Shazzan (TV series)


 * For the titular character, see Shazzan. For the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode, see Shazzan (episode).

Shazzan is an American animated supernatural action/adventure TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1967 to 1968, airing 18 episodes.

Off the coast of Maine, Chuck and Nancy discover two halves of an ancient ring inside a mysterious chest. When putting them together they are transported to the "fabled land of the Arabian Nights" where they meet the omnipotent genie, Shazzan, who can grant them any wishes, except for sending them back home. He can only perform that request once they return the ring to its rightful owner.

The same year the series premiered, there was a crossover in the Space Ghost episode "The Final Encounter."

More recently, Shazzan guest-starred in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and Jellystone!, both wildly different takes on the character.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Cast

 * Barney Phillips as Shazzan
 * Jerry Dexter as Chuck
 * Janet Waldo as Nancy
 * Don Messick as Kaboobie

Credits
These identical credits appeared at the end of every episode.


 * Produced and Directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
 * Associate Producer: Lewis A. Marshall
 * Story: Sloan Nibley, Walter Black, William Lutz
 * Story Supervision: Tom Dagenais
 * Voices: Barney Phillips, Don Messick, Janet Waldo, Jerry Dexter
 * Musical Director: Ted Nichols
 * Production Supervisor: Howard Hanson
 * Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
 * Assistant Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
 * Character Design: Alex Toth
 * Layouts: Homer Jonas, Burt Freund, Mo Gollub, Walt Clinton
 * Animation: Hugh Fraser, Hicks Lokey, Joan Orbison, Bernard Posner, Carlo Vinci, Bob Carr, S.C. Onaitis
 * Technical Supervision: Frank Paiker
 * Backgrounds: Fernando Arce, Sheila Brown, Sandra Loughry, Phil Lewis, Patricia Frye
 * Camera: Dick Blundell, John Aardal, Roy Wade, John Pratt
 * Supervising Film Editor: Warner Leighton
 * Film Editing: Larry Cowan, Dan Finnerty, Tony Milch
 * Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty