January 27, 200521 yr Awright, let's see if anybody 'fesses up to ever seeing this one. This is a 60's-era Japanese cartoon, with English voice-overs. The star-car of this show was the "Mach 5", which was a futuristic race car with gadgets galore. Pretty much, it looked more or less like a white, convertible Corvette with a red "M" on the hood and a "5" on the door. The Mach 5 was supposed to be a race car. ( Did you know, " racecar" spelled backwards, is "racecar?" ) Anyhow, for a racecar, it was equipped iwth ridiculous features that had no practical NASCAR application, yet came in handy in every race. This is because the young hero of this series had a propensity to attract the attention of sophisticated assassins. Which was the coolest thing about this show. Yes kids, we're talkin' stock cars armed with machine-guns, and merciless ninja motorcycle gangs. Yeeehaaaa.The animation was average, the plots were cheesy, and the escapes were improbable. But the sound effects were cool. Looking back, the Mach 5 probably paved the way for some of the car-gadgetry ideas later seen in James Bond movies, and of course, Knight Rider.Brian
February 28, 200521 yr I'm 27 and first saw it on MTV when I was in high school. Cool show, the the animated verision of The Maxx was better.
March 4, 200521 yr ah but did you know that those are called palindromes? Only an English major.My favoriteWas it a rat I saw?
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