Loosely based upon the novel Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, this was an adventure series involving balloonist Phileas Fogg, Jr. (the son of the main character Phileas Fogg in the novel) and teenagers Jenny and Happy, who set out on a globetrotting adventure to sail around the world in 79 days and beat Phileas Sr.'s record. The trio are in competition for both the record and a US$1,000,000 prize against the sinister Crumden.