List of Speed Racer: The Next Generation episodes: Difference between revisions

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 peak on April 27, 2008 on its sister channel, Nickelodeon.

About two thirds of the first season consist of several three-episode-long movies. Three of them have currently aired. Steven Moverly directs the pilot movie, but John Holt directs the show onwards.

Series Overview

Season		Episodes	Originally Aired		DVD Release
			Season premiere	Season finale	Volume 1	Volume 2	Volume 3	Box Set
	1	25	May 2, 2008	March 13, 2009	May 6, 2008	October 7, 2008	May 12, 2009	TBA
	2	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Episodes

Season 1: 2008-present

#	Title	Director	Writer	Original Release Date	Production code
1	"The Beginning, Part One"	Stephen Moverley	Justin Gray, James Palmiotti	April 27, 2008	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. 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 Two"	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 Three"	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	"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 One"	John Holt	Ben Gruber	June 27, 2008	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, Two"	John Holt	Ben Gruber	July 4, 2008	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 Three"	John Holt	Ben Gruber	July 11, 2008	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 One"	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.
15	"Comet Run, Part Two"	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 gasoline in Ranford Cola bottles to use for later, proving him a complete fraud!
16	"Comet Run, Part Three"	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 indutries went bankrupt and that the only that was left was ,2500 desks and chairs 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.
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	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 Yank	February 27, 2009	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- it's 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 an uncle-son bonding trip to his camping retreat for the break.
24	"The Secrets of the Engine, Part 2"	John Holt	Mike Yank	March 6, 2009	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	Unknown	March 13, 2009	125
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 he has air 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. And X decides to go pro and Speed Racer Sr. Finally reveals himself to his son, Speed.

DVD Release

Season 1

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 ares. 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 7th. "Comet Run" will be released in May 2009.

Volume Name	Release Date	Contains
Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Vol 1: The Beginning	NTSC: May 6, 2008	"The Beginning, Part 1" "The Beginning, Part 2" "The Beginning, Part 3" Interactive Racing Game Creating the Next Speed Racer Featurette Bloopers and Stills
Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Vol 2: The Fast Track	NTSC: October 7, 2008	"The Fast Track, Part 1" "The Fast Track, Part 2" "The Fast Track, Part 3" The Animation of Speed Racer: The Next Generation Sneak Peek with Jeff Gordon Trailers

External links

• TV Guide.com's Speed Racer: TNG episode list
• TV.com's Speed Racer: TNG episode guide