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