"Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines" (1969) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Dick Dastardly leads a fighter plane group to try ineffectualy to stop a carrier pigeon.

Plot Keywords:

Pigeon | Carrier Pigeon | Fighter Plane | WWI | Aviation

Cast

Paul Winchell

...

Dick Dastardly / ... (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

"Stop the Pigeon" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (17 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Ireland:G | UK:U | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The show was a parody of the movie Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965).

Quotes:

Dick Dastardly: [after every attempt fails] Drat! And Double Drat!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner (2008) (VG)

Another good spinoff show from Hanna-Barbera.

As bad as Hanna-Barbera is at making spinoff shows, this "Wacky Races" spinoff is pretty good (as well as "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop"). It stars Dick Dastardly, and his dog Muttley who have traveled back in time to World War I. They along with some other pilots (Zilly, and Klunk) form the Vulture Squadron, and have one mission: To stop a carrier pigeon from crossing enemy lines. Like in "Wacky Races", Dastardly fails at his task, but still the results are humorous.

I really have to give Hanna-Barbera a lot of credit. Their spinoff shows were really bad, but their "Wacky Races" spinoff shows were great. 10/10.