Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist

"Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist" is episode one (part two) of Wacky Races season one. It aired on September 14, 1968 on CBS. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

The Wacky Racers have to ride through the ghostly town of Spookane.

Memorable quotes
Announcer: Uh-oh, we forgot Double-O, the bad news twins.

Characters
Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Slag Brothers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Red Max
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penelope Pitstop
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Clyde
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul Winchell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ring-a-Ding
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Pat Pending
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Private Meekly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Winchell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sargeant Blast
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Gruesome
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Little Gruesome
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Announcer
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dave Willock
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Perfect
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lazy Luke
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blubber Bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rufus Ruffcut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sawtooth
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gruesome Twosome's dragon
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dick Dastardly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul Winchell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Muttley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris's friend
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rufus Ruffcut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sawtooth
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gruesome Twosome's dragon
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dick Dastardly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul Winchell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Muttley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris's friend
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris's friend
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boris
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Ant Hill Mob

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Nevada
 * Lemon Twist
 * Spookane
 * Spookane Bar and Ghoul

Objects

 * Koo Koo Kola

Vehicles

 * Boulder Mobile
 * Crimson Hayballer
 * Bulletproof Bomb
 * Convert-a-Car
 * Army Surplus
 * Creepy Coupe
 * Turbo Terrific
 * Arkansas Chuggabug
 * Buzz Wagon
 * Mean Machine

Development
Four writers are given a series group credit, so it isn't known who specifically wrote what. They include Larz Bourne, Tom Degenais, Mike Maltese, and Dalton Sandifer.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 14, 1968 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * Spookane is a parody of Spokane.
 * Koo Koo Kola is a parody of Coca-Cola.

Errors

 * When Dick comments to Muttley on the bad things they could do in Spookane, Muttley's ears have changed from black to beige, the same as the rest of his body.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 26, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Wacky Races: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * February 14, 2017: Warner Archive Collection releases Wacky Races: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Wacky Races: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
 * August 12, 1996: First Independent Films releases Wacky Races: Bumper Edition on VHS.
 * July 13, 1998: First Independent Films releases Wacky Races: Bumper Edition on VHS.
 * July 31, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Wacky Races: The Complete Series on DVD.