tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post1857137048618341798..comments2024-03-25T17:18:56.205-04:00Comments on Saturday Morning Archives: Family Toons: The Roman Holidays (1972)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-65548128659320171432011-11-13T21:43:51.062-05:002011-11-13T21:43:51.062-05:00Consider also that it tried to be an amalgam of bo...Consider also that it tried to be an amalgam of both the Jetsons & the Flintstones, but the fact that it failed to catch on suggests that the concept was dying on the vine.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-41564934534685364372011-08-07T15:13:20.140-04:002011-08-07T15:13:20.140-04:00I never could enjoy this toon, it constantly reeke...I never could enjoy this toon, it constantly reeked of retread.<br /><br />It was said that when the original concept for HB's first prime time animated series was being discussed there were three different settings considered for their sitcom: the first was a prehistoric setting, the second a Pilgrims at Plymouth setting, the third was an ancient Roman setting. We all know which setting got the go ahead back in 1960.<br /><br />HB seemed to be grasping at straws and decided to resurrect their Roman setting for The Roman Holidays and the jokes seemed to have been recycled as well. The laught track didn't help either.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com