Mahha GoGoGo

Pops Racer:
As champion of the West Side Grunters and Groaners I promise you are in for a lot of groaning!

[the motorcycle gang corners Pops]

Pops Racer:
Uh-oh.

[one motorcycle thug attacks Pops, and is head-butted hard in the law]

Motorcycle Thug:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! He's even tougher than he talks!

Speed:
If we crash I can't win!

Speed:
Stop! Stop or I'll stop you!

[English theme song]

Chorus:
Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer! He's a demon on wheels! He's a demon, and he's gonna be chasing after someone! / He's gaining on you, so you better look alive! He's busy revvin' up the powerful Mach Five / And when the odds are against him, and there's dangerous work to do / You bet your life Speed Racer's gonna see it through! / Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer, Go! / He's off and flying as he guns the car around the track / He's jamming down the pedal like he's never coming back / Adventure's waiting just ahead! Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer! Go, Speed Racer, Go!

[Japanese theme song]

Chorus:
Maha Go, Go, Go! / His wind shakes the hairpin curve / What a thrilling crossing, Go! Go, go! / The Mach Five with its white body / Strength is his inheritance / If he starts to race, he won't finish in behind / He'll keep going, till he reaches the finish line! / Maha Go Go! Maha Go Go! Maha Go Go Go! / He'll keep on the accelerator to the ends of the Earth / Young life, Go! Go, go! / Number Five of the Mach auto / Everybody come and watch his talent / A great fire burns in his hearth / Tear along the highway of justice! / Maha Go Go! Maha Go Go! Maha Go Go Go!

[Spanish theme song]

Chorus:
Here he comes, here comes Meteor / with his fast car! / An arrow on wheels, a fabulous racer! / Get in your racing car and start up the engine / He's a magnificent driver and fighter / The Mach Five roars like a lion, as it accelerates / He takes off like lightning, he will be the winner / Meteor, Meteor, he's a winner! / He's ready to respond for action / Flooring it like he's never coming back / From the adventure and action! / Meteor, Meteor, he's a winner!

Speed:
[about Racer X] He's raced against some of the top racers in the world and has beaten them just like that!

Trixie:
I hope I get to see what he really looks like.

Speed:
Sorry, nobody's ever seen him and they don't know his name or where he's from.

Pops Racer:
[about Racer X] He may be known to bring bad luck to races, but he's one of the best drivers I've ever seen!

[at the Trans-Country race track, in the middle of the night]

Racer X:
What are you doing here, Speed?

Speed:
Practicing!

Racer X:
You must not be in the race!

Speed:
I will be! And I can beat you! I'll prove it!

Racer X:
Speed, I hope you'll be the best driver in the world.

[Racer X drives off]

Speed Racer:
One day I'll find out who you are. And then we'll have a race, just the two of us!

Trixie:
Did you just see a red car, well a white car - I mean first it was red then it turned into a white car...

Speed Racer:
What are you doing here?

Racer X:
Just a little sightseeing. By the way, I heard you had some trouble with a gang of assassins yesterday. Is that true?

Speed Racer:
Yes, but how did you find out?

Racer X:
Oh, a little bird told me about it. [laughs to himself]

Speed Racer:
I'd like to find out more about those mysterious men, Racer X!

Racer X:
You're a professional racer Speed, and that's dangerous enough! Don't try to meddle in police business!

Speed Racer:
But those men have a fantastic car and their driving is so skillful, I find it almost unbelievable!

Racer X:
Just forget about them, Speed, they're too dangerous! Keep your mind on racing and you won't get into trouble! You were lucky to get away from them, but if you meet them again you might not be that lucky... [leaves]

Speed Racer:
Racer X. What a strange man. Sometimes he acts like a friend...

Professor Anarchy:
Drop the gun and get over there! In a way you're lucky, cause you're going to have me put a bullet through you! You should feel flattered. You'll be the 2708th man I've so honored!

[first lines]

Speed Racer:
For months, I've been driving in races all over the world. There have been a lot of bad crashes and I've had some close calls, but the danger is a part of racing, just as is the thrill of winning. I'll go on competing in races throughout the world, because wherever there's a challenge, I've gotta meet it!

Trixie:
[as panthers chase Brotch] For a fat man he certainly can move fast!

Mr Freeload:
Mr Freeload What are you wearing in your hair? A superstar topaz worth a fortune. I've seen one before... this is the same kind of topaz Baron Von Vondervon had on his tie pin! Where'd you get this topaz?

Yvonne:
Give it back to me! It belonged to my mother, she gave it to me before she passed away!

Mr Freeload:
Your mother? You must be Baron Von Vondervon's long-lost daughter who's been missing for twelve years! You're like money in the bank!

Lollie:
Mr. Freeload, we're losing time! Come on, hurry!

Mr Freeload:
Ah, forget it! You can drive without me from now on!

Lollie:
Huh?

Mr Freeload:
I found a better way to get my hooks into the Baron!

Sprytle:
Sprytle is my name and mischief's my game!

Mr Cumulus:
Dr. Nightcall did a brilliant job of building a second Mach 5, didn't he? You'll find it just as tricky and fast, so you'll never catch me!

Mr Cumulus:
With a weapon like this, no one tells me what I can or cannot do! And now that I've got my own Mach 5, we don't need two in the world!

Speed Racer:
If that were an ordinary car I could catch up to it, but I can't when it's another Mach 5!

Dr Nightcall:
Yes you can, Speed!

Speed Racer:
Huh?

Dr Nightcall:
Listen to me. I built the car exactly like your Mach 5, but you're forgetting one thing: the bomb is heavy and it will slow down the car enough for you to get a chance to catch up to it. But you've got to hurry! Every second counts! You must save the people in the city from being wiped out!

Speed Racer:
Thank you, Doctor. I'll try.

Trixie:
Go, Speed!

Mr Skyhigh:
They ride fast, heavily armed motorcycles and attack swiftly and then disappear into the hills. Their leader seems to be a young man with a wily genius and a fierceness of what could be his ancestors - the dreaded Apache Indians in our early West.

Greed Scrounge:
Well, it won't be long now. I checked the rules very carefully.

Shade:
And what did you come up with, Scrounge?

Greed Scrounge:
Something very interesting. So where in the rules says there are rules saying it's forbidden to interfere with the other drivers? Nowhere!

Shade:
Interesting!

Arabian Racer:
Also, it won't matter how the winner wins so long as he wins. Some drivers might try to be dishonest, it seems to me. It's not fair to cheat to win!

Speed Racer:
They might win, but they'd lose, too. They'd lose their honour.

Shade:
Their honour?

Speed Racer:
Sure! Who could be proud of winning if he cheated to win? It's not worth it. All the gold in the world isn't worth a man's honour. That's the most precious thing there is.

Shade:
Out of what stupid book did you get that stupid idea? Little Mister Goody over there thinks he's smart with ideas like that...

Shade:
I'm warning you, don't try to be smart!

Greed Scrounge:
I think he needs more than a warning! Give him what he needs, Shade!

Shade:
[gets ready to scrap] That'll be a pleasure! All right, you talk about honor because you're too scared to do everything you can to win?

Speed Racer:
I'll win fair and square and no other way!

Shade:
Yeah, well that's not the way I'm going to beat you up!

Speed Racer:
Just remember, you started it!

Shade:
And I'm gonna finish it!

[last lines]

Narrator:
Can Speed and Sparky escape? Don't miss the next exciting episode of Speed Racer!

Old Man:
Whew, I'm beat and I don't even belong to that generation!

Speed Racer:
When I first started on the road of a professional racer, I had no idea how much training and skill and experience I would need, and how much help. I owe a debt of gratitude to Pops, Trixie, Spritle, Sparky, and even Racer X wherever he is...

Racer X:
Speed suspected I'm his long lost older brother, but he never found out for sure. Now I'll be able to continue keeping an eye on him always. He's the greatest racing driver in the world now and he deserves the championship. I'm proud of him.

Speed Racer:
Come on, Sparky, let's go! There are more races to be won!

[last lines]

Narrator:
Speed has won the most fantastic race ever run. But on the road ahead waits a whole world of thrills and adventure. Be sure to see the next exciting episode of Speed Racer!

Trixie:
Speed, I'm afraid!

Speed Racer:
This is no time to act like a girl!

Cana:
How are we going to get out of here, Speed?

Speed Racer:
I don't know yet!

Henchman:
Don't go that way, there's a dinosaur there!

Speed Racer:
HUH?... There's no such thing! [drives on ahead]

Speed Racer:
[to himself] He had to be lying. Dinosaurs aren't real, not today...

Speed:
Careful, Trixie! The speed limit for this road is only 80 miles per hour!

Trixie:
Oh! I'm sorry, I wasn't even aware that I was going twice as fast!

Mr Trotter:
All cars are weapons on wheels!

Speed:
When they're driven right they're perfectly safe, sir.

Mr Trotter:
Listen! Stop driving cars! They're much too dangerous!

Mr Trotter:
A car can be either a weapon or a lifesaver, depending on who's driving it...

Speed Racer:
There's nothing to eat on the island, so we can't hold out very long. This is one tough spot the Mach 5 can't help us out of. If only I could use the car radio... but that was broken in the crash. And I don't know which direction to send the homing robot, so that's out too. Even the cutters are useless, and the special wheels, even the oxygen tank! No, I'm afraid the Mach 5 can't help us...

Speed Racer:
Now listen carefully to my plan, everybody! We could hang the Mach 5 under a bunch of the advertising balloons that we'll fill with hydrogen. Then we can hook a propeller to the Mach 5's engine. If my theory proves correct, we have sort of a makeshift dirigible, wouldn't we?

[after being accused of sabotaging Kim's car, and learning he was framed]

Speed Racer:
I'll prove it! I don't have to do things like that to win races, I can win them fair and square! I've got to convince Kim I didn't blow up his car!

Speed Racer:
You're asking me to lose the Grand Prix?

Eloisa Hazard:
Well, my brother wants you to lose and so do I, Speed.

Speed Racer:
But that would be cheating and I've never done anything illegal in my life EVER! I'm going to have to ask you to leave! [Eloisa faints]

Trixie:
Speed, why did you yell at her?

Speed Racer:
You know I'm angry because of what that girl asked me to do!

Speed Racer:
If I don't keep this pineapple with me at all times I'll be disqualified from the race! So I'm sorry gentlemen, but you can't have it!

Speed Racer:
[driving the GRX] I've never driven so fast in my life! This speed is taking me into another dimension! It's fantastic!

Pops Racer:
[to Speed] Be a man! Don't let anyone know you're afraid!

Speed Racer:
Racer X, why did you disguise yourself as a Kapetepekan?

Racer X:
Hmm? I'll tell you. I was taught to drive mountainous roads by a Kapetepekan named Kabala. I knew none of the tricks of how to race along those tortured roads and broken trails when I first met Kabala. Every racing car driver in the world was afraid of him, but he was kind and helpful to me. He taught me various techniques which only he knew. And then, when I became a professional racing driver, I had a race with Kabala on a mountain path. Suddenly, before he had a chance to avoid it, there was a landslide. And his car fell into the valley below. I searched for him. But I never saw him again. So to return his kindness, I disguised myself as Kabala and try to protect the treasure of the Kapetepeks...

Speed Racer:
...and the borders of this land?

Racer X:
That's right, Speed! This race was begun because someone didn't like Kapetepek keeping its borders closed. And if you win this race Speed, the borders of Kapetepek will be open to anybody in the world. The country will be ruined.

Speed Racer:
That's nonsense! I'm getting back into the race! I don't care about any silly reason for racing like you just gave me! I'm racing to win, that's all! And I'm gonna do it! I'll see you at the finish line, Racer X! There's nothing you can say that will try to stop me from being the winner! Nothing!

Racer X:
Speed, come back here! Listen to me! Speed!

Speed Racer:
It's no use talking any further, Racer X! All I'm interested in is winning!

[Kadar's gang perishes in the lava]

Speed Racer:
They were too greedy, and anyone who becomes too greedy is punished one way or another!

Racer X:
[to Chief Zuma] I've risked my life to save your treasure. Now you gentlemen must come to some agreement! Compromise! Open your borders to the world SOME of the time!

Pops Racer:
Don't be stupid! Smashing cars on purpose is ridiculous and anyone who does it shouldn't be allowed to drive a car! The human body can stand much less impact than a car, so you're bound to be hurt! Forget car wrestling and figure how we're going to get the Mach 5 back into shape!

Ace Deucey:
[knocks Pops out] Clever of you to hide the designs on that windshield. It makes my job easier. To get them, all I have to do is take his car!

Ace Deucey:
Our target's Car 5. We want its windshield. The other cars are going to be in the way, get rid of them!

Ace Deucey:
You better do as I say, otherwise I'll smash you right off the course! All I want is your windshield glass, give it to me or I promise you'll never reach the finish line!

Speed Racer:
There's only one reason he wants the glass. I'll bet Pops hid the design on it. Come on! Take it off if you can!

Ace Deucey:
A fool of a kid!

Speed:
You are watching the most advanced design and one of the fastest racing cars in the world. It's called the Mach 5. Watch it really go!

[last lines]

Narrator:
Speed is in the most desperate race of his life. Will he finish it, or will it finish him? See the next episode of Speed Racer!

Sprytle:
Are you going to show us more works of art?

Mark Meglaton:
In a way, that's what they are! [reveals a massive array of monumental missiles]

Speed Racer:
These work of arts are terrifying!

Mark Meglaton:
It depends on your point of view.

Pops Racer:
The paintings have signals?

Mr Stencher:
All right, just give up the money nice and easy...

Speed Racer:
If you want it so badly come and get it! [firefight ensues]

Spritle:
[drawing slingshot] If you want it so badly come and get it!

Speed Racer:
Spritle get down!

Lawson Lamster:
You saved my life... I don't really deserve it.

Speed Racer:
I feel that everyone's life is worth saving!

Lawson Lamster:
You risked your life to save me but it's useless, I'm too badly hurt!... I have one last request to ask: can you give my eyes to my daughter Delicia so that she can see again?

Speed Racer:
You mean she's really your daughter? [Lamster nods]

Speed Racer:
Now I understand. Don't worry, your daughter will be all right!

Lawson Lamster:
Remember what I asked... give my eyes to her. [slumps down]

Speed Racer, Spritle:
OH!

Delicia:
What happened to that nice man?

Speed Racer:
You mean Mr Lamster, huh?

Delicia:
Is it true that he had something to do with my eyes becoming all better?

Trixie:
Yes, but he had to go far away where we'll never see him again. And he said to tell you to look at the sky once each day and think of him. He'll know.

Delicia:
Look up at the sky... what a nice idea!

Sprytle:
I know Speed can drive over that, but right now he's nothing but a scared chicken! Phooey!

Trixie:
He's brave. It takes real courage to decide not to challenge Snake here, but to wait for the Alpine Race.

Sprytle:
Hmm, seems complicated.

Trixie:
You'll understand what I mean when it's time for that race.

Sprytle:
I hope so.

Speed:
The brakes don't seem to work very well. But I checked everything carefully...

[last lines]

Narrator:
The dangerous Alpine Race is well underway and already there have been several bad crashes. Does Speed have a chance to win against the treacherous Car Acrobatic Team? And will Pops be alright? There are thrills and terrible dangers ahead!

Snake Oiler:
Hey, you must be Speed Racer!

Speed Racer:
Huh?

Snake Oiler:
I was told that you're one of the greatest racers in the world. Is that true?

Speed Racer:
Who are you, anyway?

Snake Oiler:
Snake Oiler's the name and I'm a pretty good racer myself. Why don't we ever race to see which one of us is better?

Speed Racer:
Okay, let's go!

Sparky:
Try to win, Speed, but most of all be careful!

[after Snake just cleared a stack of cars, the highest stack ever piled]

Snake Oiler:
I was just warming up! Everybody's going to have to do some fancy driving to beat that. How about you, Speed? Can you beat me?

Speed:
I don't know...

Sprytle:
Huh? What do you mean, Speed? You can beat him! Go ahead, try it! Are you scared?

Snake Oiler:
You'd better not try it, Speed! Because if you crash, I'll lose my best competitor in the next Alpine Race!

Speed:
I'll try!

Sprytle:
Hooray! Hooray!

Trixie:
Don't, Speed! You'll never make it!

Sparky:
Trixie's right, Speed! Now, don't do it!

Trixie:
Remember how important the big Alpine Race will be! If something happens to you now, you'll be out of it! Just look how high that stack is!

Speed:
She's right. All right, if I'm going to beat Snake I'll beat him in the Alpine Race. I'll have a better chance to win that... Well, I've got to. I've got to win the Alpine Race!

Speed:
I'm going to win! I'm going to beat Snake Oiler and every one of the Car Acrobatic Team! I'm going to drive even better than the best racer I've ever seen, Racer X!

Sprytle:
Go, Speed, go!

[Racer X interrupts Speed in the middle of a training run]

Speed:
What's the big idea, Racer X?

Racer X:
I came to warn you. It's too dangerous! [points at a landslide]

Racer X:
Be careful of falling rocks like those. Last year, they wiped out a dozen drivers who could have crossed easily...

Speed:
How?

Racer X:
Just by keeping their minds on their driving and the obstacles in the way! But most drivers are worried about the cars ahead of them and how to catch up and pass them, so they sometimes forget to concentrate on the course itself. The plateau areas around here are very tricky: the ground is hard, but when it rains heavily, the ground loosens and changes and tires skid treacherously. Take my advice, Speed, otherwise this will be your last race. Very few cars ever reach the finish line. It's just too dangerous!

Speed:
Then you don't think I can win, Racer X?

Racer X:
You can only if you keep your mind on the hazards of the course! Oh, one more thing, Speed. Listen carefully. As you race down toward the big jump don't be going too fast, because you'll cause another landslide and crash down into the river. Also, when you reach the other side and start to climb again, don't try to go straight up toward the top. Zigzag along the slope. It takes longer, but it's safer, and in the long run you'll pick up some time. Remember, throughout the whole area there are patches of ice. One wrong twist of your steering wheel and that'll be the end of you. You'll find this is the toughest course you've ever raced and you'll need every ounce of experience and skill, Speed.

Speed:
Thanks for the advice. I'll try to follow all of it, Racer X.

Racer X:
Heh heh, because if you don't run a good race, I won't enjoy winning!

Speed:
You'll be in the Alpine Race?

Racer X:
Speed, I'm going to win the Alpine Race. I'm not going to give you a break, um-hmm.

Captain Terror:
Members of the Car Acrobatic Team, tomorrow the Great Alpine Race begins. A race which we must not lose!

Car Acrobat Team:
We will not lose! We will win!

Kobra Oiler:
You must observe Captain Terror's first and most important racing rule: Do everything to win! Stop at nothing and if you have to break the law, break it!

Speed:
I've got the toughest competitors I've ever seen against me. The Car Acrobatic Team can do everything with their cars. We all saw how they flew across that deep chasm with the river a thousand feet below. Not one of them crashed. Will I be able to make it?

[first lines]

Narrator:
Speed is competing in the Alpine Race, the most dangerous race in the world! Favored to win is the tricky Car Acrobatic Team, consisting of seven daredevil drivers in cars equipped with ingenious wings. Their orders are to win the trophy, no matter what the cost!

Speed Racer:
Well, now that Pops has redesigned the Mach 5 so that it's got small wings underneath, I may have a chance to beat the Car Acrobatic Team! Poor Pops, all that work was too much for him. I'm glad Trixie got him to the hospital and I hope he's all right. Now we're getting into the higher mountains. So far, so good, but it's going to be really dangerous up ahead...

Snake Oiler:
With the heavy rain, parts of the course have been completely wiped away. It's gonna be tough!

Speed Racer:
Maybe we can take another way...

Snake Oiler:
There is no other way. And when we try to get through, we'll cause more landslides. Besides, our tires won't take hold of that wet ground. We've decided to draw lots to see which one of us goes first. It'll be more dangerous for each car following.

Speed Racer:
It's a fair way to do it though.

Snake Oiler:
Anyone who wants to draw for being first, step forward. What's the matter with you guys, are you racing car drivers or chickens?

[last lines]

Narrator:
Have the ice and treacherous mountain course been too dangerous for Speed? And has the Mach 5 joined the wreckage of the other cars at the bottom of the chasm? Is this Speed's last race? Don't miss the next thrilling episode of Speed Racer!

[Three members of the Car Acrobat Team attempt to cross the chasm and fail]

Racer X:
The drivers on the Car Acrobatic Team are supposed to better than that.

Snake Oiler:
They are! Just watch! I'll show you! I'm gonna make the jump safely and prove to you what a fabulous driver I am!

Racer X:
Well, I'm glad you're safe, Speed. But you only have one life, so you'd better be careful!

Racer X:
Every time a driver tries to make it across, some more of the earth caves in. And it's going to be even worse when we try to make the jump. But as a professional racer, I've got to meet the challenge. If you're smart, you'll give up the race. But if you don't, good luck!

[Speed tries to drive the Mach 5, but ends up stuck in a puddle]

Racer X:
I can't leave him there like that. But what choice do I have? What can I do?

Speed Racer:
Where is the car?

Snake Oiler:
You're unable to see now? Well, isn't that just too bad?

[Speed starts crying]

Snake Oiler:
Snap out of it! It looks as if I'm going to win the Alpine Race. You'd better wait here 'til somebody rescues you. I'm glad to say your racing days are over for good, Speed. Eh, I guess I proved I'm a much better driver than you, Speed. I'm on my way to victory!

[Racer X appears]

Narrator:
Unknown to Speed, this is his older brother Rex, who ran away from home years ago!

Racer X:
Speed, you're a brave young man. I'm proud to have you for a brother.

Speed Racer:
Racer X! Are you hurt badly?

Racer X:
I think my legs have been broken, Speed...

Speed Racer:
Well, hang on to me. I'll try to get you into the Mach 5.

Racer X:
Speed don't bother about me, you need help yourself. Your eyes must hurt you.

Speed Racer:
Neither one of us will be able to go on with the race!

Racer X:
Snake Oiler's the only one of the Car Acrobatic Team who's continuing in the race.

Speed Racer:
Snake Oiler, huh? I want to beat him more than anything in the world!

Racer X:
Your car's the only other one left. But you can't see and I can't even walk, so Snake is liable to win. But Speed, I have an idea that just might work!

Speed Racer:
Huh?

Racer X:
You be my legs and at the same time I'll be your eyes!

Speed Racer:
Oh, I get it! You and I will be a team?

Racer X:
Yes, maybe we can overtake Snake and win. Come on!

Speed Racer:
It's hard to catch up to him. He's liable to win. If only I could see I'd go even faster!

Racer X:
But Speed, you mustn't give up!

Speed Racer:
Why not? I don't think I have a chance of beating him.

Racer X:
Speed, you still have a chance to win! I can see something you can't: oil is leaking from Snake's car!

Speed Racer:
Oil?

Racer X:
If he keeps on going at his present speed, he's gonna blow up!

Speed Racer:
He may notice the trouble though, and take time out to stop the leak...

Racer X:
I don't think he'll even notice it, Snake's paying too much attention to the road in front of him!

Speed Racer:
Then he'll be wiped out if his car blows up!

Racer X:
Yes, it might be the end of him. But we're not going to help him, not if you want to win the race!

Speed Racer:
It wouldn't be right. I've got to try to warn him, it's only fair!

Racer X:
Okay. You're doing the right thing, Speed, in trying to warn him.

Speed Racer:
Thanks.

Speed Racer:
Snake, be careful, there's something wrong with your engine! You're leaking oil very badly!

Snake Oiler:
I'm not falling for that trick! I'm not gonna stop!

Speed Racer:
Snake, I'm not lying!

Racer X:
[to Speed] He won't listen to you and you've done your best to warn him.

Sprytle:
Go, Speed, go!

Trixie:
Go!

Sparky:
Come on Speed, you can do it!

Captain Terror:
We will never forget this race, and our defeat by the Mach 5 and Speed Racer.

Snake Oiler:
I'll get revenge...

Captain Terror:
Snake is right, there will be other races and chances for vengeance! We shall plan for the day when we once again we will compete against Speed Racer, and on that day we shall not fail! Let's go home.

Racer X:
Speed, you can be a great driver, but you can also be a great man. You value your life even higher than victory. The world needs more people like you. I'm proud to have you as a brother.

Speed Racer:
Have you seen Racer X? I've got to find him to thank him.

Trixie:
I saw him in the Mach 5 only a few minutes ago...

Sprytle:
Nobody's in the car now!

Speed Racer:
There isn't? That means he was able to walk away from it! His legs weren't broken, he just told me that so I'd let him help me drive! He deserves this trophy, not me!

Trixie:
Oh, Speed, all that matters to me is you made it safely! Now let's go to the hospital and get your eyes taken care of!

[last lines]

Narrator:
Speed has just won the most dangerous race in the world. But even more danger and thrills lay just ahead. Be sure to ride with Speed Racer!

Racer X:
Speed, there's a broken bridge up ahead. Use your brakes.

Speed:
Snake managed to get across it, didn't he? So will I!

Racer X:
How? That bridge is falling apart! Speed, you'd better use the brakes before it's too late and we smash up!

Speed:
Tell me when we get to the broken bridge. I'm going to try to get across it.

Racer X:
The Acrobatic Team's cars have special equipment for flying, the Mach Five can't do it! Use the brake!

Speed:
I'm giving her the gas!

Racer X:
Stop! Speed, we can't make it. Jam on the brakes! Quick!

[Speed uses his autojacks to jump across the bridge and clears it]

Racer X:
You made it! I don't think you would have been able to do it with your eyes open!

Speed:
There was no other way, I had to make it. Now I gotta win!

Speed Racer:
I'll try to win the next race Trixie, but right now I've got something more important to do! Even though I couldn't help Dr. Bone when he was alive, maybe I can still help him!

Sparky:
[to Racer X] You look familiar...

[after Speed, Trixie and Spritle are saved by Racer X]

Speed Racer:
[looks hard at Racer X] There's something about him that reminds me of Rex, my brother...

Racer X:
Can something be wrong? You're looking at me in a very strange way, Speed! Tell me, what's on your mind?

Speed Racer:
Nothing.

[Cruncher Bloch is flying over the course on which is the Mammoth Car]

Cruncher Bloch's Henchman:
Hey look at that, boss!

Cruncher Bloch:
I know the scenery's gorgeous. Who cares?

Cruncher Bloch's Henchman:
But I'm not looking at the scenery, I'm looking at the Mach Five.

Cruncher Bloch:
You're dreaming!

Cruncher Bloch's Henchman:
That's no dream, it's a nightmare.

Cruncher Bloch:
I thought they got rid of them!

Cruncher Bloch's Henchman:
They did, but something must have gone wrong, because that's the Mach Five.

Cruncher Bloch:
Let's get a closer look.

[Bloch's plane skims very low over the Mach Five]

Speed:
That pilot better learn to fly!

Trixie:
I think he did it on purpose!

Pops Racer:
I assure you, Your Royal Imperial Majestic Highness, the car's in tip-top royal condition! It's fit for a king to drive, even a future king!

Lightfingers Klepto Jr.:
[about his father] He was bad, a first-class crook. But I loved him, because he'd been such a good father.

[a near-naked Sprytle takes part in a battle]

Pops Racer:
Spritle, you're liable to catch the sniffles dressed like that!

Interpol Chief:
Number 8, it's imperative you keep a close eye on Rudolph Elegantor!

Number 8:
[on radio] Rudolph Elegantor just left his hotel and is headed somewhere!

Interpol Chief:
Okay, don't lose him! Follow him everywhere!

Number 8:
Yes, sir. [presently Number 8 is heard crying out... ]

Interpol Chief:
Number 8, what's up? Number 8, what's up?

Rudolph Elegantor:
Hello there, Chief.

Interpol Chief:
Who is that speaking?

Rudolph Elegantor:
Rudolph Elegantor. Forget about Number 8, you won't be talking to him ever again! Number 8 had an unfortunate little accident - which is too bad, because he was one of your best agents in the International Secret Service!

Speed Racer:
Well, that's the end of that terrible gang of assassins. They tried to assassinate Princess Gracious of Ambrocia and then President Montebank of Abalonia, but they failed both times. It's the end of that gang, but there will be others. As long as men seek power illegally, there will be evil things done in the world. But I'll do all I can to see that men like them never succeed! If everyone did the same, it would be a more peaceful world!

Racer X:
Speed, listen to me: we worked together to get rid of those assassins, but from now on we're professional racers again and I'll do my best to win. I'll try to beat you!

Speed Racer:
And I'll try to win!

Racer X:
Good luck, the President's coming into his box to give the signal for the race to begin!

[as the race starts, both Speed and X reflect on their experiences]

Racer X:
In a race, it's every man for himself!

Speed Racer:
If he hadn't helped me I wouldn't be here today. But a race belongs to the best driver and I've got to prove it's me!

Speed:
Something's wrong with the car!

Pops Racer:
WHA?

Hitman:
Since I never like to attack an unarmed man, here's a gun! [tosses a firearm over to Speed]

Speed:
All of you, on one? How is that fair?

Hitman:
Hey, you can't have everything!

Mr Fastbucks:
They say that knowledge is power, and if that's so I already have great power! There is nothing I can lose at! Nothing at all, ever! And woe be it to anyone who gets in my way!

Mr Fastbucks:
Yes, I'm wanted by the police in at least half-a-dozen countries and I'm near the top of the Interpol list! I'm wanted for robbery, murder, swindling and cheating at dominoes! I robbed that bank yesterday because I needed some pocket money!

Speed Racer:
You're the most dangerous man I've ever met and you're wacky!

Mr Fastbucks:
No I'm not wacky, I'm a genius! And I'm about to become the richest man on Earth! Unfortunately you know too much, so I'm going to have to get rid of you permanently!

Narrator:
As he drives through the rainy night, Speed is filled with memories of the first time he saw the spectacular Car Acrobatic Team, and he begins to have second thoughts about meeting their challenge for another race. He thinks perhaps this time the team will prove too powerful and too tricky for him, perhaps this time his luck will run out. The more he remembers, the more worried he becomes. But now, Speed is more determined than ever to meet the challenge of the Car Acrobatic Team!

Captain Terror:
We've been waiting for you, Speed. As you can see, we've accepted your letter challenging us to one more race. And this time you will lose, lose badly!

Speed Racer:
Wait, what do you mean MY letter challenging you? I got a letter from YOU challenging me to one more race! That's why I'm here! I accept the challenge and I'm gonna win this time too!

Captain Terror:
No, you won't! We are the greatest racers in the world and this time we'll prove it!

Speed Racer:
You failed to prove it the last time we met and you'll fail again! I'm warning you, I'm gonna win!

Captain Terror:
We'll see! Come on, Speed! Let's go!

[a meeting of international spies is called]

Mr Supremo:
All right, Mr. Magneto, give me the report!

Mr Magneto:
As you know, the International Secret Police have been smashing our branch offices. We've discovered that one man is behind the disasters our secret international organization has been suffering. Let us now study a few films of him: the secret agent under the not-secret name of Racer X. [plays a film of Racer X]

Mr Magneto:
Some of our best brains and top agents proved no match for Racer X as time and again he and his friends out-tricked and outfought them! As you can see, Mr. Supremo, we face the greatest threat since our secret espionage and anarchistic organization was founded. We cannot underestimate the threat to our future posed by this one man. You are witnessing Racer X in action. This secret film was filmed secretly as Racer X confronted two of our top agents, the leaders of one of our main branches. Now, observe carefully the skill with which Racer X defeated a whole company of our most vicious and diabolical fighters! The rest of our report will be made by our agent from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Agent:
We were under orders to assassinate a princess from an oil-rich country. Everything went according to plan and the assassination was about to take place. But Racer X was in Hong Kong disguised as a businessman. The assassination attempt failed and our Hong Kong branch was forced to close down. Racer X's business was to put us out of business, and he did!

Mr Supremo:
I've heard enough! The report is about nothing but failure, failure, failure! What have you people been doing to get rid of Racer X, eh?

Mr Magneto:
Everything we can, sir! But watch carefully. There's more to our report. Racer X is not the only one who has caused us trouble. A great many of our agents have been defeated by this young man.

Mr Supremo:
Oh? Who's he?

Mr Magneto:
A professional racer, one of the best! By the name of Speed Racer. He drives a powerful, specially designed and built car called the Mach 5. Here you see film clips of the Great Alpine Race where he competed against the Car Acrobatic Team, among others. In a moment, you will see and learn something fascinating. Watch closely.

Mr Supremo:
I'm watching! I'm watching!

Mr Magneto:
And there you are: Speed Racer and Racer X racing side by side!

Mr Supremo:
So they competed against each other in the same race, so what?

Mr Magneto:
But Mr. Supremo, we've discovered that Racer X is secretly Speed Racer's older brother Rex Racer, who ran away from home years ago!

Mr Supremo:
What?

Mr Magneto:
It's true! And not even Speed Racer knows Racer X is his brother!

Mr Supremo:
That's astounding! But are you sure it's true?

Mr Magneto:
Compare their photographs. See the resemblance for yourself.

Mr Supremo:
So you have been busy after all! A magnificent job!

Mr Magneto:
Our next step is to get rid of Racer X forever! This is the Car Acrobatic Team. And now that they will again race against Speed, we're certain that Racer X will also be around. He knows that the Car Acrobats are out for revenge and he'll want to protect his younger brother Speed. That will give us the opportunity we've been looking for! We will take care of Racer X permanently!

Mr Supremo:
And what about Speed?

Mr Magneto:
Why worry about him? Without Racer X to protect him, he'll be an easy target for the Car Acrobats and they'll take care of him for us. All we have to do is concentrate on getting Racer X!

Racer X:
I've got to reach Speed before those time bombs on the Car Acrobatic Team's cars go off!

Mr Supremo:
So you've taken care of Rex Racer, eh? Excellent!

Mr Magneto:
Thanks! And as for Speed Racer, he's as good as taken care of too! The time bombs are scheduled to go off at sunrise!

Mr Supremo:
Sunrise, eh? That'll be at six o' clock. That means the bombs will go off in only twenty more minutes! I can hardly wait!

Mr Magneto:
Well, we've been waiting for you, Racer X! Or should I say Rex Racer, the international secret agent?

Racer X:
What's the idea of stopping me?

Mr Magneto:
Oh, very sorry, but this was the only way we could stop you and now we're going to get rid of you forever. You'll never interfere with us again! After him!

[Mr Magneto tracks Racer X with a rifle]

Mr Magneto:
Now hold the car steady. One good shot, and it'll be the end of Rex Racer... [fires]

Mr Magneto:
Ha ha ha ha ha! A bullseye! Now he'll never interfere with our plans again!

Racer X:
Faster! You've got to go faster! We don't have much time left!

Speed Racer:
I hope we reach the spies' headquarters before those bombs go off! We've got to!

Racer X:
Look! There it is! There's their hideout!

Captain Terror:
As soon as we surround it, we'll get away from these cars!

Captain Terror:
Abandon your cars! Run for your lives!

Mr Supremo:
What was that? Magneto, didn't you hear something just now?

Mr Magneto:
It's probably the wind howling through those mountains.

Mr Supremo:
Ah. [big explosion]

Speed Racer:
They're finished!

[first lines]

Narrator:
The surviving members of the Car Acrobatic Team meet high in the Bavarian Alps, as their leader addresses them...

Captain Terror:
It was exactly one year ago that Speed Racer and his Mach 5 defeated us. We swore that someday we would get our revenge. That time is almost at hand! We will race against Speed Racer again, and this time we will not only defeat him, we will destroy him!

Speed Racer:
[narrating] The story really begins a year ago, when I was driving in the Alpine Race against teams from all over the world. It was a gruelling race over treacherous mountain trails, and because of their skill and unique cars my closest competitors were members of the Car Acrobatic Team. I took advantage of every fair opportunity to pull into the lead. It was dangerous on that ice. Seeing the Car Acrobatic Team in action was an unforgettable sight, but Racer X warned me about them...

Racer X:
Don't race against them! To win, they'll stop at nothing!

Speed Racer:
Many racers were knocked out of the race and Racer X and I barely managed to cross the finish line. The Car Acrobatic Team suffered heavy losses and it was then that their leader vowed vengeance...

Captain Terror:
You have beaten us, Speed Racer, but I solemnly swear you will pay for our defeat! We shall meet again someday and when we do, we shall not only defeat you but you will be destroyed!

[Speed has a dream as he sleeps]

Captain Terror:
Do you remember that race of a year ago, Speed? Think back and remember it well. How could you forget, eh? We will race you again, soon! Over the same treacherous trails, across the same yawning chasms, over the same brink of disaster! And we will BEAT YOU! [laughs]

Racer X:
Speed, a race is not a fight! Don't accept the challenge of the Car Acrobats!

Speed Racer:
How'd you find out about the race, Racer X?

Racer X:
Never mind! You're a professional racer and a professional racer doesn't fight, he races! And he doesn't hold private grudge races! Go home and forget about a grudge race against the Car Acrobatic Team!

Speed Racer:
I can't! They'll think I'm afraid to accept their challenge to another race. They'll think I can't beat them again. Now get out of the way!

Racer X:
Speed, don't be a fool! Speed!

Pops Racer:
[delirious] I wish my oldest son Rex were here. I wonder where he is now? If only he hadn't disobeyed me years ago and entered that race! That was when all the trouble started! He was too young, too inexperienced to compete against the professional racing drivers...

[in a flashback, Rex crashes a car in a race]

Pops Racer:
He smashed the car!... Is he hurt? Rex! Rex, are you all right?

Rex Racer:
Yes, Pops, I am!

Pops Racer:
I'm so glad you weren't hurt, Rex!

Rex Racer:
I would have won if I hadn't skidded! I deserve to be the winner! I was ahead all the way! Well, I'm going to continue racing and someday I'll be the champion of the world!

Pops Racer:
You're much too young yet! I forbid you to be a professional racer until you're older and have more experience behind the wheel!

Rex Racer:
You can't stop me from racing, Pops, it's in my blood and I'm going to continue doing it!

Pops Racer:
You'll do what I say! And I forbid you to do anymore racing until you're grown up!

Rex Racer:
Pops, no matter what you say I'm gonna continue being a professional racer!

Pops Racer:
That's no way to talk to your own father! I forbid you to race right now, and that's final!

Rex Racer:
Then I'm sorry, Pops. You give me no choice but to run away from home! Goodbye, Pops! [runs off]

Pops Racer:
Rex, don't be a fool! All I'm asking is to wait a few more years until you've gained experience!... All right, if you feel that way, then stay away!

Pops Racer:
I hope Rex comes home, someday...

[the Car Acrobat Team pulls into a narrow one-lane road, followed by Speed Racer]

Captain Terror:
[laughs] This road is so narrow, he can't pass us and pull into the lead!... HUH? [Both opponents come to a halt because of a car in the middle of the lane... ]

Racer X:
Ohhh...

Captain Terror:
What's the idea of blocking the road? Can't you see we're in the middle of a race? Get your car out of the way!

Speed Racer:
Wait a minute, that man's Racer X!

Racer X:
You've got to stop the race immediately! There are time bombs planted in every one of your cars!

Captain Terror:
Time bombs? What are you talking about?... Racer X, what's the matter with you? You've been hurt!

Speed Racer:
Huh? Racer X is hurt? [jumps from his car]

Racer X:
Don't worry. I'll be all right. I found out that the challenging letters you each got were phonies, you didn't write them to each other.

Captain Terror:
Well, all I know is that I didn't write a letter to Speed challenging him to a race, I got one from HIM!

Speed Racer:
But I didn't write it!

Racer X:
Both those letters were sent by the International Spies to trick me into coming here. They want to get rid of me.

Captain Terror:
This means you need help, Racer X! Speed, let's call off this race and help him, what do you say?

Speed Racer:
Good idea, I'm all for it! And we'll race against each other some other time!

Captain Terror:
Come on, let's try to find the spies!

Racer X:
Don't forget about the time bombs! They were planted in your cars and they're timed to go off within the next hour! Keep away from your cars!

Captain Terror:
We've got to use our cars right now. We'll have to chance it that the bombs won't go off for a while yet! Do you know where the spies' headquarters is?

Racer X:
Yes.

Captain Terror:
We'd never be able to find it in a hurry, we'll need you to show us the way. Are you strong enough to do that?

Racer X:
Uh-huh...

Captain Terror:
Good! We'll use my car! We'll take their own time bombs back to them, and give them a taste of their own medicine!

Captain Terror:
Racer X, how can we thank you? If it hadn't been for you, our race with Speed would have ended in disaster! We would have been blown up with our cars!

Racer X:
Well, now at least we're rid of those spies. They won't be able to cause any more trouble in the countries of the world, and we can have peace...

Captain Terror:
Speed, we'll meet again and when we do, I wish you luck!

Racer X:
When you meet again, I'm sure Speed will beat you again!

Captain Terror:
That's what you think! Come on, let's go.

Speed Racer:
Racer X!

Racer X:
Yes, Speed, what is it?

Speed Racer:
Are you my brother? Are you my brother Rex Racer? [Racer X knocks him out]

Captain Terror:
You ARE his brother! I can see the resemblance, even under that mask!

Racer X:
I am. But even though I am his brother, I can't go home again. I'm giving up being a racer and from now on I'll be a full-time international secret agent without a name or country. [removes his mask and places it in Speed's hand]

Racer X:
Goodbye, Speed. I'll try to keep an eye on you and be nearby if you ever need help, no matter where you go...

[Speed wakes up and sees what's in his hand]

Speed Racer:
Huh? The mask! I'm sure it belonged to my brother!... Huh? But where is he? What happened to my brother, Rex? REX! REX, WHERE ARE YOU?

Trixie:
Speed, what is it? Did you find Rex at last?... There's no one there.

Speed Racer:
[in tears] Rex, wherever you are, I promise to try to be the best racer in the world and to make you prouder of your younger brother! Goodbye, Rex!

[last lines]

Narrator:
Be sure to see the next thrilling episode of Speed Racer!