# Help w/ 80's TV special - Comic strips come to life?

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**Created:** [December 1, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-w-80s-tv-special-comic-strips-come-to-life/475187 "2008-12-01T14:48:16Z")\
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Trying to recall a prime time TV special from the 80’s with live action versions of comic strips including Hagar the Horrible and Cathy.

My Google-fu is week this morning and all I can find are animated specials…nothing w/ live action. Anyone?