The Coronation of Bakaar

The Coronation of Bakaar
Premiere date	November 16, 1968
Run time	9:41
Starring	Jay North John Stephenson Frank Gerstle Shari Lewis Henry Corden Don Messick Van Gor
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"The Coronation of Bakaar" is the eleventh episode of Arabian Knights season one, and came as a segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It aired on November 16, 1968 on NBC. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Van Gor steals the Crown of Araby for Bakaar, which will cement his rule over Baghdad.

Memorable quotes

Van Gor: It is written in the stars, Turhan. You breathe your last.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Van Gor	Paul Frees
Bakaar	John Stephenson
Bez	Henry Corden
Princess Nida	Shari Lewis
Prince Turhan	Jay North
Raseem	Frank Gerstle
Fariik	John Stephenson
Zazuum	Don Messick

Organizations

• Arabian Knights

Locations

• Earth
  • Iraq
    • Baghdad

Objects

• Crown of Araby
• Flying carpets

Vehicles

• Bakaar's ships

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 16, 1968 on NBC

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.