Blu-ray Review Wacky Races The Complete Series Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Timothy E]

Hanna-Barbera’s Wacky Races comes to high definition in this complete series blu-ray release from the Warner Archive.



Wacky Races (1968–1969)



Released: 14 Sep 1968
Rated: TV-G
Runtime: 52S min




Director: N/A
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family



Cast: Paul Winchell, Janet Waldo, John Stephenson
Writer(s): N/A



Plot: The participants of an unusual car race compete around America.



IMDB rating: 7.5
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Warner Brothers
Distributed By: Warner Archive
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC



Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English 2.0 DTS-HDMA



Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: Not Rated



Run Time: 6...

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[Greg Chenoweth]

Timothy E.:

I am curious. On the original DVD release of WACKY RACES, there was Easter Eggs of the commercial bumpers on disc 2. Are these Easter Eggs included on this new Blu-ray release?

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Penelope Pitstop fashionably never wearing her goggles over the eyes while racing open-aired, where other cars are kicking up dust and stuff, come on.

 

[Wayne Klein]

I am surprised this ran only 17 episodes. Could have sworn it was more.

 

[darkrock17]

I am surprised this ran only 17 episodes. Could have sworn it was more.

Saturday Morning H-B series usually only ran 2 seasons for around 24-28 episodes all together. In the mid to late 60's however, cartoon series were reduced from 20 something to first 18 and then just 17 for one season only.

Starting in 1970, all cartoon series H-B and other studios only ran for 16 episodes for the entire series.

Scooby-Doo is the only exception to this at he had many iterations throughout that decade.

 

[FrostbiteFallsFan]

Timothy E.:

I am curious. On the original DVD release of WACKY RACES, there was Easter Eggs of the commercial bumpers on disc 2. Are these Easter Eggs included on this new Blu-ray release?

They were included as well I believe. According to a friend, it's the same low-quality transfers as seen on DVD.

 

[Greg Chenoweth]

Saturday Morning H-B series usually only ran 2 seasons for around 24-28 episodes all together. In the mid to late 60's however, cartoon series were reduced from 20 something to first 18 and then just 17 for one season only.

Starting in 1970, all cartoon series H-B and other studios only ran for 16 episodes for the entire series.

Scooby-Doo is the only exception to this at he had many iterations throughout that decade.

Good info. Another exception was The Smurfs that ran on NBC for 8 seasons with 256 episodes. I have never watched this H-B series but it was a huge hit in the 1980’s.

 

[darkrock17]

Good info. Another exception was The Smurfs that ran on NBC for 8 seasons with 256 episodes. I have never watched this H-B series but it was a huge hit in the 1980’s.

By the time of the 80's, Saturday Morning Cartoons were doing 13 episodes a season, providing they lasted that long.

 

[B-ROLL]

Penelope Pitstop fashionably never wearing her goggles over the eyes while racing open-aired, where other cars are kicking up dust and stuff, come on.

Goggles wold have messed up her mascara ...

 

[darkrock17]

None of the racers wore goggles.

 

[Mick Hyperion]

Timothy E.:

I am curious. On the original DVD release of WACKY RACES, there was Easter Eggs of the commercial bumpers on disc 2. Are these Easter Eggs included on this new Blu-ray release?

I haven’t come across these and was looking for them specifically. I’ve ripped all of the content on both discs and didn’t find them.

 

[Midnight Mike]

I got the set last week and I’ve just finished watching the first disc. They all look beautiful and cleaned up. On a least one episode the narrator’s voice was mixed a little low, and the music was drowning him out a bit, although I could still hear him. I put in the second disc to check out the supplements and it doesn’t seem to have any of the bumpers. Still, very happy with the upgrade though and I’m enjoying the episodes. They all look great! Still have 8 episodes left to watch, maybe they’ll be a surprise with the bumper's, we’ll see.

 

[Broomy]

This is a great release. They’ve remastered the picture and audio perfectly. Very happy with these H-B releases we’ve gotten over the last year.

 

[darkrock17]

The Easter Egg was on the 3rd disc on the original DVD set.

It was found by going to the features section and doing the following.

Easter Egg: If you highlight and select the tire on the Special Features page on the third disc you'll be taken to an unrestored clip that was used as a lead-in for commercials. Highlighting the can behind the bear will take you to an alternate lead-in clip.

This is the clip is question.

 

[Timothy E]

Timothy E.:

I am curious. On the original DVD release of WACKY RACES, there was Easter Eggs of the commercial bumpers on disc 2. Are these Easter Eggs included on this new Blu-ray release?

I haven’t come across these and was looking for them specifically. I’ve ripped all of the content on both discs and didn’t find them.

I have not located any Easter Eggs on these discs either. It may be that the DVD set is a keeper for anyone wanting the commercial bumpers.

 

[Wayne Klein]

Saturday Morning H-B series usually only ran 2 seasons for around 24-28 episodes all together. In the mid to late 60's however, cartoon series were reduced from 20 something to first 18 and then just 17 for one season only.

Starting in 1970, all cartoon series H-B and other studios only ran for 16 episodes for the entire series.

Scooby-Doo is the only exception to this at he had many iterations throughout that decade.

Oh I know. I watched the original run. It just felt longer than a single season of only 17 episodes. I suppose it’s my kid brain because they would rerun them endless.

 

[darkrock17]

Oh I know. I watched the original run. It just felt longer than a single season of only 17 episodes. I suppose it’s my kid brain.

You thought there were more episodes because of them being rerun so many times is why.

 

[Mark Y]

Oh I know. I watched the original run. It just felt longer than a single season of only 17 episodes. I suppose it’s my kid brain because they would rerun them endless.

The following year, they spun off both Dastardly & Muttley and Penelope Pitstop as separate shows. Later they were syndicated together as "The Fun World Of Hanna-Barbera" along with "The Funky Phantom" and "The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan." Knowing how Fred Silverman liked to slam different shows together into one long show, I wonder why he never pulled a "Laff-A-Lympics" with the Wacky Races and made it a 90-minute show adding Pitstop and Dastardly adventures.

 

[Jack P]

The Easter Egg was on the 3rd disc on the original DVD set.

It was found by going to the features section and doing the following.

Easter Egg: If you highlight and select the tire on the Special Features page on the third disc you'll be taken to an unrestored clip that was used as a lead-in for commercials. Highlighting the can behind the bear will take you to an alternate lead-in clip.

So was there only one clip?

 

[Greg Chenoweth]

So was there only one clip?

There were 2 different clips.