Premiering on September 13th, 1969, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop was a spin-off of the very popular cartoon The Wacky Races

But foiling this fiend's foul plots are Penelope's ever-present protectors, the Ant Hill Mob, and their courageous car, Chugga-boom!

(Of course, any similarity between the Ant Hill Mob and the Seven Dwarfs is purely coincidental !)

The show was of course an homage to the silent film
series, "The Perils of Pauline". So much so
in fact, that the series (unlike the Wacky Races)
had a very silent film era look. Everything from cars
to wardrobe looked no later than 1930.

Penelope driving her Compact Pussycat in The Wacky Races	Penelope with her new Perils Make-over

Of course, when you give a star such as Penelope her
own show, such make-overs are not uncommon.
She received a new look and a new car in keeping
with the new silent film era look
(alas, her famed compact pussycat never appeared in the show).

The Hooded Claw's bungling henchmen, the Bully Brothers

TO THE RESCUE!

An odd choice for the gallant protectors of our danger
prone Southern Belle, the Ant Hill Mob members
themselves had some major alterations, new names,
new wardrobe, more distinctive personalities,
and a far more heroic demeanor (well, actually,
they were now more like the Keystone cops), than
their former mobster selves.

Their car was changed from the inanimate
Bullet Proof Bomb to the quite lively
Chugga-boom.

The Ant Hill Mob in the Bullet Proof Bomb from the Wacky Races: Clyde, Danny, Kurby, Mac, Ring-A-Ding, Rug Bug Benny, and Willy	The Mob with new duds and car, Chugga-boom, and new names: Clyde, Dum Dum, Pockets, Snoozy, Softy, Yak Yak, and Zippy

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The Perils of Penelope Pitstop was produced by Hanna-Barbera,
starring the voice talents of Janet Waldo as Penelope Pitstop and
Paul Lynde as Sylvester Sneekly/The Hooded Claw
with Don Messick, Paul Winchell, Mel Blanc
and Gary Owens as the Narrator.

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