Wacky Races (1968 TV series) In 2006, the car manufacturer Vauxhall launched a TV commercial for the British market, parodying "Wacky Races" with a similar setup featuring Corsa cars. The commercial made several references to the cartoon as well as utilizing the show's theme music and Muttley's iconic laugh. The English adult comic Viz had a one-off parody strip called "Wacky Racists" with David Irving as Dick Dastardly, Unity Mitford as Penelope Pitstop and comedian Bernard Manning as Muttley. In 2013, the car manufacturer Peugeot launched a TV commercial for the Brazilian market (and later used in Spain and Turkey), featuring the cartoon characters in
Wacky-Bye Baby as possible before a chase ensues. After "Wacky-Bye Baby" Woody would no longer make his entry from a full tree during in the opening titles. Beginning with "Wet Blanket Policy", Woody would make his entry through a light brown-colored wood plank/board background. The woodpecker would now peck though a plank (light brown, red, or light balsa colored) for the release (and re-release) of most of the 1948-1972 entries of the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Wacky-Bye Baby Wacky-Bye Baby is the 28th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on May 2, 1948, the film was produced by