This is a list of episodes from the Nicktoons Network series, Speed Racer: The Next Generation. The series debuted on May 2, 2008, preceded by a sneak peek on April 27, 2008 on its sister channel, Nickelodeon.
About two thirds of the first season consist of five three-episode-long movies, three of which are available on DVD. Steven Moverly directs the pilot movie and first trilogy, but John Holt directs the show for the rest of the first season. The second season is directed by Jay Surridge and so far consists of trilogies.
Season Two began airing on the Nicktoons Network on March 24, 2011. [1][2]
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| Season | Episodes | Originally Aired (U.S. dates) | DVD Release | |||||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Box Set | |||
| 1 | 26 | April 27, 2008 | July 5, 2009 | May 6, 2008 | October 7, 2008 | May 12, 2009 | TBA | |
| 2 | TBA | March 24, 2011 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
This show debuted on 28 August 2011 on Mediacorp TV channel okto, Singapore.
| # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | U.S. Original Airdate | Prod. Code |
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| 1 | "The Beginning, Part 1" | Stephen Moverley | Justin Gray, James Palmiotti | April 27, 2008[3] | 101 |
| 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 HERO". Having destroyed the car, his key, which was left to him by his mysterious father, glows, and leads him to find the Mach Five's hood disassembled from the other pieces of the car. | |||||
| 2 | "The Beginning, Part 2" | Stephen Moverley | Justin Gray, James Palmiotti | May 2, 2008 | 102 |
| 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 Racer's son and is X's long lost brother. | |||||
| 3 | "The Beginning, Part 3" | Stephen Moverley | Justin Gray, James Palmiotti | May 2, 2008 | 103 |
| 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, and wins. | |||||
| 4 | "The Low Price of Fame" | John Holt | Gerry Duggan | May 9, 2008 | 104 |
| 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 race with his brother, X, which spirals into a real race. When Annalise sees X not taking this seriously, she stands up and sabotages Speed's car so X can win. | |||||
| 5 | "Be Cruel To Your School" | John Holt | Marv Wolfman | May 16, 2008 | 105 |
| 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. | |||||
| 6 | "The Note" | John Holt | Aaron Bergeron | May 23, 2008 | 106 |
| 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 the imposter is. Meanwhile, Zile plans to have his birthday party. At the end of the episode, Speed receives a real note from their father. | |||||
| 7 | "The Fast Track, Part 1" | John Holt | Ben Gruber | June 27, 2008[4] | 107 |
| 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, but in the process, Speed, Annalise and the Mach 6 all get sucked into the virtual track. | |||||
| 8 | "The Fast Track, Part 2" | John Holt | Ben Gruber | July 4, 2008[5] | 108 |
| 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 eats itself up due to the virus, or they'll be stuck there forever. Two vehicles from the original show- the Mammoth Car (from episodes 7 and 8) and the X3 make cameos in this episode. | |||||
| 9 | "The Fast Track, Part 3" | John Holt | Ben Gruber | July 11, 2008[6] | 109 |
| 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 thing Zile is not aware of is that the Mammoth Car, the X3, and Jungle Conor invade the real world to wreak more havoc. Meanwhile, the Jungle Conor kidnaps Annalise. | |||||
| 10 | "Honor Code" | John Holt | Rob Klein | July 25, 2008 | 110 |
| 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. | |||||
| 11 | "The Dance" | John Holt | Mike Yank | August 1, 2008 | 111 |
| 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 the girl's motives in wanting to date Speed. Meanwhile, with no date of his own, Conor takes drastic measures. | |||||
| 12 | "Top Car" | John Holt | Daniel Schofield | August 8, 2008 | 112 |
| 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, Conor challenges him to a design face-off, where they both bet each of their cars. | |||||
| 13 | "Video Essay" | John Holt | John Holt | September 5, 2008 | 113 |
| 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 directs and writes, and also the first episode were the animation was not out-sourced. | |||||
| 14 | "Comet Run, Part 1" | John Holt | Daniel Schofield | September 19, 2008 | 114 |
| 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 competes, as winning Ranford's industry will finally enable him to finish refining the Mach 6. Zile also participates, intending to beat Ranford at his game and crush the Mach 6 | |||||
| 15 | "Comet Run, Part 2" | John Holt | Walt Gardner, James Harvey | September 26, 2008 | 115 |
| 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. At first, they think Zile tricked them into going the wrong direction. But they soon discover that it was Ranford who caused the avalanche and wrecked their car... and that his Eco-car is only keeping the emissions building up inside the front hood and he is actually storing leaded gasoline in Ranford Cola bottles to use for later, proving him a complete fraud. | |||||
| 16 | "Comet Run, Part 3" | John Holt | Aaron Bergeron | October 3, 2008 | 116 |
| 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 breaks down, earning him last place, but costing him his secret, and his reputation. When Speed starts planning his future with the industry, the press shares that Ranford industries went bankrupt and that the only things left were 2500 desks, chairs, staplers and a six pack of Ranford cola. | |||||
| 17 | "Plot for Teacher" | John Holt | Aaron Bergeron | October 10, 2008 | 117 |
| 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 her past connection with Speed Sr. is revealed. Speed and his friends suspect Damian of trying to get control of the Mach 6 and kill Speed, but his business partner wants to destroy the Mach 6. The episode's name is a pun on the song Hot For Teacher . | |||||
| 18 | "Knight Racer" | John Holt | Rob Klein | October 17, 2008 | 118 |
| 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 VIC to destroy Speed and the Mach 6 for good. Meanwhile, Conor and Annalise compete during School Spirit Week. | |||||
| 19 | "Money Problems" | John Holt | Allan Neuwirth | January 19, 2009 | 119 |
| 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. Speed goes to clear his uncle’s name. In the midst of investigating the case, Conor is expelled. Zile receives a call from a mysterious woman... | |||||
| 20 | "The Great Escape, Part 1" | John Holt | Allan Neuwirth | January 30, 2009 | 120 |
| 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 see the car, and captures Conor instead. Meanwhile, X and Annalise's relationship becomes strained. | |||||
| 21 | "The Great Escape, Part 2" | John Holt | Susan Kim & Allan Neuwirth | February 6, 2009 | 121 |
| 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 around it, and it becomes invisible again. A suspicious Spritle calls the police, where the gang doubles back to save the Mach 6. His plan now exposed, Zile flees the campus and leaves Annalise in charge of Zazic Industries. | |||||
| 22 | "The Great Escape, Part 3" | John Holt | Allan Neuwirth | February 20, 2009[7] | 122 |
| 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 orders. Annalise also breaks up with X for good. Meanwhile, Zile and Stan keep having to move out of their luxurious global hideaways whenever Stan gives away their location. | |||||
| 23 | "The Secrets of the Engine, Part 1" | John Holt | Mike Yankn | February 27, 2009 [8] | 123 |
| 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. | |||||
| 24 | "The Secrets of the Engine, Part 2" | John Holt | Mike Yank | March 6, 2009 [8] | 124 |
| 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 return to help Speed and X regain the Chamber. But once they do, Zile and Annalise do whatever they can to get it back. | |||||
| 25 | "The Secrets of the Engine, Part 3" | John Holt | Mike Yank | March 13, 2009 [8] | 125 |
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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 this Speed enters the Mid winter race. Speed realizes that the chamber will only work when it has air, so he chooses to use the air in his car to power the engine. He wins the race and returns to the track with only a little air left. In the end, Chezko turns out to be Speed Racer Sr.'s engineer, Sparky. X decides to go pro, which would mean leaving the school. Speed Racer Sr. finally reveals himself to his son, Speed. This episode features the voice of NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, who plays Turbo McCalister. |
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| 26 | "This is Speed Racer" | John Holt | Ben Gruber | July 5, 2009 | 126 |
| 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. | |||||
| # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | U.S. Original Airdate | Prod. Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | "The Return, Part 1" | Jay Surridge | Adam Moerder | March 24, 2011[9] | 201 |
| Speed Racer Sr. finally returns and reunites with his sons, however X is angry with him. The Mach 6 is stolen by Zile, and the Racer family works together to retrieve it and get Zile arrested. After getting back the Mach 6, Conor discovers a mysterious energy signal coming from the Mach 6, forcing the gang to investigate. | |||||
| 28 | "The Return, Part 2" | Jay Surridge | Adeline Colangelo | March 31, 2011 | 202 |
| School is back in session at the Academy. However, the Mach 6 starts to exhibit new capabilities during a race. | |||||
| 29 | "The Return, Part 3" | Jay Surridge | Adam Moerder | April 7, 2011 | 203 |
| Speed and his friends are attacked by the shadow committee. When they start to believe that Zile is somehow responsible, Annalise helps X and Speed get into the prison to question him about the attack. Meanwhile, Jared and Jesse spy on Speed and the gang for the Shadowy Woman and the Committee. | |||||
| 30 | "Together We Stand, Part 1" | Jay Surridge | Adeline Colangelo | April 14, 2011 | 204 |
| Speed and his pals must work with Annalise in class, but they have doubts about whether she's trustworthy. Annalise soon warms up to the group, but when it is time for the final team race, the Shadowy Woman contacts her and orders her to make sure that Speed and the Mach 6 are sabotaged by one of the men during the race. However despite the Shadowy Woman's threats, Annalise takes the hit for Speed instead but loses her car in the process. | |||||
| 31 | "Together We Stand, Part 2" | Jay Surridge | Adam Moerder | April 21, 2011 | 205 |
| The students are forced to mix up and swap cars. When another student, Mitch drives Jared and Jesse's car, he receives a message from the Shadowy Woman to get the Mach 6 files and decides to steal them for himself. Meanwhile, Speed and Conor go into the virtual track to find out how the attackers from the team race got into it and find that the attackers manage to create a tear allowing them complete access. | |||||
| 32 | "Together We Stand, Part 3" | Jay Surridge | Adeline Colangelo | April 28, 2011 | 206 |
| Speed and the gang go to Spritle to tell him about the tear in the virtual track. However, this causes Spritle to shut down the track for a week until it can be repaired. When Speed Racer Sr. warns the gang about the Alpha Academy, Speed and his pals investigate the school. Meanwhile, Speed figures out that one of the Alpha students somehow managed to steal Annalise's car. Also, in a b story Annalise gets a new car made by Conor | |||||
| 33 | "The Hourglass, Part 1" | Jay Surridge | Adeline Colangelo | May 5, 2011 | 207 |
| Spritle hires a new security team for the Racer Academy and Speed doesn't trust them. They soon figure out that the security team works for the Shadow Committee and is trying to scan the Mach 6. Later after recovering the disk, the gang checks to see if they got the right one, only to uncover a new missing piece of the Mach 6 shaped like an hourglass. | |||||
| 34 | "The Hourglass, Part 2" | Jay Surridge | Adam Moerder | May 12, 2011 | 208 |
| While Conor experiments to try to find the missing part to the Mach 6, he accidentally opens up a time vortex! While the gang tries everything they can, Conor finally figures out a way to close it. Speed must "jump" through the vortex to go into the past. Past Conor doesn't remember a thing, but Speed plays a DVD of "Future" Conor, saying that they must not experiment for the part anymore and that Tuesday is Taco day. Speed and Conor both realize that they must now hunt down the missing part before it gets into the wrong hands. | |||||
| 35 | "The Hourglass, Part 3" | Jay Surridge | Adam Moerder | May 19, 2011 | 209 |
| When the crew receives a contact from Speed Sr., Speed assumes that his father needs their help at the Alpha Academy, so he, X, and Annalise go undercover and sneak into the school to find him. While X gets into trouble with Headmaster Moustache, Speed and Annalise find a secret lab at the bottom of the school only to be caught by Speed Sr., who was actually undercover the whole time and only meant to send the message telling Speed and the gang to stay away from the school. He then reveals that the project they are working on is Project Hourglass. He tells them about the Shadow Committee and how they are trying to make their own version of the Mach 6's missing part though he is not sure why. He then immediately shows them a way out of the school. Back at Racer Academy, Speed and Annalise tell X, Conor, and Lucy everything they heard from Speed Sr. at the Alpha Academy. | |||||
| 36 | "The Hunt for Truth, Part 1" | Jay Surridge | Allan Neuwirth | October 18, 2011 | 210 |
| X and Speed help Conor and Lucy test out the virtual track only to see that it is back in perfect condition. Spritle invites Handles Mustache and the Alpha students to race three invitational races and to have a dance, which Speed and Lucy decide to go to together. During the first race, Mustache forces Alpha to use a mysterious device on the Mach 6 causing it to spin out of control. Speed and Conor spend hours trying to figure out whether or not there was something wrong with the car and end up missing the dance that night much to Lucy's dismay. For the second race, Mustache uses the device on Speed again. Chim-Chim helps them figure out that it was in fact Alpha and Mustache who sabotaged the Mach 6 by investigating the Alpha team's garage. Meanwhile, X and Annalise decide to start dating again. | |||||
| 37 | "The Hunt for Truth, Part 2" | Jay Surridge | Allan Neuwirth | October 25, 2011 | 211 |
| Speed, Conor, and Chim-Chim learn that Alpha does in fact have the hourglass part. They inform Lucy, who is still mad at Speed for forgetting about the dance, so she decides to ask Alpha herself. When she does, he explains everything to her. Mustache overhears the conversation and kidnaps Lucy claiming that she knows too much. He contacts Alpha, Speed, and Conor to tell them that he has Lucy and that in order to get her back they need to race just as Mustache ordered them to do or else. During the race, Alpha somehow manages to disable the part, and Speed wins. However, Mustache escapes with Lucy, who overhears a conversation between him and the Shadowy Woman. Speed, X, Conor, Annalise, and Alpha all manage to save her, but the Alpha Academy is destroyed by the Shadow Committee. Luckily, everyone is able to escape. The kids then find a disc left by Speed Sr. in the lab Speed and Annalise found with a message to X and Speed saying that he and everyone else in the school had to be rushed out of there leaving them coordinates to their current destination. | |||||
| 38 | "The Hunt for Truth, Part 3" | Jay Surridge | Allan Neuwirth | November 1, 2011 | 212 |
| After receiving the message from Speed Sr., Speed and the gang all decide that they need to go save him, but Lucy stays behind to decipher more of the disc only to find a strange energy reading on it. Meanwhile, Speed, X, Conor, Annalise, and Alpha continue on with the mission only to be attacked by a mysterious group of "scorpion-cars," and Alpha goes missing. They manage to find a secret hideout, where all the Alpha students were kept after the destruction of Alpha Academy, but the gang quickly learns that all the students, including Speed Sr., were brainwashed by a mysterious mind-control device. When one of the members of the Shadow Committee, Baron Von Moniacle tries to use it on the kids, Speed and X are able to avoid it, but Conor, Annalise, and Chim-Chim are brainwashed as well. Just when everything is starting to fall apart, Lucy rushes in with Spritle, Zile Zazic, and even Damien Russ to save the day, and Speed Sr. and all the Alpha students go back to normal when X destroys the mind-control device. However, Von Moniacle escapes but not before telling Speed Sr., X, and Speed that they are not finished just yet. When they return to Racer Academy, Speed Sr., X, and Speed all agree that they will soon need to retrieve the hourglass part. | |||||
| 39 | "Racing with the Enemy, Part 1" | Jay Surridge | David McGrath | November 8, 2011 | 213 |
| Racer Academy is hosting a sponsor fair in which sponsors offer the students a chance to be supported. X is excited about this opportunity while Speed, however, is not interested and only wants to be by their father's side. Meanwhile, Speed Sr. and Damien explain that they found a base run by the Shadow Committee and are planning to go and infiltrate it. Speed offers to help, but Speed Sr. refuses and goes alone with Damien. During the sponsor fair race, X performs a few reckless moves despite Speed and Lucy's warnings. He wins the race and meets Lord Bowler, the CEO of RocketAir, who gives him an offer, which X immediately accepts. While they are making deals, two intruders are spotted on the area. X offers to help catch them and takes the new eco-friendly Green Car, made by RocketAir. When he does find the intruders, he is shocked to see that it is Speed Sr. and Damien and tries to go after them, but Bowler calls him back to the lab. X is upset that his father was probably lying to him and Speed all this time about wanting to make a difference in the world. It is then he meets the Shadowy Woman, who asks him for help. | |||||
| 40 | "Racing with the Enemy, Part 2" | Jay Surridge | David McGrath | November 15, 2011 | 214 |
| X officially goes pro with Rocket Air leaving Speed and Annalise desperate for another team member. Speed Sr. and Damien inform the kids on the Shadow Committee's secret weapon, the Red Bolt, someone who drives a black car with a blood red lightning bolt on it. The two of them go back to infiltrate the Committee's headquarters again while the kids reunite with X, who is excited about going pro. Before the race starts, Speed Sr. calls Speed telling him that he and Damien are under attack asking him to help. X and Speed go to help, and they all manage to get away. Speed Sr. and Damien reveal that they rescued Alpha Leader, who informs them all that the Committee is about to attack during the pro race. The gang prepares themselves, but while they are worrying about the race, Lucy informs Speed that the Red Bolt and Jared and Jesse broke in and kidnapped Alpha Leader. Speed goes after them and tries to convince the Red Bolt to let Alpha go, but the Red Bolt is revealed to be no one other than X! He tries to convince Speed that the Committee is trying to make the world a better place, but Speed refuses to listen. X then drives Speed off the road and escapes leaving his little brother shocked and hurt. | |||||
| 41 | "Racing with the Enemy, Part 3" | Jay Surridge | David McGrath | November 24, 2011 | 215 |
| Hurt by X's sudden betrayal, Speed returns to Racer Academy and informs his father and friends about X being the Red Bolt. He then immediately decides to go to Shadow Committee headquarters and get both X and Alpha back. Speed Sr. and Damien try to stop him but fail to do so while Annalise and Lucy go to help Speed and Conor. When they get closer to Shadow Committee headquarters, the kids are attacked by the scorpion cars. Luckily, they manage to capture one for Speed and Chim-Chim to use as cover to gain access into the building. They get in and find Alpha Leader locked in a cell. Just when they are about to try to leave, X finds them and tries to explain to Speed about the Committee's plans to make the world a better place, including the completed version of the hourglass part, but Speed refuses to listen and give into the Committee. Just when X and Speed are fighting over the part, Chim-Chim stuns X, but Speed, X, Alpha, and Chim-Chim all disappear with the part. | |||||
| 42 | "TBA" | Jay Surridge | TBA 2012 | 216 | |
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| 43 | "TBA" | Jay Surridge | TBA 2012 | 217 | |
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| 44 | "TBA" | Jay Surridge | TBA 2012 | 218 | |
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The first DVD of the new series was released on May 6, 2008 by Lionsgate. It contains the first movie of the new series. The DVD was released on May 6, 2008 in NTSC areas. The PAL release date is unknown so far. A second DVD containing the second 3-part episode, "The Fast Track", and more bonus features, has been released on October 7, 2008. "Comet Run" was released on May 12, 2009. [10][11]
| Volume Name | Release Date | Contains |
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| Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Vol 1: The Beginning[12] | NTSC: May 6, 2008[12] |
"The Beginning, Part 1" |
| Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Vol 2: The Fast Track [14] | NTSC: October 7, 2008[14] |
"The Fast Track, Part 1" |
| Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Vol 3: Comet Run [14] | NTSC: May 12, 2009[14] | "Comet Run, Part 1" "Comet Run, Part 2" "Comet Run, Part 3" Trailers gallery[14] |
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