Loosely based upon the novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, this was an adventure segment involving balloonist Phineas "Finny" Fogg Jr. is conceived as the great-great grandson from America of the main character Phileas Fogg in the novel. He and reporter teenagers Jenny Trent and Hoppy set out on a globetrotting adventure to travel around the world in 79 days and beat the original record set by Finny's father. The trio are in competition for both the record and a £1,000,000 prize against the sinister Crumden, who supposedly was the butler of the original Phineas. Crumden is aided by his idiotic chauffeur Bumbler and his pet monkey Smirky. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: No Rating | |
Released: | September 6, 1969 | |
Runtime: | 10 min | |
Genres: | Action Adventure Children | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | ABC Hanna-Barbera Productions | |
Cast: | Daws Butler Don Messick Janet Waldo Allan Melvin Bruce Watson | |
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