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* Any [[Hanna-Barbera]] production, most notably ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and their broadcast kids' cartoons.
* Any [[Hanna-Barbera]] production, most notably ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and their broadcast kids' cartoons.
** A series of breakfast cereal toys was even released (if decades later) that follow this trope.
** A series of breakfast cereal toys was even released (if decades later) that follow this trope.
* 1973/74 ''[[Superfriends]]'' episodes
* 1973/74 ''[[Superfriends]]'' episodes:
** "Too Hot To Handle". Wonder Dog does it after he sees the villain and runs off to get the rest of the team.
** "Too Hot To Handle". Wonder Dog does it after he sees the villain and runs off to get the rest of the team.
** "The Mysterious Moles". Wonder Dog does it to run away after the Moles' underground machine drills out of a wall and scares him.
** "The Mysterious Moles". Wonder Dog does it to run away after the Moles' underground machine drills out of a wall and scares him.
** "The Shamon U". Dr. Shamon and his two underlings do this before running away from a giant Wonder Dog.
** "The Shamon U". Dr. Shamon and his two underlings do this before running away from a giant Wonder Dog.
** "The Ultra Beam". Marvin and Wonder Dog do this before running after Ben, the villain with springs on his shoes.
** "The Ultra Beam". Marvin and Wonder Dog do this before running after Ben, the villain with springs on his shoes.
* The Road Runner, in his ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts.
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts:
** The Road Runner, as shown in the page image.
** Fake Elmer Fudd's wheel was [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|visible]] in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvttWXLLWk&t=9m10s Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers]''.
** Fake Elmer Fudd's wheel was [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|visible]] in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvttWXLLWk&t=9m10s Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers]''.
* Nickelodeon's animated anthology ''[[KaBlam!]]!'' had hosts Henry & June demonstrate this, and referred to this as "the bongo run", from the odd drum-like sound effects that often accompany the Wheel-O-Feet (in this case, literally provided by another character from the linking segments playing the bongos).
* Nickelodeon's animated anthology ''[[KaBlam!]]!'' had hosts Henry & June demonstrate this, and referred to this as "the bongo run", from the odd drum-like sound effects that often accompany the Wheel-O-Feet (in this case, literally provided by another character from the linking segments playing the bongos).
* The ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' episode "1+1=Ed" had [[Playing with a Trope|a surreal exploration of many different animated tropes.]] At one point, Eddy makes a Wheel-O-Feet, [[Mind Screw|then jumps out and sticks Sarah in it, forcing her to run off.]]
* The ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' episode "1+1=Ed" had [[Playing with a Trope|a surreal exploration of many different animated tropes.]] At one point, Eddy makes a Wheel-O-Feet, [[Mind Screw|then jumps out and sticks Sarah in it, forcing her to run off.]]
** Played straight in Homecooked Eds when Eddy attempts, and fails, to move the Kankers' trailer.
** Played straight in "Homecooked Eds" when Eddy attempts, and fails, to move the Kankers' trailer.
* Animated series of ''[[Horrible Histories]]''.
* Animated series of ''[[Horrible Histories]]''.
* Done often in the animated segments of ''[[The Super Mario Bros Super Show]]!'', with a sped-up version of the "vine climbing" sound effect.
* Done often in the animated segments of ''[[The Super Mario Bros Super Show]]!'', with a sped-up version of the "vine climbing" sound effect.
* Usen on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Jimmy Two Shoes]]'' after Jimmy and Beezy are infected with the racing bugs. However, only Jimmy has a wheel of feet. [[Subverted Trope|Beezy's legs are too short to pull that off.]]
* Used on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' after Jimmy and Beezy are infected with the racing bugs. However, only Jimmy has a wheel of feet. [[Subverted Trope|Beezy's legs are too short to pull that off.]]
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' uses this when resident biped [[Our Dragons Are Different|Spike]] runs.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' uses this when resident biped [[Our Dragons Are Different|Spike]] runs.
* In ''[[Clutch Cargo]]'', the dog Paddlefoot got a wheel o' feet whenever he ran.
* In ''[[Clutch Cargo]]'', the dog Paddlefoot got a wheel o' feet whenever he ran.
* In ''[[Animalympics]]'', this is parodied with the 100-metre dash: the runners take on the characteristics of drag racers.
* In ''[[Animalympics]]'', this is parodied with the 100-metre dash: the runners take on the characteristics of drag racers.
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