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'''''The New Adventures of Speed Racer''''' (or simply '''''Speed Racer''''', according to the title card) is a 1993 American reboot of Tatsunoko Production's 1967 series ''Speed Racer'', developed by ''Speed Racer'' Enterprises, Fred Wolf Films, and PANGEA, the latter two best known for their work with the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200809023105/https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2008/05/13/the-aftermath-of-speed/ Archived Q&A that mentions the 1997 reboot.] Retrieved 14 Apr '22</ref> Due to conflicts with Warner Bros, who held theatrical rights to the franchise, ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'' would only last 13 episodes before being cancelled. Of the 13 episodes, only 8 ever made it home video, and 3 episodes remain lost in their original form. All 13 episodes have appeared with a Russian dub, reportedly from a Slovenian DVD, however, this cannot be verified as the source.


''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'' (or simply ''Speed Racer'', according to the title card) is a 1993 reboot of Tatsunoko Production's 1967 series ''Speed Racer'', developed by Speed Racer Enterprises, Fred Wolf Films, and PANGEA, the latter two best known for their work with the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise.<ref>http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2008/05/13/the-aftermath-of-speed/</ref> Due to conflicts with Warner Bros, who held theatrical rights to the franchise, ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer'' would only last 13 episodes before being cancelled. Of the 13 episodes, only 8 ever made it home video, and 3 episodes remain lost in their original form. All 13 episodes have appeared with a Russian dub, reportedly from a Slovenian DVD<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108939/releaseinfo?ref_=ttco_sa_2</ref>, however this cannot be verified as the source.
==Episode List==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! #
! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
! Episode Title
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode Title
! Home Video
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Home Video
! Status
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| <i>The Mach-5's First Trial</i>
| The Mach-5's First Trial
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| <i>The Pleasantville Terror</i>
| The Pleasantville Terror
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| <i>The Race Against X</i>
| The Race Against X
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| <i>B.O.S.S.</i>
| B.O.S.S.
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| <i>Creature From the Sombra Lagoon</i>
| Creature From the Sombra Lagoon
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| <i>Trouble in Deep Twelve</i>
| Trouble in Deep Twelve
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| <i>The Mach 5 Is Missing</i>
| The Mach 5 Is Missing
| style="color:red" | No
| '''No'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46A0111CE98E576C<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] (Russian)
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| <i>Race to the Future</i>
| Race to the Future
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| <i>Escape from the Past</i>
| Escape from the Past
| style="color:green" | Yes
| '''Yes'''
| style="color:yellow" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer-rus Russian]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer-rus<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']</span> (Russian)
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| <i>Samurai Racers</i>
| Samurai Racers
| style="color:red" | No
| '''No'''
| style="color:yellow" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer-rus Russian]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer-rus <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']</span> (Russian)
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| <i>Dawn of the Mutants</i>
| Dawn of the Mutants
| style="color:red" | No
| '''No'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| <i>Return to the Future</i>
| Return to the Future
| style="color:red" | No
| '''No'''
| style="color:green" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer Found]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| <i>Attack from the Future</i>
| Attack from the Future
| style="color:red" | No
| '''No'''
| style="color:yellow" | [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer-rus Russian]
| [https://archive.org/details/new-adventures-of-speed-racer-rus <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']</span> (Russian)
|}
|}


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
[[File:Thirteen-days-2000-pinocchio-2-1999-risani-film-slika-4914364.jpg|thumb|center|Slovenian DVD with episode 6, ''Trouble in Deep Twelve'' (EAN #3858885940440)]]
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
[[File:Soleil-rouge-1971-epicenter-2000-risanka-slika-5025939.jpg|thumb|center|Slovenian DVD with episode 7, ''The Mach-5 Is Missing'' (3858885940471)]]
Thirteen-days-2000-pinocchio-2-1999-risani-film-slika-4914364.jpg|Slovenian DVD with episode 6, "Trouble in Deep Twelve."
[[File:Custer-of-the-west-1967-3-a-m-2001-risanka-slika-27485070.jpg|thumb|center|Solvenian DVD with episode 13, ''Attack from the Future'' (EAN #3858885940501)]]
Soleil-rouge-1971-epicenter-2000-risanka-slika-5025939.jpg|Slovenian DVD with episode 7, "The Mach-5 Is Missing."
Custer-of-the-west-1967-3-a-m-2001-risanka-slika-27485070.jpg|Solvenian DVD with episode 13, "Attack from the Future."
</gallery>
==See Also==
*[[Speed Racer (found Esurance commercial from insurance company; 2008)]]
*[[Speed Racer Lives (found Flash animated web series; 2006)]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:Lost animation|New Adventures of Speed Racer]]
[[Category:Lost TV|New Adventures of Speed Racer]]
[[Category:Partially lost media|New Adventures of Speed Racer]]

Latest revision as of 15:19, 29 January 2024

New-adventures-speed-racer.jpg

Title card of the series.

Status: Partially Lost

The New Adventures of Speed Racer (or simply Speed Racer, according to the title card) is a 1993 American reboot of Tatsunoko Production's 1967 series Speed Racer, developed by Speed Racer Enterprises, Fred Wolf Films, and PANGEA, the latter two best known for their work with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.[1] Due to conflicts with Warner Bros, who held theatrical rights to the franchise, The New Adventures of Speed Racer would only last 13 episodes before being cancelled. Of the 13 episodes, only 8 ever made it home video, and 3 episodes remain lost in their original form. All 13 episodes have appeared with a Russian dub, reportedly from a Slovenian DVD, however, this cannot be verified as the source.

Episode List

# Episode Title Home Video Status
1 The Mach-5's First Trial Yes Found
2 The Pleasantville Terror Yes Found
3 The Race Against X Yes Found
4 B.O.S.S. Yes Found
5 Creature From the Sombra Lagoon Yes Found
6 Trouble in Deep Twelve Yes Found
7 The Mach 5 Is Missing No Found (Russian)
8 Race to the Future Yes Found
9 Escape from the Past Yes Found (Russian)
10 Samurai Racers No Found (Russian)
11 Dawn of the Mutants No Found
12 Return to the Future No Found
13 Attack from the Future No Found (Russian)

Note: The series known in Brazil as As Novas Aventuras de Speed Racer, which literally translates as The New Adventures of Speed Racer, refers to the 1997 reboot instead.

Gallery

  • Slovenian DVD with episode 6, "Trouble in Deep Twelve."

    Slovenian DVD with episode 6, "Trouble in Deep Twelve."

  • Slovenian DVD with episode 7, "The Mach-5 Is Missing."

    Slovenian DVD with episode 7, "The Mach-5 Is Missing."

  • Solvenian DVD with episode 13, "Attack from the Future."

    Solvenian DVD with episode 13, "Attack from the Future."

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Archived Q&A that mentions the 1997 reboot. Retrieved 14 Apr '22
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