The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Created by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
On CBS
A cheerful, cartoonish rescue-adventure series where a hapless heiress is repeatedly kidnapped by a bumbling villain and saved by her loyal gang of protectors, built entirely on repetition and slapstick humor.
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 produced and released, the last first-run episode airing on January 17, 1970. Repeats aired until September 4, 1971. It is a spin-off of the Wacky Races cartoon, reprising the characters of Penelope Pitstop and the Anthill Mob. This show airs reruns on Cartoon Network classic channel Boomerang.
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