Wacky Races (1968 TV series) The series is sometimes mistakenly known as "Stop the Pigeon", after the show's working title and theme song. Both series ran for two seasons. In 2006, the pilot for a spin-off series titled "Wacky Races Forever" was produced for Cartoon Network. The series depicted a roster of both new and returning racers competing against each other. Penelope Pitstop and Peter Perfect had married and created Perfect Industries, the corporate sponsor of the new Wacky Races, whereas their children Parker and Piper competed in the race. Other characters included the Slag Brothers, Professor Pat Pending, a teenage version of the Gruesome
Josie and the Pussycats (TV series) 1968-69 television season, the first "Archie"-based Saturday morning cartoon, "The Archie Show," was a huge success, not only in the ratings on CBS, but also on the Billboard charts: The Archies' song "Sugar, Sugar" hit the #1 spot on the Billboard charts in September 1969, becoming the number one song of the year. Animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions wanted to duplicate the success their competitors Filmation were having with "The Archie Show". After a failed attempt at developing a teenage-music-band show of their own called "Mysteries Five" (which eventually became "Scooby-Doo, Where are You!"), they decided to go to the source