The Roman Holidays

6.5
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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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The Roman Holidays (Theme Song)

Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 1972

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1. Double Date

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.

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2. The Lion's Share

The Holidays search for runaway Brutus.

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3. Star For A Day

Hap Holiday trades places with a rock star.

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4. Hero Sandwich

Gus becomes a hero by accident when he mistakenly catches two of Rome's most wanted criminals.

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5. The Big Split Up

Groovia breaks up with Brutus over a misunderstanding.

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6. Hectic Holiday

A free vacation almost destroys Gus when he signs a contract with a crooked home-swapping service.

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7. Switch Is Which

Laurie disguises herself as Gus to help him with a client.

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8. That's Show Biz

The family decides to go to the circus, and eventually, Gus and Brutus get into the act.

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9. Double Dilemma

Gus must find a way to be in two places at once.

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10. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Chariot

Gus panics when rivals ruin his boss' racing chariot while he has it washed.

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11. Buried Treasure

Gus believes a treasure map leads to a fortune buried under the apartment building.

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12. Cyrano De Happius

A cheerleader falls for Hap.

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13. Father Of The Year

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

Cast

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Pamelyn Ferdin

Precocia Holiday (voice)

Photo of Shirley Mitchell

Shirley Mitchell

Laurie Holiday (voice)

Photo of Stanley Livingston

Stanley Livingston

Happius Holiday (voice)

Photo of Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Gus Holiday (voice)

Photo of Daws Butler

Daws Butler

Brutus the Lion (voice)

Photo of Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Mr. Evictus (voice)

Photo of Hal Smith

Hal Smith

Mr. Tycoonius (voice)

Photo of Harold Peary

Harold Peary

Herman (voice)

Photo of Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo

Henrietta (voice)

Photo of Judy Strangis

Judy Strangis

Groovia (voice)

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