Dick Dastardly is a fictional character and antagonist who appeared in many animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1968 onward.[1]
Dastardly's most famous appearances are as a main character in the series Wacky Races and its spin-off, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines where he appeared as a good guy. he and Muttley appeared as the main villains in the Warner Bros.' 2020 Scooby-Doo CGI animated film Scoob!.
He is partly based on the English actor Terry-Thomas.[2]
Terry-Thomas ... and Eric Sykes ... formed a very effective on-screen double-act, (which ended up inspiring a pair of cartoon alter egos – Dick Dastardly and Muttley – in the popular Hanna-Barbera/Warner Brothers series Wacky Races.