Over the years, many Hanna-Barbera cartoons have been looked at to make the jump from the second dimension to the realm of live-action (I'll discuss many of these attempts later this month), but one that has not is their 1968 classic, Wacky Races. There was an animated movie announced in 2018, but it looks like there's not a lot of interest in turning this series into a feature film. Now, a TV commercial, that's a different story. In 2013, Peugeot commissioned an ad for their Peugeot 208, and the Wacky Races cast came along for the ride.
I've shared a lot of commercials featuring the Hanna-Barbera characters on this blog, but out of them all, this might be my favorite. For one, it's nice to see the characters do more than simply shill for the advertised product. Secondly, you can tell this was a labor of love from the crew here. All of the characters and vehicles make the jump from animation to live-action very well. Even Muttley looks pretty good, which is impressive considering the small budget this commercial undoubtedly had. When you look at this ad, you can understand why we've never gotten a Wacky Races live-action movie. This commercial already did it perfectly!
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