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
Buttons (The Pussycat Dolls song) 30, 2006, the Pussycat Dolls appeared on "Good Morning America" as part of its "Summer Concert Series" performing "Don't Cha", "Buttons" and "Stickwitu". On September 8, 2006 they performed "Buttons" at the Fashion Rocks where they were joined by rapper Jibbs. At the 2006 American Music Awards they performed "Buttons" wearing "sparkly sequined mini dress[es]." Corey Moss of MTV wrote that their performance "had the auditorium bumping." The Pussycat Dolls performed "Buttons" and "When I Grow Up" at the opening of the 2008 MTV Asia Awards. The song was also included in the set list of their Doll Domination Tour