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#1
S1E1 7.4
See-Saw to Arkansas/Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist

The racers are heading towards Mustard Spread, Arkansas. On the way the Ant Hill Mob is spotted and pursued by a motorcycle cop. The Mob hides out in a small cabin which happens to belong to the Seven Dwarves. In the next race they are racing towards Lemon Twist, Nevada...population 1. They pass through the ghost town of Spookane where Dick Dastardly tries to slow things down with a phony offer of free Koo Koo Kola. They are all terrorized by two mischievous ghosts.

#2
S1E4 7.4
The Baja-Ha-Ha Race/Real Gone Ape

The Baja-Ha-Ha Race: In Mexico, Dick Dastardly and Muttley try to slow the other drivers by using a herd of cow-shaped balloons to block the road. Real Gone Ape: Dick Dastardly hypnotizes a giant gorilla in an attempt to win the race.

#3
S1E6 7.4
By Rollercoaster to Upsan Downs/The Speedy Arkansas Traveller

In the first race the Racers are racing from Slipover, New Jersey to Upsan Downs. DD lures them into the Holiday Amusement Park which is closed for repairs. He uses the roller coaster, House of Horrors, and a Carousel to slow down the Wacky Racers. Things are going his way until the Profeesor turns him into a human cannonball. In the next race the finish line is in Noah's Ark-Ansas. On the way they run into war games and DD tricks the Surplus 6 into the games. DD is also forced to participate against his will. He also uses a beehive, a steel trap and a chocolate sundae maker to try and stop the racers.

#4 The Zippy Mississippi Race/Traffic Jambalaya S1E7 7.4
#5 Scout Scatter/Free Wheeling to Wheeling S1E5 7.3
#6 Rhode Island Road Race/The Great Cold Rush Race S1E9 7.3
#7 Why Oh Why Wyoming/Beat the Clock to Yellow Rock S1E2 7.2
#8 Mish Mash Missouri Dash/Idaho a-Go-Go S1E3 7.2
#9 Hot Race to Chillicothe/The Wrong Lumber Race S1E8 7.2
#10 Wacky Race to Ripsaw/Oils Well That Ends Well S1E10 7.2

Lowlights

#17 S1E17 Race to Racine/The Carlsbad or Bust Bash 7.0

Race to Racine: Dastardly hopes to exterminate the Ant Hill Mob by dressing Muttley in gangster garb to infiltrate the Bulletproof Bomb. The Carlsbad or Bust Bash: The drivers become lost in the tunnels of Carlsbad Caverns.

#16 Ballpoint, Penn., or Bust/Fast Track to Hackensack S1E15 7.0
#15 Dopey Dakota Derby/Dash to Delaware S1E13 7.0
#14 The Ski Resort Road Race/Overseas Hi-Way Race S1E16 7.1
#13 Speeding for Smogland/Race Rally to Raleigh S1E14 7.2

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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