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stjamesiii on Instagram: "𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟱𝟴 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗥 The English-languag…" 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟱𝟴 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗥 The English-language rights to Mach GoGoGo were acquired by syndicator Trans-Lux, and Speed Racer premiered on American television in 1967.In the series, Speed's full name was Go Mifune, in homage to Japanese film star Toshiro Mifune. His name, Americanized, became Speed Racer.His adventures centered on his powerful Mach 5 car, his girlfriend Trixie, his little brother Spritle, Spritle's pet chimpanzee Chim-Chim, his father "Pops" Racer, and his mysterious older brother, Racer X, whose real name was Rex Racer.For American consumption, major editing and dubbing efforts were undertaken by producer Peter Fernandez, who likewise not only wrote and directed the English-language dialogue but also provided the voices of many of the characters, most notably Racer X and Speed Racer himself.Fernandez was also responsible for a rearrangement of the theme song's melody, written and composed by Nobuyos#ClassicTV #ClassicAnime #ClassicCartoons #SpeedRacerView all 1,057 comments https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO9rOpplW9A/?igsh=a2lzNWRkcDMweWEy