ABC · Ended

Around the World in 79 Days

Action, Adventure, Children · 1969

Last aired: S1 E17, Hawaiian Hangup · 1969-12-27

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.