Season: 4
Episode: Two Weeks Without Food
Length: 2:02
Cast: Marie Hodgson (Trixie), Seth Green (Speed Racer, Pops Racer, Fireman, Jewel Thief, Man with Ratings), Jon Favreau (Announcer), Scott Porter (Racer X), Adam Reed (NASCAR President), Matthew Senreich (Reporter)
Characters: Speed Racer, Trixie, Pops Racer, Racer X, NASCAR President, Reporter, Jewel Thief, Fireman, Man with Ratings, Spritle and Chim-Chim (as splattered corpses only)
Segment Summary: Speed Racer joining NASCAR is about the equivalency of either Hulk joining the NFL or Giant Man in the NBA, they all don't end well.
Themes: Callback, Death, Destruction, Motor Vehicles, Sexuality, Anime
Allusions:
- Parody of Speed Racer.
Trivia / Info:
- The gift basket is apparently the same one from 3 Fast 3 Furious, which also featured Speed Racer.
- Scott Porter played Rex Racer while Matthew Fox played Racer X in the live-action 2008 Speed Racer film.
Goofs / Nitpicks:
- The amount of censorship used on the "Many Tentacled Rapists from Hell" sticker is inconsistent throughout the segment.
- When Speed Racer crosses the finish line, the back of the car is fine, but when he gets the trophy, it's totaled.
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