Difference between revisions of "See-Saw to Arkansas"

See-Saw to Arkansas
	; 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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Latest revision as of 18:13, 23 January 2024

"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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

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

Organizations

Ant Hill Mob
Seven Dwarfs (mentioned)

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Arkansas
    - Seven Dwarf's residence
    - Mustard Spread
  - California (indirectly mentioned)
    - Los Angeles (indirectly mentioned)
      - La Brea Tar Pits (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

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

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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-'''"See-Saw to Arkansas"''' is the first episode's segment of ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'', which only lasted one season. 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]].
+'''"See-Saw to Arkansas"''' is the first part of episode one of ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|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==
-In order of appearance:
+{{CastTop}}
+|-
-''Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics''
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Announcer (voice only)
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Dave Willock]]
-* Commentator ([[Dave Willock]])
+|-
-* ''[[Slag Brothers]]''
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Slag Brothers]]
-* ''[[Gruesome Twosome|Big Gruesome]]''
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-* ''[[Gruesome Twosome|Little Gruesome]]''
+|-
-* ''The [[Red Max]]''
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Gruesome Twosome|Big Gruesome]]
-* ''[[Pat Pending|Professor Pat Pending]]''
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-* ''[[Private Meekly]]''
+|-
-* [[Sergeant Blast]] ([[Daws Butler]])
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Gruesome Twosome|Little Gruesome]]
-* [[Lazy Luke]] ([[John Stephenson]])
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-* ''[[Blubber Bear]]''
+|-
-* ''[[Peter Perfect]]''
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[The Red Max]]
-* [[Dick Dastardly]] ([[Peter Winchell]])
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-* [[Muttley]] (Don Messick)
+|-
-* ''Gruesome Twosome's dragon''
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Professor Pat Pending]]
-* [[Penelope Pitstop]] ([[Janet Waldo]])
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-* [[Clyde]] (Peter Winchell)
+|-
-* [[Ring-a-Ding]] (Don Messick)
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Private Meekly]]
-* Highway officer (Don Messick)
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-* ''[[Snow White]]''
+|-
-* [[Rufus Ruffcut]] (Daws Butler)
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sergeant Blast]]
-* ''[[Sawtooth]]''
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Daws Butler]]
-* ''Referee''
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Lazy Luke]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[John Stephenson]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Blubber Bear]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Peter Perfect]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Dick Dastardly]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Paul Winchell]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Muttley]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wacky Races characters|Gruesome Twosome's dragon]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Penelope Pitstop]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Janet Waldo]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Clyde (Wacky Races)|Clyde]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Winchell
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ring-a-Ding]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Willy]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Danny]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rug Bug Benny]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mac]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Kurby]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wacky Races characters|Highway officer]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Snow White]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rufus Ruffcut]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sawtooth]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wacky Races characters|Referee]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+{{CastBottom}}
 ==Organizations==
 * [[Ant Hill Mob]]
-* [[Seven Dwarfs]]
+* [[Seven Dwarfs]] (mentioned)
 ==Locations==
-* [[Arkansas]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** Seven Dwarf's cottage
+** [[United States]]
-* [[Los Angeles]]
+*** [[Arkansas]]
-** La Brea Tar Pits
+**** [[Seven Dwarf's residence]]
+**** [[Mustard Spread]]
+*** [[California]] (indirectly mentioned)
+**** [[Los Angeles]] (indirectly mentioned)
+***** La Brea Tar Pits (mentioned)
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 56: / Line 121: @@
 ==Vehicles==
-* [[Slag Boulder]]
+* [[Boulder Mobile]]
 * [[Creepy Coupe]]
 * [[Crimson Hayballer]]
@@ Line 72: / Line 137: @@
 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==
+===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 train passing through, has the initials "H.B." on every cart.
+* 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==
@@ Line 84: / Line 154: @@
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 97: / Line 166: @@
 ==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]]
 [[Category:Wacky Races (1968 TV series) episodes]]
 [[Category:Wacky Races episodes]]
+[[Category:Wacky Races]]