Turnpike Tex Truck Stop

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Turnpike Tex Truck Stop
Turnpike Tex in the Saturday Supercade episode "Trucknapper Caper"
First appearance Saturday Supercade ("Trucknapper Caper") (1983)
Greater location United States of America

Turnpike Tex is a bar appearing in the Saturday Supercade episode "Trucknapper Caper."

To "join" the Trucknappers, Bones Bailey and Donkey Kong Jr. are driven to Turnpike Tex to steal the truck of its eponymous owner, Turnpike Tex, a champion arm wrestler. As Tex defeats another challenger, Donkey Kong Jr. challenges him. As they wrestle, he manages to grab the keys from Tex before instantly defeating him. He tells the Trucknappers to meet at the hideout before driving the stolen truck to the location. Turnpike Tex is not seen for the rest of the episode.