#Debbie speed buggy

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The New Scooby-Doo Movies S02E06 - The Weird Winds of Winona (1973) Hanna Barbera Productions

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Speed Buggy (September 8 - December 22, 1973) CBS

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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. 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. The series was produced by Iwao Takamoto, executive produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

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The New Scooby Doo Movies S2 E5-8

5. The Exterminator 

This episode follows the gang aiding Don Adams to exterminate bugs inside the house of a famous director, however, they are soon met with a series of strange occurrences. 

I think this episode is positively okay! 

Don Adams as our guest works for this! Much like Tim Conway in the previous episode, these characters seemingly aren’t their celebrity counterparts, more so, played by their celebrities. Don plays a very persistent exterminator that I often found funny! 

From what I understand, this episode is heavily influenced by the juvenile detective novel, The Secret of Terror Castle, written by Robert Arthur, Jr. Besides that, the episode is also seemingly inspired by a series of other influences, mostly early movies fitting with the house owner's job as a silent film director. Even his name, Lin Chaney, is an allusion to Lon Chaney, maybe best known for the silent horror movies Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). 

Once again, we see an episode use a slew of villains, although I don’t mind it too much here! It fits into the idea of this character as a movie star. To quickly rattle through them, there’s a handful inspired by early horror movies, these being the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster and Mr. Hyde. As we will come to see, the majority of these monsters are reused assets, or at least, very closely resemble old characters. All three of these appear like their earlier counterparts. 

The other monsters are the Cat Creature, Bird Creature, Sea Monster and Creepy Man. All of these characters resemble more basic monster ideas, the first three anthropomorphic animals, the final a creepy man. The Sea Monster is a recolour of a prop that appears in  The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair, the first Batman crossover episode, and the Creepy Man is a recolour of Swampy Pete from The Ghostly Creep from the Deep.

However, as far as I can tell, the Cat and Bird Creature are completely unique designs, and both end up being my favourites. The Bird Creature has a spiky design paired with an olive green palette, he resembles a knight in his clothing, although he sits as a bust on the wall. Meanwhile the Cat Creature is almost Yeti like in design, he has brown fur and a large body, but his unique appearance allows him to stand out amongst this flurry of recolours, some more egregious than others. 

Besides these main points, I did love all the bug shenanigans in this episode, particularly the soldier ants and squirt bug. Stuff like this always makes me giggle. 

6. Weird Winds of Winona

As my review of the previous four episodes of this season indicated, I am a big fan of episodes that use Hanna Barbera characters as the guest stars. Therefore, this episode, the final one to do so, already takes bonus points. 

This episode follows the gang and Speed Buggy’s gang as they attempt to solve the mystery of powerful winds blowing in the titular Winona, which has driven everyone from it. 

The Speed Bugs (as I have just learnt their gang is called) consists of Speed Buggy, a yellow car, Debbie, Mark and Tinker. Of course, the stand out of this group is their “Scooby Doo”, Speed Buggy, the car is simply brimming with personality, he stands out against his inspiration where a character like Mark doesn’t. Also, his animation is weirdly gorgeous, like my God they drew this car in such a cool way, every movement accentuates his personality, his speech is perfect giving him the effect of a sputtering exhaust, oh my do I love him! Tinker is a fun character too, he acts almost as a Shaggy, which is a pattern for these shows that are inspired by Scooby Doo - most of the time, they include a Scooby and Shaggy. 

To delve into this formula a bit more clearly, the popularity of Scooby Doo led Hanna Barbera to use this show as a template. Roughly, they would take a group of teenagers and give them a “mascot”, they would usually solve mysteries, but this is not a requirement. Examples include The Funky Phantom, Clue Club, JabberJaw, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Fangface and Josie and the Pusscats. This is only naming a few. I have a very specific interest in this era - most of the aforementioned cartoons didn’t last long, however, they are all so interesting to me. Frequently, they would also omit a Velma style character, blending her personality type into the other members of the gangs. 

Speed Buggy has become a fairly recurring character to appear in Scooby media - I think most Scooby fans will recognise him from Mystery Incorporated Episode Fourteen, where he appears alongside a handful of the other Scooby inspired shows characters. Although, he also has appeared elsewhere - he appeared in the Hanna Barbera Laff-a-Lympics on the Scoobie Doobies team, he also appears in the Scooby Doo! comic (issue 50) Big House Brouhaha (which is filled to the brim with cameos) and he also cameos in the most recent series Guess Who. This is not to mention that he also appears in the more recent show Jellystone!, which from what I understand, is a show that brings together a host of Hanna Barbera characters, I believe he is a fairly minor character. 

The interactions between the characters are what makes this episode enjoyable, the rest is somewhat whatever, but wow do these characters bounce off one another in a fun way! This episode is far from perfect, it suffers from the usual pitfalls of New Movies, yet, these bright lights are always appreciated. 

The villains, the Windmakers, sure do appear! They’re very bland “cult” members. Their designs are hooded men, they blend in my mind with the hooded man from The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair, although I guess I’m happy they didn’t use a simple recolor here? 

When the episode fixates on just placing these two groups in a single desolate location, I’m loving it, but when the meandering and dull story takes over, I lose a lot of my interest. 

7. The Haunted Candy Factory

We follow the gang as they investigate a pair of green blobs that are terrorising a sweet factory. I actually love this location a lot, it feels like such a perfect eerie place to drop the gang, even if it puts Shaggy and Scooby in a series of very obvious gags - I enjoy them regardless!

Our guest for this episode is Cass Elliot, maybe best known for being in the band The Mama’s and Papa’s, although she also five very successful solo albums. Unfortunately, she passed away not long after this episode aired, partly because she partook in a lot of extreme diets that were popularised in the 70s (the grapefruit diet is mentioned by name) which gives a very tragic feeling to this episode given their frequent use of jokes about her weight. 

The villains of this episode are The Green Glob Ghosts, who are such boring designs, they’re dark green blobs, there’s not much more to them. However, they have a series of funny bubblegum and taffy shenanigans centred around them, which to me, only outlines how these blob creatures could have been even slightly more creative by using bubble gum or taffy as a more evident basis. I actually learnt that the Cotton Candy Glob from Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, which only furthers how much cooler this design could have been! The Cotton Candy Glob has so much personality, it oozes with style that accompanies the silly concept! 

I kind of have nothing to say about this episode, it’s incredibly dull! I’m sorry!

8. The Haunted Carnival

The final episode of this iteration! It follows the gang aiding Dick van Dyke after he opens an amusement park but receives no customers. 

Dick is best known for his roles in Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but he’s been in a slew of movies! Despite his position of owning the carnival in this episode, he still is the celebrity, unlike a character like Don Knotts (I think? Still sometimes unsure of what they were going for there). He’s fine in this episode! 

I wish I had any thoughts on this episode. It is maybe the most whatever I’ve felt about an episode - nothing stands out, not the villain, a ghostly strongman who is overshadowed by episode fours sportsman, not the guest and not the setting, which is overshadowed by Where are You’s Foul Play in Funland (S1E8).

The only note of worth I made about this episode was that I liked the caterpillar ride. Therefore, I won’t drag this out! 

That concludes The New Scooby Doo Movies! I’ll post my overall villain and episode ranking in the following weeks where I’ll include a final overview of the series as a whole. Thank you for reading :) 

Episode Ranking:

Weird Winds of Winona

The Exterminator

The Haunted Candy Factory

The Haunted Carnival

Villain Ranking:

Cat Creature

Bird Creature

Sea Monster

Mr Hyde

Ghostly Strongman

Hooded Men

Green Globs

Frankenstein's Monster

Creepy Man

Wolfman

Next Review: The New Scooby Doo Movies Villain Ranking

Previous Review: The New Scooby Doo Movies S2 E1-4

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Been working on some OC design changes recently, so I traced a couple of Speed Buggy screenshots to give myself a visual reference for them.

Top image is of Duane and Missy traced from an image of Mark and Debbie. Missy's changes can't really be seen here due the piece being only chest up, but some of Duane's can be seen (the color swap of his turtleneck + vest and giving him an earring).

Bottom image is of Rocket traced from an image of Tinker. Really the only change he had was making him a strawberry blonde instead of a redhead, since that was always my intention for him. I also included a second version of the piece with the colors a bit desaturated to match the background better.

Original images I traced from under the cut:

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Femslash February 2024 - Mystery

Fandom: Hanna-Barbera (Speed Buggy/Scooby Doo crossover) Ship: Debbie/Velma Summary: Debbie finds something to investigate and tries to impress Velma along the way. Word count: 2,414

Velma was stirred awake by the sound of the door creaking open. She lifted her head to see what she could make out without having to get up.

Across from her, Daphne was still asleep in her bed, so it wasn't her moving around. Scanning the rest of the room, Velma couldn't spot any unusual shapes until she made it to the door. Standing in the doorway was a figure, the hall light bright enough to outline what looked like a human shape.

Then it started towards her.

The sudden movement jolted Velma upward and had her reaching for her glasses. But not to try and escape from the room like she normally would in this kind of situation, just to see who or what was approaching her.

She slipped on her glasses to see it was in fact a who that was now at the end of her bed, a who that would have been a pleasure to see even in regular circumstances.

"Velma!" Debbie greeted in a whisper-shout. "Good, you're awake. Come on, I have to show you something."

"What is it?" Velma asked, already sliding off the bed and into her slippers.

"I have to show you!" Debbie grabbed Velma's arm and began dragging her out of the room. "It's at the end of the hall."

As she was being led away Velma took the opportunity to shut the door behind her. "You know, it's a nice change of pace to get pulled from my room in the middle of the night by someone who isn't plotting my demise."

Debbie was planning something else instead. At the end of the hall, she let go of Velma and confidently pointed at the window. "See?"

Velma took a moment to collect herself and then peered out the window. It didn't take long to spot what Debbie was talking about. "The light is on down the road. Didn't the owner of this place say that house was abandoned?"

"He did, but I saw that light on as I was headed to bed and knew I had to get you." Debbie left out the part where she checked to see if the light was still on multiple times before doing so. "I think it's suspicious and we should investigate."

Velma nodded. "That is strange. Let's go wake the others and-."

"Hold on," Debbie interjected, placing her hands on Velma's shoulders. "I said we should investigate it. We don't need to get anyone else."

"Why not? It would be unwise for us to leave without letting someone know."

"Because..."

Debbie looked away, trying to come up with a decent excuse.

"... what if the light goes out while we're getting everyone? The light could be on some sort of timer, you know. We need to hurry!"

Velma gently took Debbie's hands off her shoulders. "I suppose that's a possibility."

Debbie wrung her hands. The lack of overwhelming agreement from Velma was making her second-guess herself. "Well, do you wanna go or not?"

Velma observed Debbie before responding. She noted how Debbie had faltered when lightly questioned, but also how she had gone to her specifically to share what she had seen, and her seeming eagerness to get physically close to her.

It didn't take long to deduce that Debbie had other things on her mind besides the mysterious light. But Velma found herself not minding; she wasn't one to turn down an investigation, and if someone like Debbie wanted to participate, then all the better.

"I do think it would be a good idea to see what's up with that light," Velma said. She held out a hand before Debbie could get too excited. "But I do insist that we tell someone we're leaving first."

That insistence is how they ended up in the garage.

"Speedy," Debbie whispered, tapping on his hood. "Speedy, I need to tell you something."

Speed Buggy partially opened his eyes, not awake enough to look up at her. "W-what is it?"

"If anyone asks, Velma and I are investigating the house down the road. But only tell them if they ask first."

"If we find out anything you'll be the first to know," Velma felt the need to add.

Speed Buggy closed his eyes again, too drowsy to care. "S-sure thing girls. Whatever you say."

Debbie nodded in satisfaction. "Thanks, Speedy. Now we can head out."

She was the first out the door. It was dark, cold, and quiet, all the hallmarks of a spooky evening. She assumed that was perfect mystery solving weather.

Debbie then jumped at the sound of the door closing behind her, and after confirming it was just Velma, instinctively leaned on her for warmth. "Chilly out here."

"Indeed." Velma let her eyes adjust to the darkness. With only the light in the window as a target and a little bit of moonlight to help illuminate the path, it wasn't going to be the easiest to get there, but it was doable. She linked her and Debbie's arms together so they wouldn't get separated during the walk over. "We should be fine as long as we follow the street." She started pulling Debbie along with her.

Debbie took the opportunity to wrap her free arm around Velma's linked one to further her warmth huddle.

It was quiet as the two of them traveled down the road, and the further they went, the more it was starting to get to Debbie. She glanced over at Velma to see how she was reacting.

She thought Velma looked unfazed by it all, keeping right on towards the house. She was determined, but also considerate in the way she kept a hold of her without grabbing too tight. She liked that about Velma.

Still a little unnerved but wanting to match Velma's stride, Debbie decided to fill the silence.

"So, Velma. When doing these investigations, what do you think the best first step is?"

"Bringing a flashlight."

"Of course, very practical." Debbie paused for a second. "What about the best second step?"

"Realizing when you've found somewhere to investigate." Velma stopped in her tracks, still holding onto Debbie to prevent her from stumbling over.

All things considered it was a very average house they had arrived at. Two stories, little damage to the outside, not even any foliage covering the walls. Besides the unknown light in the window, there was no real reason to look at it.

But looking at it is why they were there. Velma unlinked her arm from Debbie's and went up the porch steps, Debbie close behind her.

She tried the doorknob. "Locked. Funny, you'd think that if this house was abandoned as quickly as the story says, the owner wouldn't have bothered locking the door."

"So, our culprit is someone who would have access to the house," Debbie said, trying to think of a conclusion to jump to. She wanted to show off her investigative skills right away. "Obviously our first suspect should be the town locksmith."

Velma disagreed but didn't get a chance to voice that opinion.

"No, too obvious. She could never get away with it." Debbie pondered again. "Let's see... maybe it's the guy who owns the house we're staying at. If he was a friendly neighbor, he could have gotten a spare key for emergencies. Or maybe the sheriff? If the townsfolk trusted anyone in town with their spare keys it would be him, right?"

Velma still disagreed. She knew that if one was to draw conclusions about motive solely based on the technical ability to access the possible crime scene, the obvious suspect would be the banker who owned near all the property in the town. Yet, she didn't feel the desire to voice that opinion.

She liked listening to Debbie's deductions. Her conclusions were charming, and her voice matched the enthusiasm of her movements, it bouncing as she tapped her finger to her chin.

Not wanting to risk ruining her mood, Velma decided to switch topics instead. "We need to find a way into the building before we accuse anyone of anything. Let's look for another entrance."

Being spoken to pulled Debbie out of her head. "Huh? Oh, yeah, sure. Good thinking, Velma."

With that Velma took Debbie's hand - it was still dark after all - and led her off the porch and into the yard.

Debbie again took the chance to huddle close to Velma.

There wasn't much luck in terms of alternate entrances. The back door to the house was locked, the first story windows were all locked, and there wasn't even a cellar door to pry open. The only option they really had was the second story window that got their attention in the first place, the one the light was coming from and the only one that was open.

"Whoever turned on the light up there must have had the same problem we did," Velma said. She let go of Debbie's hand and began to look around. "You don't suppose there's a ladder around here, do you?"

But Debbie didn't answer. She was too busy thinking about how her plan to impress Velma with her detective skills wasn't working. She needed to come up with something else.

She had a vision in her head of how the next few minutes could play out. If there was no ladder, then she would need to help Velma crawl through the window - no, even better, she would go through the window first and pull Velma up behind her. Surely her bravery in being willing to go into the creepy abandoned house first would woo her, just like how her bravery in wanting to investigate it had convinced Velma to come with her in the first place.

"No luck with a ladder," Velma reported back. "One of us will have to get up on the other's shoulders and get to the window that way." She looked at the window and frowned. She didn't mind crawling through a window when she needed to, but the idea of scaling a wall in her slippers was unappealing. "I'll give you a boost, Debbie."

Debbie grinned to herself. "Sure thing, Velma!"

It was a shaky start, but soon enough Debbie was on Velma's shoulders and reaching for the bottom windowsill. She could touch her fingertips to the sill but couldn't get a grasp on it. She stopped for a second to consider a way to get just a little more height. She then ruled out jumping and had to come up with a second idea.

Velma was staring straight at the wall instead of up at Debbie during this, suddenly bashful. It wasn't until she felt the weight disappear from one of her shoulders that she looked up.

Debbie had placed one of her feet on the wall for balance and then launched herself upwards. That was just enough momentum for her to grab the bottom sill and pull herself up onto it. Straddling the sill and holding onto it with one hand for stability, she leaned down and outstretched her other arm to Velma.

Even when up on her tiptoes though, Velma couldn't quite reach Debbie's hand. She gave a small huff at the predicament before following Debbie's lead by placing a foot on the wall to push herself upward.

As she was able to grab Debbie's hand, she felt her feet slipping from underneath her, causing her to grasp onto Debbie's arm with her other hand as she tried to rebalance herself.

Debbie then panicked and tried to pull Velma up immediately, letting go of the windowsill so she could hold onto her with both hands. "I got you!"

But that lack of extra steadiness proved to be troublesome, as the moment she was able to get Velma onto the windowsill with her, the extra weight became too to handle, and she fell backwards into the room.

This forced Velma to catch herself and crawl through the window after her.

"Are you all right, Debbie?" she asked, helping her into an upright position.

Debbie held the side of her head and sniffled. "I'm fine." She looked away from Velma so she couldn't see the tears forming in her eyes. So much for bravery.

Velma gingerly removed Debbie's hand to check for any obvious injuries, not seeing any. "We better wrap up this investigation before anything else happens." She continued to hold onto Debbie’s hand as she glanced around the room.  "At least we can see now."

Debbie nodded. Despite feeling defeated, she still wanted to find out the source of the light she saw.

As Velma got up to investigate the interior of the room, Debbie decided to stay on the ground and look around the walls. She was expecting to find a cord, and then to follow that cord and find ... something. Something that was worth investigating. But as she went around the room she couldn't even find an electrical outlet.

"How can there be this much light without electricity?" She whined.

"With candles," Velma answered back. On the table across from the window were multiple burning candles. She picked one up to further examine it.

"Candles?" Debbie really wanted to cry. She stood up and trudged her way over to Velma, what was left of her previous excitement gone. She sighed and leaned against her. "What do candles tell us about the mystery?"

"A lot, actually." Velma gave Debbie a sympathetic pat on the back, then wrapped her arm around her waist in a more affectionate manner. "To start, it means that the person who lit them isn't paying any electric bills. These candles look recently lit, which would explain why we didn't see the light earlier in the day. They also look like the candles we saw at the general store-."

Debbie didn't really care about the mystery anymore. She instead closed her eyes and focused on the real reason she was here. She listened to Velma's voice, its blend of steadiness and joy, and how it didn't falter even in disappointing situations like this. She found it soothing, and let it relax her before opening her eyes again to see Velma looking at her.

She opened her mouth to try something, but Velma interjected before she could.

"We could interview the store owner tomorrow about any candles she's sold recently," she seemingly repeated. "Just the two of us. Sound good?"

Debbie blinked as she processed the question. "I, uh... yeah, it does."

"Groovy."

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QUEEN BUGGY, one of my cartoon ideas for Warner's MAX platform.

This image, previously posted on my "CartoonGirlLiker" DeviantArt page, makes my Tumblr for the first time in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Speed Buggy and Jeannie, two of the Hanna-Barbera creations represented in QUEEN BUGGY. Jeannie and Speed Buggy aired their debut episodes back-to-back on September 8, 1973.

If you've never seen this on DeviantArt, here's the story: QUEEN BUGGY was inspired by the Speed Buggy episode "Hidden Valley Of Amazonia" in which Speed Buggy's girl pilot Debbie gets enticed by Amazonia's evil ruler to join the valley's women-dominating-men cult. As such, QUEEN BUGGY takes place after the events of that Speed Buggy episode and follows Debbie having returned to Amazonia and become the new queen of the valley. And of course, unlike that previous queen, Debbie is a good and fair ruler to all of the valley's inhabitants. She also doesn't have to do it all by herself. Debbie has formed a parliament with her childhood best friend Lark (an originally created character) and three other friends that she has made since "taking the throne": a genie named Jeannie (hailing from her self-titled animated series), counselor of engineering and fellow former race car driver Penny Pitstop (hailing from Wacky Races and The Peril Of Penelope Pitstop), green-skinned animal shelter owner/head of environmental affairs Athena (hailing from Tom & Jerry: The Lost Dragon), and physical well-being manager/former Laff-A-Lympian Daisy Mayhem (hailing from Laff-A-Lympics).

P.S. If there's anyone seeing this image that Jeannie and/or Speed Buggy (or any of the Hanna-Barbera creations represented in QUEEN BUGGY, for that matter) mean anything to, feel free to leave a comment and/or hit me up on any of my social medias and talk to me about it. And I yet again wish Speed Buggy and Jeannie A MAGICAL AND HIGH-OCTANE 50TH!

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Postcards from Snagglepuss (Minnesota State Fair edition)

Of frappe brain freezes and home baking at its finest

You probably know, beyond a doubt, that some of the best exhibits at any fair are those of homemakers submitting their best examples of baking and preserving of all sorts. As well as, in their own way, those of the 4-H generation trying their best in these areas among others.

Which brings to mind something amusing in the wake of a brain freeze (transient, mind you) caused by one of those mocha-type frappes they serve at the Minnesota Farmers Union Building at the Minnesota State Fair. So for the uninitiated, a frappe of this sort is iced coffee and chocolate whipped up into a sort of a cross between a 7-Eleven Slurpee and those F'Real shakes. Rather delectable, though at times, they can deliver brain freezes on a par with ice cream, gelato, frozen custard even ... otherwise known as the "ice cream headache!"

It was just Huckleberry Hound and yours truly cooling off with these Farmers Union Frappes when the inevitable frappe headache, you might say, came along ... which came to the bemused attention of what we like to call "the Laydeez of Hanna-Barbera." Think of them as our answer to the Disney Princesses, but with a little more sass, a little bit of 'tude, you might say--to wit:

Penelope Pitstop, more or less than the "den mother" of these Laydeez;

Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley from the Scooby-Doo troupe;

Kitty Jo from the Cattanooga Cats;

April Stewart from The Funky Phantom;

Tina from Goober and the Ghost Chasers;

Debbie from Speed Buggy;

Representing the Clue Club, Pepper and Dottie;

Out of Jabberjaw's band, The Neptunes, Shelley and Bubbles;

The Teen Angels "themselves," viz., Brenda, Dee-Dee and Taffy;

Cindy Mae from The Buford Files;

Wendy and Rita out of The Galloping Ghost; and

Dinky Dog's co-handlers, sisters Sandy and Monica.

(For such who ask, Kitty Jo, though she be feline in nature, was given a special consideration being among these Laydeez, whose backgrounds, admittedly, came from "meddling-kids-and-dog" type scenarios.)

At any rate, these Laydeez couldn't help but be fond of sipping on coffee or frappes, depending on preference, and couldn't help but be bemused, as I said, at our having frappe-induced headaches. Which, thankfully, passed. To be followed by no less than Penelope Pitstop "herself," whose charm seemed to be on a par with Peter Potamus, leading our crew into the Creative Activities Building and, in particular, the section given over to home baking, canning and preserving.

The takeaway from all this, I have to admit, as it was explained by the Clue Club's Pepper at one point, was "one of realising that we gals really don't need to go through the ordeal of having to constantly diet, diet, diet 'just to stay looks-conscious.' Especially when it comes to the cookies, cakes, pies and sweet rolls."

And even then, for their part, Sandy and Monica couldn't help but be surprised that there was competition for home-baked dog biscuits, though, as Monica casually explained it to us, "it might make you wonder just how many of the largest size dog biscuits available you'd have to feed a dog the size of Dinky just to keep him satisfied--not to mention some water as well just to wash them down!"

"Let alone Goober when he's not pulling off that disappearing stunt!" Tina wryly added, alluding there to Goober's response to the presence of ghostly presences on missions with her crew, bound to give her compadres Ted and Gilly fits at times.

But at least once, fairgoers couldn't help but discern how utterly identical in dress Daphne and Kitty Joe were, with the inevitable selfie requests. (Though, as it should be noted, Daphne prefers stiletto-heel pumps and Kitty Jo go-go boots.)

Close by, a modest little sales area for chintzy kitchen gadgets as much as gourmand-type specialities ... and as if the Southern-style soup mixes weren't enticing enough for those Laydeez (enough so as to cause a run on several varieties, many such wanting to seriously stock up), lefse--a Norwegian potato flatbread, know--also attracted the Laydeez' curiosity. Hopefully, we may expect to hear in due time how the lefse came out among the Laydeez of Hanna-Barbera.

(Oh, and we--that's Huckleberry Hound and yours truly--made sure to pick up some of that enticing soup mix as well. Especially for some autumnal-type afternoon at Crazy Claws' place dictating especially hearty-type soups. And let's not forget the lefse.)

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Speed Buggy

Speed Buggy is a classic Hanna-Barbera animated television series that premiered in 1973. The show was created by Iwao Takamoto and follows the adventures of a talking dune buggy named Speed Buggy and his friends.

Storyline

The series revolves around Speed Buggy, a futuristic dune buggy with a mind of its own, and his human friends, Tinker, Mark, and Debbie. Together, they form a team called the "Speed Buggy Gang" and embark on various adventures, often involving mystery, crime-solving, and racing.

Characters

Speed Buggy (voiced by Mel Blanc): The talking dune buggy with super speed and agility.

Tinker (voiced by Phil Luther Jr.): The genius inventor and mechanic who created Speed Buggy.

Mark (voiced by Michael Bell): The brave and adventurous leader of the Speed Buggy Gang.

Debbie (voiced by Arlene Golonka): The smart and resourceful member of the gang.

Episode Structure

Each episode typically features the Speed Buggy Gang taking on a new case, often involving:

Mystery solving: Uncovering hidden treasures or solving crimes.

Racing: Participating in high-speed races or competitions.

Adventure: Exploring new places or getting caught up in wacky misadventures.

Impact and Legacy

Speed Buggy was a moderate success during its initial run and spawned:

A total of 17 episodes over one season.

A lasting impact on popular culture, with references in shows like "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy".

Verdict

Speed Buggy (1973) is a fun and lighthearted animated series that combines action, adventure, and humor. While it may not be as well-remembered as some other Hanna-Barbera classics, it remains a nostalgic favorite among many retro cartoon fans. Its blend of memorable characters, engaging storylines, and retro charm earns it a solid 3.5 out of 5 speedometers!

[tabslabs]

I finally remembered what format that fantasy dream cartoon resembled. Speed buggy. Jason was basically Seed Buggy and the tournaments were the races. They don’t fit dynamics wise but feel free to argue about whether Vinduras or Kinaxien is Tinker and which is Mark. Murenniela is Debbie beyond just token girl syndrome I take it back Kinaxien is Tink and Vinduras is Mark it doesn’t make sense the other way I kept trying to think like "was it Scooby Doo esque in that they were goin to place to place to shenanigans happen no real job?” Or "was it like wander where they goin place to place shenanigans no job" but then woy had hater and Scooby was like diff story wise But it was speed buggy They go place to place and make detours and shenanigans happens but it’s like related and less "oh boy who did it" and more "huuuuh why's there a mad scientist" but with magic you know? Like the episode with Debbie’s aunt’s ranch but that’s Hector shows up for ball tea time or somethin not race/tourney related I think there could’ve been a poly bisexual mad scientist in speed buggy full stop. Not like an evil mad scientist like smart genius good guy The speed buggies save epic poly wedding

[scoobypineapple]

Something something lesbian fashion spectrum

[scoobydoobaday]

The New Scooby-Doo Movies S02E06 - The Weird Winds of Winona (1973) Hanna Barbera Productions

[thefunkiestofphantoms]

Debbie: *screams*

Tinker: *screams in solidarity despite not knowing what Debbie is screaming about*

[palatteflags]

Debbie(Speed Buggy x Daphne(Scooby Doo) based Bisexual moodboard! ^^ For an anon! Hope you like it!!

Want one? Send an ask! -mod Jay

[rozahline]

I really like your Hanna Barbera art! Have you considered doing any for Speed Buggy? It's another Hanna Barbera show. Or maybe Captain Caveman?

Haven’t watched Speed Buggy yet but here’s Debbie! :]

[pembrokewkorgi]

DERP!