The Roman Holidays

Synopsis

The Roman Holidays is a Hanna-Barbera animated television series that was broadcast in 1972 on NBC. It ran for 13 episodes before being cancelled. Very similar in theme to both The Flintstones and The Jetsons, The Roman Holidays brought a look at "modern-day" life in Ancient Rome, around 63 AD, as seen through the eyes of Augustus "Gus" Holiday and his family. The opening showed a chariot traffic jam and a TV showing football on Channel "IV" An Ancient Roman setting was actually one of the ideas that Hanna-Barbera considered as they were working to create The Flintstones.

First Air Date: 1972-09-09

Last Air Date: 1972-12-02

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

Pamelyn Ferdin as Precocia Holiday (voice)
Shirley Mitchell as Laurie Holiday (voice)
Stanley Livingston as Happius Holiday (voice)
Dave Willock as Gus Holiday (voice)
Daws Butler as Brutus the Lion (voice)
Dom DeLuise as Mr. Evictus (voice)
Hal Smith as Mr. Tycoonius (voice)
Harold Peary as Herman (voice)
Janet Waldo as Henrietta (voice)
Judy Strangis as Groovia (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Double Date (1972-09-09)

The Holiday’s landlord, Mr. Evictus, plans to evict them after Brutus, their pet lion, tromps all over his wet cement. But he changes his mind when Hap, their teenage son, mentions the upcoming prom. He offers them a deal to remain: first, get a date for his daughter, Snobia, for the prom and, secondly, she must have a good time.
Ep. 2: The Lion's Share (1972-09-16)

The Holidays search for runaway Brutus.
Ep. 3: Star For A Day (1972-09-23)

Hap Holiday trades places with a rock star.
Ep. 4: Hero Sandwich (1972-09-30)

Gus becomes a hero by accident when he mistakenly catches two of Rome's most wanted criminals.
Ep. 5: The Big Split Up (1972-10-07)

Groovia breaks up with Brutus over a misunderstanding.
Ep. 6: Hectic Holiday (1972-10-14)

A free vacation almost destroys Gus when he signs a contract with a crooked home-swapping service.
Ep. 7: Switch Is Which (1972-10-21)

Laurie disguises herself as Gus to help him with a client.
Ep. 8: That's Show Biz (1972-10-28)

The family decides to go to the circus, and eventually, Gus and Brutus get into the act.
Ep. 9: Double Dilemma (1972-11-04)

Gus must find a way to be in two places at once.
Ep. 10: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Chariot (1972-11-11)

Gus panics when rivals ruin his boss' racing chariot while he has it washed.
Ep. 11: Buried Treasure (1972-11-18)

Gus believes a treasure map leads to a fortune buried under the apartment building.
Ep. 12: Cyrano De Happius (1972-11-25)

A cheerleader falls for Hap.
Ep. 13: Father Of The Year (1972-12-02)

Gus and Mr. Evictus compete for Father Of The Year. If Gus wins Mr. Evictus will kick the Holidays out of their apartment.