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Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist
	; Dick & Muttley get a taste of their own medicine.
Premiere date	September 14, 1968
Starring	Paul Winchell; Don Messick; Janet Waldo; Daws Butler; John Stephenson; Dave Willock
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist" is the second part of episode one of Wacky Races season one, and the second 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 have to ride through the ghostly town of Spookane.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

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

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Slag Brothers	Don Messick Daws Butler
The Red Max	N/A
Penelope Pitstop	Janet Waldo
Clyde	Paul Winchell
Ring-a-Ding	N/A
Willy	N/A
Danny	N/A
Rug Bug Benny	N/A
Mac	N/A
Kurby	N/A
Professor Pat Pending	Don Messick
Private Meekly	Paul Winchell
Sergeant Blast	Daws Butler
Big Gruesome	Daws Butler
Little Gruesome	N/A
Announcer (voice only)	Dave Willock
Peter Perfect	Daws Butler
Lazy Luke	John Stephenson
Blubber Bear	John Stephenson
Rufus Ruffcut	Daws Butler
Sawtooth	N/A
Gruesome Twosome's dragon	N/A
Dick Dastardly	Paul Winchell
Muttley	Don Messick
Boris's friend	John Stephenson
Boris	Dave Willock

Organizations

Ant Hill Mob

Locations

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

Objects

Koo Koo Kola (mentioned)

Vehicles

Production

Development

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

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.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

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.

References

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 |image= [[File:Dick and Muttley scared by ghosts.png|300px]]
 |caption= Dick & Muttley get a taste of their own medicine.
-|premiere= September 14, 1968
+|premiere= [[September 14]], [[1968]]
 |run_time=
+|cast= [[Paul Winchell]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Daws Butler]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Dave Willock]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers=
 |directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
 |previous= See-Saw to Arkansas
 |next= Why Oh Why Wyoming
-|title_card= [[File:WR 101B 1968 title card.png|300px]]
+|title_card= [[File:WR 1968 101B title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist"''' is episode one (part two) of ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|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|Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
+'''"Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist"''' is the second part of episode one of ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'' season one, and the second 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 have to ride through the ghostly town of Spookane.
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Janet Waldo]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Clyde]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Clyde (Wacky Races)|Clyde]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paul Winchell]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ring-a-Ding]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Willy]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Danny]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Rug Bug Benny]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mac]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kurby]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Paul Winchell]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sargeant Blast]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sergeant Blast]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Twosome Gruesome|Big Gruesome]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gruesome Twosome|Big Gruesome]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Twosome Gruesome|Little Gruesome]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gruesome Twosome|Little Gruesome]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Announcer
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Announcer (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Dave Willock]]
 |-
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wacky Races characters|Boris's friend]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Boris (Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist)|Boris]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dave Willock
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
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 ==Objects==
-* Koo Koo Kola
+* [[Koo Koo Kola]] (mentioned)
 ==Vehicles==
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 * [[Bulletproof Bomb]]
 * [[Convert-a-Car]]
-* [[Army Surplus]]
+* [[Army Surplus Special]]
 * [[Creepy Coupe]]
 * [[Turbo Terrific]]
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 * [[Buzz Wagon]]
 * [[Mean Machine]]
+* Bus
 ==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]], [[Michael Maltese|Mike Maltese]], and [[Dalton Sandifer]].
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
-==Filming==
+==Release==
-==Music==
+Dates are in order of release:
-The music is composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
+* United States: September 14, 1968 on CBS
 ==Behind the scenes==
@@ Line 128: / Line 149: @@
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 141: / Line 161: @@
 ==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.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1968]]
+[[Category:CBS]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]