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The Challenge
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Premiere date	October 19, 1968
Starring	Jay North; John Stephenson; Frank Gerstle; Shari Lewis; Henry Corden; Don Messick
Director(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
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This article is about the Arabian Knights episode. For other TV series with episodes sharing that name, see The Challenge.

"The Challenge" is the seventh episode of Arabian Knights season one, and came as a segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It aired on October 19, 1968 on NBC. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

To lure out Raseem, Bakaar organizes a contest to see who is the strongest of Baghdad.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bakaar	John Stephenson
Bez	Henry Corden
Raseem	Frank Gerstle
Fariik	John Stephenson
Princess Nida	Shari Lewis
Prince Turhan	Jay North
Zazuum	Don Messick
Ala Ali	Unavailable
Bakaar's champion	Unavailable

Organizations

Arabian Knights

Locations

Earth
- Iraq
  - Baghdad
  - Caves of Doom
  - Bakaar's encampment

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 19, 1968 on NBC

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- September 21, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Banana Splits: Complete Season 1 on DVD.

References

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-:''This article is about the ''[[Arabian Knights (segments)|Arabian Knights]]'' segments. For the ''[[Devlin]]'' episode, see [[The Challenge (Devlin)]].''
+:''This article is about the ''[[Arabian Knights (segments)|Arabian Knights]]'' episode. For other TV series with episodes sharing that name, see [[The Challenge]].''
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-'''"The Challenge"''' is the seventh episode of ''[[Arabian Knights (segments)|Arabian Knights]]'' season one, and came as part of ''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]''. It aired on October 19, 1968 on [[NBC]].
+'''"The Challenge"''' is the seventh episode of ''[[Arabian Knights (segments)|Arabian Knights]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]''. It aired on [[October 19]], [[1968]] on [[NBC]]. It was produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
+To lure out Raseem, Bakaar organizes a contest to see who is the strongest of Baghdad.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bakaar]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Stephenson]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bez]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Henry Corden]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Raseem]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Gerstle]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fariik]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Princess Nida]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Shari Lewis]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Prince Turhan]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jay North]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Zazuum]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ala Ali]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bakaar's champion
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Organizations==
-* [[Arabian Knights]]
+* [[Arabian Knights (team)|Arabian Knights]]
 ==Locations==
-* [[Iraq]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**
+** [[Iraq]]
+*** [[Baghdad]]
+*** [[Caves of Doom]]
+*** Bakaar's encampment
 ==Objects==
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 *
+==Production==
+===Development===
+===Filming===
 ==Music==
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* [[United States]]: October 19, 1968 on NBC
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
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 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
+** [[September 21]], [[2009]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Banana Splits: Complete Season 1]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:1968]]
+[[Category:Arabian Knights (segments)]]
 [[Category:Arabian Knights episodes]]
+[[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
+[[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:NBC]]