Wacky Races - 2017's 'Season 1, Vol. 1: Start Your Engines!' Announced by Warner Press Release shows it will be available in stores near the end of April
Posted by David Lambert	1/19/2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE NEW ANIMATED RACING ADVENTURE SERIES DASHES TO DVD APRIL 24, 2018 FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT WACKY RACES: START YOUR ENGINES SEASON 1 VOLUME 1 DVD Features 10 Exciting Episodes BURBANK, CA (January 19, 2018) - Rev up your engines and get ready for a thrilling ride! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's (WBHE) release of Wacky Races: Start Your Engines Season 1 Volume 1 is speeding its way onto DVD April 24, 2018. From Warner Bros. Animation, the legendary Hanna-Barbera animated series is back, and better than ever, in an all-new, reimagined edition the whole family can enjoy together. Everyone's favorite wacky racers from the original series are back, and they're hitting the road with a brand-new set of vehicles, colorful characters and adventures that will appeal to all ages. Wacky Races: Start Your Engines Season 1 Volume 1 will feature 10 exciting episodes. The DVD will retail for $14.97 SRP. Inspired by the classic series, these 10 adventures are jam-packed with fast, furious fun! Featuring a talented voice cast that includes Diedrich Bader, Nicole Parker, Peter Woodward, Billy West and Tom Kenny, your favorite racers like Penelope Pitstop, Peter Perfect, the diabolical Dick Dastardly and his snickering side-kick Mutley are here - alongside new-comers Patty Pending, Princess Mimi and Captain Crankshaft and his Skeleton Crew. Race around the world with this wacky bunch, where the laps and the laughs don't end 'til the finish line! "The original Wacky Races was loved by audiences for its colorful characters, outlandish race cars and vibrant animation. We are excited to release this contemporary version of the classic series to a brand-new generation of viewers," said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President Family & Animation Marketing. She added, "We think parents who grew up with this classic will be delighted to share this fresh, fun and new take with their children." Wacky Races: Start Your Engines Season 1 Volume 1 featured episodes: Ya Win Some, Ya Luge Some Mambo Itali-Go-Go So Far to Mardi Gras Easter Express Race-A-Lot Peter Imperfect Yes, We Canyon Romin' Racers Smokey and the Racers Raceketeers About Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA's TV series include Justice League Action, Teen Titans Go!, Unikitty! and the upcoming DC Super Hero Girls for Cartoon Network; Be Cool Scooby-Doo!, Bunnicula, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, The Tom and Jerry Show, New Looney Tunes and Wacky Races for Boomerang; Mike Tyson Mysteries for Adult Swim; Green Eggs and Ham for Netflix; Harley Quinn and Young Justice: Outsiders for the upcoming DC-branded digital service; Animaniacs for Hulu. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films - including the DC Universe Animated Original Movies - for DVD, Blu-ray and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards, 35 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents' Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation). Academy Award(s) & Oscar(s) are registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.

Wacky Races - Official Warner Archive Info, Artwork for MOD 'Complete Series' Set Manufacture-on-Demand re-release will be available on February 14th
Posted by David Lambert	1/30/2017
TART YOUR ENGINES! Diabolical do-badder Dick Dastardly, his snickering canine cohort Muttley and their Mean Machine take on you and all comers for all the fast and furious fun of the complete animated series Wacky Races. GEAR UP to keep pace with this dimwitted duo as well as their rivals: Peter Perfect in his Turbo Terrific, Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chugga-Bug, the Ant Hill Mob in the Bulletproof Bomb and glamorous Penelope Pitstop in her pink Compact Pussycat. FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS for all 34 original episodes plus Hilarious, High-Speed Extras that will keep you awake at the wheel straight through TO THE FINISH LINE! The other week we had the heads-up that the Warner Archive is bringing Wacky Races - The Complete Series back to DVD as a manufacture on demand (MOD) title. Now the studio has confirmed the February 14th release date, and the cost of $29.99 SRP. They've also provided the above-quoted description of the 3-disc set, and the below box cover as well (which is almost the same as the original package front). We also have an Amazon.com button link, but you'll note that the big e-tailer isn't taking pre-orders for this item just yet:

Wacky Races - Sneaking Back Into the DVD Race: MOD Re-Release for 'The Complete Series' Coming in mid-February from the Warner Archive, per industry sources
Posted by David Lambert	1/19/2017
Back in the fall of 2004, Warner Home Video released Wacky Races - The Complete Series on DVD. Over a dozen years later, that title has long gone out of print...but fans never stop wanting to enjoy a classic cartoon show like this one! And fan interest is at an all-time high, since the passing away last summer of voice actress Janet Waldo...who voiced "Penelope Pitstop," driver of the #5 car, the "Compact Pussycat" (she's also remembered for voicing "Judy Jetson" on The Jetsons, too). Now we're going to see them all over again: Penelope, Dick Dastardly and Muttley the snickering dog, Peter Perfect, the Ant Hill Mob, Lazy Luke and Blubber Bear, the Slag Bros., the Gruesome Twosome, Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly, Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth, The Red Max, and Professor Pat Pending! According to info posted by VideoETA, which is a site produced by home video distributor Ingram Entertainment, the folks at the Warner Archive Collection will re-release Wacky Races - The Complete Series as an MOD (manufacture on demand) title this coming February 14th. Price is $29.98 SRP (which is five less than the original MSRP!). Details and package art haven't been sent around yet, so we don't know if those have changed since the original (probably not, though).