Around the World in 79 Days

Around the World in 79 Days (1969)

EndedAnimation showAction, Adventure, Children

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. 

Network
Scheduleevery Saturday (10 min)

Last Episode

Hawaiian Hangup
Season 1Episode 1710 min

Hawaiian Hangup

Dec 27, 1969

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E17Hawaiian HangupDec 27, 1969
S01E16The Fiji WeegeesDec 20, 1969
S01E15Troubles in DutchDec 13, 1969
S01E14Border DisorderDec 6, 1969
S01E13Egyptian JinxNov 29, 1969
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Cast

Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson

voices Phineas "Finny" Fogg Jr.
Daws Butler

Daws Butler

voices Crumden
Don Messick

Don Messick

voices Hoppy, Smirky
Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo

voices Jenny Trent
Allan Melvin

Allan Melvin

voices Bumbler
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Characters

Phineas

Phineas "Finny" Fogg Jr.

voiced by Bruce Watson
Crumden

Crumden

voiced by Daws Butler
Hoppy

Hoppy

voiced by Don Messick
Smirky

Smirky

voiced by Don Messick
Jenny Trent

Jenny Trent

voiced by Janet Waldo
Bumbler

Bumbler

voiced by Allan Melvin
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