Fender Bender 500 (partially found episodes of "Wacky Races" reboot animated series; 1990s)
Fender Bender 500 is a series of cartoon shorts featuring iconic Hanna-Barbera characters racing in monster trucks and is considered by fans a 1990s update of the classic Wacky Races (1968) series [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 were also aired as part of TV Mayhem in the UK[6].
The only home video release (currently identified) was in Japan where the entire series was released on both VHS[7] and Laserdisc in six volumes.[8] [9]Volume 3 appeared on YouTube, without English titles, in March 2020[10]. The English language version of most episodes and the other five volumes are currently considered lost media.
Availability
Episode | Title | Availability | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
01 | The Nippon Tuck 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
02 | The Cow Sow & Plow 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
03 | The Calypso 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
04 | The Philly Freedom 500 | Available | English |
05 | The Hup, Two, Three, Four 500 | Available | English |
06 | The Frances a Lot 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
07 | The Wooden Shoe Like to Win 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
08 | The Rocket Gibraltar 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
09 | The Bombay Flambe 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
10 | The Way Down Under 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
11 | Fondue 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
12 | The Kenya Win It 500 | Available | English |
13 | The Fettuccini 500 | Available | English |
14 | Monumental 500 | Available | English |
15 | The High Stakes 500 | Available | English |
16 | The Great Golden Gate 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
17 | The Highland Fling 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
18 | Rush to Rushmore 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
19 | Pound for Pound 500 | Available | English |
20 | The Great Greek 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
21 | The Log Jammer 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
22 | The Clambake 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
23 | We'll Get Bayou 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
24 | The Funhouse 500 | Partially | Japanese, No English Subtitles |
25 | Space Race 500 | Available | English |
26 | The Wicki Wacki 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
27 | Big Apple 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
28 | The Panda-Monium 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
29 | The Tumbleweed 500 | Available | English |
30 | The Jungle Bungle 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
31 | Silver Screen 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
32 | Sheik to Sheik 500 | Available | English |
33 | The Cotton Pickin 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
34 | The Oom-pa-pah 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
35 | The Fountain of Youth 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
36 | The Fiesta Fantastica 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
37 | The Big Top 500 | Available | English |
38 | The Russian Around 500 | Available | English |
39 | The Dash to Nashville 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
40 | The Trans-Transylvania 500 | Available | English |
41 | The Run Down to Ghost Town 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
42 | The Go for the Gold 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
43 | The Golden State 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
44 | The Hit'n Mississippi 500 | Available | English |
45 | The Alligator Alley 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
46 | The Brazilian Million 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
47 | The Emerald Isle 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
48 | The Nile a Minute 500 | Available | English |
49 | Unfathomable 500 | Available | English |
50 | The Yukon Win It 500 | Unavailable | Missing |
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)
- ↑ Japanese Episodes uploaded by Alan Grant