| abstract | - Fender Bender 500 was one of the animated segments on Wake, Rattle & Roll. It was a revival of Wacky Races, with Shadoe Stevens as the announcer. The competitors were:
* #00: Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Dirty Truckster
* #1: Yogi Bear and Boo Boo in the Jellystone Jammer
* #2: Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss in the Half-Dog Half-Cat Halftrack
* #3: Magilla Gorilla and Wally Gator in the Swamp Stomper
* #4: Top Cat and Choo Choo in the Alley Cat
* #5: Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey in the Texas Twister
* #6: Pixie and Dixie in the Cheddar Shredder
* #7: Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy in the Lucky Trucky
* #13: Winsome Witch and Lucky the Cat in the Sonic Broom Numbers 8–12 were not assigned to any vehicle in the race. Aside from the obvious differences in this series, the shorter time format and the use of Hanna-Barbera's character library, there were a few key differences between this show and Wacky Races. There was a variety of running gags, the first one involving a rather nervous and non-speaking starter, who always was run over by the racers, or had a similar misfortune, every time he shot the starter pistol. Each race also featured what sounded like an especially luxurious prize, such as a hundred gold dubloons, or a thousand French Francs, only to have the prize turn into a silly facsimile such as a hundred gold BALLOONS or a thousand French hot dogs. Breaking the tradition of Wacky Races, Dick Dastardly and Muttley occasionally did win a Fender Bender race, only for Dastardly to get disappointed by the absurdness of the prize.
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