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Oddly, tho, when they did a show that was expected to be based on another, it wasn't. The Perils of Penelope Pitstop was a direct spin-off of the previous year's Wacky Races, but the basic idea, i.e., wacky races, wasn't repeated. Instead, Penelope's precursors went all the way back to the beginning of motion pictures, and beyond. Her show was a send-up of the old silent movie serials, which in turn were based on the plays popular in 18th and 19th century music halls, centering around lovely young heroines menaced by sneering, gloating villains. There was none of that in her original venue, where, during the 1968-69 Saturday morning TV season, she was one of several oddball racecar drivers, driving oddball racecars. Penelope was characterized as a girly-girl, very feminine in stereotyped ways — flirty, concerned with her make-up, that sort of stuff. She had a cute Southern accent, provided by voice actress Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, Josie). Penelope Pitstop (Picture 3). Penelope Pitstop cartoon images gallery 3. Penelope Pitstop cartoon pictures collection 3. She wore a pink leather driving outfit, with pink-rimmed goggles and a pink helmet. Even her car, The Compact Pussycat (no relation), tho equipped with devices James Bond (tenuous relation) would be proud to use, was given broadly feminine characteristics. Wacky Races had a large cast, possibly too large to manage in a half-hour show. Only Penelope and the villain, Dick Dastardly, really stood out, so they both got their own shows while the one they came from went out of production after a single season. The Perils of Penelope Pitstop debuted on CBS, on September 13, 1969. In this show, Penelope was an heiress, and her legal guardian, Sylvester Sneekly, was constantly plotting to steal her fortune — which he couldn't do as long as she was alive. She never suspected his intentions, however, because he performed his nefarious deeds (which included placing her in death traps worthy of Rube Goldberg) only in his costumed persona, The Hooded Claw. The situation was reminiscent of Gold Key Comics' Pauline Peril, who also had a supposed benefactor secretly trying to kill her, but that's how it is with Hanna-Barbera. Penelope Pitstop (Picture 3). Penelope Pitstop cartoon images gallery 3. Penelope Pitstop cartoon pictures collection 3.
Penelope Pitstop cartoon images gallery 3. Penelope Pitstop cartoon pictures collection 3.
Oddly, tho, when they did a show that was expected to be based on another, it wasn't. The Perils of Penelope Pitstop was a direct spin-off of the previous year's Wacky Races, but the basic idea, i.e., wacky races, wasn't repeated. Instead, Penelope's precursors went all the way back to the beginning of motion pictures, and beyond. Her show was a send-up of the old silent movie serials, which in turn were based on the plays popular in 18th and 19th century music halls, centering around lovely young heroines menaced by sneering, gloating villains. There was none of that in her original venue, where, during the 1968-69 Saturday morning TV season, she was one of several oddball racecar drivers, driving oddball racecars. Penelope was characterized as a girly-girl, very feminine in stereotyped ways — flirty, concerned with her make-up, that sort of stuff. She had a cute Southern accent, provided by voice actress Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, Josie). Penelope Pitstop (Picture 3). Penelope Pitstop cartoon images gallery 3. Penelope Pitstop cartoon pictures collection 3. She wore a pink leather driving outfit, with pink-rimmed goggles and a pink helmet. Even her car, The Compact Pussycat (no relation), tho equipped with devices James Bond (tenuous relation) would be proud to use, was given broadly feminine characteristics. Wacky Races had a large cast, possibly too large to manage in a half-hour show. Only Penelope and the villain, Dick Dastardly, really stood out, so they both got their own shows while the one they came from went out of production after a single season. The Perils of Penelope Pitstop debuted on CBS, on September 13, 1969. In this show, Penelope was an heiress, and her legal guardian, Sylvester Sneekly, was constantly plotting to steal her fortune — which he couldn't do as long as she was alive. She never suspected his intentions, however, because he performed his nefarious deeds (which included placing her in death traps worthy of Rube Goldberg) only in his costumed persona, The Hooded Claw. The situation was reminiscent of Gold Key Comics' Pauline Peril, who also had a supposed benefactor secretly trying to kill her, but that's how it is with Hanna-Barbera. Penelope Pitstop (Picture 3). Penelope Pitstop cartoon images gallery 3. Penelope Pitstop cartoon pictures collection 3.
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