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
The Man in Room 17 Spindoe (Ray McAnally), who eventually ended up behind bars thanks, unknown to Spindoe, to psychological pressure from Oldenshaw. The Spindoe character was to return in his own series, "Spindoe" in 1968, which charted his attempts to regain his criminal empire after release from prison. An episode of The Man in Room 17 - the series 2 opener 'How to Rob Bank - And Get Away with it' was released on DVD in 2007 as a bonus feature for the complete series box set of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The episode featured a guest role for R&H(D) star Mike Pratt. A