@aphronadeshiko Wacky Races was first aired on TV Asahi (Formerly Net TV) in 1970, then was later broadcast on TV Tokyo (Formerly Tokyo 12 Channel) in 1977, and the block program was マンガのくに (Manga's Country). ❤❤❤❤

Lol

I am from Mexican and I confirm, Top Cat is popular here, well it's a cult icon

I would have thought Flintstones or The Jetsons would have been the most popular!

@ultraflamz64 and don't forget Yogi Bear is also popular in Japan too.

​@pixelcrunch300 The Flintstones and Jetsons were aired in Japan on NET (now TV Asahi), but failed to get the success that Wacky Races and Tom and Jerry have in Japan. The Flintstones, when in it was originally aired in Japan, had it's name changed to 強い妻天国 (Tsuyoi Tsuma Tengoku) "Strong Housewife Heaven", and wouldn't be called by a name similar to the original show 原始家族フリントストーン (Genshi Kazoku Furinsuton) "Primitive Family Flintstone" until years later when the concept of VHS rentals became a thing. The Jetsons however, always had a name that was similar to the original from the start. The series was broadcast on Japanese TV during the 60s as 宇宙家族ジェットソン (Uchuu Kazoku Jettoson) "Space Family Jetson". Despite not being very popular in Japan, the Flintstones characters were used in the 80s in Japan for the company Honobono who was a moving service/travel agency. Original commercials were produced with the Flintstones characters and merchandise that had them on it was also produced. Both series were eventually broadcast on Cartoon Network in Japan.

No, they came out in about the same time but they were imported to Japan decades later, together with a lot of western cartoons, like the pink panther, that's why they became popular, because they look different, and thank goodness, they came later otherwise they would have had a bigger influence on Japanese animation and we would not have many of their animated gems.

Well, it WAS developed in Japan.

He is also very popular in latin america, mainly because of his Laugh (He is called Patan here)

@@ironmaster6496 Yeah, we call it Patan, it's like a kids insult for lazy. And Dick Dastardly is Pierre Nodoyuna (Pierre as a french name, and Nodoyuna are three words: No-Doy-Una, which would mean No-Sucess-One literally, since he fails in everything. It sounds wierd since spanish phrases order is very different, but for us sounds perfect).

@@VDMX1549 "Pierno", como le decíamos en casa.

To the point of there being plushies and a subject of cross promotion with Mobil. Dastardly is also considered insanely popular. Seriously, they couldn't get enough of those two.

Nonsense.

No it isn't you can't beat the original intro, this isn't as iconic.

Wacky Races Wacky Races Fierce race! Watch out for the bomb! Chiki Chiki Chiki Chiki Fierce race! Hit it! interference！ It's a curve of flame Speed up! Whether in the fire or in the water Go it! Overtake! Fierce race! I will definitely win! Eleven cars aiming for the goal The proud machine is full of scratches I'll ask you, cute companion! racing, the world would be heaven. Where do you go by holding the steering wheel? Chiki Chiki Chiki Chiki Fierce race!

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The Scooby Doo one is the weirdest of all, the opening gives off the impression that it's going to be a comedy about a useless cowardly dog and his friends in haunted house with ghosts instead of a mystery with slight comedic themes.

And let's not forget Goemon Ishikawa from Lupin the Third Part I (1971-2).

And don't forget that he's the former Japanese voice actor of Dr. Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

He was also Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts! Also, his son voiced Solid Snake in the Metal Gear series!

I dunno, but I know Muttley has something to do with it.

Master Farr Japan makes Hanna Barbera toys

Its much better than Speed in my opinión

You think the Japanese checked out Penelope Pitstop? Which is funny considering she was created by the late Iwao Takamoto, a Japanese American.

@@ironmaster6496 Lighting Mcqueen wants his title back

It didn't need a song, the intro was already perfection, it had the sports commentator and the hyped up intense music

Yeah, no.

You can't beat the original intro, it was perfection, it had the narrator and the really wacky music which hyped you up