S01E01 The Beginning (1)
Speed arrives at the Racing Academy and meets all of the main cast. With no race car of his own, Conor lets him use a junky, spare one for the Qualifying Race, known as "LOST...
Speed Racer: The Next Generation
S01E23: The Secrets of the Engine (1)
During the final days of the term, Dr. Chezko, an engineer and old friend of Speed Racer's, arrives with a chamber that will finally run the Mach 6 on purely natural energy - its final piece - and asks Speed's permission show it off to the academy. Zile, returning undercover as a janitor, works with Annalise to steal the chamber and embarrass Speed by replacing it with a double. Meanwhile, Spritle plans a family bonding trip to his camping retreat for the break.
Overview
Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto. It is the first Nicktoon not to be based on an original property. Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character animation was handled by the now-defunct Collideascope Studios as their very last project. The last episode of Season 1 features the voice of NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, who plays Turbo McCalister.
This series was partly made to promote the live-action film, and the pilot movie premiered on Nicktoons Network on May 2, 2008, a week before the feature film adaptation was released in theatres. However, both projects were produced independently from one another and featured different generations of "Speed Racers", though both featured a Mach 6. Five three-part specials aired on Nickelodeon from March 14, 2009 to April 11, 2009.
A second season began airing on March 24, 2011. The animation, layout, and 3D effects were outsourced to Toonz Entertainment in India for this season. After his death, Peter Fernandez's roles were replaced by Greg Abbey.
Episodes
S01E02 The Beginning (2)
Speed and his friends rebuild the Mach 5 and test it out. However, Annalise, under Zile's orders, destroys it in a match against X. Spritle reveals a shocking surprise to Speed; that he is Speed...
S01E03 The Beginning (3)
Speed and his friends discover the secret plans to build the Mach 6 and its unique engine from the remains of the Mach 5. Speed uses the new car to race once again against Annalise,...
S01E04 The Low Price of Fame
Speed takes advice from X on how to deal with the fame of being Speed Racer's son from his classmates. A crazy stalker student named Mitch spreads a rumor that Speed will have a rivalry...
S01E05 Be Cruel To Your School
Speed and X must work together as a team in order to win a multi-school racing tournament. Meanwhile, Zile plans to ruin Speed and X's teamwork during the tournament and destroy the Mach 6.
S01E06 The Note
Speed gradually receives mysterious notes signed by his father, but he suspects that they could be false. When he receives another letter asking for Speed to come meet him, Speed goes to figure out who...
S01E07 The Fast Track (1)
Thanks to Joel the lab technician, Zile takes over the virtual track to mess up Speed's race at the Redwood Rally so he doesn't survive. After Speed suspects whats going on, he decides to investigate,...
S01E08 The Fast Track (2)
While Speed and Annalise are still stuck in the virtual track, they must put their differences aside to survive. Meanwhile, Conor, Lucy, and X must find a way to get them out before the track...
S01E09 The Fast Track (3)
Speed and Annalise make it out of the track. Delighted, Zile finds out Joel installed the virus, and decides to promote him to make the track more deadly for Speed and the Mach 6. One...
S01E10 Honor Code
Speed is faced with expulsion when it appears he cheated in a race. Knowing that he was framed, Speed sets out to find the real culprit. Meanwhile, Chim-Chim has mysterious glitches.
S01E11 The Dance
Annalise’s cousin, Elsa, arrives at the campus as an exchange student, in order to seduce Speed into giving out information about the Mach 6… just in time for the school dance. Lucy is suspicious of...
S01E12 Top Car
Ronald Multon, an esteemed car designing prodigy and old rival of Conor's, comes to the school as a guest lecturer. Furious that Ronald is in fact a complete hack, and stole all of his ideas,...
S01E13 Video Essay
In this clip show showcasing the last 12 episodes, Speed must complete Professor Nguyen's assignment about what he learned since joining the academy. NOTE: This was the first episode of TNG where John Holt both...
S01E14 Comet Run (1)
Trillionaire Dickie Ranford challenges anyone who dares face him to a three-day race inside the virtual track, against his new eco-car, which will run on only one tank of gasoline for the entire run. Speed...
S01E15 Comet Run (2)
By the second day of the race, both the Mach 6 and Chim-Chim get smashed by a canyon avalanche overnight. Speed uses his wits to go forward by using the natural elements to their advantage....
S01E16 Comet Run (3)
Speed shares the secret of the eco-car to Zile, who reluctantly lets Speed pass ahead of him so he can beat Ranford for him. At the finish line, Speed wins first place, and Ranford's car...
S01E17 Plot for Teacher
Damien Russ, a classic legendary racer, and the last person to see Speed Racer before his disappearance, visits the school to promote a drink he is sponsoring. Professor Winn uncharacteristically shows disdain toward Russ, as...
S01E18 Knight Racer
In a parody of Knight Rider, Zile appoints Speed to test out a Zazic Industry-made vehicle named VIC, which has the ability to speak and operate its own functions. Zile also secretly intends to use...
S01E19 Money Problems
Spritle steps down from his post as headmaster when it appears he smuggled profits from other racing schools into his bank account, and he is replaced with a stricter professor who makes harsh new policies....
S01E20 The Great Escape (1)
Conor invents a new camouflage defense mechanism for the car, which activates unexpectedly when Speed and Chim-Chim walk inside, leaving them invisible. Zile launches a heist to steal the Mach 6 at night, but cannot...
S01E21 The Great Escape (2)
The camouflage feature malfunctions, Speed is caught sneaking around trying to save Conor, and the entire gang makes a retreat. They leave the Mach 6 behind, but to Zile’s disappointment, there is a force field...
S01E22 The Great Escape (3)
The news of Zile being a traitor is now widespread among the campus. Annalise continues to carry out Zile's plan by taking X-ray shots of the Mach 6 during a race, under the shadowy woman's...
S01E23 The Secrets of the Engine (1)
During the final days of the term, Dr. Chezko, an engineer and old friend of Speed Racer's, arrives with a chamber that will finally run the Mach 6 on purely natural energy - its final...
S01E24 The Secrets of the Engine (2)
Zile and Annalise steal the Chezco chamber and keep it hidden until they can meet with the head of the committee; Speed and X sneak into Zile's tower. Once they do, Conor and Lucy both...
S01E25 The Secrets of the Engine (3)
Before Speed can activate the chamber he must go a speed of 820 miles per hour. After he does this the chamber won't work until they make a special cloth. When Chesko and Conor do...
S01E26 This is Speed Racer
A special episode that recaps the important events of the first season. It also hints at what will happen in the upcoming episodes of Speed Racer: TNG.
Cast
Peter Fernandez
Michael Sinterniklaas
Robbie Sublett
Sahra Mellesse
Kurt Csolak
David Skigen
Carter Johnson
Gregory Abbey
