Speed Racer Season 1 Episode 36 Crash in the Jungle (1) 1967
The episode opens in Africa with the scene of a lion chasing a leopard. As the two fight, a huge gorilla enters. Broken shackles dangle from the gorilla's wrists. Speed is flying to Africa. Professor Robert Carnivoré is sitting next to Speed on the plane. He relates the story of a huge monster that lives near the mountain they're flying over. Speed will be participating in the Trans-Africa Grand Prix, a race which crosses the continent of Africa. He checked out the course and is on his way to Nairobi where the race will start. The pilot and co-pilot point weapons at the professor and Speed. They are exiles from the nation of Bangdabongo. Carnivoré is also an ex-pat from Bangdabongo. The men need the professor's help to liberate their country which was taken over 20 years before. The men and the professor get parachutes to jump out safely. Speed is tied up. As the plane plummets earthward, Speed snaps the ropes. He dons a parachute and jumps out at the last moment. Down on the ground, S
- Released: 1968-01-19
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Family, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids, Comedy
- Stars: Katsuji Mori, Teiji Ōmiya, Ryoko Kinomiya, Kei Tomiyama, Kenji Utsumi
- Director: Mitsuki Nakamura, Tsuguyuki Kubo, Tatsuo Yoshida, Hiroshi Sasagawa
