Mahha GoGoGo

Imagine that you're 17 years of age,had the cutest girlfriend and drove a car that could vault over a bridge and land on a pile of rubble without suffering a scratch---also his car was equipped with gadgets no one ever heard of including flying through the air and submerging underwater while winning ever race he was ever in.

The show was called "Speed Racer" and what kid during the mid-1960's and throughout the 1970's didn't yearn to be like him? Having all the fun while taking control of his state of the art car---the Mach V(Five) along with Pops Racer,girlfriend Trixie,and mischief tag alongs Spiral and pet monkey Chim-Chim and mechanic Sparky. Lets not forget Speed's mysterious brother who helps out too---Racer X.

Its original title was called Mach A Go-Go,and this show was on every kids mind when it came on every weekday afternoon and especially on Saturday mornings when you tuned in to the adventures of Speed Racer and his friends to see what exciting thrills to expect next,and with this show you'll never know what to expect or expect the unexpected.

Speed was the ideal high-velocity hero,a morally just teen who knew a karate chop from a judo kick and settled his battles behind the wheel of the world's coolest car which was the main feature of this show,and it was something to watch. No one it is one of the greatest Japanese cartoons ever made and set the standard for the rest of competition for the next three decades. It all started in 1967,and after 35 years later its continues its reign to this day.

Though animated by artists at Tatsunoko Production Co.,(which produced other Japanese cartoons like "Kimba The White Lion","Marine Boy",and "Belle and Sebastian" and this series)there is a gung-ho American sensibility to this Japanimation hit that has made the toon's U.S. dubbed version a success story that was repeated in 1994 as "The New Adventures Of Speed Racer"(which was absolute failure with the main stream audience: mostly children) as well as a upcoming theatrical live action feature that is coming to theatres very soon. An inspiring favorite that inclues real-life Speed Racers Michael Andretti and NASCAR's Jeff Gordon and actors Tom Cruise and Matt Damon. Speed Rules! Go Speed Go!

Who hasn't seen Speed Racer? One of my all time favorite cartoon shows from when i was growing up...great characters all around. Racer X, Spridal his pet Chim-Chim and Pops Racer all add up to an exciting half hour. The show centers around Speed Racer and his quest to be the fastest racer in the world, with his high tech personalized Mach 5, he saves the world from evil terrorists while still finding time to race in the circuit and see his girlfriend Trixie. Old Japanese animation at its best.

I watched this cartoon as a kid and it was one of my favorites. It was aired right after Johnny Sokko & his Flying Robot 4:00pm after school on channel 41 in 1969-79(Kansas City local tv market). Great opening credits and great show A to Z. I like the Alpine Race and the Challenge race with the skull head driver. Snake Oiler is my favorite bad driver & racer X is the coolest of the bunch, even over Speed to a degree, Enjoy....

Nobody in my group of friends watched it but I loved it. It was on UHF so it was obscure for sure. Kimba the white lion, the three stooges were all on Channel 52 on California.

Speed Racer aka "Mahha go go go" has been a well known anime since the Vietnam War era.

It's about the adventures and life of a young man named Speed Racer, who's always dreamed in becoming a well known racer someday. He's knowledgeable about history & is a simple minded kind of guy who only uses violence for the last resort. Speed is also a good fighter.

His father Pops Racer has built and designed a custom made race car, called the Mach 5. The most unique racing vehicle of it's kind. Equipped with power jacks, cutting blades, emulating lights, bullet proof glass, underwater travel, and a BM radio. With this car, Speed can be able to accomplish the races and grand pixes that he competes in. The Mach 5 also makes a perfect getaway vehicle and a greater advantage in escaping dangers.

Throughout the series, Speed will be going through many challenging races and adventures. As well as making enemies with Conspiracies, Mafias, Assassins, Thieves, Burglars, Rivals, & Terriosts. With the Mach 5 to drive in, and a group of reliable friends, Speed will be able to get through many hardships.

Despite it being made 40 years ago. This Japanese animated cartoon really shows it's age. And it has one of the oldest dubs to date. Cool thing about the Dub is, it manages to be the first successful Anime franchise to hit the U.S. shores and all the characters are done by 4 voice actors. Which is less than the average number in today's management of voice choices.

The voice acting is good, but very dated for it's era of time. Since this aired back when Anime wasn't highly known as it is today. But since then it has been admired and inspired by many people. I never seen the original version, but hopefully one day I will to see what it was like unedited.

It's not for everyone, but I think it's a classic for a foreign made, American distributed anime. Due to it's sophisticated scenes, cartoon violence, and car crashes. I recommend it for 6 and up.