tomoc (01/11/83)
All these Saturday morning trivia questions got me thinking about a show that was on CBS quite a while ago called WACKY RACES. There were about 10 different racers, each with cars to suit their personalities. I was able to remember a few characters, but not all, and especially couldn`t come up with their numbers. Let`s see how well we can fill the race track with racers. Here are a couple for starters: Peter Perfect Penelope Pitstop Professor Pat Pending Dick Dastardly (the bad guy) and his dog Mutley An unknown lumberjack-type guy and his beaver There`ve got to be more Trivia people, start your engines! Tom O`Connor ixlpc!tomoc
jlh (01/11/83)
Another Wacky Racers car had a vampire, a Frankenstein-like monster and a ghoulish looking woman (in addition to a "hip" wolfman). I think that their car's name used "ghoul" as a root word. Jeff Heatwole
ran@bentley.UUCP (R. Novo) (07/18/84)
Anybody remember the cars that were entered in the wacky races? I vaguely remember some of them, but I'd also like to know the numbers that each car had. R. Novo Bell Labs Piscataway, NJ
jgw@rabbit.UUCP (Jay G. Wilpon) (07/19/84)
Lets see some of the Wacky Racer's were: Professor Pat Pending (car #4) Penelope Pitstop Peter Perfect Dick Dastardly and His Dog Muttly The Mob-Hill Gang I cant think of any other right now. Will think some more.
master@fluke.UUCP (Joel Masterman) (07/20/84)
I remember one more (although I'm sure there are a few more). The Slag Brothers (cave-men who drove around in a hollowed out rock) I don't remember the number though.
jgw@rabbit.UUCP (Jay G. Wilpon) (07/21/84)
Excess me, the lumberjack was Rufus Rough-cut, he had a beaver for a partner. The car was called the 'buzz-saw'. (it had circular saw blades for wheels. The bear was teamed up with a hill-billie, who had a still in his car. I am not sure of his name. Will keep thinking!
kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (07/23/84)
To the best of my recollection: Car 1: two caveman types Car 2: The Creepy _____ - contained monsters, etc. Car 3: Prof. Pat Pending's Convert-o-car Car 5: Penelope Pit Stop Car 7: The Ant Hill Mob Car 8: the hillbillies and the bear Cars 4 and 10: I used to confuse these - one was the lumberjack car, and the other had a similar looking guy (maybe a Red Baron type?) And of course: Car 00: Dick Dastardly and Muttley. Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman) "Now who was it in car 6???"