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** [[August 12]], [[1996]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Wacky Races: Bumper Edition]]'' on VHS. | ** [[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 13]], [[1998]]: First Independent Films releases ''Wacky Races: Bumper Edition'' on VHS. |
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Penelope thinks she's meeting the Seven Dwarfs. | |
Premiere date | September 14, 1968 |
Starring | Paul Winchell Don Messick Janet Waldo John Stephenson Daws Butler Dave Willock |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"See-Saw to Arkansas" is the first part of episode one of Wacky Races season one, and the first episode overall. It aired on September 14, 1968 on CBS. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
The Wacky Racers navigate through Arkansas, where the Ant Hill Mob play a trick on the other racers by pretending to be the Seven Dwarfs.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
- Ant Hill Mob
- Seven Dwarfs (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Arkansas
- California (indirectly mentioned)
- Los Angeles (indirectly mentioned)
- La Brea Tar Pits (mentioned)
- Los Angeles (indirectly mentioned)
- United States
Objects
Vehicles
- Boulder Mobile
- Creepy Coupe
- Crimson Hayballer
- Convert-a-Car
- Army Surplus Special
- Arkansas Chuggabug
- Turbo Terrific
- Mean Machine
- Compact Pussycat
- Bulletproof Bomb
- Buzz Wagon
Production
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.
Filming
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
- The Seven Dwarfs are friends of Snow White in the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, but more popularly known by their appearances in Walt Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- The train passing through has the initials "H.B." on every cart.
Errors
- When Dick is first looking through his binoculars, Muttley is sitting next to him, but when the camera switches to a close up of Dick, Muttley is between his arms.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and 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.
- 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.