Penelope Pitstop

Penelope Pitstop
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Ant Hill Mob
Sibling(s)	One twin sister, Pandora Pitstop, in Wacky Races
Marital status	Wife to Peter Perfect in Wacky Races Forever
Children	One son, Parker Perfect, in Wacky Races Forever One daughter, Piper Perfect, in Wacky Races Forever
First appearance	WR: "See-Saw to Arkansas" (1968)
Played by	Janet Waldo (1968–2000) Karyra Nicole Arias (2001) Kath Soucie (2006) Nicole Parker (2017–19)
File:Penelope in TPOPP.png The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
File:PPGT Penelope Pitstop.png Penelope Pitstop GT
Wacky Races Forever
File:Penelope in WR 2017.png Wacky Races (2017 TV series)

Penelope Pitstop is of the Southern belle archetype who competes in the Wacky Races in the Wacky Races animated TV series. Her voice was originated by Janet Waldo.

In the races, Penelope drives the Compact Pussycat, designated 5.

Character description

In Wacky Races, Penelope Pitstop has a 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 gloves, pink skirt with red pants underneath and white high-heel boots.

In The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Penelope's eyes resemble those of Daphne Blake, and despite having white sclerae, she wears red lipstick. Her helmet is replaced by a magenta pilot helmet with matching white goggles. She now 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 high-heel boots, her gloves are now white.

In the online short Penelope Pitstop GT, the character received a radical makeover. She wears a sleek, pink racing outfit with shoulder pads and a white neckline. She has pink heart tattoo on her cheek, earrings at one side, and a sci-fi inspired racing helmet. Penelope's personality also took on a new angle, as she is depicted as a dependable action heroine, but still retains signs of her feminine charm.

In the unsold Wacky Races Forever pilot, Penelope is married to Peter Perfect and has two kids, Parker and Piper. She appears via hologram at Piper's car having a conversation on the latter's brother. Though seen without her helmet and goggles, her outfit is reminiscent to the one she had in the original series, but with white gloves and highlights.

In the 2017 Wacky Races reboot, her original appearance was updated once again. Her jacket was given extra detail, which include the purple "W"s on her sleeves. Her helmet does not include the goggles, but has a big pink heart etched on front. Additionally, her outfit has stripes in the helmet, torso, and leg areas.

Appearances

TV series

• Wacky Races (1968)
• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
• Yogi's Treasure Hunt
  • 2.5 "Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters"
  • 2.9 "Goodbye, Mr. Chump" (no lines)
• Wacky Races (2017)

Movies

• SCOOB!

Shorts

• Web Premiere Toons
  • Penelope Pitstop GT
• Wacky Races Forever
• "Everyone" (no lines)

Comics

• Wacky Races
• Hanna-Barbera Presents
  • #2A "Madcap Manhattan Motoring"
  • #2B "Trekking to Tanzania"
  • #7A "Desert Victory"
  • #7B "The Jaded Japanese Jaunt!"
• Cartoon Network Presents
  • #7A "Drag Racing"
  • #11A "Fair Play"
  • #11B "Penelope's Perplexity"
  • #15A "Drive and Driveability"
  • #15B "Media Madness"
• Wacky Raceland
• Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
  • #41 "Perils Before Swine"

Books

• The Official Guide: Penelope Pitstop

Video games

• Wacky Races: The Video Game

Biography

Pitstop by Penelope

A billboard advertised a perfume called Pitstop with Penelope referred to as the creator. Later, when Muttley broke Dick Dastardly out of jail, he had pictures of the Wacky Racers all over the wall that he had apparently drawn himself, which included Penelope in the Compact Pussycat.

Development

Penelope Pitstop was the only female driver on Wacky Races. She drove car #5: the Compact Pussycat, which was essentially a beauty salon on wheels. Iwao Takamoto said in an interview that he and Jerry Eisenberg created her as an afterthought, as Joseph Barbera had suggested that a woman be included in the Wacky Races cast.

In popular culture

• Penelope makes a cameo in the 2020 reboot of the Animaniacs episode called "Suffragette City".
• She was also among the WB characters to appear in "Space Jam: A New Legacy" watching the basketball game. She watches while sitting in her Compact Pussycat.

Gallery

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