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|image=[[File:SS Turnpike Tex.png|200px]] | |||
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|first_appearance=''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' ("[[Trucknapper Caper]]") (1983) | |||
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'''Turnpike Tex''' is a character appearing in the ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' episode "[[Trucknapper Caper]]." He is a truck driver who is also a champion arm wrestler. According to the [[trucknappers]], he is "tougher than [a] Texas tornado." He is also the owner of the [[Turnpike Tex Truck Stop]]. | |||
During the episode, to "join" the trucknappers, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] and [[Bones Bailey|Bones]] are tasked to steal Turnpike Tex's truck at the Turnpike Tex Truck Stop. At the truck stop, Tex is having an arm wrestling match with another patron, whom he easily knocks out, destroying the table they were wrestling at in the process. After he defeats the challenger, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], having watched the match, decides to challenge Tex. As he wrestles with Tex, he manages to grab the keys to Tex's truck with his leg, pulling off his pants in the process, and then instantly defeats him. He then tells the trucknappers to meet back at the hideout, then drives off with the stolen truck just as Tex is about to catch him. Turnpike Tex is not seen for the rest of the episode. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:21, December 1, 2024
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| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Saturday Supercade ("Trucknapper Caper") (1983) |
Turnpike Tex is a character appearing in the Saturday Supercade episode "Trucknapper Caper." He is a truck driver who is also a champion arm wrestler. According to the trucknappers, he is "tougher than [a] Texas tornado." He is also the owner of the Turnpike Tex Truck Stop.
During the episode, to "join" the trucknappers, Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones are tasked to steal Turnpike Tex's truck at the Turnpike Tex Truck Stop. At the truck stop, Tex is having an arm wrestling match with another patron, whom he easily knocks out, destroying the table they were wrestling at in the process. After he defeats the challenger, Donkey Kong Jr., having watched the match, decides to challenge Tex. As he wrestles with Tex, he manages to grab the keys to Tex's truck with his leg, pulling off his pants in the process, and then instantly defeats him. He then tells the trucknappers to meet back at the hideout, then drives off with the stolen truck just as Tex is about to catch him. Turnpike Tex is not seen for the rest of the episode.
| Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong Junior segments) | ||
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| Episodes | Episode 1: "Trucknapper Caper" • Episode 2: "Sheep Rustle Hustle" • Episode 3: "Rocky Mountain Monkey Business" • Episode 4: "Magnificent Seven-Year Olds" • Episode 5: "The Ventriloquist Caper" • Episode 6: "The Great Seal Steal" • Episode 7: "The Jungle Boy Ploy" • Episode 8: "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo" • Episode 9: "The Amazing Rollerskate Race" • Episode 10: "A Christmas Story" • Episode 11: "Gorilla Ghost" • Episode 12: "The Teddy Bear Scare" • Episode 13: "Double or Nothing" | |
| Characters | Recurring | Bones Bailey • Donkey Kong Jr. |
| Other | Al • Alan • Aurora • Belinda • Biff • Bruno • Buzz • Charlie • Clyde • Dandy Andy • Dr. Demise • Flippie • Geoffrey • Gorilla Ghost • Harry • Horace • Hugo • Jenny • Jenny's father • Kid Dynamo • King • Lightning • Lucy Belle • Mickey • Mr. Anderson • Mr. Bancroft • Mr. Barkley • Mrs. Johnson • Nature Scouts • Patty Johnson • Peter Windson • Prince Rajah • Roller Stars • Rosie • Santa Claus • Sheep Rustlers • Shorty • Slick • Stretch • Tina • Trucknappers • Turnpike Tex • Uncle Julius • Waldo • Walt • Wrestling Gorilla | |
| Locations | Big Gorilla Burgers • City Zoo • Clearwater Cave • Golden Bridge Theatre • Mexico City • Mr. Anderson's Toy Shop • Oceanland • Rest Area Tex. Hwy. 77 • Route 63 • San Francisco (Golden Gate Bridge · San Francisco Hotel) • Sweetville (Sweetville Hospital · Sweetville Station) • Turnpike Tex Truck Stop • Twin Falls River | |
| Miscellaneous | Banana • Gallery • Meteor dust • Regal Diamond • Quotes • Staff | |
