Directed by Keith Mackenzie Music by Molly Ann Leikin Original language(s) English Network NBC Language English | Starring Michael Landon Country of origin United States First episode date 25 June 1981 Written by Bob Ogle | |
Voices of Sammy Davis, Jr.
Henry Corden
Allen Melvin
Don Messick
Janet Waldo
Arnold Stang Voices Sammy Davis Jr., Henry Corden, Allan Melvin, Don Messick, Janet Waldo, Arnold Stang Genres Television special, Variety show Similar Hanna‑Barbera's All‑Star Comedy I, Hanna‑Barbera's 50th: A Yabba D, Casper's First Christmas | ||
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.
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The special, hosted by Michael Landon and his family, was broadcast from Perth Entertainment Center in Perth, Australia and featured costumed Hanna-Barbera characters such as Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby-Doo and Top Cat on roller stakes.
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.