The Fantastic Funnies

The Fantastic Funnies is a one-hour special on comic strips produced by Bill Meléndez and Lee Mendelson. It first aired on May 15, 1980 on CBS.

The Fantastic Funnies was preceded by a similar special titled The Fabulous Funnies, which originally aired in 1968.

The special features live action segments- with Loni Anderson hosting as well as Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Dik Browne (Hagar the Horrible), Hank Ketcham (Dennis the Menace), Johnny Hart (B.C.), and other comic strip creators interviewed- and animated sequences- showcasing comic strips, among them Peanuts, Hagar the Horrible, B.C., Broom Hilda, Doonesbury, and of course, Little Orphan Annie

both Annie & Warbucks make frequent appearances throughout the program just like in The Fabulous Funnies, however this time around the songs “I Don’t Need Anything but you” & “Tomorrow” are sung both being from the musical Annie