Today's grueling first leg of races stretches from Lulu, Louisiana to Deepintheharta, Texas.
Dick Dastardly first bad deed, once he takes an early lead, is to open a corral and let the cattle stampede across the road. Unfortunately for him, he's the only thing that is stampeded. Plan B has him inform the local sheriff that the "Ant Hill Gang" is nearby so the latter races off to the woods to hide. They reappear dressed as boy scouts - or "wood scouts," as they are called here, and fool the stupid sheriff. It was pretty funny seeing a bunch of heavily-bearded guys dressed in scout uniforms. In fact, that was about the only funny sight gag in the bunch in this episode, which was kind of lame in the humor department.
The second race of this twin-bill has the wacky races rolling their way through West Virginia en route to the finish line to Wheeling. I liked the alliteration on the series villain when they announce who's in what place early on: "it's that disciple of deceit and degradation Dick Dastardly." The latter then turns to the unseen narrator and says, "You left out 'despicable.'"
While racing in fourth place, Dick''s lowdown plan in this one is a big magnet to get rid of the three racers in front of him. First, the magnet peels off the metal wheels of one racer and then takes off the boiler of the Arkansas Chugabug. "We're stranded like a catfish on a mud bog," moans the hillbilly driver. His partner, Blubber the bear, steals something from a nearby barn and converts the vehicle to "windmill power." Last up is Peter Perfect and the magnet takes about the whole car. Now Dastardly is in first, but not for long as is magnet trick does his own vehicle in. How that happens, you'll have to watch. Later, DD tries to keep everyone from climbing a steep hill, and then go through all tunnel and other places. Let's put it this way: he tries about everything in this episode.
Sadly, none of the humor, by and large, in this one was very good. Generally speaking, this show was for the kiddies, not adults. The latter can endure these by enjoying some of corny old expressions, neat-looking cars, and decent artwork and sometimes-funny sight gags
Dick Dastardly first bad deed, once he takes an early lead, is to open a corral and let the cattle stampede across the road. Unfortunately for him, he's the only thing that is stampeded. Plan B has him inform the local sheriff that the "Ant Hill Gang" is nearby so the latter races off to the woods to hide. They reappear dressed as boy scouts - or "wood scouts," as they are called here, and fool the stupid sheriff. It was pretty funny seeing a bunch of heavily-bearded guys dressed in scout uniforms. In fact, that was about the only funny sight gag in the bunch in this episode, which was kind of lame in the humor department.
The second race of this twin-bill has the wacky races rolling their way through West Virginia en route to the finish line to Wheeling. I liked the alliteration on the series villain when they announce who's in what place early on: "it's that disciple of deceit and degradation Dick Dastardly." The latter then turns to the unseen narrator and says, "You left out 'despicable.'"
While racing in fourth place, Dick''s lowdown plan in this one is a big magnet to get rid of the three racers in front of him. First, the magnet peels off the metal wheels of one racer and then takes off the boiler of the Arkansas Chugabug. "We're stranded like a catfish on a mud bog," moans the hillbilly driver. His partner, Blubber the bear, steals something from a nearby barn and converts the vehicle to "windmill power." Last up is Peter Perfect and the magnet takes about the whole car. Now Dastardly is in first, but not for long as is magnet trick does his own vehicle in. How that happens, you'll have to watch. Later, DD tries to keep everyone from climbing a steep hill, and then go through all tunnel and other places. Let's put it this way: he tries about everything in this episode.
Sadly, none of the humor, by and large, in this one was very good. Generally speaking, this show was for the kiddies, not adults. The latter can endure these by enjoying some of corny old expressions, neat-looking cars, and decent artwork and sometimes-funny sight gags
