Speed Racer is a show featuring a young racer named Speed and his ultimate driving machine, the Mach 5. Originally aired in Japan as Mahha Go Go Go (translation: Mach Five Go Go - "go" also means five), Speed Racer combines racing with international intrigue. Joining Speed is Mom & Pops Racer,and his girlfriend Trixie!!
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01x52 Race Around the World, Part 2 Aired: Mar. 15, 1968Speed and Sparky survive the crash and quickly catch up to the other racers. Speed saves Lovelace from an ice crevice in Antarctica. In Sahara, … [continue reading]
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Seitarô Hara (12 episodes)
- Ippei Kuri (10 episodes)
- Hisayuki Toriumi (9 episodes)
Writers
- Tatsuo Yoshida (53 episodes)
- Jinzô Toriumi (42 episodes)
- Tadashi Hirose (14 episodes)
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- The M on Speed Racer's car and helmet, which in America stands for the Mach Five, in Japan stands for "Mifune" (Speed Racer's original family name) and in Latin America stands for "Meteoro"…
[show]The M on Speed Racer's car and helmet, which in America stands for the Mach Five, in Japan stands for "Mifune" (Speed Racer's original family name) and in Latin America stands for "Meteoro" (literally meaning "meteor", which moves swiftly and fast).
[hide] - In its original Japanese version, "Mach Go Go Go," Speed Racer was called Go Mifune; he was named in honor of legendary Japanese actor Toshirô Mifune.
- The show's creator Tatsuo Yoshida cited Viva Las Vegas and Goldfinger - two extremely popular films in Japan in the 1960s - as the main influences for the show: he used Elvis Presley's…
[show]The show's creator Tatsuo Yoshida cited Viva Las Vegas and Goldfinger - two extremely popular films in Japan in the 1960s - as the main influences for the show: he used Elvis Presley's racecar-driver image (complete with handkerchief and black pompadour hairstyle), and a gadget-filled car.
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