Speed Racer (1967–1968): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Secret Engine: Part 1 - full transcript
Speed tries to help an old man find his stolen car. It turns out the car has a map to a treasure, which a criminal mastermind is prepared to get 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!
[engine revving]
[SPEED] Pops had done
some fine adjustments
on the carburetors
of the Mach 5.
So, I took Spritle and
Chim Chim for a drive
to test out my racing car.
[SPRITLE] "Yummy, yummy,"
says my tummy.
Hey, look, Speed,
it's starting to rain.
[gasps]
[SPRITLE] Chim Chim!
[SPEED] I'll close the cockpit.
[music plays]
[RADIO] Bulletin:
Earlier today, a prisoner
escaped from Sung Along Prison.
The fugitive is the
notorious Tongue Blaggard.
[whimpers]
[RADIO] Blaggard is the head
of an unscrupulous organization
known to have thousands of
men throughout the world.
At last report,
he is thought be hiding
in the vicinity of Hightax Town.
Folks, be careful.
This man is dangerous.
[SPRITLE] Look!
Some car! It's a wonder
it runs at all.
That's a famous antique.
It's called a Model T.
Who'd wanna drive an old
junk heap like that?
[GRANDPA] It's not junk!
[GIRL] That's it!
Tell him, Grandpa!
This car runs better than a clock!
And I'll bet it doesn't go
any faster than a clock.
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
Keep your eyes on the road ahead.
It could be dangerous.
Young man, I can't even
see the road ahead.
[SPRITLE] No roof and no
windshield wipers?
What a car.
What's that?!
Wow, what a temper.
Why not roll the top closed?
Then you won't get
wet like that, sir.
Why don't you mind
your own business?!
[GRANDPA grunting]
That old man's stubborn as
a mule, right, Chim Chim?
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
[SPEED] What a car!
A hand crank, wooden spoke
wheels, a vertical windshield?
[GRANDPA grunting]
Let me help you.
[GRANDPA] You can help me
by leaving me alone!
Just hop into that junk heap
of yours and drive away!
[GRANDPA] There! I've done it!
[groans, sighs]
[SPRITLE] But now it's
stopped raining.
What?!
[gasps]
[SPRITLE] The sun's coming up.
There won't be any more rain.
[GRANDPA] But I spent half
an hour putting up that top!
I wish it would keep on raining!
But, oh, no! [groans]
[SPEED] I'm sorry.
[laughs]
Stop laughing! I'm an old man,
and it's not funny!
It's not very polite to
laugh at my grandfather;
shame on you!
She was laughing.
Come on, Speed.
Let's get out of here.
[SPEED grunts]
A report on the radio
said that an escaped convict
is somewhere in this area,
so you'd better be very careful.
Thanks for the warning,
but an escaped convict
doesn't scare me.
He'd better leave us alone,
right, Grandpa?
Right! And now you folks leave us alone!
Go on, get outta here!
Okay, goodbye, sir.
Don't forget Speed's warning.
Though they spoke to us like that,
I hope they'll be all right.
Don't you, Chim Chim?
[SPEED] Later,
along with other drivers,
ll was studying some of
the finer points of racing
under the instruction
of Fireball Rust,
one of the greatest racers of all time.
[FIREBALL] Good work, Speed.
You took good advantage
of that straightaway.
Now, men, get ready for
that curve up ahead.
Be sure to shift down,
and then as you pull out of it,
open her wide!
[tires screech]
[FIREBALL] Number 3,
what's the matter with ya?
You hit the brake too hard
and went into that skid.
I told you to downshift!
Okay, start her up again.
[SPRITLE] Go, Speed, go!
Go! Go!
From now on, I want you to use
just your heel and toe.
Remember that!
[SPEED] Mm-hm!
Now, Speed, give her the gun!
[SPEED] Okay, here goes!
- [engine revs]
- [tires screech]
You're coming to a curve.
Now get ready; use the brake!
[tires screech]
You hit the brake too soon!
Sorry.
Now use the clutch.
Okay, release the
clutch and give her gas.
More gas; the engine's not
running fast enough.
Check the tachometer.
Don't use your brake so much.
For curves like this, shift to second
and let the engine do some
of the slowing down.
[tires screech]
Speed's driving technique
is getting even sharper.
And his next race will be soon.
With all he's learning from Fireball,
he'll have the best chance to win.
[gasps]
[SPRITLE] Where's our
picnic basket?
All right, men.
Now we're going to practice
the way they start at Le Mans.
Speed, you'll be the first.
Show us how fast you can
get your car started.
Yes, sir.
[FIREBALL] Ready? Go!
Faster, Speed! Pick it up!
[SPEEgrunts]
[ALL laugh]
On your feet!
[SPEED pants]
[SPEED gasps, groans]
[ALL laugh]
Do it over! Come on back here!
[NARRATOR] Unknown to Speed,
this is his older brother, Rex,
who ran away from home years ago
and is now known as...
[SPEED] Racer X!
[RACER X grunts]
[ALL gasp]
[DRIVER A] Look at him go!
[DRIVER B] Nobody's
as fast as Racer X.
[RACER X grunts]
[engine revs]
[tires screech]
[FIREBALL] That's the way
it should be done, men!
Nobody can get off to a faster start
and maintain top speed
as well as Racer X!
[tires screech]
[SPEED] Wow!
That's fast!
That's really the
way to do it, men.
Nobody in the world
can beat Racer X.
[DRIVER C] That's right.
We'll see. I'm gonna try
my best to be fastest.
Don't tell me you're still
mad at Chim Chim, Spritle.
Whenever there's any food around,
he won't leave any for me!
[SPEED chuckles]
Look who's up ahead!
You must have a flat tire.
But don't worry--I'll have it
changed for you in one minute.
[SPEED grunts]
Here comes that nosy
boy again to bother me.
Go away!
I don't like anybody who drives
a new car like yours, young man!
They don't appreciate
the pleasures of
driving with a real stick shift
and a real,
honest-to-goodness clutch!
But that's what ll
drive with, sir.
[GRANDPA] Huh?!
[GRANDPA] Hm... Hmm...
Not bad at all.
It's got some of the
things that my car has.
Oh! What a cute
little monkey!
You poor thing!
You're all tied up.
I'll get you loose.
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
[GIRL] There!
Oh!
Would you like a
ride in the Mach 5?
I'd love it.
Thank you, young man.
Okay, sir, come on!
[SPRITLE growls]
How 'bout both of you riding
with me in the old car?
[gasps]
We'd be happy to. Thanks!
Let's go!
What do you think of the Mach 5?
[GRANDPA] Eh...
Well, I'll say you're a pretty
good driver, young man.
This antique car is
my grandpa's treasure.
[SPRITLE] Oh?
It's a pile of junk.
[gibbers]
[SPRITLE] Hm! Sorry I
said that; the car is great.
I'd like you to explain
what these buttons are
on the steering column.
[SPEED] Well, each one
controls a special feature--
Anything from jumping
over obstacles
to driving underwater.
There are seven
of them altogether.
And they were designed
and built by my father.
This is a fabulous car,
young man.
And I must confess, I like it.
[GRANDPA] Go ahead,
eat as much as you want.
There's plenty of
food for everyone.
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
Do all the children
here belong to you, sir?
Yes, except for Suzie,
who's my granddaughter,
I've adopted every one of them.
At some time or other,
each of them needed a home,
and I provided it.
[SPEED] That's very kind of you, sir.
There should be more people
in the world like you.
I'd like to give them a better home,
but I don't make much money
as a taxi cab washer.
[SPEED] Oh!
[GRANDPA] Someday,
I'll do better for them.
We like you very much, Spritle.
Will you be our friend?
Sure, I'd be very proud.
[ALL cheer]
[RADIO] The whereabouts of
the escaped convict, Blaggard,
are still unknown at this hour.
Police are on a full-time alert.
And all citizens are warned
that he's dangerous!
[BLAGGAR chuckles]
Those cops are wasting their time;
they'll never catch me.
I'm out of jail forever.
Hey, Mr. Blaggard, look at that.
Another Model T!
[BLAGGARD] That gives me
another smart idea.
I just wonder if that's the same car
that used to be owned by
Light Fingers Clepto.
[GRANDPA] If you drive the
Mach 5 in the Multi-Peak Race,
I'm sure you'll win, Speed.
[SPEED] Thank you, sir.
I'll try.
[SUZIE] Oh, you can do it, Speed.
Uh-oh! The Model T!
It's gone!
Somebody must've
stolen it, Grandpa!
This is terrible!
[SPEED] I'm sorry, sir.
[GRANDPA] That car was left
to me by Light Fingers Clepto.
Light Fingers Clepto?!
That famous crook, you mean!
[GRANDPA] Yes...
You see, he was my father.
[CLEPTO] It happened 45 years ago.
My father was double-crossed
by his men.
They wiped him out.
Just before it was all over,
he called me to his
bedside and said,
"The car..."
They were his last words.
He was-- He was bad,
a first-class crook,
but I loved him because he'd
been such a good father.
After that, I had nothing
but trouble and bad luck,
and I was poor, but no
matter how poor I became,
ll hung onto that car
because I knew
it was what my father
had wanted me to do.
It was my monument to him.
Besides being my one
link to the past,
that car was my only
means of transportation.
I've needed it.
And what's more, the car served
as a playmate for the children.
They've loved that car.
Don't worry. I'll try to
find out who stole it,
and I'll return it.
And I'll help my brother.
Thank you both.
I don't want anybody
keeping the car.
It shouldn't be very
hard to find.
After all, there aren't
many around like it,
so it should be easy to spot.
[CLEPTO] Hm. Do your best, Speed.
I shall!
There hasn't been a single
customer for Pops' Motors
since we opened the factory.
And I make the best engines
and cars in the world.
Maybe that's the trouble, Pops.
Maybe people just don't
appreciate a car
that's really top-notch.
If business doesn't get better,
we won't have enough money
even to send Speed to
the Multi-Peak Race.
Oh! Now cheer up, both of you.
I'm sure you'll have lots
of customers very soon.
[POPS] Maybe you're right,
but Sparky here and I feel
we may have to go out of business.
Right, Sparky?
Right, Pops.
[MOM] Have some hot
chocolate and cookies.
Thank you, Mrs. Racer.
Maybe this'll cheer us up.
Think of all the things
we can be grateful for.
You have a wonderful
factory and garage.
Speed and Spritle are two fine sons.
All we need to make
life really perfect
is for Rex to come home again.
[POPS] Our oldest son was
foolish to run away from home.
[RACER X] Maybe I was, Pops.
And, someday, I'll come back.
But right now, as Racer X,
I'll see that Speed becomes
the best racer in the world.
[engine revs]
[TRIXIE gasps]
[TRIXIE] Trixie, calling the Mach 5.
This is the Mach 5, Trixie. Come in.
[TRIXIE] I found the
Model T, Speed.
It's on Highway 8,
near the bridge on
the River Quinn.
Good work, Trixie.
I'll be there fast as I can.
Let's go, Speed. Come on!
[BOTH snoring]
--[thud] --[BOTH gasp]
Sounds like a customer!
What can we do for you?
Oh! It's you...
And I thought business
was picking up.
Maybe it will, Pops, if you
do a little promotion work first
so that people will start
talking about you.
Promotion work?
Sure, Pops.
Public relations is much
better than just advertising.
Show folks you're willing
to work at below costs.
[POPS] How can I?
For your first customer...
...don't charge anything at all.
- [TRIXIE] Right.
- Don't charge them
anything at all?
If you're really
dedicated to your work,
you shouldn't think about money.
Okay, it'll be free
to the customer.
[TRIXIE] Come on in, Mr.
Clepto! It's all arranged!
[POPS] Is that the car?
It's a pile of junk!
What'll we do with it? Wow.
[CLEPTO] Well,
what do you think?
The engine's brand new.
The old one's in the attic.
Servicing this car's the
hardest work I've ever done.
[MAN A] Hey, hurry up!
Fix my car!
[MAN B] My car's next!
[MAN C] I've been
waiting three hours...
BOTH gasp)</i>
I think the public
relations worked.
[POPS] But do all of your
customers have to own Model Ts?!
[POPS] What seems to be
the trouble with 'em, Sparky?
I don't know exactly yet.
But the trouble's somewhere
in their engines.
[POPS] Every one of them?
[SPARKY] I think so.
Seems kinda peculiar that
the trouble in all the
cars could be the same.
[TRIXIE] Oh!
Come on, let's go
back to your house!
[SPEED] Ah-hah!
What's the idea of digging
up my old engine, Speed?
Mr. Clepto, someone's trying
to get their hands on this engine.
There must be a code in
these numbers written on it.
[CLEPTO gasps]
Those numbers look
as if they were
etched onto that engine
by my father.
[engine revs]
Sorry, Boss, but this
isn't the right engine either.
That's funny.
I wonder why we can't find
the Model T with
engine number 9870000.
We've got to find
the right engine!
I don't think that
story I heard
when I was in prison
was a phony.
I remember every word
that old con told me.
[BLAGGARD] You, old man.
You're Sure Shot Slugum.
You knocked off Light
Fingers Clepto.
You're right. I'm the one
who did the job on Clepto,
but I was much
younger then. [coughs]
Clepto hid his loot of
about a billion dollars
near Boulder Mountain, [coughs]
Somewhere in Misty Valley.
[coughs]
Engine number 9870000 will
lead you to the exact location.
However, no one knows where
the engine itself is hidden.
Though, I've heard that it
hasn't been destroyed.
And just why are you giving me
this valuable information?
I'm too old to make use of it myself,
so I want to see a younger
fellow get the loot. [coughs]
Besides, I've been working
all these years
to hear if Clepto's treasure
is really there or not.
Well, thanks for the info, Sure Shot.
Hey! C'mon, you old geezer.
Get up. It's time to get up.
[THUG A] I hope that story's true, Boss.
[THUG B] Hey, Boss.
All branches around the world
have reported in now.
Not one of 'em has a clue
to the right Model T yet.
[BLAGGARD] Find it!
Keep searching for that
engine till it's found.
Okay, sir.
Strangers are comin'!
They are, eh?
Why the flag with
the number on it?
Let's call it bait and
see what we catch.
Bait? Hm?
Hm...
It must be a trap
set by people
who found out we're
looking for that engine.
So be careful, men.
Now man your posts!
[engine revs]
It's coming now!
[engine revs]
Someone's falling for our trick.
[CLEPTO] Hm?
They're nibbling at our bait
as I thought they would.
Hang on!
He's startin" to really fly!
Oh!
[SPEED] Uh-oh, here goes.
--[tires screech]
--[SPEEgrunts]
Ahh!
--[grunts] --[tires screech]
[screams]
Another car! Back there!
[tires screech]
[THUG C screams]
[THUG C groans]
[SPEED] We'll find out
what you are.
[THUG C screaming] ...smarts...
We'd better run!
There're only two of them down
there and no police around,
so let's get 'em!
[gunshots]
[CLEPTO yelps]
Don't worry, they're wasting
their bullets on us.
[NARRATOR] Not far away, Racer X,
whom Speed does not know
is his older brother,
races to the rescue.
[tires screech]
[RACER X grunts]
[tires screech]
[gunshots]
How am I going to get
down there in time?
[SPEED gasps]
[NARRATOR] Can Speed escape
the powerful forces
of the notorious Blaggard?
Don't miss the next thrilling
episode of Speed Racer
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!
[engine revving]
[SPEED] Pops had done
some fine adjustments
on the carburetors
of the Mach 5.
So, I took Spritle and
Chim Chim for a drive
to test out my racing car.
[SPRITLE] "Yummy, yummy,"
says my tummy.
Hey, look, Speed,
it's starting to rain.
[gasps]
[SPRITLE] Chim Chim!
[SPEED] I'll close the cockpit.
[music plays]
[RADIO] Bulletin:
Earlier today, a prisoner
escaped from Sung Along Prison.
The fugitive is the
notorious Tongue Blaggard.
[whimpers]
[RADIO] Blaggard is the head
of an unscrupulous organization
known to have thousands of
men throughout the world.
At last report,
he is thought be hiding
in the vicinity of Hightax Town.
Folks, be careful.
This man is dangerous.
[SPRITLE] Look!
Some car! It's a wonder
it runs at all.
That's a famous antique.
It's called a Model T.
Who'd wanna drive an old
junk heap like that?
[GRANDPA] It's not junk!
[GIRL] That's it!
Tell him, Grandpa!
This car runs better than a clock!
And I'll bet it doesn't go
any faster than a clock.
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
Keep your eyes on the road ahead.
It could be dangerous.
Young man, I can't even
see the road ahead.
[SPRITLE] No roof and no
windshield wipers?
What a car.
What's that?!
Wow, what a temper.
Why not roll the top closed?
Then you won't get
wet like that, sir.
Why don't you mind
your own business?!
[GRANDPA grunting]
That old man's stubborn as
a mule, right, Chim Chim?
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
[SPEED] What a car!
A hand crank, wooden spoke
wheels, a vertical windshield?
[GRANDPA grunting]
Let me help you.
[GRANDPA] You can help me
by leaving me alone!
Just hop into that junk heap
of yours and drive away!
[GRANDPA] There! I've done it!
[groans, sighs]
[SPRITLE] But now it's
stopped raining.
What?!
[gasps]
[SPRITLE] The sun's coming up.
There won't be any more rain.
[GRANDPA] But I spent half
an hour putting up that top!
I wish it would keep on raining!
But, oh, no! [groans]
[SPEED] I'm sorry.
[laughs]
Stop laughing! I'm an old man,
and it's not funny!
It's not very polite to
laugh at my grandfather;
shame on you!
She was laughing.
Come on, Speed.
Let's get out of here.
[SPEED grunts]
A report on the radio
said that an escaped convict
is somewhere in this area,
so you'd better be very careful.
Thanks for the warning,
but an escaped convict
doesn't scare me.
He'd better leave us alone,
right, Grandpa?
Right! And now you folks leave us alone!
Go on, get outta here!
Okay, goodbye, sir.
Don't forget Speed's warning.
Though they spoke to us like that,
I hope they'll be all right.
Don't you, Chim Chim?
[SPEED] Later,
along with other drivers,
ll was studying some of
the finer points of racing
under the instruction
of Fireball Rust,
one of the greatest racers of all time.
[FIREBALL] Good work, Speed.
You took good advantage
of that straightaway.
Now, men, get ready for
that curve up ahead.
Be sure to shift down,
and then as you pull out of it,
open her wide!
[tires screech]
[FIREBALL] Number 3,
what's the matter with ya?
You hit the brake too hard
and went into that skid.
I told you to downshift!
Okay, start her up again.
[SPRITLE] Go, Speed, go!
Go! Go!
From now on, I want you to use
just your heel and toe.
Remember that!
[SPEED] Mm-hm!
Now, Speed, give her the gun!
[SPEED] Okay, here goes!
- [engine revs]
- [tires screech]
You're coming to a curve.
Now get ready; use the brake!
[tires screech]
You hit the brake too soon!
Sorry.
Now use the clutch.
Okay, release the
clutch and give her gas.
More gas; the engine's not
running fast enough.
Check the tachometer.
Don't use your brake so much.
For curves like this, shift to second
and let the engine do some
of the slowing down.
[tires screech]
Speed's driving technique
is getting even sharper.
And his next race will be soon.
With all he's learning from Fireball,
he'll have the best chance to win.
[gasps]
[SPRITLE] Where's our
picnic basket?
All right, men.
Now we're going to practice
the way they start at Le Mans.
Speed, you'll be the first.
Show us how fast you can
get your car started.
Yes, sir.
[FIREBALL] Ready? Go!
Faster, Speed! Pick it up!
[SPEEgrunts]
[ALL laugh]
On your feet!
[SPEED pants]
[SPEED gasps, groans]
[ALL laugh]
Do it over! Come on back here!
[NARRATOR] Unknown to Speed,
this is his older brother, Rex,
who ran away from home years ago
and is now known as...
[SPEED] Racer X!
[RACER X grunts]
[ALL gasp]
[DRIVER A] Look at him go!
[DRIVER B] Nobody's
as fast as Racer X.
[RACER X grunts]
[engine revs]
[tires screech]
[FIREBALL] That's the way
it should be done, men!
Nobody can get off to a faster start
and maintain top speed
as well as Racer X!
[tires screech]
[SPEED] Wow!
That's fast!
That's really the
way to do it, men.
Nobody in the world
can beat Racer X.
[DRIVER C] That's right.
We'll see. I'm gonna try
my best to be fastest.
Don't tell me you're still
mad at Chim Chim, Spritle.
Whenever there's any food around,
he won't leave any for me!
[SPEED chuckles]
Look who's up ahead!
You must have a flat tire.
But don't worry--I'll have it
changed for you in one minute.
[SPEED grunts]
Here comes that nosy
boy again to bother me.
Go away!
I don't like anybody who drives
a new car like yours, young man!
They don't appreciate
the pleasures of
driving with a real stick shift
and a real,
honest-to-goodness clutch!
But that's what ll
drive with, sir.
[GRANDPA] Huh?!
[GRANDPA] Hm... Hmm...
Not bad at all.
It's got some of the
things that my car has.
Oh! What a cute
little monkey!
You poor thing!
You're all tied up.
I'll get you loose.
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
[GIRL] There!
Oh!
Would you like a
ride in the Mach 5?
I'd love it.
Thank you, young man.
Okay, sir, come on!
[SPRITLE growls]
How 'bout both of you riding
with me in the old car?
[gasps]
We'd be happy to. Thanks!
Let's go!
What do you think of the Mach 5?
[GRANDPA] Eh...
Well, I'll say you're a pretty
good driver, young man.
This antique car is
my grandpa's treasure.
[SPRITLE] Oh?
It's a pile of junk.
[gibbers]
[SPRITLE] Hm! Sorry I
said that; the car is great.
I'd like you to explain
what these buttons are
on the steering column.
[SPEED] Well, each one
controls a special feature--
Anything from jumping
over obstacles
to driving underwater.
There are seven
of them altogether.
And they were designed
and built by my father.
This is a fabulous car,
young man.
And I must confess, I like it.
[GRANDPA] Go ahead,
eat as much as you want.
There's plenty of
food for everyone.
[CHIM CHIM gibbers]
Do all the children
here belong to you, sir?
Yes, except for Suzie,
who's my granddaughter,
I've adopted every one of them.
At some time or other,
each of them needed a home,
and I provided it.
[SPEED] That's very kind of you, sir.
There should be more people
in the world like you.
I'd like to give them a better home,
but I don't make much money
as a taxi cab washer.
[SPEED] Oh!
[GRANDPA] Someday,
I'll do better for them.
We like you very much, Spritle.
Will you be our friend?
Sure, I'd be very proud.
[ALL cheer]
[RADIO] The whereabouts of
the escaped convict, Blaggard,
are still unknown at this hour.
Police are on a full-time alert.
And all citizens are warned
that he's dangerous!
[BLAGGAR chuckles]
Those cops are wasting their time;
they'll never catch me.
I'm out of jail forever.
Hey, Mr. Blaggard, look at that.
Another Model T!
[BLAGGARD] That gives me
another smart idea.
I just wonder if that's the same car
that used to be owned by
Light Fingers Clepto.
[GRANDPA] If you drive the
Mach 5 in the Multi-Peak Race,
I'm sure you'll win, Speed.
[SPEED] Thank you, sir.
I'll try.
[SUZIE] Oh, you can do it, Speed.
Uh-oh! The Model T!
It's gone!
Somebody must've
stolen it, Grandpa!
This is terrible!
[SPEED] I'm sorry, sir.
[GRANDPA] That car was left
to me by Light Fingers Clepto.
Light Fingers Clepto?!
That famous crook, you mean!
[GRANDPA] Yes...
You see, he was my father.
[CLEPTO] It happened 45 years ago.
My father was double-crossed
by his men.
They wiped him out.
Just before it was all over,
he called me to his
bedside and said,
"The car..."
They were his last words.
He was-- He was bad,
a first-class crook,
but I loved him because he'd
been such a good father.
After that, I had nothing
but trouble and bad luck,
and I was poor, but no
matter how poor I became,
ll hung onto that car
because I knew
it was what my father
had wanted me to do.
It was my monument to him.
Besides being my one
link to the past,
that car was my only
means of transportation.
I've needed it.
And what's more, the car served
as a playmate for the children.
They've loved that car.
Don't worry. I'll try to
find out who stole it,
and I'll return it.
And I'll help my brother.
Thank you both.
I don't want anybody
keeping the car.
It shouldn't be very
hard to find.
After all, there aren't
many around like it,
so it should be easy to spot.
[CLEPTO] Hm. Do your best, Speed.
I shall!
There hasn't been a single
customer for Pops' Motors
since we opened the factory.
And I make the best engines
and cars in the world.
Maybe that's the trouble, Pops.
Maybe people just don't
appreciate a car
that's really top-notch.
If business doesn't get better,
we won't have enough money
even to send Speed to
the Multi-Peak Race.
Oh! Now cheer up, both of you.
I'm sure you'll have lots
of customers very soon.
[POPS] Maybe you're right,
but Sparky here and I feel
we may have to go out of business.
Right, Sparky?
Right, Pops.
[MOM] Have some hot
chocolate and cookies.
Thank you, Mrs. Racer.
Maybe this'll cheer us up.
Think of all the things
we can be grateful for.
You have a wonderful
factory and garage.
Speed and Spritle are two fine sons.
All we need to make
life really perfect
is for Rex to come home again.
[POPS] Our oldest son was
foolish to run away from home.
[RACER X] Maybe I was, Pops.
And, someday, I'll come back.
But right now, as Racer X,
I'll see that Speed becomes
the best racer in the world.
[engine revs]
[TRIXIE gasps]
[TRIXIE] Trixie, calling the Mach 5.
This is the Mach 5, Trixie. Come in.
[TRIXIE] I found the
Model T, Speed.
It's on Highway 8,
near the bridge on
the River Quinn.
Good work, Trixie.
I'll be there fast as I can.
Let's go, Speed. Come on!
[BOTH snoring]
--[thud] --[BOTH gasp]
Sounds like a customer!
What can we do for you?
Oh! It's you...
And I thought business
was picking up.
Maybe it will, Pops, if you
do a little promotion work first
so that people will start
talking about you.
Promotion work?
Sure, Pops.
Public relations is much
better than just advertising.
Show folks you're willing
to work at below costs.
[POPS] How can I?
For your first customer...
...don't charge anything at all.
- [TRIXIE] Right.
- Don't charge them
anything at all?
If you're really
dedicated to your work,
you shouldn't think about money.
Okay, it'll be free
to the customer.
[TRIXIE] Come on in, Mr.
Clepto! It's all arranged!
[POPS] Is that the car?
It's a pile of junk!
What'll we do with it? Wow.
[CLEPTO] Well,
what do you think?
The engine's brand new.
The old one's in the attic.
Servicing this car's the
hardest work I've ever done.
[MAN A] Hey, hurry up!
Fix my car!
[MAN B] My car's next!
[MAN C] I've been
waiting three hours...
BOTH gasp)</i>
I think the public
relations worked.
[POPS] But do all of your
customers have to own Model Ts?!
[POPS] What seems to be
the trouble with 'em, Sparky?
I don't know exactly yet.
But the trouble's somewhere
in their engines.
[POPS] Every one of them?
[SPARKY] I think so.
Seems kinda peculiar that
the trouble in all the
cars could be the same.
[TRIXIE] Oh!
Come on, let's go
back to your house!
[SPEED] Ah-hah!
What's the idea of digging
up my old engine, Speed?
Mr. Clepto, someone's trying
to get their hands on this engine.
There must be a code in
these numbers written on it.
[CLEPTO gasps]
Those numbers look
as if they were
etched onto that engine
by my father.
[engine revs]
Sorry, Boss, but this
isn't the right engine either.
That's funny.
I wonder why we can't find
the Model T with
engine number 9870000.
We've got to find
the right engine!
I don't think that
story I heard
when I was in prison
was a phony.
I remember every word
that old con told me.
[BLAGGARD] You, old man.
You're Sure Shot Slugum.
You knocked off Light
Fingers Clepto.
You're right. I'm the one
who did the job on Clepto,
but I was much
younger then. [coughs]
Clepto hid his loot of
about a billion dollars
near Boulder Mountain, [coughs]
Somewhere in Misty Valley.
[coughs]
Engine number 9870000 will
lead you to the exact location.
However, no one knows where
the engine itself is hidden.
Though, I've heard that it
hasn't been destroyed.
And just why are you giving me
this valuable information?
I'm too old to make use of it myself,
so I want to see a younger
fellow get the loot. [coughs]
Besides, I've been working
all these years
to hear if Clepto's treasure
is really there or not.
Well, thanks for the info, Sure Shot.
Hey! C'mon, you old geezer.
Get up. It's time to get up.
[THUG A] I hope that story's true, Boss.
[THUG B] Hey, Boss.
All branches around the world
have reported in now.
Not one of 'em has a clue
to the right Model T yet.
[BLAGGARD] Find it!
Keep searching for that
engine till it's found.
Okay, sir.
Strangers are comin'!
They are, eh?
Why the flag with
the number on it?
Let's call it bait and
see what we catch.
Bait? Hm?
Hm...
It must be a trap
set by people
who found out we're
looking for that engine.
So be careful, men.
Now man your posts!
[engine revs]
It's coming now!
[engine revs]
Someone's falling for our trick.
[CLEPTO] Hm?
They're nibbling at our bait
as I thought they would.
Hang on!
He's startin" to really fly!
Oh!
[SPEED] Uh-oh, here goes.
--[tires screech]
--[SPEEgrunts]
Ahh!
--[grunts] --[tires screech]
[screams]
Another car! Back there!
[tires screech]
[THUG C screams]
[THUG C groans]
[SPEED] We'll find out
what you are.
[THUG C screaming] ...smarts...
We'd better run!
There're only two of them down
there and no police around,
so let's get 'em!
[gunshots]
[CLEPTO yelps]
Don't worry, they're wasting
their bullets on us.
[NARRATOR] Not far away, Racer X,
whom Speed does not know
is his older brother,
races to the rescue.
[tires screech]
[RACER X grunts]
[tires screech]
[gunshots]
How am I going to get
down there in time?
[SPEED gasps]
[NARRATOR] Can Speed escape
the powerful forces
of the notorious Blaggard?
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episode of Speed Racer
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