Astro Boy and the Silver Comet

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Hosted off the Adult Swim website, this episode has to do with a racer by the name of Tommy Speed who has once again entered his car, the Silver Comet, into the World Championship Motor Car Race, a mammoth contest that starts in Antarctica, runs up through South then North America, hooks left across to Russia, and makes its way all across the mega-landmass to finish at the south of Africa. All this in a purported 100 hours of non-stop racing. Having won the last two though, some other people have decided that its their turn to have a shot at the title so two goons with a laser show up in his garage before the big race and wreck the Comet. Now what will he do!? Get the help of world famous Scientist Dr. O'Shay/Elephant to get it repaired in time, thats what! But be careful Tommy, those no good thugs may still be out there....

The whole thing plays out kind of like a old school F-Zero except this time instead of Samurai Goroh messing with the protagonist its a ultra- stereotypical mobster and his Default Lackey Package #14 team of the skinny, slimy henchman and the big ape-like bruiser (in this case not only named Gorilla but actually looking like one)doing everything they can to total his vehicle and his chances for another win. Its simplistic but its also kind of endearing, Like Dave will attest to, stereotypical characters/clichés can be wonderful/entertaining things if done right...they can also be horrible /and/ entertaining things, but thats a whole other line of reasoning.

Either way, here's the link. The episode is broken up into 4 parts here but if you like it then it shouldn't be too hard a task to track down other, complete episodes out there on the "interwebs". So just kick back and watch:)
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