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 aired

1969-09-06

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Kids

Seasons

1 (17 episodes)

Status

Ended

Directed / written by

William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Larz Bourne

TMDB rating

5.5/10 from 2 votes