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The Desperate Desert Race (Part 1)

Speed Racer: Season 1: Episode 14

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The Desperate Desert Race (Part 1)

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Syndicated | Other | Fuji TV | Air Date: November 4, 1967

Starring: Jack Curtis, Corinne Orr, Jack Grimes, Peter Fernández

Summary: Speed, along with Trixie, Sparky, and the Mach 5 are on their way to Sandoland to compete in the Desert Race. Kim Jugger tells Speed that "he doesn't have a chance of winning." He orders the workmen to load his car, the Black Tiger, first. Spritle and Chim Chim disguise themselves and board the plane. After frightening the stewardess,Speed, along with Trixie, Sparky, and the Mach 5 are on their way to Sandoland to compete in the Desert Race. Kim Jugger tells Speed that "he doesn't have a chance of winning." He orders the workmen to load his car, the Black Tiger, first. Spritle and Chim Chim disguise themselves and board the plane. After frightening the stewardess, they escape into the cargo area. A one-eyed man enters and the two youngsters see him plant a time bomb in Kim's racecar.

Upon landing, the Black Tiger explodes. Kim accuses Speed of ordering his brother to sabotage his car. Speed denies the accusation and a fight ensues. At the hotel, Spritle tells Speed what happened in the airplane. Determined to prove his innocence, Speed and Trixie head out to Flathill Country, Kim's homeland. After surviving a sandstorm, the Mach 5 is surrounded by rebel soldiers. Unfortunately, the Mach 5 crashes when it autojacks over a sand dune. The rebels take Speed and company to a desert fortress where Kim lives with his father, the General of the Flathill Army. Spritle identifies the one-eyed man, Ali Ben Schemer, as the culprit. Schemer orders the soldiers to lock Speed in jail and to burn the Mach 5.… Expand

Genre(s): Animation, Action & Adventure, Kids

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Air Date: March 15, 1968
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Air Date: March 15, 1968
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Air Date: March 8, 1968

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1967
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1967
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  S1:E52. Race Around the World (Part 2)
  Air Date: March 15, 1968
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  S1:E51. Race Around the World (Part 1)
  Air Date: March 15, 1968
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  S1:E50. The Trick Race
  Air Date: March 8, 1968
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  S1:E49. The Car in the Sky
  Air Date: March 1, 1968
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  S1:E48. Junk Car Grand Prix
  Air Date: March 1, 1968
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  S1:E47. Car with a Brain
  Air Date: February 23, 1968
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  S1:E46. Motorcycle Apaches
  Air Date: February 23, 1968
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  S1:E45. Great Car Wrestling Match
  Air Date: February 16, 1968
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  S1:E44. Race the Laser Tank
  Air Date: February 16, 1968
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  S1:E43. The Dangerous Witness
  Air Date: February 9, 1968
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  S1:E42. The Desperate Racer
  Air Date: February 9, 1968
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  S1:E41. The Car Destroyer
  Air Date: February 2, 1968
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  S1:E40. Man Behind the Mask
  Air Date: February 2, 1968
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  S1:E39. The Secret Invaders (Part 2)
  Air Date: January 26, 1968
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  S1:E38. The Secret Invaders (Part 1)
  Air Date: January 26, 1968
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  S1:E37. Crash in the Jungle (Part 2)
  Air Date: January 19, 1968
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  S1:E36. Crash in the Jungle (Part 1)
  Air Date: January 19, 1968
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  S1:E35. The Supersonic Car
  Air Date: January 12, 1968
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  S1:E34. The Race for Life
  Air Date: January 12, 1968
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  S1:E33. Gang of Assassins (Part 2)
  Air Date: January 5, 1968
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  S1:E32. Gang of Assassins (Part 1)
  Air Date: January 5, 1968
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  S1:E31. The Man on the Lam
  Air Date: December 29, 1967
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  S1:E30. The Snake Track
  Air Date: December 29, 1967
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  S1:E29. The Race against Time (Part 2)
  Air Date: December 22, 1967
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  S1:E28. The Race against Time (Part 1)
  Air Date: December 22, 1967
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  S1:E27. The Terrifying Gambler
  Air Date: December 15, 1967
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  S1:E26. The Car Hater
  Air Date: December 15, 1967
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  S1:E25. The Royal Racer (Part 2)
  Air Date: December 8, 1967
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  S1:E24. The Royal Racer (Part 1)
  Air Date: December 8, 1967
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  S1:E23. Mach 5 vs. Mach 5 (Part 2)
  Air Date: December 1, 1967
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  S1:E22. Mach 5 vs. Mach 5 (Part 1)
  Air Date: December 1, 1967
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  S1:E21. The Fastest Car on Earth (Part 2)
  Air Date: November 25, 1967
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  S1:E20. The Fastest Car on Earth (Part 1)
  Air Date: November 25, 1967
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  S1:E19. Girl Daredevil (Part 2)
  Air Date: November 18, 1967
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  S1:E18. Girl Daredevil (Part 1)
  Air Date: November 18, 1967
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  S1:E17. The Fire Race (Part 2)
  Air Date: November 11, 1967
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  S1:E16. The Fire Race (Part 1)
  Air Date: November 11, 1967
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  S1:E15. The Desperate Desert Race (Part 2)
  Air Date: November 4, 1967
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  S1:E14. The Desperate Desert Race (Part 1)
  Air Date: November 4, 1967
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  S1:E13. Race for Revenge (Part 2)
  Air Date: October 28, 1967
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  S1:E12. Race for Revenge (Part 1)
  Air Date: October 28, 1967
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  S1:E11. The Most Dangerous Race (Part 3)
  Air Date: October 21, 1967
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  S1:E10. The Most Dangerous Race (Part 2)
  Air Date: October 21, 1967
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  S1:E9. The Most Dangerous Race (Part 1)
  Air Date: October 21, 1967
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  S1:E8. The Race against the Mammoth Car (Part 2)
  Air Date: October 14, 1967
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  S1:E7. The Race against the Mammoth Car (Part 1)
  Air Date: October 14, 1967
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  S1:E6. The Secret Engine (Part 2)
  Air Date: October 7, 1967
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  S1:E5. The Secret Engine (Part 1)
  Air Date: October 7, 1967
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  S1:E4. Challenge of the Masked Racer (Part 2)
  Air Date: September 30, 1967
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  S1:E3. Challenge of the Masked Racer (Part 1)
  Air Date: September 30, 1967
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  S1:E2. The Great Plan (Part 2)
  Air Date: September 23, 1967
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  S1:E1. The Great Plan (Part 1)
  Air Date: September 23, 1967