Animated TV

Just to prove the importance of this subject a variation of the ‘Name Hong Kong Phooey’s cat’ question came up in Quiz Nations after I’d written this. So, good work Andrew! Except I got it wrong…

Questions

Armed with a copy of “The Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu”, what is the real name of the janitor popularly known by his alias Hong Kong Phooey?

PENROD ‘PENRY’ POOCH

Sporting some nice stripes, what is the name of the cat who helps Hong Kong Phooey get out of the filing cabinet every time he gets stuck there?

SPOT

Able to transform into other modes of transport such as a helicopter, what is the predominant colour of Hong Kong Phooey’s Phooeymobile?

GREEN

Charged with protecting the title character in “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop”, who is the leader of the Ant Mill Mob in “Wacky Races”?

CLYDE

Both names being alliterative, which two characters drive the Arkansas Chug-a-Bug in “Wacky Races”, a vehicle that had special moves including ‘tiger power’?

LAZY LUKE AND BLUBBER BEAR

From the planet Amphibios 9, green lieutenant Kif Kroker gets married to a character with what first name in “Futurama”? They are a student at Mars University who can speak Yeti and Cantonese.

AMY (WONG)

Alliteratively named and the driver of car number 10, who is the lumberjack that has a beaver as a companion in “Wacky Races”?

RUFUS RUFFCUT

Sharing their name with one of the machines that need to be taken down in “Horizon: Zero Dawn”, what is the beaver called that is a companion to lumberjack Rufus Ruffcut in “Wacky Races”?

SAWTOOTH

The vehicle being made of logs and having circular saws for wheels, which car is driven by lumberjack Rufus Ruffcut and the beaver Sawtooth in “Wacky Races”?

THE BUZZ WAGON

Seen in the 1987 TV series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, what is the massive spherical tank base in which the villainous Krang could be found?

TECHNODROME

Not one of the show’s main characters, who sings the “Spongebob Squarepants” theme tune? They only occasionally make appearances during the main episode.

PAINTY THE PIRATE (He’s a painting!)

In the employ of Planet Express as a doctor, which Decapodian from “Futurama” was one of the numerous characters voiced by Billy West?

DR. ZOIDBERG

Disney+ animated series & Wacky Races

I’ve no plans for Disney+ to ever exist in my world, but their programmes are making unwanted appearances in quizzes so I guess I’d better start doing something about it.

Questions

Set in the aftermath of “The Clone Wars”, what subtitle does an animated Disney+ series set in the “Star Wars” universe carry, it referring to a group of clone troopers with genetic mutations who have to live as fugitives?

THE BAD BATCH

Riding in the Boulder Mobile and having the first names Rock and Gravel, what are the two prehistoric characters in “Wacky Races” known as when they compete?

THE SLAG BROTHERS

Seeing Billy Crystal and John Goodman once again provide the voices for the two main characters, what is the name of the “Monsters Inc” TV series that started airing on Disney+ in 2021?

MONSTERS AT WORK

Its cast including characters from the “Duck Tales” universe like Gyro Gearloose, what is the subtitle of the “Chip ‘n’ Dale” series that became available to stream in 2021 on Disney+? Fans of Blur should be able to remember this.

PARK LIFE

On its way in 2024 is what spin-off of the Marvel animated anthology series “What If…?”, its title containing the plural of a type of monster?

MARVEL ZOMBIES

His car including gadgets such as the super pancake flipper, who is the Professor in “Wacky Races”? The addition of ‘ent’ to his first name provides a legal expression.

PAT PENDING

Able to change into a turtle shell car or even a bowling ball, what is the vehicle that Professor Pat Pending drives in “Wacky Races” called?

CONVERT-A-CAR

Penny and Suga Mama are among the characters to carry what family name in a Disney+ animated series where they are “Louder and Prouder”, this being a reboot of a series that ran on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2005?

PROUD

Influenced by the nicknames for Manfred von Richthofen and the Pour le Mérite award, which competitor was styled as an aviator in “Wacky Races”?

THE RED MAX

Once again seeing Dee Bradley Baker provide voice work to characters from the “Star Wars” universe, what is the subtitle of the Disney+ animated series first screened in 2023 that tracks a group of younglings who are aiming to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Yoda?

YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES

Able to leapfrog over opponents thanks to its ability to fly for short periods and equipped with a super prop that once sliced up the Ant Hill Mob’s Bulletproof Bomb, what is The Red Max’s vehicle called in “Wacky Races”?

THE CRIMSON HAYBALER

The Army Surplus Special is a military car that is able to shoot cannonballs to temporarily boost its power in “Wacky Races”. Which two characters drove it?

SERGEANT BLAST AND PRIVATE MEEKLY

Also appearing with his underlings in “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop”, who is the leader of the Ant Hill Mob in “Wacky Races”?

CLYDE