Fender Bender 500 (partially found episodes of "Wacky Races" reboot animated series; 1990s): Difference between revisions
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|01||The Nippon Tuck 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR9UFEwH1hc Found - Japanese] | |01||The Nippon Tuck 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR9UFEwH1hc<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r7ONjvw8mw<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDugW9d0t50<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ZkHsOqGOY<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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|08 ||The Rocket Gibraltar 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rg86A34nOc Found - Japanese] | |08 ||The Rocket Gibraltar 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rg86A34nOc<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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| 09||The Bombay Flambe 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NaSMiEmHI Found - Japanese] | |09||The Bombay Flambe 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NaSMiEmHI<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGvnftjgg4<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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|11||Fondue 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwpWwLqIX7g Found - Japanese] | |11||Fondue 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwpWwLqIX7g<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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|13||The Fettuccini 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NaSMiEmHI Found - Japanese] | |13||The Fettuccini 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NaSMiEmHI<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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 - English] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338LPZMA-n4<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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'''] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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| 33||The Cotton Pickin 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhlCZH5FoyY Found - Japanese] | | 33||The Cotton Pickin 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhlCZH5FoyY<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5d1RK0MC7w<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP_EXM5Emuc<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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|36|| The Fiesta Fantastica 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0lJyzV2Zw8 Found - Japanese] | |36|| The Fiesta Fantastica 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0lJyzV2Zw8<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uskbUBg91_Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKeYwjkUQzE<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJSQs6DiZ8w<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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|43||The Golden State 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4hzMfPanz0 Found - Japanese] | |43||The Golden State 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4hzMfPanz0<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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|45 ||The Alligator Alley 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPKyqxf2ckk Found - Japanese] | |45 ||The Alligator Alley 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPKyqxf2ckk<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJ-wQs8q-A<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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| 47||The Emerald Isle 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St0zqQCEj6g Found - Japanese] | | 47||The Emerald Isle 500||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St0zqQCEj6g<span style="color:green;">'''Found - Japanese] | ||
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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 - English'''] | ||
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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''' | ||
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==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)]] |
Revision as of 18:14, 21 December 2023
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 [1]. 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[2] and Paul Winchell[3], before their passing.
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 |
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01 | The Nippon Tuck 500 | Found - Japanese |
02 | The Cow Sow & Plow 500 | Found - Japanese |
03 | The Calypso 500 | Found - Japanese |
04 | The Philly Freedom 500 | Found - English |
05 | The Hup, Two, Three, Four 500 | Found - English |
06 | The Frances a Lot 500 | Found - Japanese |
07 | The Wooden Shoe Like to Win 500 | Found - Japanese |
08 | The Rocket Gibraltar 500 | Found - Japanese |
09 | The Bombay Flambe 500 | Found - Japanese |
10 | The Way Down Under 500 | Found - Japanese |
11 | Fondue 500 | Found - Japanese |
12 | The Kenya Win It 500 | Found - English |
13 | The Fettuccini 500 | Found - Japanese |
14 | Monumental 500 | Found - English |
15 | The High Stakes 500 | Found - English |
16 | The Great Golden Gate 500 | Found - Japanese |
17 | The Highland Fling 500 | Found - Japanese |
18 | Rush to Rushmore 500 | Found - Japanese |
19 | Pound for Pound 500 | Found - English |
20 | The Great Greek 500 | Found - Japanese |
21 | The Log Jammer 500 | Found - Japanese |
22 | The Clambake 500 | Found - Japanese |
23 | We'll Get Bayou 500 | Found - Japanese |
24 | The Funhouse 500 | Found - Japanese |
25 | Space Race 500 | Found - English |
26 | The Wicki Wacki 500 | Lost |
27 | Big Apple 500 | Lost |
28 | The Panda-Monium 500 | Lost |
29 | The Tumbleweed 500 | Found - English |
30 | The Jungle Bungle 500 | Lost |
31 | Silver Screen 500 | Lost |
32 | Sheik to Sheik 500 | Found - English |
33 | The Cotton Pickin 500 | Found - Japanese |
34 | The Oom-pa-pah 500 | Found - Japanese |
35 | The Fountain of Youth 500 | Found - Japanese |
36 | The Fiesta Fantastica 500 | Found - Japanese |
37 | The Big Top 500 | Found - English |
38 | The Russian Around 500 | Found - English |
39 | The Dash to Nashville 500 | Found - Japanese |
40 | The Trans-Transylvania 500 | Found - English |
41 | The Run Down to Ghost Town 500 | Found - Japanese |
42 | The Go for the Gold 500 | Found - Japanese |
43 | The Golden State 500 | Found - Japanese |
44 | The Hit'n Mississippi 500 | Found - English |
45 | The Alligator Alley 500 | Found - Japanese |
46 | The Brazilian Million 500 | Found - Japanese |
47 | The Emerald Isle 500 | Found - Japanese |
48 | The Nile a Minute 500 | Found - English |
49 | Unfathomable 500 | Found - English |
50 | The Yukon Win It 500 | Lost |
See Also
- Boss Cat (found British opening and ending titles of "Top Cat" animated series; 1962-1989)
- CBS Storybreak "What Happened in Hamelin" (lost episode from animated series; 1987)
- Dastardly & Muttley - Operation: Pigeon Pursuit (lost build of unreleased PlayStation 2 video game; 2007-2008)
- Jetsons: The Movie "Gotcha" (partially found full version of song from Hanna-Barbera animated film; 1990)
- Jetsons: The Movie - Janet Waldo performance (lost audio of animated film; 1988-1989)
- Jokebook (partially found Hanna-Barbera animated series; 1982)
- Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (partially found episodes of syndicated animated series; 1990)
- Return of the Bunjee (lost ABC Weekend special; 1985)
- Rock Odyssey (partially lost Hanna-Barbera animated film; 1987)
- Showbiz Pizza's Yogi Bear and Boo Boo Showtape (found animatronic audio showtape; 1987)
- The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (partially found Hanna Barbera live action-animated TV series; 1968-1969)
- The Flintstones (cancelled Seth MacFarlane reboot of animated series; 2013)
- The Flintstones Movie (partially found Sega Channel exclusive build of 2D movie tie-in platformer; 1995)
- The Funny World of Fred and Bunni (partially found live-action/animated variety show pilot; 1978)
- The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (partially found NBC comedy variety show; 1978)
- 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 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)
References
- ↑ Hanna Barbera Wiki: Fender Bender 500
- ↑ Behind The Voice Actors: Arnold Stang
- ↑ Behind The Voice Actors: Paul Winchell
- ↑ Youtube: Wake Rattle and Roll, Full Episode
- ↑ Jump Rattle and Roll, Disney Channel Promo
- ↑ TV Mayhem: Episode 1
- ↑ Amazon Japan: VHS Listing
- ↑ LaserDisc Database's listing on Fender Bender 500.
- ↑ National Diet Library Listing (Japan)
- ↑ Wacky Races Laserdisc featuring two episodes " Unfathomable 500" and "The Yukon Win It 500" unavailable separately.
- ↑ YouTube playlist of Fender Bender 500 episodes currently available in English. (Updated Nov 2023)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Episodes of Fender Bender 500, uploaded by YouTube user RailRon. (Updated May 2023)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Five volumes of the Japanese home release uploaded Archive.org (Updated July 2023)
- ↑ Laserdisc Volume 3, six japanese episodes uploaded by Alan Grant. (Updated March 2020)
- ↑ A MEGA folder containing all current found episodes (Updated May 2021).