The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969. The show lasted two full seasons with a total of 17 half-hour episodes and released the last first-run episode airing on January 17, 1970. It is a spin-off of the Wacky Races cartoon, reprising the characters of Penelope Pitstop and the Anthill Mob. Created by veteran Hanna-Barbera voice actress Janet Waldo, Penelope returns in her own series. Her catchphrase is "Help! Help!" spoken in an affected upper-class U.S. Southern accent, and she must get away from the evil Hooded Claw.

Wacky Races

Wacky Races is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series, inspired by the 1965 slapstick comedy film The Great Race, features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road allies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer." The cartoon had a large number of regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among the 11 cars. Wacky Races ran from September 14, 1968 to January 4, 1969. 17 episodes were produced, with each episode featuring two different races.

The Slag Brothers drive in Bouldermobile #1. The Gruesome Twosome drive in Creepy Coupe#2. Professor Pat Pending drives in Covert-a-Car#3. Red Max drives in Crimson Haybailer$4. Penelope Pitstop drives in Compact Pussycat#5. Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly drive in Army Surplus Special#6. The Ant Hill Mob drive in Bulletproof Bomb#7. Luke and Blubber Bear drive in Arkansas Chuggabug#8. Peter Perfect drives in Turbo Terrific#9. Rufus Ruffcat and Sawtooth drive in Buzzwagon#10. And Dick Dastardly and Muttley in Mean Machine who always cause troubles and wanted to be the first winners.

The cartoon show features the voices of Daws Butler as Rock Slag, Big Gruesome, Red Max, Sergeant Blast, Peter Perfect, and Rufus Ruffcut, Don Messick as Muttley, Gravel Slag, Little Twosome, Professor Pat Pending, Ring-a-Ding, and Sawtooth. John Stephenson as Luke and Blubber Bear. Janet Waldo as Penelope Pitstop. Dave Willock as the narrator. And Paul Winchell as Dick Dastardly, Private Meekly, and Clyde.