Muttley Starts Your Day with a Bang

 It's a new week here on The Exposure Sheet, so why don't we start it with a bang? And few characters are better at blowing stuff up than Muttley from Wacky Races! Here's a sweet alarm clock of the maniacal mutt, released in Japan sometime during the 1970s. In case you didn't know, over in Japan, Wacky Races has a big following, so there's been a lot of merchandise released for the series only over there (If you'd like to see some of that merch, look at this post I made last September). 

Named the "Barking Mad Alarm Clock", Muttley here plays a few songs when the alarm is triggered, including "How Much is That Doggy in the Window" and "It's a Small World." Muttley barks along to the tunes, and after each song concludes, a good morning message is uttered. As you can see, his design differs a little from how he looks in the series, featuring a black spot over his left eye. I'm curious about why this change was made.

It seems like this product was a popular one, as in 1994, it was actually re-released. This time, Muttley sports a design more accurate to his show look. The sounds that accompany the alarm are replaced as well. In this version, a ticking noise plays, followed by a voice (which I assume belongs to Dick Dastardly) saying "Its' time, get up early" before an explosion happens. Here's a video of this version of the clock in action.  Like I said, it's a really neat obscure piece of Hanna-Barbera merch, and of one of my favorite characters to boot!