This can only be described as pure mental standstill. You know that you are not going to see anything new but somehow you get into the silly premise and just go with it. However, this is a one-time pleasure and after repeated viewings you get tired of the kind of lame puns and the static characters.
Of course, the two villains, Dick Dastardly and Muttley went on to the short-lived Flying Machines series, but they aren't really developed here and in this show there are too much emphasis on the race itself which is kind of boring. Do we really care who is going to win - not bloody likely. The reason you watch is because you want to see what crazy scheme Dastardly and Muttley come up with next.
There is another thing that is a little too much of a good thing. The constant narration is very annoying and it doesn't seem to have a point like in some cases of the "Flying Machines". Dick Dastardly does converse with the narrator but it seems that it is only put in for him to explain his scheme. This is of course a show for children, but I don't think the kids today would go for this. They wouldn't understand the puns and compared to the animated shows today, this looks like still photographs shown one after another.
So what we have here is daffy characters, a narrator and two fiends. Did they get an Emmy for this - what do you think? But still, good for one laugh.
Of course, the two villains, Dick Dastardly and Muttley went on to the short-lived Flying Machines series, but they aren't really developed here and in this show there are too much emphasis on the race itself which is kind of boring. Do we really care who is going to win - not bloody likely. The reason you watch is because you want to see what crazy scheme Dastardly and Muttley come up with next.
There is another thing that is a little too much of a good thing. The constant narration is very annoying and it doesn't seem to have a point like in some cases of the "Flying Machines". Dick Dastardly does converse with the narrator but it seems that it is only put in for him to explain his scheme. This is of course a show for children, but I don't think the kids today would go for this. They wouldn't understand the puns and compared to the animated shows today, this looks like still photographs shown one after another.
So what we have here is daffy characters, a narrator and two fiends. Did they get an Emmy for this - what do you think? But still, good for one laugh.