Wacky Races (1968 TV series) third placings are given by the narrator, and we sometimes saw some or all of the other cars cross the finish line). The show never indicated a particular scoring system or way to determine who won the Wacky Races as a whole. The cumulative totals for first, second, and third-place finishes for each contestant are presented below: Penelope Pitstop and the Ant Hill Mob were spun off into another cartoon series in 1969 titled "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop". In the same year, Dick Dastardly and Muttley were given a spin-off series titled "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines".
The Americans (1961 TV series) A tie-in novel called "The Americans", written by Donald Honig, was released in paperback by Popular Library publishers in 1961. First-run episodes of the series aired January 23, 1961, through May 15, 1961; repeats aired from May 22 through September 11, 1961. The Americans (1961 TV series) The Americans is a 17-episode American drama television series that aired on NBC from January to May 1961. Set during the American Civil War, the series focuses on two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict. Guest stars included Lee Marvin, Jack Elam, Brian Keith, Kathleen Crowley and Robert Redford, among many