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The '''Mean Machine''' is the signature [[Wacky Races (event)|Wacky Races]] race car of [[Dick Dastardly]] and [[Muttley]] in the ''[[Wacky Races (franchise)|Wacky Races]]'' animated franchise. | The '''Mean Machine''' is the signature [[Wacky Races (event)|Wacky Races]] race car of [[Dick Dastardly]] and [[Muttley]] in the ''[[Wacky Races (franchise)|Wacky Races]]'' animated franchise. | ||
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* ''[[Wacky Races (2017 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' ([[2017]]) | * ''[[Wacky Races (2017 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' ([[2017]]) | ||
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===Movies=== | ===Movies=== | ||
* ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]'' | * ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]'' | ||
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==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
* [[BBC Two]]'s ''Dead Ringers'' TV series has an episode (yes, "an episode," #lostmedia) that merges ''Top Gear'' with ''Wacky Races''. Jeremy Clarkson, the host of ''Top Gear'', is now Dick Dastardly riding in the Mean Machine chasing Penelope to | * In "Episode Three" (series 5) of the BBC Radio 4 show ''Dead Ringers'', Phil Collins follows in the footsteps of Elton John by singing his own non-Disney song set to the tune of "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)," about Dick losing against the [[Ant Hill Mob]], the Mean Machine being cut in half, and punching Muttley in the nose when Muttley laughs at him. In typical fashion, we then hear Dick ask for Muttley's help, who just laughs. | ||
* [[BBC Two]]'s ''Dead Ringers'' TV series has an episode (yes, "an episode," #lostmedia) that merges ''Top Gear'' with ''Wacky Races''. Jeremy Clarkson, the host of ''Top Gear'', is now Dick Dastardly riding in the Mean Machine chasing [[Penelope Pitstop]] to steal her [[Compact Pussycat]] and be the pretty one, with the help of his babe magnet and Muttley also appearing as a traffic guard to stop her. | |||
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Gone Abie Gone," the couch gag is a parody of the Wacky Races, wherein the Simpsons take their couch on the road up against other citizens who have also turned their couches into makeshift racecars, with the theme song playing over the race. Homer, Marge, and Burns are dressed like [[Peter Perfect]], Penelope, and Dick, respectively, with Burns driving a car that resembles the Mean Machine. | |||
* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Handicar," the Wacky Races are revived for one Saturday morning television for the future of car lift transportation, with Dick and Muttley brought out of retirement to cause some ruckus once more in their Mean Machine. | |||
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Dead Ringers Mean Machine.png| | Dead Ringers Mean Machine.png| | ||
Wacky Racer Burns.png| | |||
South Park Mean Machine.png| | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:53, 25 August 2024
| Mean Machine | |
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| Type | Racecar |
| Owned by | Dick Dastardly |
| First appearance | WR: "See-Saw to Arkansas" (1968) |
The Mean Machine is the signature Wacky Races race car of Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Wacky Races animated franchise.
Description
Appearances
TV series
Movies
Shorts
Comics
Books
Video games
History
And They're Off
Wacky Races: The Next Generation
Wacky Reboot
SCOOB!
In the Funny Books
Gallery
In popular culture
- In "Episode Three" (series 5) of the BBC Radio 4 show Dead Ringers, Phil Collins follows in the footsteps of Elton John by singing his own non-Disney song set to the tune of "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)," about Dick losing against the Ant Hill Mob, the Mean Machine being cut in half, and punching Muttley in the nose when Muttley laughs at him. In typical fashion, we then hear Dick ask for Muttley's help, who just laughs.
- BBC Two's Dead Ringers TV series has an episode (yes, "an episode," #lostmedia) that merges Top Gear with Wacky Races. Jeremy Clarkson, the host of Top Gear, is now Dick Dastardly riding in the Mean Machine chasing Penelope Pitstop to steal her Compact Pussycat and be the pretty one, with the help of his babe magnet and Muttley also appearing as a traffic guard to stop her.
- In The Simpsons episode "Gone Abie Gone," the couch gag is a parody of the Wacky Races, wherein the Simpsons take their couch on the road up against other citizens who have also turned their couches into makeshift racecars, with the theme song playing over the race. Homer, Marge, and Burns are dressed like Peter Perfect, Penelope, and Dick, respectively, with Burns driving a car that resembles the Mean Machine.
- In the South Park episode "Handicar," the Wacky Races are revived for one Saturday morning television for the future of car lift transportation, with Dick and Muttley brought out of retirement to cause some ruckus once more in their Mean Machine.
