Speed Racer pre-1990s open and close

This is how the open looked before the show was remastered circa 1990. Note the Trans-Lux logo at the beginning, now gone, and the old Speed Racer logo. End credits, with original font, also included.

(I am aware that the Japanese version preceded this English dub.)

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  Film & Animation

[FyReByRd8]

Loved how this takes me back to my childhood.

[kratosbrakes]

I just can't stop hearing this

[inuguy89]

What the hell was that car that he ran off the road carrying? That explosion was massive!

[earthwatcher2012]

I wish they woulda killed off the Sprittle kid

[TreadwellJay]

Thanks, Endre, I had forgotten that.

[EndreVanan]

Actually, both were made in the 60s. The Mach GoGoGo original manga debuted in June 1966 in Japan, with the anime adaptation starting in April 1967. Surprisingly, the version that reached American audiences wasn't far behind the release of the original, so Mach GoGoGo, Americanized into Speed Racer, began in the United States in September 1967.

[TreadwellJay]

No it was made in Japan for Japan in the 60s. Imported to US and translated in the 70s.

[Tadddius]

It's not anime it's American cartoon

[dolphinated]

I never heard of him until Keep Your Eye on Me,then I started looking for his material.

[lcozzarelli]

I don't think any of us kids knew what anime was in the 70's!

[suemorphplus2009]

You know what's so funny? I didn't realize that this was anime until recently, but then, it was still cool!