Shazzan

Shazzan

1967
Shazzan
Shazzan

Shazzan

6.4 | en | Animation

Shazzan is an American animated television series, created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1967 for CBS. The series follows the adventures of two teenage siblings, Chuck and Nancy, traveling around a mystical Arabian world, mounted on Kaboobie the flying camel. During their journey they face several dangers, but they are always helped by Shazzan, a genie with magical powers out of this world. Shazzan is not to be confused with Shazam!, the 1970s comic book/television revival of Golden Age super hero Captain Marvel, created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker.

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EP36  Mysterio, the Mini-Magi
Jan. 20,1968
Mysterio, the Mini-Magi

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EP35  The Mirage Maker
Jan. 20,1968
The Mirage Maker

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EP34  Kahn of the North Wind
Jan. 13,1968
Kahn of the North Wind

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EP33  Raschid, the Apprentice Sorcerer
Jan. 13,1968
Raschid, the Apprentice Sorcerer

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EP32  Quest for the Magic Lamp
Jan. 06,1968
Quest for the Magic Lamp

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EP31  Nastrina of the Flames
Jan. 06,1968
Nastrina of the Flames

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EP30  The Magical Kingdom of Centuria
Dec. 30,1967
The Magical Kingdom of Centuria

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EP29  The Maze of Mercuraad
Dec. 30,1967
The Maze of Mercuraad

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EP28  A Pound of Evil Magic
Jan. 01,0001
A Pound of Evil Magic

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EP27  The Impossible Quest of Nazir
Dec. 16,1967
The Impossible Quest of Nazir

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EP26  Baharum the Befuddled
Dec. 02,1967
Baharum the Befuddled

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EP25  The Circus of Zahran
Dec. 02,1967
The Circus of Zahran

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EP24  A 1,001 Tricks
Nov. 25,1967
A 1,001 Tricks

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EP23  The Three Horsemen of Mandragora
Nov. 25,1967
The Three Horsemen of Mandragora

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EP22  The Land of Neverwas
Nov. 18,1967
The Land of Neverwas

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EP21  The Idol of Turaba
Nov. 18,1967
The Idol of Turaba

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EP20  The Diamond of El Raphir
Nov. 11,1967
The Diamond of El Raphir

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EP19  Lord of the Shadows
Nov. 11,1967
Lord of the Shadows

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EP18  The Keys of the Zodiac
Nov. 04,1967
The Keys of the Zodiac

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EP17  The Flaming Ruby
Nov. 04,1967
The Flaming Ruby

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EP16  Sorceress of the Mist
Oct. 28,1967
Sorceress of the Mist

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EP15  The Forest of Fear
Oct. 28,1967
The Forest of Fear

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EP14  The Sky Pirates of Basheena
Oct. 21,1967
The Sky Pirates of Basheena

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EP13  The Young Rajah of Kamura
Oct. 21,1967
The Young Rajah of Kamura

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EP12  City of the Tombs
Oct. 14,1967
City of the Tombs

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EP11  Demon in the Bottle Returns
Oct. 14,1967
Demon in the Bottle Returns

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EP10  The Master Wizard of Mizma
Oct. 07,1967
The Master Wizard of Mizma

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EP9  The Evil Jester of Masira
Oct. 07,1967
The Evil Jester of Masira

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EP8  City of Brass
Sep. 30,1967
City of Brass

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EP7  Ring of Samarra
Sep. 30,1967
Ring of Samarra

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EP6  Demon in the Bottle
Sep. 23,1967
Demon in the Bottle

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EP5  The Underground World
Sep. 23,1967
The Underground World

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EP4  The Black Sultan
Sep. 16,1967
The Black Sultan

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EP3  Valley of the Giants
Sep. 16,1967
Valley of the Giants

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EP2  Master of the Thieves
Sep. 09,1967
Master of the Thieves

The Master of Thieves, who wields a magic whip that can change people into whatever his whims desire, has a servant go out to bring him treasure to add to his collection. The servant, Joseph, decides to steal Kaboobie, Chuck and Nancy’s flying camel, given to them by Shazzan. He follows them and, during a magic show, sees Chuck brag about taking the magician down a peg. He tries the Cloak of Invisibility, but the magician outwits him. So then he gets Nancy to press their rings together to call Shazzan. When Joseph sees this, he decides the rings will be a greater prize for his master.

EP1  The Living Island
Sep. 09,1967
The Living Island

Kaboobie gets tired while flying Chuck and Nancy and they stop at the nearest island without caution, even though Shazzan had recently warned them to beware The Hunter, who, of course, happens to live on the island. When they get there, they are captured and The Hunter informs them that all who come to The Living Island become his quarry, before making them so.

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6.4 | en | Animation , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 1967-09-09 | Released Producted By: Hanna-Barbera Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Shazzan is an American animated television series, created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1967 for CBS. The series follows the adventures of two teenage siblings, Chuck and Nancy, traveling around a mystical Arabian world, mounted on Kaboobie the flying camel. During their journey they face several dangers, but they are always helped by Shazzan, a genie with magical powers out of this world. Shazzan is not to be confused with Shazam!, the 1970s comic book/television revival of Golden Age super hero Captain Marvel, created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker.

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Janet Waldo , Jerry Dexter , Barney Phillips

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bard-32 Chuck and Nancy, (no last names,) found a mysterious ring in a chest, "Inside a cave, off the coast of Maine." The introduction tells us that "when joined, the two halves form the word Shazzan, and they are magically sent back to the fabled land of the Arabian Nights..." There, they meet their genie, Shazzan, who'll serve them when called upon but he can't return them home until they return the ring to its rightful owner. Shazzan also presents them with a magical flying camel named Kabubbi. The title of this review's an example of one of the cries for help Chuck and Nancy always made to Shazzan.I used to watch it when I was little, and then again, when it was on in syndication back in the early 1980s. The cartoon was very loosely based on the Arabian Nights. One episode had Aladdin, and even the African Magician, (named Jaffar in the Disney movie,) but I digress. Anyway, Chuck and Nancy were always getting into trouble, and had to bailed out by Shazzan. Good show. Too bad it wasn't longer.
Carycomic That's what CBS called its 1967-68 Saturday morning line-up, featuring THE HERCULOIDS; MOBY DICK AND THE MIGHTY MIGHTOR; and--last, but not least--SHAZZAN. And, as far as this baby-boomer is concerned, those cartoons lived up to their advertising.Having grown up on live-action fantasy swashbucklers, like "the Thief of Baghdad" (starring Sabu), switching my devotion to an animated version was no problem. No matter how formidable the evil magician-of-the-week might be, Shazzan would almost always laugh in his or her face. Literally! The one exception was the time when Nancy was temporarily disintegrated by an Arabian Nights version of Captain Hook.Man! Did he look p.o.'d when he demanded her return.There were, however, two episodes I considered even more exciting. One involved a wizard who controlled giant hawks made out of glass. The other involved a necromancer with the power to create levitating zombies! Both had dubbed-in scream effects that I found very loud (and very scary), back then.H-B could never do a remake nowadays, of course. You'd have the ACLU complaining about unfair, Arab-bashing stereotypes. You'd have religious ultra-conservatives complaining about the glorification of pagan superstitions. And, you'd probably even have celebrity animal-rights advocates, like Kim Basinger, complaining about the cruel and inhumane exploitation of flying camels! To which I say: long live nostalgia!
btdroflet38 I am (still) a big fan of the sixties Hanna-Barbera super-hero cycle which started in 1966 and ended ignominiously with the "Super Friends" around 1973. However, Shazzan was among the best of them. It had action, excitement, imaginative music scoring (also incorporated into 1968's "Arabian Knights" cartoon and i imagine the music originator must have been in overdrive by the sheer dramatics he was able to instill within the action sequences and final showdown between the jolly brown giant and his motley crew of adversaries.But i digress....it seems that Jerry Dexter and Janet Waldo had worked together on other cartoon shows for H-B and for Filmation (notably "Josie and the Pussycats")so their chemistry must have worked in well.Alas, there will never be anything to top the nostalgic 60's. Today's generation of kids are being swamped with rock-band screeching and that, is not what i would like to remember from the team of Hanna-Barbera.Brian T.
bcolquho I, too, find this show a guilty pleasure. Shazzan is what Robin Williams' genie in the Disney version of Aladdin, aspires to be, and it's a good show. A classic of '60s animation. It begins with an announcer intoning "Inside a cave off the coast of Maine..." It's the story of Chuck and Nancy. They're a brother and sister. They find a mysterious ring in a chest. The ring is in two halves. When joined, it forms the word "Shazzan." Shazzan's a genie complete with mohawk, goatee, and Mr. Clean earring. They can't be returned home by Shazzan until they deliver the ring to its rightful owner.