Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

In 1969, popular Hanna-Barbera characters Dick Dastardly and his faithful canine sidekick Muttley starred in a spin-off show from THE WACKY RACES entitled DASTARDLY & MUTTLEY IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES. An endless quest to "stop the pigeon" ensued, as Dastardly and his legion of magnificent men in their flying machines--known as the Vulture Squadron--embarked on a fruitless attempt to prevent Yankee Doodle Pigeon from delivering his messages to the enemy as World War I raged around them. Dastardly was aided by a number of fellow flyers: Muttley, who was famed for his rasp-like snicker and penchant for collecting a medal for every airborne task he carried out; Klunk, inventor of many weird and wonderful gadgets designed to aid Vulture Squadron in their tireless task; and bag-of-nerves Zilly, who could barely muster up the courage to get into his aircraft, let alone fly it. (Verleiher-Text)