Tatsuo Yoshida
Director
Speed Racer: The Next Generation (2008)
Season 2
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.
Released May 2, 2008
Episode 30 min
7+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
Keywords: imdb.superhero, imdb.superhero-action, imdb.superhero-sci-fi, imdb.speed-racer, imdb.colon-in-series-title, imdb.character-name-in-series-title, imdb.school + 18 more, imdb.racing, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.car-racing, imdb.car-race, imdb.based-on-anime, imdb.race, imdb.teen-drama, imdb.racecar, imdb.academia-drama, imdb.racer, imdb.motorsports-sport, imdb.academy, imdb.students, imdb.school-life, imdb.speed-racer-character, imdb.time-travel-sci-fi, imdb.legacy-sequel, imdb.sequel
Watch Providers: Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel
Production Companies: Animation Collective, Eh-Okay Productions, Toonz Animation India, Kickstart
Network: Discovery Toons Latin America
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Return (1)
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.
March 24, 2011, midnight
S2E2 - The Return (2)
School is back in session at the Academy. However, the Mach 6 starts to exhibit new capabilities during a race.
March 31, 2011, midnight
S2E3 - The Return (3)
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.
April 7, 2011, midnight
S2E4 - Together We Stand (1)
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.
April 14, 2011, midnight
S2E5 - Together We Stand (2)
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.
April 21, 2011, midnight
S2E6 - Together We Stand (3)
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. Are they up to something? Meanwhile, Speed figures out that one of the Alpha students somehow managed to steal Annalise's car.
April 28, 2011, midnight
S2E7 - The Hourglass (1)
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 get the Mach 6 files scanned. 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.
May 5, 2011, midnight
S2E8 - The Hourglass (2)
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.
May 12, 2011, midnight
S2E9 - The Hourglass (3)
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 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.
May 19, 2011, midnight
S2E10 - The Hunt for the Truth (1)
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.
Oct. 18, 2011, midnight
S2E11 - The Hunt for the Truth (2)
When Handles Mustache captures Lucy, can Speed trust her mysterious new friend Alpha Racer to help get her back?
Oct. 25, 2011, midnight
S2E12 - The Hunt for the Truth (3)
Speed Sr. is missing, but he left behind a mysterious map for his sons. Will Speed, X, and the gang find Shadow Committee headquarters in time to save him?
Nov. 1, 2011, midnight
S2E13 - Racing with the Enemy (1)
A curiously unknown sponsor invites X to join the world of professional racing. Will X appreciate this opportunity, or will he let the fame and fortune get to his head?
Nov. 8, 2011, midnight
S2E14 - Racing with the Enemy (2)
After Alpha Leader is rescued from the Shadow Committee, he warns of an attack the Committee has been planning. Will Speed and the gang have enough time to stop it?
Nov. 15, 2011, midnight
S2E15 - Racing with the Enemy (3)
Speed breaks into the Shadow Committee base to confront X about his new allegiance. Can he win back X's loyalty or will their rift grow?
Nov. 24, 2011, midnight
S2E16 - The Shadow World (1)
The unstable Hourglass Part transports Speed, Alpha, Chim Chim and X to a dangerous alternate dimension. Will they be able to find each other and get back home?
July 28, 2013, midnight
S2E17 - The Shadow World (2)
Still trapped in an alternate dimension, Speed and Alpha team up with some unlikely allies. Unfortunately, they now must deal with the alternate dimension Shadow Committee.
July 28, 2013, midnight
S2E18 - The Shadow World (3)
Speed develops a plan to battle the Shadow Committee and get his friends back to their home dimension. But will X be willing to cooperate?
July 28, 2013, midnight
S2E19 - Family Reunion (1)
Speed, X and Chim Chim return back to their home dimension and learn a shocking secret about their long-lost mother. Will the Racer family ever be happily reunited?
Aug. 4, 2013, midnight
S2E20 - Family Reunion (2)
Speed and the gang use the Hourglass Part to travel back in time. Can they fix the past to save their family in the present?
Aug. 4, 2013, midnight
S2E21 - Family Reunion (3)
Speed and the gang are out to correct the past, but will an encounter with Zile Zazic prove one problem too many?
Aug. 4, 2013, midnight
S2E22 - The Iron Terror (1)
The crew comes back to a present where Speed Sr. and Trixie are happily married! But is this new world too good to be true?
Aug. 11, 2013, midnight
S2E23 - The Iron Terror (2)
When members of the Racer family begin to disappear, Speed Sr. is the prime suspect. Can Speed find the real culprit and clear his father's name before more go missing?
Aug. 11, 2013, midnight
S2E24 - The Iron Terror (3)
Speed and the gang must work to save the Racer family before a mysterious man traps them all in his Virtual World!
Aug. 11, 2013, midnight
S2E25 - Gotcha!
An off-limits campus game quickly turns to trouble when students suddenly begin vanishing!
Aug. 18, 2013, midnight
S2E26 - Shrinkage
Connor's new invention accidentally shrinks Speed, X and Lucy! Can he return them to regular size before the problem grows from bad to worse?
Aug. 25, 2013, midnight
Network: Discovery Toons Latin America
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: May 2, 2008
Last Air Date: Aug. 25, 2013, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 7+
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