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
The Wacky World of Tex Avery was removed from the lineup on September 26, 2011. On February 19, 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released "The Wacky World of Tex Avery- Volume 1" on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The 4-disc set features the first 40 episodes of the series. However, there is no word if the rest of the episodes would be released in another DVD ever again. Most episodes of the show were seen on Hulu and Jaroo.com. The Wacky World of Tex Avery The Wacky World of Tex Avery is a French–American–Canadian animated comedy television series produced by DIC Productions L.P.