The Race is On

The Race is On
Network	ABC
Premiere date	September 6, 1969
Run time	6:26
Starring	Daws Butler Allan Melvin Don Messick Janet Waldo Bruce Watson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera Larz Bourne Ed Brandt Tom Dagenais Len Janson Earl Klein Bill Lutz Mike Maltese Chuck Menville Bill Perez Joe Ruby
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
Episode navigation
← Previous	Next →
Title card

"The Race is On" is the first episode of Around the World in 79 Days season one, and came as a segment of the Cattanooga Cats. It aired on September 6, 1969 on ABC. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

The race is on, with Phineas's first destination being in Paris, but Crumden has a sneaky scheme to try and get Phineas locked up at Paris.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Driver	Don Messick
Phineas Fogg, Jr.	Bruce Watson
Hoppy	Don Messick
Jenny Trent	Janet Waldo
Bumbler	Allan Melvin
Executor	Don Messick
Crumden	Daws Butler
Smirky	Don Messick
French policeman	Don Messick

Locations

• Earth
  • England
    • London
      • Big Ben
  • France
    • Paris
      • Eiffel Tower

Objects

• Mona Lisa

Vehicles

• Balloon
• Fierce Arrow

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 6, 1969 on ABC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available yet. 😢