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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show

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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show
GenreTelevision special
Variety
Written byBob Ogle
Harry Crane
Directed byKeith Mackenzie
Presented byMichael Landon
Voices ofSammy Davis Jr.
Henry Corden
Casey Kasem
Allen Melvin
Don Messick
Janet Waldo
Arnold Stang
Music byMolly Ann Leikin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerThomas W. Sarnoff
ProducerGeorge M. Cahan
Running time90 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJune 25, 1981 (1981-06-25)

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show is a 1981 live-action/animated variety television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which premiered on NBC on June 25, 1981.

Overview

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The special, hosted by guest Michael Landon and his family, was broadcast from Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia and featured costumed Hanna-Barbera characters such as Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby-Doo and Top Cat on roller skates.

The show tells the story of the search for Dino, The Flintstones's pet dinosaur; in between segments, highlights include a huge volcano spewing red-hot disco dancers, life-size dancing billiard balls and dominoes, a 32-foot-long dancing skeleton, a phantom ghost ship and a spectacular three-ring circus.

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