Around the World in 79 Days (1969)
This is a story involving balloonist Phinny Fogg. He and reporter teenagers Jenny and Hoppy set out on a globetrotting adventure to travel around the world in 79 days and beat the original record set by Phinny's father. The trio are in competition for both the record and a £1,000,000 prize against the sinister Crumden. Crumden is aided by his idiotic chauffeur Bumbler and his pet monkey Smirky.
- First Air Date: 1969-09-06
- Last Air Date: 1969-12-27
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 17
- Episode Runtime: 10 min.
- Network: ABC
- Directors: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera.
- Writer: Larz Bourne
