8/28/02 DIC Holds Speed Racer Pink Slip

According to The Hollywood Reporter, DIC Entertainment has picked up worldwide TV distribution, licensing and merchandising rights to Speed Racer, the popular Japanese animated series that mixes international intrigue with sport racing.

Under the deal, DIC acquires 65 original half-hour episodes, as well as 34 new adventures. Nickelodeon is currently airing 13 of those new installments on its Sunday afternoon Slam block.

Speed Racer aired in syndication for nearly 20 years in the U.S., beginning in 1967. MTV revived it in the ‘90s before it made its way to Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.