The Roman Holidays
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| The Roman Holidays | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Original release | September 9—December 2, 1972 |
| Starring | Dave Willock Shirley Mitchell Stan Livingston Pam Ferdin Daws Butler Dom DeLuise |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Art Scott |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Jack Mendelsohn David Ketchum Michael Shelly William Raynor Miles Wilder Barry Blitzer |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
The Roman Holidays is an American animated sitcom TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1972, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season.
In the Roman times of A.D. 63 lives the Holiday family, who have a lion as a pet. It it this lion that constantly risks the Holidays from getting evicted their apartment.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Title | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Double Date" | 1x01 | September 9, 1972 |
| "The Lion's Share" | 1x02 | September 16, 1972 |
| "Star for a Day" | 1x03 | September 23, 1972 |
| "Hero-Sandwiched" | 1x04 | September 30, 1972 |
| "The Big Split-Up" | 1x05 | October 7, 1972 |
| "Hectic Holiday" | 1x06 | October 14, 1972 |
| "Swich is Witch?" | 1x07 | October 21, 1972 |
| "That's Show Biz" | 1x08 | October 28, 1972 |
| "Double Dilemma" | 1x09 | November 4, 1972 |
| "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Chariot Wash" | 1x10 | November 11, 1972 |
| "Buried Treasure" | 1x11 | November 18, 1972 |
| "Cyrano De Happius" | 1x12 | November 25, 1972 |
| "Father of the Year" | 1x13 | December 2, 1972 |
Cast
- Dave Willock as Gus Holiday
- Shirley Mitchell as Laurie Holiday
- Stan Livingston as Happius Holiday
- Pam Ferdin as Precocia Holiday
- Daws Butler as Brutus
- Dom DeLuise as Mr. Evictus
