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The Fantastic Funnies (1980)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Animation

The Fantastic Funnies (1980)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Animation

Interviews and a behind the scenes look at famous comic strips.

Directors

Lee Mendelson | Rod Daniel (segments: WKRP Howard Hesseman)

Writers

Lee Mendelson (written by) | Dik Browne (comic strip: "Hagar the Horrible") | Jim Davis (comic strip: "Garfield") | Billy DeBeck (comic strip: "Barney Google") & 9 more

Producers

Karen Crommie | Lee Mendelson

Composers

Ed Bogas | Judy Munsen

Cinematographer

David Crommie

Editor

Paul Preuss

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Updated May 15, 1980

Release date

May 15, 1980 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Brad Anderson Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	Marmaduke (2010)
Loni Anderson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Dik Browne Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
Keene Curtis Self Self See fewer	Sliver (1993)
Cathy Guisewite Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	Cathy (1987)
Johnny Hart Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	The Wizard of Id
Howard Hesseman Self Self See fewer	WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Hank Ketcham Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	Dennis the Menace (1993)
Mell Lazarus Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	NBC Special Treat (1975)
John Cullen Murphy Self Self See fewer	Great Books (1993)
Russell Myers Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	Fabulous Funnies (1978)
Patricia Patts Self Self See fewer	She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980)
John Raymond Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	The Fantastic Funnies (1980)
Charles M. Schulz Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	The Peanuts Movie (2015)
Morrie Turner Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	Kid Power (1972)
Mort Walker Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
Dean Young Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist See fewer	The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
Scott Beach Garfield / Hagar the Horrible (voice) (uncredited) Garfield / Hagar the Horrible (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Stand by Me (1986)
June Foray Broom Hilda (voice) (uncredited) Broom Hilda (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Mulan (1998)
Thom Huge Jon Arbuckle (voice) (uncredited) Jon Arbuckle (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Garfield in Paradise (1986)
Michael Mandy Charlie Brown (voice) (uncredited) Charlie Brown (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	It's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981)