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Headlined by one of the most fetching females in animation, ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'' was one of two animated series spun off from ''[[Wacky Races]]''. Implied to be set between 1911 and 1930, the series was strongly influenced by ''The Perils of Pauline'', a silent movie serial.
 
The heiress Penelope, a classic [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]], was the ward of Sylvester Sneekly. Unknown to her, [[Once an Episode]] Sneekly assumed the identity of the Hooded Claw. With the aid of his identical [[Creepy Twins|twin henchmen]], the Bully Brothers, the Hooded Claw caught Penelope in one [[Death Trap]] after another, in hope of taking over her inheritance. Invariably, the Hooded Claw would explain his trap in detail to Penelope.
 
Although she often escaped the Hooded Claw's traps on her own, Penelope had friends in the Ant Hill Mob, a group of seven little men whose car, Chugaboom, may have been a prototype for [[Speed Buggy]]. The [[Interactive Narrator]] was also on her side, providing advice and encouragement. Frequently, after the Mob rescued Penelope, ''she'' had to rescue ''them'' from an unintended consequence of their heroics.
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* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: The Hooded Claw in "Wild West Peril" after Penelope makes off with his hot air balloon.
{{quote|'''Claw:''' Help! Police!! (''covers his mouth'')...oop...what am I saying?!}}
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Both parodied ''and'' played straight with Penelope.
* [[Dudley Do-Right Stops to Help]]: In one episode, Penelope returned a fallen baby eagle to its nest.
* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: In "North Pole Peril". Only this trope excuses that.