Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This Hanna-Barbera cartoon focuses on on Wheelie, a red superhero Volkswagen Beetle that makes his living as a professional racing and stunt car. Unlike the other vehicles in the show, Wheelie only speaks in body sound effects, but also emotes by his honking language and displaying symbols across his windshield monitor showing his inner thoughts. He can also produce any form of prop needed from his hood latch through the use of special mechanized hands. Wheelie's regular nemeses are a four-member motorcycle agency called the Chopper Bunch.

Series details

• Title: Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Children
• Premiere date: 1974-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-11-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 21834
• TVDB ID: 74343

Cast and credited roles

• Frank Welker — Wheelie
• Judy Strangis — Rota Ree
• Frank Welker — Chopper
• Paul Winchell — Revs
• Lennie Weinrib — Hi-Riser
• Don Messick — Scrambles
• Paul Winchell — Captain Tuff
• Don Messick — Deputy Fishtail

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-09-07; final listed air date 1974-11-30; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.