Hägar the Horrible

For the character himself, see Hägar.

Hägar the Horrible
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Network	CBS
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions King Features Entertainment
Distributor	Taft Broadcasting
Release date	November 1, 1989
Run time	23:40
Starring	Peter Cullen Lainie Kazan Josh Rodine Lydia Cornell Jeff Doucette Donny Most Frank Welker
Executive producer(s):	William Hanna Joseph Barbera Bruce L. Paisner
Producer(s)	Charles Grosvenor Jeff Segal Stephen Wells Douglas Wyman
Music composed by	Sven Libaek Paul Bisch
Screenplay by	Douglas Wyman
Storyboard artists	Charles Grosvenor
Voice director(s)	Hank Saroyan
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Hägar the Horrible is an American animated Viking-period television special based on the comic strip of the same name by Dik Browne. It aired on November 1, 1989 on CBS. The special was a joint production between Hanna-Barbera Productions and King Features Entertainment. It was written by Douglas Wyman, and voice directed by Hank Saroyan.

Hägar returns home after a two-year voyage to find his children going against Viking tradition.

Detailed summary

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Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Frank Welker
Hägar	Peter Cullen
Leif Erikson
Helga	Lainie Kazan
Hamlet	Josh Rodine
Honi	Lydia Cornell
Snert	Unavailable
Olaf	Hank Saroyan
Lucky Eddie	Jeff Doucette
Lute	Donny Most
Principal	Frank Welker
Sven	Frank Welker
Lars	Unavailable
Erik	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • Rome
  • Norway
    • Hägar's residence
    • Viking Academy
    • Brunhilde's
  • England (mentioned)
• The Moon

Objects

• Aesop's Fables

Vehicles

• Hägar's boat

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1989.

Music

The music was composed by Sven Libaek, with additional music supplied by Paul Bisch. The director of music supervision was Joanne Miller.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 1, 1989 on CBS

Behind the scenes

• Snert wasn't identified by name.
• Peter Cullen and Laine Kazan are identified as playing their characters, unlike the other actors.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States: