The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Format	Animated series
Starring	Mel Blanc Paul Lynde Don Messick Janet Waldo Paul Winchell
Narrated by	Gary Owens
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	17
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Running time	21 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	NTSC
Original run	September 13, 1969 – January 17, 1971
External links
IMDb profile
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The Perils of Penelope Pitstop is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (now known as Cartoon Network Studios) that premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969. The show lasted one season, with 17 half-hour episodes produced. An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 — January 11, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. ... Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Janet Waldo (born February 4, 1918 in Grandview, Washington) is a former actress and voice artist. ... Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin), was an American ventriloquist and voice actor from New York City whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... hello i am godWilliam Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ... Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... NTSC is the analog television system in use in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and some other countries (see map). ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Cartoon Network Studios, the successor to Hanna-Barbera Studios, is an American animated cartoon production company following in the footsteps of Hanna-Barbera, creators of animated television and motion picture releases for over forty years. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Background

The title was a reference to a silent movie era melodrama cliffhanger movie serial, The Perils of Pauline. Although the show's predecessor, Wacky Races, appeared to be set in the then-contemporary 1960s, the characters and settings of The Perils of Penelope Pitstop were strongly reminiscent of the 1920s. Adding to the cliffhanger serial feel, episodes typically started with a recap such as "Last time we left Penelope, she was in the clutches of the Hooded Claw". There was never a two part or longer episode, so these recaps never referred to any real episodes, making every episode seem like the last in a non-existent series. This served as a way to jump directly into action or to the end of an adventure in another country with little explanation, allowing the short cartoon to contain simply the chase and rescue part of the story. This article is about the comedy film. ... Poster for The Perils of Pauline (1914). ... DVD front cover for The Adventures of Captain Marvel, one of the most celebrated serials for both Republic Pictures and of the sound era in general. ... Wacky Races is an animated television series from Hanna-Barbera, about a group of 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies, with each driver hoping to win the title of the Worlds Wackiest Racer. ...

The series was a spin-off from Wacky Races and featured race car driver Penelope Pitstop (voiced by Janet Waldo). She wore a bright pink auto-racing outfit, with red tights and white go-go boots. Pitstop was constantly chased by a villain called the "Hooded Claw", aka Sylvester Sneekly (voiced by an uncredited Paul Lynde), who wanted to get rid of her in order to get her inheritance. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Penelope Pitstop, as seen on The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop is born in August 26, 1987 she 10 sisters & no brothers their sisters names are Portia Pitstop, on The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine, Valerie Brown, on Josie & the Pussycats Brenda Chance, Taffy Dare, Dee... Janet Waldo (born February 4, 1918 in Grandview, Washington) is a former actress and voice artist. ... Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 — January 11, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. ...

Also from the Wacky Races was the Ant Hill Mob, a group of crooks, who, with their brave car, Chugga-Boom, acted as heroes and were constantly rushing to Penelope's rescue. But their attempts to save her almost always ended in disaster for themselves, and Penelope was often left to her own devices. Their friendship with Penelope was non-existent on Wacky Races. On Wacky Races, Clyde (of the Ant Hill Mob) once gave Penelope directions he claimed would get her back to the race, but were actually directions to the La Brea Tar Pits. Why they teamed up as Penelope's friends and guardians is never explained. La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles Countys Miracle Mile District. ...

The Hooded Claw, aided by his pair of identical henchmen, the Bully Brothers (both voiced by Mel Blanc), concocted needlessly Goldbergian plots to kill Penelope (such as a device to drop her from an aircraft, cut her parachute, and then have her drop into a box of wildcats). While the Mob often rescued Penelope, as often as not she needed to rescue the Mob from the unintended effects of their attempts to rescue her. While Penelope was curiously helpless whenever The Hooded Claw grabbed her, once he left her tied up for his fiendish plans to take effect, she was quite resourceful and ingenious, often coming up with spontaneous inventions to escape her peril. Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... A Rube Goldberg machine performs a simple task in a complex way. ...

Penelope was always in a different part of the globe for every peril. Mainly she was in America, but she did go to locations such as Egypt, England, the jungle, Baghdad and the North Pole. These settings were painted by background artist Walter Peregoy. For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). ...

Just like in other spin-off series, like Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines, the Wacky Races series is never mentioned, not by Penelope, nor by the Ant Hill Mob. Plus the Compact Pussycat from Wacky Races is never seen in the series. Instead of that vehicle, Penelope usually drives a green sports car, or any other vehicle that she finds, or even Chugga-Boom. Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for CBS from September 13, 1969 to September 5, 1971. ...

The opening and closing musical theme for the show, was borrowed from one of the themes from "Wacky Races"

The Hooded Claw

The Hooded Claw

The Hooded Claw was the main villain and the alter ego of Sylvester Sneekly, Penelope Pitstop's guardian. In the event of her death, Sneekly stood to inherit Pitstop's fortune. Aided by his henchmen, the Bully Brothers, he tried to kill Penelope so he could get her fortune for himself. She never suspected his intentions, however, because he performed his nefarious deeds only in his costumed persona, The Hooded Claw. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Hooded Claw is referenced in the 1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood song "The Power of Love", which contains the line "I'll protect you from the Hooded Claw...". Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that was extremely popular in the mid 1980s. ... The Power of Love is the title of the third single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in November 1984. ...

The Ant Hill Mob

Penelope was often rescued from peril by the Ant Hill Mob, a group of seven diminutive gangsters with exaggerated personality traits, clearly owing quite a bit to the characters of the Seven Dwarfs in the Walt Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They keep in storage cop costumes just in case. They were: For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 animated feature, the first produced by Walt Disney. ...

• Clyde - the leader, a caricature of Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar; he is often irratated by the mob's slip-ups or when the mob misinterperate his instructions. He was voiced by Paul Winchell.
• Dum Dum - (Ring-A-Ding in Wacky Races) played stupid. He was voiced by Don Messick.
• Pockets - able to bring out useful objects to get the Mob out of trouble, even ones of ridiculous size. He was voiced by Don Messick.
• Snoozy - the dozy one, sleeping through moments of emergency; but despite sleeping on the job, he's always aware of what's going on at the present time; he also somtimes confirms Softy's chime-ins. He was voiced by Don Messick.
• Softy - cries at any possible emotional or stressful moment; whether those moments were happy or sad was irrelevant; he often chimes in mother memories. He was voiced by Paul Winchell.
• Yak Yak - the talkative one, made a kind of 'yuk yuk' laugh, no matter how disastrous the news he was imparting. He was voiced by Mel Blanc.
• Zippy - a fast runner and a fast talker. He was voiced by Don Messick.

The Ant Hill Mob had previously appeared in Wacky Races alongside Penelope Pitstop, although of all seven Mob members, only Clyde kept his Wacky Races name here. The Mob's original Wacky Races car, the Bulletproof Bomb was replaced by "Chugga-Boom" (voiced by Mel Blanc), which was articulate and seemed to have a mind of its own. For the book of comics by Daniel Clowes, see Caricature (Daniel Clowes collection). ... Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg, Yiddish: עמנואל גולדנברג; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was an American stage and film actor of Romanian origin. ... Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin), was an American ventriloquist and voice actor from New York City whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin), was an American ventriloquist and voice actor from New York City whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Wacky Races is an animated television series from Hanna-Barbera, about a group of 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies, with each driver hoping to win the title of the Worlds Wackiest Racer. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ...

Also, in the first sketches of the series, Penelope was supposed to have a younger brother named Johnny Pitstop, who would help the Ant Hill Mob saving her from the clutches of the Hooded Claw. In those same sketches, Dick Dastardly and Muttley were supposed to be Johnny Pitstop's personal bodyguards, using once again their car, The Mean Machine. This was all in the first sketches, and never make out in the final works. Dick Dastardly, as he appeared in Wacky Races. ... Muttley, as seen on Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines Muttley is a Hanna-Barbera animated fictional character created by Iwao Takamoto and originally voiced by Don Messick (who also voiced Scooby-Doo); he is now voiced by Billy West. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of The Perils of Penelope Pitstop episodes

Voices

Other voice artists in the series included Don Messick as some of the Mob (except Clyde and Softy, who were voiced by Paul Winchell, and Yak-Yak, who was voiced by Mel Blanc) and assorted other voices, and Gary Owens as the narrator. Writers included Warner Brothers veteran Michael Maltese. Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin), was an American ventriloquist and voice actor from New York City whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. ... Warner Bros. ... Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 - February 22, 1981) was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York. ...

DVD release

On May 10, 2005, Warner Home Video released the complete series on DVD in R1. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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The Perils of Penelope Pitstop in other languages

• Portuguese: Os Perigos de Penelope Pitstop
• Brazilian Portuguese: Os Apuros de Penelope Charmosa
• Spanish: Los Peligros de Penélope Glamour
• Italian: Le peripezie di Penelope Pitstop
• Polish: Perypetie Penelopy Pitstop
• German: Die Gefahren der Penelope Pitstop

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External links

• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop site
• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop at Don Markstein's Toonopedia