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He served as the 'wacky hero' of the series with St. His headlights and front grille serve as his eyes and mouth, respectively.

Mel Blanc as Speed Buggy, an orange dune buggy nicknamed 'Speedy' who has the ability to talk and solve mysteries.

The series features the following four main characters throughout its run: Several episodes in the series feature reworked versions of storylines from Hanna-Barbera's Josie and the Pussycats.

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Known as the 'Speed Buggs', the group of three teenagers is able to activate Speed Buggy through the use of a portable walkie-talkie. During their travels, the crew often defeats villains and crooks in order to save the world, such as diamond thieves, car-obsessed doctors, and evil pirates. Speed Buggy, the dune buggy, was designed by Tinker and participates in racing competitions in order to collect winner's trophies. Set in an assortment of locations around the world, the series follows three teenagers (Mark, Debbie, and Tinker) and a talking dune buggy as they partake in various adventures.

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It has since been released on DVD as part of Warner Bros.' Archive Collection on a four disc set. Critical response to Speed Buggy was generally positive some critics enjoyed its shared themes with Josie & the Pussycats and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, while others found it unmemorable and overly repetitive. It was speculated that the series acquired a fan base due to its frequent rotation on American television, often replacing quickly-cancelled new cartoons. Despite its short run, it was broadcast on the Big Three television networks years after its original run as the channels had purchased syndication rights. Speed Buggy lasted for one season with a total of sixteen episodes. Several of the storylines and plots originated on Hanna-Barbera's other animated series Josie and the Pussycats. The concept for the show was inspired by the 1968 Walt Disney Pictures film The Love Bug and the Speed Racer anime franchise. Takamoto was less involved with the series due to the trust he had for storyboard and animation artist Bob Singer. The series was originally developed under the working titles Speed Bug and Speed Buggs before Speed Buggy was settled on. The series was produced by Iwao Takamoto, executive produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and directed by Charles A. With the voices of Mel Blanc, Michael Bell, Arlene Golonka, and Phil Luther Jr., the show follows an orange anthropomorphic dune buggy who alongside teenagers Debbie, Mark, and Tinker, solves mysteries while participating in racing competitions around the world. Speed Buggy is an American animated television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera, which originally aired for one season on CBS from September 8, 1973, to December 22, 1973.