When was penelope pitstop made

But their attempts to save her were only half effective. The Mob's reason for being Penelope's friends and guardians is never explained, although the narrator mentions that they were her "benefactors. The Hooded Claw voiced by Paul Lynde , aided by his pair of near identical henchmen who always speak in unison, 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 usually became resourceful and ingenious, sometimes coming up with spontaneous and creative methodologies to escape her peril.

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. 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.

One reference to the earlier Wacky Races series in this series was in the origin episode "Jungle Jeopardy. My arch enemy, The Hooded Claw! Dick Dastardly? It should be noted this is the only time that the character of Dum Dum is shown in this series with an angry face, same as his Wacky Races version Ring-A-Ding.

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 save 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 made it to the final work. It has an umbrella on the top and is equipped with an assortment of beauty supplies, making it essentially a beauty parlor on wheels. Penelope Pitstop facts for kids Kids Encyclopedia Facts.

Quick facts for kids. All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles including the article images and facts can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:. One of Hanna-Barbera's better comedies. It was a good parody of cliffhangers that were popular during the early 20th century. Penelope herself had feminist overtones. The Ant Hill Mob were supposed to be her saviors, yet they usually botched their rescue attempts and Penelope would save herself from her predicaments.

The animators humorously displayed her femininity by having her run like a ballet dancer. Lynde was almost as much a creative asset to the studio as was Mel Blanc.

Art fans should appreciate the mixture of expressionism and impressionism in the cartoon's backgrounds. Adults enjoyed this show as much as kids. Details Edit. Release date September 13, United States. United States. Hanna-Barbera Productions. Technical specs Edit. Community Showcase More. Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account.

Penelope: You fiend!