaUy5fw <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|37||The Big Top 500||[https://youtu.be/FvBbBaUy5fw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|38||The Russian Around 500||[https://youtu.be/u13013R5CD4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|38||The Russian Around 500||[https://youtu.be/u13013R5CD4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|39|| The Dash to Nashville 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uskbUBg91_Q Found - Japanese]
|39||The Dash to Nashville 500||[https://youtu.be/uskbUBg91_Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|40||The Trans-Transylvania 500||[https://youtu.be/CV68QZODBwM <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|40||The Trans-Transylvania 500||[https://youtu.be/CV68QZODBwM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|41||The Run Down to Ghost Town 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKeYwjkUQzE Found - Japanese]
|41||The Run Down to Ghost Town 500||[https://youtu.be/nKeYwjkUQzE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|42 ||The Go for the Gold 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJSQs6DiZ8w Found - Japanese]
|42||The Go for the Gold 500||[https://youtu.be/AJSQs6DiZ8w<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|43||The Golden State 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4hzMfPanz0 Found - Japanese]
|43||The Golden State 500||[https://youtu.be/S4hzMfPanz0<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|44||The Hit'n Mississippi 500||[https://youtu.be/K9oHlQr1BCI <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|44||The Hit'n Mississippi 500||[https://youtu.be/K9oHlQr1BCI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|45 ||The Alligator Alley 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPKyqxf2ckk Found - Japanese]
|45||The Alligator Alley 500||[https://youtu.be/IPKyqxf2ckk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|46||The Brazilian Million 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJ-wQs8q-A Found - Japanese]
|46||The Brazilian Million 500||[https://youtu.be/RXJ-wQs8q-A<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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| 47||The Emerald Isle 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St0zqQCEj6g Found - Japanese]
|47||The Emerald Isle 500||[https://youtu.be/St0zqQCEj6g<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Japanese dub)
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|48||The Nile a Minute 500||[https://youtu.be/bsRy0O0HYYw <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|48||The Nile a Minute 500||[https://youtu.be/bsRy0O0HYYw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|49||Unfathomable 500||[https://youtu.be/W76pqT_HYhw <span style="color:green;">'''Found - English''']
|49||Unfathomable 500||[https://youtu.be/W76pqT_HYhw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|50 ||The Yukon Win It 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|50||The Yukon Win It 500||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}
|}
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Boss Cat (found British opening and ending titles of "Top Cat" animated series; 1962-1989)]]
*[[Boss Cat (found British opening and ending titles of "Top Cat" animated series; 1962-1989)]]
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*[[The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of CGI anthology series; 1993-2000)]]  
*[[The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of CGI anthology series; 1993-2000)]]  
*[[The New Teen Titans "Just Say No!" (partially lost Hanna-Barbera anti-drug animated PSA; 1983)]]
*[[The New Teen Titans "Just Say No!" (partially lost Hanna-Barbera anti-drug animated PSA; 1983)]]
* [[The Ruff and Reddy Show (found episodes of NBC Hanna-Barbera animated series; 1957-1960)]]
*[[The Ruff and Reddy Show (found episodes of NBC Hanna-Barbera animated series; 1957-1960)]]
*[[The Snorks (partially found unaired pilot of Hanna-Barbera animated TV series; 1982)]]
*[[The Snorks (partially found unaired pilot of Hanna-Barbera animated TV series; 1982)]]
==References ==
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 31 August 2024

FendBend500 Logo.jpg

The show's logo.

Status: Partially Found

Fender Bender 500 is a series of cartoon shorts originally from a show called Wake, Rattle, and Roll (later renamed to JUMP, Rattle, and Roll). This segment features iconic Hanna-Barbera characters racing one another around the world in real-life locations such as Cape Canaveral, Washington DC, Texas, London, Ireland, Russia, Brazil and Kenya; it is a 1990s update of the classic Wacky Races series from 1968. [1] The segment would normally feature 9 teams of 2, including:

  • Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo in the Jellystone Jammer,
  • Wally Gator and Magilla Gorilla in the Swamp Stomper,
  • Top Cat and his friend Choo-Choo in the Alley Cat,
  • Winsome Witch and her cat Lucky in the Sonic Broom,
  • Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss in the Half-Dog Half-Cat Halftrack,
  • Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy in the Lucky Trucky,
  • Quick Draw McGraw and his partner Baba Looey in the Texas Twister,
  • Pixie and Dixie, the Mice Twins, in the Cheddar Shredder,
  • And, returning from Wacky Races, Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Dirty Truckster.

It is historically significant as it would be the last time that Top Cat and Dick Dastardly would be voiced by their original actors, Arnold Stang[2] and Paul Winchell[3] respectively, before their passings.

Release History

It was originally broadcast as a segment of Wake, Rattle and Roll[4], a Hanna-Barbera produced live-action children's show. The first season was aired in syndication and then afterward moved to the Disney Channel and re-named Jump, Rattle and Roll[5]. The Fender Bender 500 segments also aired as part of TV Mayhem in the UK[6].

The only commercial home video release was in Japan where the majority of episodes were released on both VHS[7] and Laserdisc in six volumes.[8] [9] These sets were missing the episodes Unfathomable 500 and The Yukon Win It 500 which were exclusive to a laserdisc box set of Wacky Races. [10]

Availability

Out of the 50 episodes produced 18 have currently been found in English [11] and 40 episodes have been found in Japanese [12][13] Currently six episodes are unavailable publicly in any language.

In March 2020, Volume 3 of the Japanese release was preserved by YouTube user Alan Grant [14]. In May 2023 volumes 1, 2 5 and 6 were preserved by YouTube user RailRon [12] All of which were later preserved by Archive.org user RyanKeim13[13]

The majority of the English language episodes are currently considered lost media. In May 2021, a folder containing all episodes available at the time, was uploaded to Mega.[15]

# Episode Title Episode Status
01 The Nippon Tuck 500 Found (Japanese dub)
02 The Cow Sow & Plow 500 Found (Japanese dub)
03 The Calypso 500 Found (Japanese dub)
04 The Philly Freedom 500 Found
05 The Hup, Two, Three, Four 500 Found
06 The Frances a Lot 500 Found (Japanese dub)
07 The Wooden Shoe Like to Win 500 Found (Japanese dub)
08 The Rocket Gibraltar 500 Found (Japanese dub)
09 The Bombay Flambe 500 Found (Japanese dub)
10 The Way Down Under 500 Found (Japanese dub)
11 Fondue 500 Found (Japanese dub)
12 The Kenya Win It 500 Found
13 The Fettuccini 500 Found (Japanese dub)
14 Monumental 500 Found
15 The High Stakes 500 Found
16 The Great Golden Gate 500 Found (Japanese dub)
17 The Highland Fling 500 Found (Japanese dub)
18 Rush to Rushmore 500 Found (Japanese dub)
19 Pound for Pound 500 Found
20 The Great Greek 500 Found (Japanese dub)
21 The Log Jammer 500 Found (Japanese dub)
22 The Clambake 500 Found (Japanese dub)
23 We'll Get Bayou 500 Found (Japanese dub)
24 The Funhouse 500 Found (Japanese dub)
25 Space Race 500 Found
26 The Wicki Wacki 500 Lost
27 Big Apple 500 Lost
28 The Panda-Monium 500 Lost
29 The Tumbleweed 500 Found
30 The Jungle Bungle 500 Lost
31 Silver Screen 500 Lost
32 Sheik to Sheik 500 Found
33 The Cotton Pickin 500 Found (Japanese dub)
34 The Oom-pa-pah 500 Found (Japanese dub)
35 The Fountain of Youth 500 Found (Japanese dub)
36 The Fiesta Fantastica 500 Found (Japanese dub)
37 The Big Top 500 Found
38 The Russian Around 500 Found
39 The Dash to Nashville 500 Found (Japanese dub)
40 The Trans-Transylvania 500 Found
41 The Run Down to Ghost Town 500 Found (Japanese dub)
42 The Go for the Gold 500 Found (Japanese dub)
43 The Golden State 500 Found (Japanese dub)
44 The Hit'n Mississippi 500 Found
45 The Alligator Alley 500 Found (Japanese dub)
46 The Brazilian Million 500 Found (Japanese dub)
47 The Emerald Isle 500 Found (Japanese dub)
48 The Nile a Minute 500 Found
49 Unfathomable 500 Found
50 The Yukon Win It 500 Lost

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