Penelope Pitstop Also in the background helping her out of her perils are the minuscule Ant Hill Mob and trusty old classic car Chuggaboom (which is actually based on another team from "Wacky Races"). In the series, Penelope's car is called the "Compact Pussycat". Bearing the numeral 5 on the sides, it is a pink racecar, with front bumpers that look like a pair of red lips with lipstick on them. It has an umbrella on the top and is equipped with an assortment of beauty supplies, making it essentially a beauty parlor on wheels. Penelope Pitstop Penelope Pitstop is a fictional
Wacky Races (1968 TV series) – was released on Boomerang's SVOD service in 2017. It also aired on the Boomerang channel in June 2017. "Wacky Races" was also seen in the "South Park" episode Handicar. Various video games based on the series have been produced. Later in 2007, another game called "" for the PlayStation 2 was released by Blast Entertainment on June 12. A new video game for the Wii and Nintendo DS consoles titled "" was released on June 27, 2008. This game was developed by Eidos. A three-disc DVD release of the complete series was made available in Japan on August 10,