Speed Racer (1967–1968): Season 1, Episode 16 - The Fire Race: Part 1 - full transcript
The Inca land of Kapetepek, noted for its secrecy and treasures, hosts a race with foreign and native drivers. To ensure their land's privacy, the Kapetepekan drivers must win, at any cost.
Here he comes,
here comes Speed Racer
He's a demon on wheels
He's a demon and he's gonna
be chasing after someone
He's gaining on you
so you better look alive
He's busy revving up
the powerful Mach 5
And when the odds
are against him
And there's dangerous
work to do
You bet your life Speed Racer
will see it through
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
He's off and flying as he
guns the car around the track?
He's jamming down the pedal
like he's never coming back
Adventure's waiting
just ahead
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
Never!
The borders of my country
are closed, gentlemen.
We do not want visitors
interrupting our
peaceful way of life.
No country can keep
its borders closed
to the League of Countries.
You may be building
secret weapons!
He's right.
He's wrong!
He's right!
We do not trust any of you.
You may destroy our
ancient civilization,
and it's the people
of Kapedapek who
invented civilization.
We know that.
That's why we wonder
just what you're up to now.
Right.
We're
nosy!
What have you got to hide?
We have nothing to hide,
but we don't want
strangers in our land!
Chief Zuma, I order you
to open the borders
of your land, Kapedapek!
We are a proud people and
we will not do as you ask.
Do you have a man
in your country
who's braver than the rest?
We do.
Who is he?
The world's greatest
car racer, Kabala.
[chatter, yelling]
I propose a race between
your Kabala and a young man
we will put behind
the wheel of a car.
If Kabala wins, you may
keep your borders closed.
If our racer wins,
you must allow people
to visit your country.
All right. But Kabala will win,
and we will keep our borders
closed forever to
the world. Wait.
You will see how
easily Kabala wins
against whoever
races against him!
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
Stop the car!
Speed!
Come here!
[SPRITLE, TRIXIE, SPARKY]
Speed! Speed! Come here!
[SPEED]
Hi! What's up? Anything wrong?
You got an air mail letter.
[SPEED] Hey, it's from
the country of Kapedapek...
Huh?
[SPEED]
It invites me to go to Kapedapek
during their Fire Festival
and race against their
best racer, a man named Kabala.
Only if I win will their
borders be opened to the world.
What a fabulous
invitation, Speed!
I know it's going to
be a thrilling race,
and Kapedapek must be a
fascinating country to see!
And you've never raced
against this man named Kabala.
[TRIXIE]
Mm... A race during their
Fire Festival sounds romantic.
It sounds like fun to me.
[TRIXIE] I'm sorry, Spritle,
but you'll have to stay home.
That's an order.
That's what you say!
I'll ask Speed!
Take me with you!
Sorry.
Oh...
I have a feeling there
may be trouble in Kapedapek.
Trouble? What do
you mean, Speed?
I suspect that Kapedapek doesn't
have a race course to race on.
You're right, Speed.
They don't have one.
And the letter mentioned a race,
but it didn't say where or how.
There's something else that
seems very strange to me...
Kabala, the driver
I'm to race against,
has been missing
for a long time.
That is peculiar, Speed.
[SPEED]
And there's something else...
I feel that something
bad'll happen.
[SPRITLE, TRIXIE, SPARKY!]
Huh?
[TRIXIE] What makes you
feel that way, Speed?
Well, bad things
happen, I heard,
whenever this Kabala
is entered in a race.
For instance, there was the
Grand Flora and Fauna Handicap
in Wonbuktu.
[screams]
[chuckles]
[SPEED] Was that crash
caused accidentally or not?
We'll never know...
[VULTURE screams]
[SPEED]
In South America,
there was another race
along the Amazon River
in which the fiercest fish in
the world, the piranhas live.
[roars]
[DRIVER yelps]
[DRIVER screams]
[SPEED] There were other races,
too, with mysterious crashes.
And everybody is convinced
that those crashes
were caused by the
racer named Kabala.
You'll have to be
extra careful when you
race against him in Kapedapek.
Don't worry, Trixie, I will be.
And what's more,
I'm gonna beat him!
[SPARKY]
That's the spirit, Speed!
[NARRATOR]
And so, Speed wings his way
towards the strangest
race of his career.
Oh, hi.
[gasps]
[screams]
--[SPEED] Spritle!
--[SPRITLE gasps]
[SPRITLE]
He...
You're naughty! You
stowed aboard again!
Just what are we supposed
to do with you, Spritle?
Give me a spanking.
I deserve it.
[NARRATOR] This is the
airport at Kapedapek.
It is seldom used because the
country's borders are closed
to the outside world.
But today is a special day, and
special visitors are allowed in
so they may participate
in the Fire Festival Race.
The race against
the world-renowned
and mysterious
driver named Kabala.
All the famous drivers are here
today ready for the race!
Uh... Look, there's
Streak Martin talking to
Jim Charger and Guts Buster.
It's going to be a very
exciting race with all of them.
[SPEED]
Oh...
[SPARKY]
Look who it is.
Racer X, the masked racer!
So you're here, huh?
I didn't know that you were
invited to be in the race.
[RACER X] Well, I was, Speed,
and I'm looking forward to it.
Just look at the
tough competition
we're going to be against.
I'm looking forward to racing
against a driver named Kabala.
So am I, Speed,
and I think I can win.
But I warn you, you won't
have a chance of beating him.
Well, I'm gonna try
my best to beat him.
I will, too, Speed,
but I hear that the course
will be very tricky.
[NARRATOR]
Late that night,
the Kapedapekans hold
a weird ceremony.
Let it be made known that the
winner of the race will become
the bridegroom of my
granddaughter, Princess Sibana.
[gasps]
ISIBANA] But, Grandfather,
ll never promised
I would marry the winner!
Eh... The driver I would
like you to marry
is that one!
[TRIXIE]
Oh...
He looks as if he might be
the bravest man in the race,
and, if he is, then he's the
right one for my granddaughter.
But suppose he doesn't
wanna marry her!
I'd be glad to
be her bridegroom.
Will you be able to
beat Kabala tomorrow?
[KADAR]
Kabala? He's going to race?
Kabala will race and win.
Nobody is going to
be able to beat him.
[CHANCELLOR] Hmm... You're
positive Kabala will be in it?
Huh? Of course I am.
But it doesn't make sense to me.
Kabala disappeared years ago
and nobody has seen him or
knows what happened to him.
He might not be alive.
Racers, let me inform you
about Kabala of Kapedapek,
the bravest, fastest, and most
skilled driver in the world.
[ZUMA] This is Kabala's home,
and over on that wall
are pictures of the
racers he has beaten.
Those skulls in the upper-right
corners denote that those racers
never were able to race again.
A rogue's gallery of defeat.
Soon, these pictures will
have skulls in the corners.
[ZUMA laughs]
--[SPRITLE whimpers]
--[TRIXIE gasps]
[gasps, grunts]
Where's the treasure
of Kapedapek hidden?
All of my country's wealth!
That's right. I want to know
where that treasure
is kept hidden.
It's kept secret even from me!
[KADAR]
Is that so?
Stop lying, Sibana.
ll want that treasure,
and I'll stop at
nothing till I get it.
I'm not lying about it!
Grandfather wants to keep
our borders closed
against men like you!
Tell me where the treasure
is or you'll be sorry!
--[SPEED] Let go!
--[grunts]
[KADAR]
You'll be sorry you did that!
[gasps]
--[SPEED grunts]
--[THUGS groaning]
[sobbing, crying]
Oh, thank you.
Huh?
[THUG grunts]
I'll get even
with Speed Racer...
[ZUMA] Racers of the world,
I have just received a challenge
from the great Kabala.
Impossible! Kabala's dead.
[ZUMA] I have been told
by Kabala to warn you
that whoever races against him
tomorrow will never race again.
Your cars will be
smashed off the road
and it will be the end of you.
The end! Remember, whoever
races against Kabala
will meet with
terrible disaster.
[SPEED] I've got to take my
chances... and I've got to win.
[wind howling]
[NARRATOR] High into the
Kapedapekan mountains
go the racers
who soon will compete in
the Fire Festival Race.
BOTH gasp)
[whimpering]
Wow, I was really
scared for a minute.
I thought there were
ghosts out on the water.
Gentleman, the rafts will
bring your cars downstream.
Why are there so many bones
lying over there on the bank?
They're the bones
of men who tried to
get into our country and failed.
My grandfather leaves them
there as a warning to others.
This place is a dead-end.
It's impossible to race here.
Was everyone brought
here to race or explode?
[SIBANA] This is the secret
entrance to the most beautiful
and interesting part
of our country.
Very few people
have ever seen it.
Why do you keep it locked up?
My grandfather doesn't
want strangers ruining it.
They could spoil it forever.
Well, we're strangers.
Aren't you afraid of us?
Speed isn't a stranger...
Oh, but we're strangers, right?
Well, I don't think we're
going to destroy anything.
What's Trixie angry about?
Search me.
Oh, you wouldn't understand!
[ZUMA] The ancient city
of my ancestors.
The tribes of
Kapedapek lived here.
Looks like a fairy tale city.
If only those ruins could talk;
what a story they might tell.
Well, what do you
think of it, hmm?
The whole world should
see this marvelous city.
Is that so? You haven't
given up yet, eh?
[chanting]
Ah...
That eye's worth a fortune...
The rest of the
treasure must be nearby.
When I find it,
I'll be a very rich man.
[SIBANA] Oh, Speed, I hope
you'll win the race tomorrow.
That way, you'll prove to my
grandfather there's somebody
in the outside world
who's braver than Kabala.
I'll do my best to win,
Sibana, but ll don't even know
when the race is
scheduled to begin.
[SIBANA] Look over at
the volcano. When it erupts,
the Fire Festival starts
and the race will begin.
When it erupts, huh?
[SIBANA]
Yes!
Oh! Hmph!
Uh-oh...
[screaming]
Now it's almost time
for the race to begin.
The race to decide whether
or not my country's borders
will be open to the world.
Once every hundred years,
a volcanic tunnel is opened
underground, and today,
it should open!
[rumbling]
The race will be through
this volcanic tunnel
and will end at Mt. Rumble.
Whatever man makes it
through this terrible tunnel
will be acclaimed the
bravest man in the world,
and he will marry
my granddaughter.
The volcanic tunnel
is 800 miles long.
If you do not reach the
exit within five hours,
it will close, and you
will be trapped forever.
That really means it's
going to be a race for life.
It also means that, to win,
the average speed of the Mach 5
will have to be over
160 miles an hour!
[gasps]
[gasping]
You must heed my warning!
During the race,
you must not touch the
treasure of Kapedapek!
If you do, you will
pay with your life!
[KADAR] You wouldn't say that
unless the treasure is hidden
somewhere along the course.
That's all I need to know.
[gasping]
You're cowards! All of you!
Kabala of Kapedapek would not
be frightened as you are!
By the way, I noticed Kabala
hasn't shown up yet.
I wonder where he could be.
He will get here.
He will join the race.
[chuckles] We will
see about that...
[ZUMA]
Now!
Remember, Speed,
you've got to average
160 miles an hour
in order ot get out of
the tunnel before it closes
for another hundred years.
[SPARKY]
Get ready!
Go, Speed! Go!
[SPARKY]
Go!
Good luck!
Why don't you give up, Chief?
Kabala isn't going to make it.
The volcano will erupt once
again, and before it does,
Kabala will come.
Look at those cowards!
They're quitting the race
even before it starts!
Could it be that Kabala is
even too afraid to show up?
[gasps] Ohh...
[ZUMA] There he is!
There's Kabala of Kapedapek!
Now we're going to win!
Nobody can beat Kabala!
Nobody in the world!
I can't believe it!
That's him all right!
When the mountain
erupts this time,
our triumphant race will begin!
[laughs]
Start!
[ALL gasp]
Ahh!
[tires screeching]
Ohh...
[NARRATOR] Will Speed reach
the end of the race in time?
Or will he be sealed in
the volcanic tunnel forever?
See the next exciting episode!
Subtitles: Astro Nomenov
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
here comes Speed Racer
He's a demon on wheels
He's a demon and he's gonna
be chasing after someone
He's gaining on you
so you better look alive
He's busy revving up
the powerful Mach 5
And when the odds
are against him
And there's dangerous
work to do
You bet your life Speed Racer
will see it through
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
He's off and flying as he
guns the car around the track?
He's jamming down the pedal
like he's never coming back
Adventure's waiting
just ahead
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
Never!
The borders of my country
are closed, gentlemen.
We do not want visitors
interrupting our
peaceful way of life.
No country can keep
its borders closed
to the League of Countries.
You may be building
secret weapons!
He's right.
He's wrong!
He's right!
We do not trust any of you.
You may destroy our
ancient civilization,
and it's the people
of Kapedapek who
invented civilization.
We know that.
That's why we wonder
just what you're up to now.
Right.
We're
nosy!
What have you got to hide?
We have nothing to hide,
but we don't want
strangers in our land!
Chief Zuma, I order you
to open the borders
of your land, Kapedapek!
We are a proud people and
we will not do as you ask.
Do you have a man
in your country
who's braver than the rest?
We do.
Who is he?
The world's greatest
car racer, Kabala.
[chatter, yelling]
I propose a race between
your Kabala and a young man
we will put behind
the wheel of a car.
If Kabala wins, you may
keep your borders closed.
If our racer wins,
you must allow people
to visit your country.
All right. But Kabala will win,
and we will keep our borders
closed forever to
the world. Wait.
You will see how
easily Kabala wins
against whoever
races against him!
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
Stop the car!
Speed!
Come here!
[SPRITLE, TRIXIE, SPARKY]
Speed! Speed! Come here!
[SPEED]
Hi! What's up? Anything wrong?
You got an air mail letter.
[SPEED] Hey, it's from
the country of Kapedapek...
Huh?
[SPEED]
It invites me to go to Kapedapek
during their Fire Festival
and race against their
best racer, a man named Kabala.
Only if I win will their
borders be opened to the world.
What a fabulous
invitation, Speed!
I know it's going to
be a thrilling race,
and Kapedapek must be a
fascinating country to see!
And you've never raced
against this man named Kabala.
[TRIXIE]
Mm... A race during their
Fire Festival sounds romantic.
It sounds like fun to me.
[TRIXIE] I'm sorry, Spritle,
but you'll have to stay home.
That's an order.
That's what you say!
I'll ask Speed!
Take me with you!
Sorry.
Oh...
I have a feeling there
may be trouble in Kapedapek.
Trouble? What do
you mean, Speed?
I suspect that Kapedapek doesn't
have a race course to race on.
You're right, Speed.
They don't have one.
And the letter mentioned a race,
but it didn't say where or how.
There's something else that
seems very strange to me...
Kabala, the driver
I'm to race against,
has been missing
for a long time.
That is peculiar, Speed.
[SPEED]
And there's something else...
I feel that something
bad'll happen.
[SPRITLE, TRIXIE, SPARKY!]
Huh?
[TRIXIE] What makes you
feel that way, Speed?
Well, bad things
happen, I heard,
whenever this Kabala
is entered in a race.
For instance, there was the
Grand Flora and Fauna Handicap
in Wonbuktu.
[screams]
[chuckles]
[SPEED] Was that crash
caused accidentally or not?
We'll never know...
[VULTURE screams]
[SPEED]
In South America,
there was another race
along the Amazon River
in which the fiercest fish in
the world, the piranhas live.
[roars]
[DRIVER yelps]
[DRIVER screams]
[SPEED] There were other races,
too, with mysterious crashes.
And everybody is convinced
that those crashes
were caused by the
racer named Kabala.
You'll have to be
extra careful when you
race against him in Kapedapek.
Don't worry, Trixie, I will be.
And what's more,
I'm gonna beat him!
[SPARKY]
That's the spirit, Speed!
[NARRATOR]
And so, Speed wings his way
towards the strangest
race of his career.
Oh, hi.
[gasps]
[screams]
--[SPEED] Spritle!
--[SPRITLE gasps]
[SPRITLE]
He...
You're naughty! You
stowed aboard again!
Just what are we supposed
to do with you, Spritle?
Give me a spanking.
I deserve it.
[NARRATOR] This is the
airport at Kapedapek.
It is seldom used because the
country's borders are closed
to the outside world.
But today is a special day, and
special visitors are allowed in
so they may participate
in the Fire Festival Race.
The race against
the world-renowned
and mysterious
driver named Kabala.
All the famous drivers are here
today ready for the race!
Uh... Look, there's
Streak Martin talking to
Jim Charger and Guts Buster.
It's going to be a very
exciting race with all of them.
[SPEED]
Oh...
[SPARKY]
Look who it is.
Racer X, the masked racer!
So you're here, huh?
I didn't know that you were
invited to be in the race.
[RACER X] Well, I was, Speed,
and I'm looking forward to it.
Just look at the
tough competition
we're going to be against.
I'm looking forward to racing
against a driver named Kabala.
So am I, Speed,
and I think I can win.
But I warn you, you won't
have a chance of beating him.
Well, I'm gonna try
my best to beat him.
I will, too, Speed,
but I hear that the course
will be very tricky.
[NARRATOR]
Late that night,
the Kapedapekans hold
a weird ceremony.
Let it be made known that the
winner of the race will become
the bridegroom of my
granddaughter, Princess Sibana.
[gasps]
ISIBANA] But, Grandfather,
ll never promised
I would marry the winner!
Eh... The driver I would
like you to marry
is that one!
[TRIXIE]
Oh...
He looks as if he might be
the bravest man in the race,
and, if he is, then he's the
right one for my granddaughter.
But suppose he doesn't
wanna marry her!
I'd be glad to
be her bridegroom.
Will you be able to
beat Kabala tomorrow?
[KADAR]
Kabala? He's going to race?
Kabala will race and win.
Nobody is going to
be able to beat him.
[CHANCELLOR] Hmm... You're
positive Kabala will be in it?
Huh? Of course I am.
But it doesn't make sense to me.
Kabala disappeared years ago
and nobody has seen him or
knows what happened to him.
He might not be alive.
Racers, let me inform you
about Kabala of Kapedapek,
the bravest, fastest, and most
skilled driver in the world.
[ZUMA] This is Kabala's home,
and over on that wall
are pictures of the
racers he has beaten.
Those skulls in the upper-right
corners denote that those racers
never were able to race again.
A rogue's gallery of defeat.
Soon, these pictures will
have skulls in the corners.
[ZUMA laughs]
--[SPRITLE whimpers]
--[TRIXIE gasps]
[gasps, grunts]
Where's the treasure
of Kapedapek hidden?
All of my country's wealth!
That's right. I want to know
where that treasure
is kept hidden.
It's kept secret even from me!
[KADAR]
Is that so?
Stop lying, Sibana.
ll want that treasure,
and I'll stop at
nothing till I get it.
I'm not lying about it!
Grandfather wants to keep
our borders closed
against men like you!
Tell me where the treasure
is or you'll be sorry!
--[SPEED] Let go!
--[grunts]
[KADAR]
You'll be sorry you did that!
[gasps]
--[SPEED grunts]
--[THUGS groaning]
[sobbing, crying]
Oh, thank you.
Huh?
[THUG grunts]
I'll get even
with Speed Racer...
[ZUMA] Racers of the world,
I have just received a challenge
from the great Kabala.
Impossible! Kabala's dead.
[ZUMA] I have been told
by Kabala to warn you
that whoever races against him
tomorrow will never race again.
Your cars will be
smashed off the road
and it will be the end of you.
The end! Remember, whoever
races against Kabala
will meet with
terrible disaster.
[SPEED] I've got to take my
chances... and I've got to win.
[wind howling]
[NARRATOR] High into the
Kapedapekan mountains
go the racers
who soon will compete in
the Fire Festival Race.
BOTH gasp)
[whimpering]
Wow, I was really
scared for a minute.
I thought there were
ghosts out on the water.
Gentleman, the rafts will
bring your cars downstream.
Why are there so many bones
lying over there on the bank?
They're the bones
of men who tried to
get into our country and failed.
My grandfather leaves them
there as a warning to others.
This place is a dead-end.
It's impossible to race here.
Was everyone brought
here to race or explode?
[SIBANA] This is the secret
entrance to the most beautiful
and interesting part
of our country.
Very few people
have ever seen it.
Why do you keep it locked up?
My grandfather doesn't
want strangers ruining it.
They could spoil it forever.
Well, we're strangers.
Aren't you afraid of us?
Speed isn't a stranger...
Oh, but we're strangers, right?
Well, I don't think we're
going to destroy anything.
What's Trixie angry about?
Search me.
Oh, you wouldn't understand!
[ZUMA] The ancient city
of my ancestors.
The tribes of
Kapedapek lived here.
Looks like a fairy tale city.
If only those ruins could talk;
what a story they might tell.
Well, what do you
think of it, hmm?
The whole world should
see this marvelous city.
Is that so? You haven't
given up yet, eh?
[chanting]
Ah...
That eye's worth a fortune...
The rest of the
treasure must be nearby.
When I find it,
I'll be a very rich man.
[SIBANA] Oh, Speed, I hope
you'll win the race tomorrow.
That way, you'll prove to my
grandfather there's somebody
in the outside world
who's braver than Kabala.
I'll do my best to win,
Sibana, but ll don't even know
when the race is
scheduled to begin.
[SIBANA] Look over at
the volcano. When it erupts,
the Fire Festival starts
and the race will begin.
When it erupts, huh?
[SIBANA]
Yes!
Oh! Hmph!
Uh-oh...
[screaming]
Now it's almost time
for the race to begin.
The race to decide whether
or not my country's borders
will be open to the world.
Once every hundred years,
a volcanic tunnel is opened
underground, and today,
it should open!
[rumbling]
The race will be through
this volcanic tunnel
and will end at Mt. Rumble.
Whatever man makes it
through this terrible tunnel
will be acclaimed the
bravest man in the world,
and he will marry
my granddaughter.
The volcanic tunnel
is 800 miles long.
If you do not reach the
exit within five hours,
it will close, and you
will be trapped forever.
That really means it's
going to be a race for life.
It also means that, to win,
the average speed of the Mach 5
will have to be over
160 miles an hour!
[gasps]
[gasping]
You must heed my warning!
During the race,
you must not touch the
treasure of Kapedapek!
If you do, you will
pay with your life!
[KADAR] You wouldn't say that
unless the treasure is hidden
somewhere along the course.
That's all I need to know.
[gasping]
You're cowards! All of you!
Kabala of Kapedapek would not
be frightened as you are!
By the way, I noticed Kabala
hasn't shown up yet.
I wonder where he could be.
He will get here.
He will join the race.
[chuckles] We will
see about that...
[ZUMA]
Now!
Remember, Speed,
you've got to average
160 miles an hour
in order ot get out of
the tunnel before it closes
for another hundred years.
[SPARKY]
Get ready!
Go, Speed! Go!
[SPARKY]
Go!
Good luck!
Why don't you give up, Chief?
Kabala isn't going to make it.
The volcano will erupt once
again, and before it does,
Kabala will come.
Look at those cowards!
They're quitting the race
even before it starts!
Could it be that Kabala is
even too afraid to show up?
[gasps] Ohh...
[ZUMA] There he is!
There's Kabala of Kapedapek!
Now we're going to win!
Nobody can beat Kabala!
Nobody in the world!
I can't believe it!
That's him all right!
When the mountain
erupts this time,
our triumphant race will begin!
[laughs]
Start!
[ALL gasp]
Ahh!
[tires screeching]
Ohh...
[NARRATOR] Will Speed reach
the end of the race in time?
Or will he be sealed in
the volcanic tunnel forever?
See the next exciting episode!
Subtitles: Astro Nomenov
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer
Go, Speed Racer, go!