The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969)

Action · Animation · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (2,322 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1969)

6.55 avg 17 episodes 6.4 → 6.6 21 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jungle Jeopardy	6.4	48
2	The Terrible Trolley Trap	6.3	44
3	The Boardwalk Booby Trap	6.4	43
4	Wild West Peril	6.5	37
5	Carnival Calamity	6.6	35
6	The Treacherous Movie Lot Plot	6.8	39
7	Arabian Desert Danger	6.4	36
8	The Diabolical Department Store Danger	6.5	36
9	Hair Raising Harness Race	6.5	39
10	North Pole Peril	6.3	36
11	Tall Timber Treachery	6.6	34
12	Cross Country Double Cross	7.4	39
13	Big Bagdad Danger	6.8	35
14	Bad Fortune in a Chinese Fortune Cookie	6.4	33
15	Big Top Trap	6.5	35
16	Game of Peril	6.4	32
17	London Town Treachery	6.6	36