Wacky Races/Characters

Characters of Wacky Races.

Peter Perfect (Driver of the Turbo Terrific)
A gentlemanly racer in the Turbo Terrific who's extremely strong but also very vain, and he often boasts about the virtues of his high-tech race car - which regularly falls to pieces seconds after he praised it. He is fond of Penelope and often helps her.
 * Catchphrase: Usually "Oh, fiddlesticks!" whenever something goes wrong.

Rufus Ruffcut & Sawtooth (Drivers of the Buzzwagon)
Rufus Ruffcut, a lumberjack, and his companion Sawtooth, a beaver, drive the Buzzwagon, which is entirely made of wood, features four circular saw blades as wheels, and Sawtooth is able to cut through obstacles (such as trees and other objects) at super-high speed.

Sergeant Blast & Private Meekley (Drivers the Army Surplus Special)
A pair of soldiers who drive in an armored half-track called the Army Surplus Special. The Sergeant uses "fire power", i.e. shooting cannon balls from his turret, to power up the car.
 * Drill Sergeant Nasty: Blast is loud, aggressive, and usually patronizing to Meekley.
 * Southern-Fried Private: Meekley has a noticeable Southern accent.
 * Tank Goodness: The Special is a half-track.

The Ant Hill Mob (Drivers of the Bulletproof Bomb)
A group of seven pint-seized 1920's-style gangsters composing of Clyde, their leader, Ring-A-Ding, Rug Bug Benny, Mac, Danny, Kirby and Willy who race in the Bulletproof Bomb. They are constantly preoccupied with getting caught by the police and are able to use "getaway power", which involves all members, except for Clyde, extending their legs through the bottom of the car and running.
 * Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: Clyde is based on Edward G Robinson.
 * The Roaring '20s: The Bomb is a twenties sedan, and their dress sense is that of the stereotypical Prohibition gangster.

Prof. Pat Pending (Driver of the Convert-a-Car)
An inventor in the Convert-a-Car. He can transform his car into pretty much anything that moves.
 * Mad Scientist: Unworldly inventor of weird devices.
 * Punny Name: "pat. pending" is an abbreviation for "patent pending".
 * Transforming Vehicle: The Convert-a-Car usually looks like a car/houseboat hybrid, but can turn into a wide range of ridiculous vehicles.

Penelope Pitstop (Driver of the Compact Pussycat)
The lone female, in a 1930s racing costume in the Compact Pussycat. A southern belle, Penelope is more concerned with her looks than with racing and often gets herself into trouble.
 * The Chick: The only girl racer, and stereotypically feminine.
 * Depending on the Writer: She can be either a stereotypically useless Woman Driver or a very girly Wrench Wench, depending on what the writer thought would be funnier at the time.
 * The Smurfette Principle: The only female racer.
 * Southern Belle: Pretty and innocent, with a heavy Southern accent, with a tendency to use "little ol'" and "Ah do declare", and, of course, "Hay-ulp! Hay-ulp!"
 * Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: A car with lipstick and big eyelashes.
 * Verbal Tic: Her heavy Southern accent aside, it'll be easier to count the times she doesn't describe something as "lil' ol'", including herself and other people.
 * Women Drivers: A few episodes have gags with her not knowing how to fix the car, doing make-up (or even showering) at the wheel, cooking on the engine, and so forth.

The Slag Brothers (Drivers of the Boldermobile)
Two cavemen, Rock and Gravel, who drive in the Bouldermobile. Their car is made out of rock, the brothers, who talk in caveman-like gibberish but with occasional intelligible words, power it up by hitting it with their clubs and are also able to re-build it from bare rock, always using their clubs.
 * Bamboo Technology: Their car appears to be just a rock on wheels.
 * Blinding Bangs: To the point their arms, legs, and noses just stick out from under it!
 * Contemporary Caveman: Hairy guys in loincloths, in a stone car.
 * Does Not Like Shoes: Both the brothers are barefoot at all times.
 * Percussive Maintenance: Constantly hitting their car and each other with their clubs.
 * The Unintelligible: Their usual conversations are mumbles or Angrish, sometimes with the last couple of words comprehensible.

The Gruesome Twosome (Drivers of the Creepy Coupe)
Two monsters, Big Gruesome and Little Gruesome who race in the Creepy Coupe. Their horror-themed car includes a small belfry tower inhabited by a fire-breathing dragon, bats and other creatures.
 * Bigger on the Inside: The small belfry of their car houses a gigantic dragon and sea serpent.
 * Blinding Bangs: Big Gruesome has a Beatles hairdo that completely hides his eyes.
 * Captain Ersatz: Of Herman Munster and Grandpa - a big phlegmatic Frankenstein's Monster and a creepy little vampire.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Despite their macabre nature, they're actually among the racers who are more likely to help their competitors out of trouble. Justified in that the Creepy Coupe is behind only the Convert-a-Car and the Mean Machine in terms of resources; Pat Pending will usually help everyone else with gusto and ease, whereas Dick Dastardly, well, won't.
 * Monster Mash: Big Gruesome is a Frankenstein's Monster, Little Gruesome is a vampire, and their car also houses ghosts, a Wicked Witch, a dragon and a sea serpent.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: Big Gruesome emulates Boris Karloff, while Little Gruesome's got Peter Lorre.

The Red Max (Driver of the Crimson Haybaler)
A Manfred von Richthofen-styled aviator who speaks with a German accent, in a car/plane hybrid called the Crimson Haybailer His vehicle is able to fly, although for short distances.
 * Ace Pilot: His appearance and vehicle are themed on World War I fighter pilots and post-WWI barnstormers.
 * Funny Foreigner: Has a weird Franco-German accent.

Lazy Luke & Blubber Bear (Drivers of the Arkansas Chuggabug)
Lazy Luke, a hillbilly, and Blubber Bear, a fearsfull, timid bear, drive in the Arkansas Chugabug. Luke maneuvers the steering wheel with his feed and his car is steam-powered from an old and rickety boiler.
 * Bamboo Technology: Not quite as bad as the Slag Brothers, but their car is powered by a steam boiler made out of an old-fashioned potbellied stove. One episode reveals that their engine is assisted by a squirrel on an exercise wheel.
 * Beary Funny: Blubber may be a bear, but he's hardly scary.
 * Does Not Like Shoes: Luke is barefoot at all times.
 * Eyes Always Shut: Luke almost always has his eyes closed, even while driving.
 * The Fool: Steers with his bare feet and almost always has his eyes shut, yet rarely crashes.
 * Hayseed Name: Luke, obviously.
 * Hillbilly Moonshiner: At least two episodes imply that Lazy Luke is a moonshiner. He displays a jug at the start of "The Great Cold Rush Race", and another episode has him mistaking Dick Dastardly's siren for that of the revenuers.
 * Non-Human Sidekick: Blubber is a bear.
 * Speech-Impaired Animal: Blubber mostly just whimpers in terror.

Dick Dastardly & Muttley (Drivers of the Mean Machine)
The villains of the series, Dick Dastardly and his dog sidekick Muttley are in the Mean Machine, which is a purple, rocket-powered car with an abundance of concealed weapons and the ability to fly. Dastardly's usual race strategy revolves around using the Mean Machine's great speed to get ahead of the other racers, and then setting a trap to stop them and maintain the lead; but most of his plans backfire, causing him to fall back into last place. Dastardly never sees victory.