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Penelope Pitstop

Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the 1968 Hanna-Barbera animated series Wacky Races and the spin-off The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and was voiced by Janet Waldo. She also appeared in the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races.

Penelope Pitstop
Wacky Races character
First appearance"See-Saw To Arkansas" (1968)
Created byIwao Takamoto
Jerry Eisenberg
Joseph Barbera
Portrayed byJanet Waldo (1968–2016)
Marilyn Schreffler (1985)
Nicole Parker (2017–2019)
Kath Soucie (2020-present)
In-universe information
NicknamePretty Penny
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale

Background

Penelope "Penny" Pitstop is an attractive southern belle, and the only female racer in the original Wacky Races lineup, driving a pink feminine car known as The Compact Pussycat which has personal grooming facilities that would sometimes backfire on other racers, such as shampoo foam hitting their faces. She always has time to relax and worry about her looks, because her car is like a beauty parlor. Penelope Pitstop also has a habit of holding her arm out in the breeze to dry newly applied nail polish, which the others mistake for a turn signal (this habit once sent the Roaring Plenty into a cactus).

Peter Perfect had a crush on her, a feeling that was returned, and always tried to help her; in "Dash to Delaware", they almost end up married. In the 2007 TV short Wacky Races Forever it is revealed that she had two children with Peter Perfect.[1]

Unlike other drivers, Penelope rarely was targeted by the other racers (except Dick Dastardly of course), as it seems they also liked and tried to help her as Peter did. Penny was always thankful for their assistance and was perhaps the most peaceful racer on the track, though she twice gave the Creepy Coupe's dragon and serpent a good bashing with her umbrella. In the 2017 version, she eventually shows martial arts skills.

Penelope also had her own cartoon series, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, which also featured her rescuers the Ant Hill Mob. Her sworn enemy is the Hooded Claw (who is the secret identity of her own guardian, Sylvester Sneekly). Although she is blind to the fact her guardian is her nemesis in disguise, she is very smart and often manages to get herself out of trouble before her true guardians the Ant Hill Mob can get to her in time.

In Wacky Races, Penelope has long blond hair in a full fringe. She wears a purple racer helmet with goggles. She also wears a dark pink rider jacket with a purple turtleneck and purple job gloves, pink skirt with red pants underneath and white boots.

In The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Penelope's eyes resemble those of Daphne Blake, and despite having white sclerae, she wears red lipstick. She wears a slight alteration to her Wacky Races wardrobe. Her helmet is replaced by a magenta pilot helmet with matching white goggles. She wears a hot pink long-sleeved jacket with a matching belt and long magenta scarf, which is hanging loose on the right side. Even though she still wears her red pants and white boots from Wacky Races, her job gloves are now white.

In the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races she also has a sister, Pandora Pitstop.

Relatives

  • Peter Perfect: Penelope's husband from the reboot. Voiced by Diedrich Bader.
  • Pandora and Petunia Pitstop: Penelope's twin sister and mother, respectively, from the reboot. Voiced by Nicole Parker.
  • Parker and Piper Perfect: Peter and Penelope's children from Wacky Races Forever.
  • Johnny Pitstop: Penelope's younger brother from the reboot.

Penelope Pitstop in popular culture

  • The character is mentioned in the Type O Negative song "How Could She?".
  • The character is mentioned in the Jurassic 5 song "The Influence".
  • A range of Penelope Pitstop graphic shirts have been released in Singapore under Zara Kids.
  • Big Daddy Kane mentions her name in his 1993 song "Niggaz Never Learn".
  • "Penelope Pitstop" is the name of a Breakbot song.
  • Crash Bandicoot character Pasadena O'Possum is based on Penelope.
  • Penelope Pitstop is parodied in the South Park episode "Handicar" as part of its Wacky Races parody.
  • A Penelope Pitstop doll is the User in a racing game in the episode "Firewall", in the CGI cartoon ReBoot.
  • In Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon, two girls cosplay as Penelope Pitstop at a Hanna-Barbera convention.
  • Akira the Don mentions her by name in his 2005 single "Clones".
  • The name “Penelope Pitstop” is regularly referenced by Jim Cornette on his podcast. It is specifically used by Cornette as a derogatory nickname for pro-wrestler Penelope Ford.
  • The character is frequently mentioned by Tim Key, Alex Horne and Mark Watson in their YouTube series No More Jockeys.[2] Key in particular has lost several matches as a result of unsuccessfully playing Penelope Pitstop as his nomination.
  • Penelope Pitstop is one of the drivers that appear in final standings of the races in the 80's racing game Pitstop II.
  • In the Loud House episode "Driving Miss Hazy", Leni's driving outfit resembles Penelope's, only teal.
  • Penelope was among the WB characters to appear in Space Jam: A New Legacy watching the basketball game. She watches while sitting in her Compact Pussycat.
  • Penelope will appear in Jellystone!

See also

References

  1. ^ Wacky Races Forever, IMDb
  2. ^ Wiggins, Tom (2021-01-22). "No More Jockeys: How a Lo-Fi Lockdown Game Took YouTube by Storm". Esquire (UK Edition). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  1. ^ Iwao Takamoto (interviewee) (2004). Wacky Races (DVD). Los Angeles: Warner Home Video.

External links

  • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop at IMDb
  • Y&R - Peugeot 208 - Wacky Races on YouTube

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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article March 2022 Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the 1968 Hanna Barbera animated series Wacky Races and the spin off The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and was voiced by Janet Waldo She also appeared in the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races Penelope PitstopWacky Races characterFirst appearance See Saw To Arkansas 1968 Created byIwao TakamotoJerry EisenbergJoseph BarberaPortrayed byJanet Waldo 1968 2016 Marilyn Schreffler 1985 Nicole Parker 2017 2019 Kath Soucie 2020 present In universe informationNicknamePretty PennySpeciesHumanGenderFemale Contents 1 Background 2 Relatives 3 Penelope Pitstop in popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditPenelope Penny Pitstop is an attractive southern belle and the only female racer in the original Wacky Races lineup driving a pink feminine car known as The Compact Pussycat which has personal grooming facilities that would sometimes backfire on other racers such as shampoo foam hitting their faces She always has time to relax and worry about her looks because her car is like a beauty parlor Penelope Pitstop also has a habit of holding her arm out in the breeze to dry newly applied nail polish which the others mistake for a turn signal this habit once sent the Roaring Plenty into a cactus Peter Perfect had a crush on her a feeling that was returned and always tried to help her in Dash to Delaware they almost end up married In the 2007 TV short Wacky Races Forever it is revealed that she had two children with Peter Perfect 1 Unlike other drivers Penelope rarely was targeted by the other racers except Dick Dastardly of course as it seems they also liked and tried to help her as Peter did Penny was always thankful for their assistance and was perhaps the most peaceful racer on the track though she twice gave the Creepy Coupe s dragon and serpent a good bashing with her umbrella In the 2017 version she eventually shows martial arts skills Penelope also had her own cartoon series The Perils of Penelope Pitstop which also featured her rescuers the Ant Hill Mob Her sworn enemy is the Hooded Claw who is the secret identity of her own guardian Sylvester Sneekly Although she is blind to the fact her guardian is her nemesis in disguise she is very smart and often manages to get herself out of trouble before her true guardians the Ant Hill Mob can get to her in time In Wacky Races Penelope has long blond hair in a full fringe She wears a purple racer helmet with goggles She also wears a dark pink rider jacket with a purple turtleneck and purple job gloves pink skirt with red pants underneath and white boots In The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Penelope s eyes resemble those of Daphne Blake and despite having white sclerae she wears red lipstick She wears a slight alteration to her Wacky Races wardrobe Her helmet is replaced by a magenta pilot helmet with matching white goggles She wears a hot pink long sleeved jacket with a matching belt and long magenta scarf which is hanging loose on the right side Even though she still wears her red pants and white boots from Wacky Races her job gloves are now white In the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races she also has a sister Pandora Pitstop Relatives EditPeter Perfect Penelope s husband from the reboot Voiced by Diedrich Bader Pandora and Petunia Pitstop Penelope s twin sister and mother respectively from the reboot Voiced by Nicole Parker Parker and Piper Perfect Peter and Penelope s children from Wacky Races Forever Johnny Pitstop Penelope s younger brother from the reboot Penelope Pitstop in popular culture EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The character is mentioned in the Type O Negative song How Could She The character is mentioned in the Jurassic 5 song The Influence A range of Penelope Pitstop graphic shirts have been released in Singapore under Zara Kids Big Daddy Kane mentions her name in his 1993 song Niggaz Never Learn Penelope Pitstop is the name of a Breakbot song Crash Bandicoot character Pasadena O Possum is based on Penelope Penelope Pitstop is parodied in the South Park episode Handicar as part of its Wacky Races parody A Penelope Pitstop doll is the User in a racing game in the episode Firewall in the CGI cartoon ReBoot In Scooby Doo Mask of the Blue Falcon two girls cosplay as Penelope Pitstop at a Hanna Barbera convention Akira the Don mentions her by name in his 2005 single Clones The name Penelope Pitstop is regularly referenced by Jim Cornette on his podcast It is specifically used by Cornette as a derogatory nickname for pro wrestler Penelope Ford The character is frequently mentioned by Tim Key Alex Horne and Mark Watson in their YouTube series No More Jockeys 2 Key in particular has lost several matches as a result of unsuccessfully playing Penelope Pitstop as his nomination Penelope Pitstop is one of the drivers that appear in final standings of the races in the 80 s racing game Pitstop II In the Loud House episode Driving Miss Hazy Leni s driving outfit resembles Penelope s only teal Penelope was among the WB characters to appear in Space Jam A New Legacy watching the basketball game She watches while sitting in her Compact Pussycat Penelope will appear in Jellystone See also EditList of Hanna Barbera characters List of works produced by Hanna Barbera Productions Roger Ramjet Tom SlickReferences Edit Wacky Races Forever IMDb Wiggins Tom 2021 01 22 No More Jockeys How a Lo Fi Lockdown Game Took YouTube by Storm Esquire UK Edition Retrieved 2021 04 11 Iwao Takamoto interviewee 2004 Wacky Races DVD Los Angeles Warner Home Video External links EditThe Perils of Penelope Pitstop at IMDb Y amp R Peugeot 208 Wacky Races on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penelope Pitstop amp oldid 1128811468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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