The Roman Holidays (1972)
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.
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Episode 1 - Double Date
Release Date: 1972-09-09The 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.
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Episode 2 - The Lion's Share
Release Date: 1972-09-16The Holidays search for runaway Brutus.
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Episode 3 - Star For A Day
Release Date: 1972-09-23Hap Holiday trades places with a rock star.
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Episode 4 - Hero Sandwich
Release Date: 1972-09-30Gus becomes a hero by accident when he mistakenly catches two of Rome's most wanted criminals.
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Episode 5 - The Big Split Up
Release Date: 1972-10-07Groovia breaks up with Brutus over a misunderstanding.
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Episode 6 - Hectic Holiday
Release Date: 1972-10-14A free vacation almost destroys Gus when he signs a contract with a crooked home-swapping service.
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Episode 7 - Switch Is Which
Release Date: 1972-10-21Laurie disguises herself as Gus to help him with a client.
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Episode 8 - That's Show Biz
Release Date: 1972-10-28The family decides to go to the circus, and eventually, Gus and Brutus get into the act.
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Episode 9 - Double Dilemma
Release Date: 1972-11-04Gus must find a way to be in two places at once.
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Episode 10 - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Chariot
Release Date: 1972-11-11Gus panics when rivals ruin his boss' racing chariot while he has it washed.
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Episode 11 - Buried Treasure
Release Date: 1972-11-18Gus believes a treasure map leads to a fortune buried under the apartment building.
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Episode 12 - Cyrano De Happius
Release Date: 1972-11-25A cheerleader falls for Hap.
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Episode 13 - Father Of The Year
Release Date: 1972-12-02Gus and Mr. Evictus compete for Father Of The Year. If Gus wins Mr. Evictus will kick the Holidays out of their apartment.