"The Perils of Penelope Pitstop" (1969)Series de televisión 1969-1971

Directors:

Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Writers:

Michael Maltese (writer)
Joe Ruby (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 septiembre 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

The Ant Hill Mob has to protect Penelope Pitstop from a murderous lawyer who is after her inheritance.

Plot Keywords:

Spoof | Attempted Murder

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Saturday Morning Success

Cast

Janet Waldo

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Penelope Pitstop (unknown episodes)

También conocida como:

Peligros de Penélope, Los (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

30 min (17 episodes)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivialidades:

Like its predecessor, "Wacky Races" (1968), the title and content of this show are spoofing a particular film, in this case the old silent movie serials, the most famous example being The Perils of Pauline (1914).

Quotes:

Penelope Pitstop: [on several occasions] He-y-alp!

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Wacky Races" (1968)

Saturday Morning Success

As Fred Silverman shed his CBS Saturday morning lineup of violent cartoons in the late 60s, he struck gold with several successes. They were The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, The Archie Show, Scooby Doo, Where Are You? and one of the few network cartoon spinoffs, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop.

The show was a spoof of movie melodramas of the 20s and 30s and emphasized comedy rather than violence. Two things I really enjoyed about Penelope Pitstop were Paul Lynde's portrayal of the evil Hooded Claw and the outstanding narration of Gary Owens. If you watch the closing credits carefully, you'll notice that in the voices section Paul Lynde doesn't receive any screen credit. Let's not overlook The Ant Hill Mob and their car Chugaboom. They were an intrical part of the storylines as they saved Penelope from The Hooded Claw's evil plans.