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Home > Illustrations > Presentation board for "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop" television cartoon

Presentation board for “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop” television cartoon

By Iwao Takamoto | Created: 1969

Presentation board for “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop” television cartoon
Medium
  • Mixed media
Support
  • Paper
Illustration Size
  • 27 x 20 in.
Collection
  • Warner Bros. Archives

©Warner Bros.

The character of Penelope Pitstop was created because of the absence of any females in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Wacky Races, which debuted in 1968. Her character was popular enough to warrant a spin-off one year later in The Perils of Penelope Pitstop. This series is set in the 1920s and is patterned after the “damsel in distress” motif. The diminutive Ant Hill Gang (also from Wacky Races) assists Penelope, who is pursued by the villainous Hooded Claw, voiced by character actor Paul Lynde playing against type.

Genres
  • Moving Image
  • Animation
  • Concept Art
Global Perspectives
  • North America
  • Asia
Related Time Periods
  • The Decade 1960-1970 The Decade 1960-1970

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