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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

Rod Daniel (segment "WKRP Howard Hesseman") | Lee Mendelson

Writers

Lee Mendelson (written by) | Brad Anderson (comic strip: "Marmaduke") | Dik Browne (comic strip: "Hagar the Horrible") | Jim Davis (comic strip: "Garfield") & 13 more

Producers

Karen Crommie (producer) | Lee Mendelson (producer)

Composers

Ed Bogas | Judy Munsen

Cinematographer

David Crommie (director of photography)

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
22 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	Who Do You Think Should Belong to the Club? (1977)
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 Self - Garfield / Self - Hagar the Horrible (voice) (uncredited) Self - Garfield / Self - Hagar the Horrible (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Stand by Me (1986)
June Foray Self - Broom Hilda (voice) (uncredited) Self - Broom Hilda (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Mulan (1998)
Thom Huge Self - Jon Arbuckle (voice) (uncredited) Self - Jon Arbuckle (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Garfield in Paradise (1986)
Michael Mandy Self - Charlie Brown (voice) (uncredited) Self - Charlie Brown (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	It's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981)
Clarence Nash Self - Garfield (screeching) (uncredited) Self - Garfield (screeching) (uncredited) See fewer	The Three Caballeros (1944)