The Perils of Penelope Pitstop is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969. The show ran for one season with a total of 17 half-hour episodes, the last first-run episode airing on January 17, 1970. Repeats aired on CBS until September 4, 1971; and in syndication as "Fun World of Hanna-Barbera" from 1976 to 1982. It is a spin-off of "Wacky Races", reprising the characters of Penelope Pitstop and the Ant Hill Mob.