Around the World in 79 Days: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Around the World in 79 Days
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1969-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1969-12-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 53378
• IMDb ID: tt11424874
• TVDB ID: 249985

Cast and credited roles

• Bruce Watson — Phineas "Finny" Fogg Jr.
• Janet Waldo — Jenny Trent
• Don Messick — Hoppy
• Daws Butler — Crumden
• Allan Melvin — Bumbler
• Don Messick — Smirky

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-09-06; final listed air date 1969-12-27; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Around the World in 79 Days on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.