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Wacky Races

Wacky Races is a media franchise containing five animated series, several video games, and a comic book, with most centered on the theme of various Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters primarily engaged in over-the-top auto racing with odd vehicles and absurd plot developments.

Last revised
Jul 3, 2026
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Wacky Races
Franchise logo since 2017
Created by
Original workWacky Races (1968–69)
OwnerWarner Bros. Entertainment
Years1968–present
Print publications
ComicsWacky Raceland
Films and television
Short film(s)
  • Wacky Races Forever
  • Dastardly & Muttley
Animated series
Games
Video game(s)

Wacky Races is a media franchise containing five animated series, several video games, and a comic book, with most centered on the theme of various Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters primarily engaged in over-the-top auto racing (although occasionally employing other means of transportation) with odd vehicles and absurd plot developments.1

Television

Video games

Other

  • Wacky Races Forever, a 2006 animated short, produced by Warner Bros. Animation
  • Dastardly & Muttley, a 2023 stop-motion animated short, produced by Waaber
  • Wacky Raceland, a comic book series envisioning the original racers in a more comic-book realistic style
  • Wacky Races: The Board Game, 2019, by CMON, Inc.
References

References

  1. Lyons, Michael (September 8, 2023). "Saturday Morning "Car"-toon: The 55th Anniversary of "Wacky Races"". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 2025-10-11.