The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show

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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera Arena Show
Genre	Television special Variety
Written by	Bob Ogle Harry Crane
Directed by
Presented by	Michael Landon
Voices of	Sammy Davis Jr. Henry Corden Casey Kasem Allen Melvin Don Messick Janet Waldo Arnold Stang
Music by
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer
Producer
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Worldvision Enterprises
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	June 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[]

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 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.

Voices[]

Sammy Davis Jr. as The Cheshire Cat
Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
Casey Kasem as Shaggy
Allan Melvin as Magilla Gorilla
Don Messick as Boo-Boo Bear, Muttley, Scooby-Doo
Janet Waldo as Judy Jetson
Arnold Stang as Top Cat

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