Hot Wheels Highway 35

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  • Returning Series
AcceleRacers is a brand new chapter in the Hot Wheels saga! Vert Wheeler, Kurt Wylde, Taro Kitano and Mark Wylde are back with brand new cars, new teams and new drivers at their sides. Two new teams are formed, Teku and Metal Maniacs, and their mission is to stop the Racing Drones, a sinister team driven by an ancient evil that has destroyed Highway 35 and put Tezla's life in danger. Also back for the adventure are former World Race drivers Lani Tam and Kadeem who are now working behind-the-scenes for Tezla along with his sidekick Gig. It's been two years since the World Race so expect some changes in Vert and Mark who are now older and more experienced. AcceleRacers will air in four parts. Each part will air seperately throughout the year: Cartoon Network Schedule January 8, 2005: Part One (Ignition) March 19, 2005: Part Two (Speed of Silence) June 25, 2005: Part Three (Breaking Point) October 1, 2005: Part Four (Ultimate Race) AcceleRacer Teams Teku The ultimate in advanced high-tech and expensive high-fashion cars. Driver (Leader): Nolo Pasaro - Vehicles: Synkro, SpecTyte, High Voltage Driver: Vert Wheeler - Vehicles: Power Rage, Reverb, Nightlife Driver: Kurt Wylde - Vehicle: Battle Spec Driver: Karma Eiss - Vehicle: Chicane Driver: Shirako Takamoto - Vehicle: Bassline Metal Maniacs Supercharged muscle machines that combine high-tech components and junkyard parts. Driver (Leader): Tork Maddox - Vehicle: Hollowback Driver: Mark Wylde - Vehicles: Spine Buster, Flathead Fury Driver: Taro Kitano - Vehicle: Rivited Driver: Deezel "Porkchop" Riggs - Vehicles: Jack Hammer, Jaw Jammer, Piledriver Driver: Mitch "Monkey" McClurg - Vehicles: Rollin' Thunder, Rat-ified Racing Drones Former test robots superior to any human adversary. Driver (Leader): Gelorum - Vehicle: RD09 Driver: RD-L1 - Vehicle: RD05 Driver: RD-S1 - Vehicles: RD02, RD06, RD08 Driver: MD-01 - Vehicle: RD07 World Race Based on the comic book series created by Starlight Runner Entertainment for Mattel to celebrate Hot Wheels 35th anniversary. The comic books where made up of 35 miniature editions that were included with the 35 cars featured in the World Race line and one full length graphic novel which was sold exclusively at Target stores. Starlight Runner created an entire storyline and 35 different characters in their series which revolved around the Hot Wheels World Race. Five teams, made up of the 35 drivers and their unique vehicles, were put together to compete in an incredible race through another dimension containing amazing and dangerous racing tracks. The teams were put together based on the drivers' special skills, abilities and experience. Their terrain specialties included urban, volcano, jungle, ocean and desert. World Race Teams: Wave Rippers Specialty: Ocean. Their vehicles can drive across and under water. Driver (Leader): Josef "Vert" Wheeler - Vehicle: Deora II Driver: Alec "Hud" Wood - Vehicle: Switchback Driver: Finn Serpa - Vehicle: Backdraft Driver: Lani Tam - Vehicle: '55 Chevy Nomad Driver: Felix Sharkey - Vehicle: Power Pipes Driver: Fluke - Vehicle: Chrysler Thunderbolt Driver: Mark Wylde - Vehicle: Corvette Stingray Street Breed Specialty: Urban. They grew up racing through the fast and furious streets of the world's major cities. Driver (Leader): Kurt Wylde - Vehicle: Sling Shot Driver: Dan Dresden - Vehicle: Side Draft Driver: Too - Vehicle: Pontiac Rageous Driver: Ricky Bell - Vehicle: 24/Seven Driver: Bart "Shrimp" Scampi - Vehicle: Road Rocket Driver: San Jay Khan - Vehicle: Aeroflash Driver: Maximo - Vehicle: Pontiac Firebird Road Beasts Specialty: Jungle. With spikes and buzz saw blades their vehicles can cut through any jungle or forest. Driver (Leader): Banjee Castillo - Vehicle: Ballistik Driver: Ric Handy - Vehicle: Zotic Driver: Pete Karris - Vehicle: Twin Mill Driver: Jerry Boylan - Vehicle: Moto-Crossed Driver: Skeet - Vehicle: Vulture Driver: Yucatan - Vehicle: Power Rocket Driver: Esmeralda Sanchez - Vehicle: Power Pistons Dune Ratz Specialty: Desert. Their vehicles can handle long stretches of desert. Driver (Leader): Brian "Zone" Kadeem - Vehicle: Krazy 8s Driver: Mojave - Vehicle: Wild Thing Driver: Toni Berri - Vehicle: Toyota RSC Driver: Chuvo - Vehicle: Ford F-150 Driver: Charlie Raffa - Vehicle: Sweet 16 II Driver: Heralda - Vehicle: '69 El Camino Driver: Rekkas - Vehicle: Mega-Duty Scorchers Specialty: Volcano. Mountains and volcanoes are a breeze and their vehicles even have reinforced tires which can drive through lava. Driver (Leader): Taro Kitano - Vehicle: '70 Road Runner Driver: Vesuvius - Vehicle: 1/4 Mile Coupe Driver: Harrison Lau - Vehicle: Red Baron Driver: Everest - Vehicle: '57 Thunderbird Driver: Wayne Casper - Vehicle: Dodge Charger R/T Driver: Jet Blaney - Vehicle: '63 Corvette Driver: Krakatoa - Vehicle: Muscle Tone The Animated Series When Mattel decided to turn the comics into an animated series they turned to Canadian-based Mainframe Entertainment, experts in computer animation they are the producers responsible for the groundbreaking series Reboot and the latest Spider-Man series as seen on MTV. Mainframe worked closely with the comic's creators, Starlight Runner, to bring the story to life and create an action-packed show. The series introduced us to scientific genius Peter Tezla who recruits the world's best drivers to race through Highway 35. Highway 35 was hidden until Tezla discovered it and found that it lead to another dimension filled with great obstacles. But somewhere in the hidden dimension was an unlimited source of clean energy known as the Wheel of Power. Tezla hopes that whoever wins the race can bring him the Wheel of Power so that he may be able to tap into its power and help human kind. Unfortunately for Tezla, the racers face a challenge even greater than the dimension's ultimate racing tracks...a mystery racer known as Racer Zed-36, who could be working for someone much more sinister than him. In the middle of all the action we also get a glimpse into the lives of the racers and the relationships between them. Although the series features many characters it mainly centers on the rivalry between Wave Rippers leader Vert, a cocky teenager, and Street Breed leader Kurt Wylde, a tough and serious racer. Broadcast History Highway 35 was originally planned as a straight-to-video series but Cartoon Network ran the entire series before every episode could be released on video. The series premiered during Cartoon Network's now defunct Saturday night SVES action lineup and aired alongside other shows such as Samurai Jack. It was later rerun in October 2003 during Cartoon Network's Toonami block Fridays after Transformers Armada, back when Toonami aired on weekdays. The series received a third run in February 2004 during Toonami's Friday Specials. In January 2005, Hot Wheels returned to Toonami (which had now moved to Saturdays replacing SVES) but this time it was for the first episode of AcceleRacers, the next chapter in the Hot Wheels adventures. It premiered to stellar numbers and boosted Cartoon Network's ratings by 74%. The next AcceleRacers episode will air in June. If you're up for the adventure then strap yourself in, pump up the Nitrox 2 and get ready for a wild ride!moreless
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Episode Guide

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S 2 :  Ep 4 Aired 10/1/05
S 2 :  Ep 3 Aired 6/25/05
S 2 :  Ep 2 Aired 3/19/05
S 2 :  Ep 1 Aired 1/8/05
S 1 :  Ep 5 Aired 8/2/03

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  • Greatest Film ever!

    10
    "Perfect"
    By Twinmill95, May 19, 2012
    OMG This movie is so great, That there is nothing wrong with this movie. Tumbs up if you argee.

  • this pilm is the most greatest pilm I never see in my life

    10
    "Perfect"
    By anhnhay, Jul 20, 2007
    the film is greatest film ,the race in pilm is reary cool. The speed is to speed end the pilm is more perfech, is hot the TEKU is the pilm is realy hot. Is is realy cool and hot. the robot is the race realy cheat and argly when see they I feel realy angry. And must go to the battroom and I is realy needer. On the film, when there gas out there race like this and when there gas full there race like this . There race is realy hot and cool and great. I realy like filmmoreless

  • Pretty cool!

    5.0
    "Mediocre"
    By da_dunker, May 03, 2007
    They have this listed as a TV series. I saw it on DVD as a movie, and a pretty long one at that for a cartoon feature. The plot, if you can call it that, is that Doctor Tesla has discovered Highway 35, a series of inter-dimensional racetracks that lead to the Wheel of Power. It's the new millennium's version of Speed Racer. The good doctor believes the Wheel "is a source of immeasurable power". He proceeds to recruit a group of international drivers who he arms with high tech cars in the hopes they will navigate the route to get him the Wheel. There's more but whatever. It's a good enough excuse to send a bunch of hot cars on layouts that could be on Mars (and that do look suspiciously like high-end Hot Wheels layouts). The graphics are really well done and there's dimension to the various drivers, once you watch it enough to be able to tell them apart with their helmets on. Hot Wheels has (incredibly) blown this great marketing opportunity, as it is virtually impossible to pick up Highway 35 cars anywhere. But my 3 year old loves it, so take a ride on Doc Tesla's Highway 3-5.moreless

  • I liked NASCAR Racers better, but this show was still cool. Had a sci-fi thing to it.

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    By RaijinPaladinix, Sep 10, 2006
    I don't remember this show very well, as Cartoon Network showed it for two weeks and then kept tossing it around, but it was adventurous. A new reality would be accessed at a certain speed, and a new race track with new challenges and dangers every race. Very suspenseful, and you couldn't tell who was against who. The villains and heroes were well thought out, and the graphics were up there with most recent shows. The storyline was so-so, but does not leave much to be desired. This show is pretty good, and I wish they would bring it back.moreless

  • Fresh from acing his driving test, cool teenage surfer Vert Wheeler got chosen with a handful of world-famous racers to drive a parallel dimension known as Highway 35. Their sponsor is a mysterious scientist.Their mission is to capture the Wheel of Power.moreless

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    By GilaGal, Oct 05, 2005
    I love this show!Its the reason why i became a big hot wheels highway 35 fan!I started out not liking hot wheels because its childish-boyish.But when the World Race series aired at Kidscentral two years ago,i started to like hot wheels because the cars are cool,the characters are cute and nice and the storyline is sweet but what really caught my attention of starting to watch the series was how adorable Vert looks=D.He's so cute and ADORABLE>.moreless
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