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.
Seasons & Episode
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 stay—if they get a date for his daughter, Snobia, for the prom and she has a good time.
Happy (who had a cold) invites Groovius to catch ""The Davey Cassius Show"". Happy doesn't think he's that hot, but Groovius, Brutus & Precosia like that Roman idol. Agustus comes home telling the family that he's got tickets for the upcoming Davey Cassius concert! The family goes to the stadium for the concert, but Happy decides to pass on going to the concert since he still has a cold. He & Brutus were heading back to the chariot until some girls screamed & chased him all over the arena. They duck into a dressing room to find that Davey Cassius looks exactly like Happy Holiday (without the black wig). Davey tells his manager that he's going on a vacation & wants Happy to cover for him. The manager thought it's a great idea until Happy told him he couldn't sing. So @ the concert, the manager plays a phonograph of Davey's singing while Happy pulls a Milli Vanilli, faking the performance. Davey is spotted by the family (who think he's Happy) & has him come home with them. Davey prete
Percosia takes up playing the drum, which drives the family crazy. Gus decides to head over to the bowling alley for some peace & quiet. At the bowling alley, his co-workers are impressed that he's a great bowler. Mr. Tycoonius wants him on the company bowling team for the big tournament Saturday night. However, Percosia has a musical recital that same night as the bowling tournament. So Gus tries to attend both functions, with Happy & Brutus carrying him back & forth to both events, while Mr. Evictus chases them along the way!
Gus and Mr. Evictus compete for Father Of The Year. If Gus wins Mr. Evictus will kick the Holidays out of their apartment.
Watch Trailer
Similar titles
