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

Story and premise

This is the animated version of the Jules Verne classsic. Englishman Phileas Fogg wished to marry his fiance' Belinda Maze, neice of aristocrat Lord Maze. Maze will not consent to the marriage unless Fogg proves himself worthy of Belinda's hand. The challenge: Go around the world in 80 days(which was impossible to do in 1872). Lord Maze also wagers 25,000 pounds Fogg will not succeed. Fogg accepts the challenge and the bet. To make sure he wins the bet; Maze hired the detective Mr. Fix to sabotage Fogg's task. With his friend Jean Passepartout; the duo set out on their journey with Fix following right along. Each episode Fogg and Passepartout attempts to reach their goal(and teaches the audience about the destination they are at this week), including stopping Mr. Fix's devious plans before the allotted time.

Series details

• Title: Around the World in Eighty Days
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1972-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-09-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 40010
• IMDb ID: tt0364783
• TVDB ID: 73888

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-09; final listed air date 1972-11-11; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-01; final listed air date 1973-09-01; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Around the World in Eighty 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.