JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for May 14, 2013

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    emjaycee  over 11 years ago

    Great! Now I am going to sing “Go Speed Racer” every time I beat a red light by a nanosecond.

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    JayBluE  over 11 years ago

    In collecting some Speed memorabilia, I found out some interesting facts…. the wordplay of “G” on his shirt also stands for “Go”, Speed’s first name in the Japanese version (And conveniently, “Go” also means 5 in Japanese.) -——And the “M” on the Mach 5 and Speed’s helmet really= Mifune Motors, which is Speed’s Japanese family name and Pop’s business, and also pays tribute to a Japanese film star named this….and another reason to tie in Racer X, who also had the “M” on his race suit…-——And also of note, “Gogogo”, is also al Japanese sound effect symbolizing “Rumble”.

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    JayBluE  over 11 years ago

    I also remember an arcade game and a PS video game from the 90s (not the more recent “movie” version) that’s very rare, now….

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    terek  over 11 years ago

    “Here he comes! Here comes Speed Racer! He’s a lunatic on wheels! He’s a reckless speed demon, and he’s gonna end up killing someone!”

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    Potrzebie  over 11 years ago

    If he sings that tune, what does his Mother sing when she’s driving?

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    Piksea Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Yes! Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer, he’s a demon on wheels…

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    Comic Minister Premium Member over 11 years ago

    I’m afraid so.

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    hippogriff  over 11 years ago

    I also heard rumor that Toshiro Mifune was a godan (analogous to fifth degree black belt) in kendo (two-handed fencing). If so, it would continue the five association.

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    falcon_370f  over 11 years ago

    It’s better luck than humming the bluegrass music that Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane had going when he chased the Dukes! lol!

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    StoicLion1973  over 11 years ago

    Thanks, Wiki.

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    tegm  about 11 years ago

    hahaha! Go speed race, go speed racer, go speed racer goooooooo~~

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    DKHenderson  10 months ago

    Oh, that’s funny!!!!

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