Speed Racer, known as Mach GoGoGo, is a Japanese media franchise about automobile racing.
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14 Facts About Speed Racer
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English rights to Mach GoGoGo were acquired by syndicator Trans-Lux, and Speed Racer premiered on American television in the summer of 1967.
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Speed Racer'sadventures centered on his powerful Mach 5 car, his girlfriend Trixie, his little brother Spritle, Spritle's pet chimpanzee Chim-Chim, and his mysterious older brother, Racer X, whose real name was Rex Racer.
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Speed Racer'sgiven name, Go, is a Japanese homophone for the number 5 which is represented by the yellow letter G embroidered on his short-sleeve blue shirt.
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Mach 5, Speed Racer's car, is a technological marvel, containing useful pieces of equipment.
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When investigating the mysterious car, Speed Racer recalls the name Melange was the name of Napoleon's horse, who saved his life several times in battles.
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Speed Racer, who had volunteered to help the police, was chasing down the X3 when it narrowly avoided colliding with a train, leaving the robot dummy hanging over the level crossing's boom gate.
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Speed Racer noticed its robot "driver" and brought it back to the police for further investigation.
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The franchise began in the early 1990s when a company, Speed Racer Enterprises, acquired rights to the original series.
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However, during the series' re-airing during the 1990s, Speed Racer Enterprises was responsible for the creation of actual Speed Racer merchandise, ranging from small collectible die-cast cars, to action figures, to home video releases of episodes from the original series.
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The limited series was collected as the trade paperback Speed Racer: Born to Race.
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Mattel had the master toy license for the 2008 Speed Racer film, including action figures, related vehicles, and accessories.
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Control art for the Speed Racer costume appears on the packaging of some figures, and pictures of the prototypes are available online.
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Toynami is currently releasing a large-scale version of the Speed Racer vehicles, including a Mach Five playset complete with all of its gadgets.
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