The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

TV Series
1969–1971
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Hand-Drawn Animation Action Animation Crime Drama Family Romance

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

Creators
- Joseph Barbera
- William Hanna
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Creators
- Joseph Barbera
- William Hanna
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Comedy actor Paul Lynde, best known for his appearances on The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965) was uncredited as the voice of Sylvester Sneekly/The Hooded Claw.

Quotes
[From "Jungle Jeopardy", when the Hooded Claw eventually captures Penelope]
Sylvester Sneekly: Welcome, Penelope.
Penelope Pitstop: Oh, it's you, my archenemy, The Hooded Claw.
Sylvester Sneekly: Who did you expect - Dick Dastardly?

Connections
Featured in A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989)

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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.