Wacky Races (2017 TV series) Wacky Races (2017 TV series) Wacky Races is an American children's animated television series created by Rebecca Himot and Tramm Wigzell. It is a reboot/remake of the 1968 Hanna-Barbera animated series "Wacky Races". The show debuted in 2017 on Boomerang's video-on-demand service in the United States. "Wacky Races" was picked up for a second season. It is possible a third season will likely happen in 2019. The series features the return of characters from the original "Wacky Races" program, including Dick Dastardly, Muttley, Penelope Pitstop, Peter Perfect, and the Gruesome Twosome. Several new characters were introduced as well, including I.Q.
Penelope Pussycat "Fifi". In the 1959 short, "Really Scent", she was referred to as "Fabrette". Confusingly, her mother was named "Fifi" in that short. In a model sheet from the early 1990s, she was referred to simply as "Le Cat". She remained without an official name for many years, until the 1995 release of "Carrotblanca" (a parody of "Casablanca"). Her name was then canonized as "Penelope Pussycat", as many advertisements for the short credited her as "Penelope Pussycat in her first speaking role". Penelope Pussycat Penelope Pussycat is an animated cartoon character, featured in the Warner Bros. classic "Looney Tunes" animated shorts