Fantastico(TV program)

This article is about the Italian variety show. For the Brazilian news magazine, seeFantástico.

Fantasticowas an Italian Saturday night variety show broadcast byRai 1from 1979 to 1991, with an interruption in 1980, when it was replaced by the game showScacco Matto.The TV program was linked with the Italian national lottery, and every edition consisted of 13 episodes with the final episode broadcast on 6 January, with the extraction of the winning tickets.

Fantastico
Genre	Variety show
Directed by	Enzo Trapani Luigi Bonori Gino Landi Fuorio Angiolella Sergio Japino Giancarlo Nicotra
Presented by	Loretta Goggi Heather Parisi Beppe Grillo Omelet Claudio Cecchetto Walter Chiari Oriella Dorella Gigi Sabani Romina Power Memo Remigi Corrado Mantoni Raffaella Carrà Renato Zero Gigi Proietti Teresa De Sio Optional Pippo Baudo Eleonora Brigliadori José Luis Moreno Macedonia Lorella Cuccarini Galyn Görg Pompeo & Carlotta Alessandra Martines Il Trio Adriano Celentano Marisa Laurito Massimo Boldi Maurizio Micheli Bruno Gambarotta Anna Oxa Enrico Montesano Massimo Ranieri Giancarlo Magalli Giorgio Faletti Jovanotti Gianfranco D'Angelo Ilaria D'Angelo Milly Carlucci Amii Stewart Fausto Leali Mario Merola
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No.of seasons	13
No.of episodes	180 (+3 specials)
Original release
Network	Rai 1
Release	October 6, 1979(1979-10-06)– January 6, 1998(1998-01-06)

The show was generally different in its structure from one edition to another; the first edition was seen by an average of 23.6 million viewers.During the years the ratings dropped, and after a disappointing edition hosted byRaffaella CarràandJohnny Dorelli(7.8 million viewers) the show was replaced by the variety-quizScommettiamo che?.

An attempt to revive the show was made in 1997, butFantastico Enrico(so titled as a reference to the presenterEnrico Montesano) obtained low ratings and Montesano eventually abandoned the show.

Several opening songs of the show charted, and two of them (Heather Parisi's "Disco Bambina" and "Cicale" ) peaked first at the Italian hit parade.

Editions

#	Year	Presenters
1	1979	Loretta GoggiwithBeppe GrilloandHeather Parisi
2	1981	Walter Chiari,Oriella Dorella,Heather Parisi,Romina Power,Memo Remigi,Gigi SabaniandClaudio Cecchetto
3	1982	CorradoandRaffaella CarràwithGigi SabaniandRenato Zero
4	1983	Gigi ProiettiwithHeather ParisiandTeresa De Sio
5	1984	Pippo BaudowithHeather Parisi,Eleonora BrigliadoriandJosé Luis Moreno
6	1985	Pippo BaudowithLorella Cuccarini,Galyn GörgandBeppe Grillo
7	1986	Pippo BaudowithLorella Cuccarini,Alessandra Martines,the TrioLopez-Marchesini-SolenghiandNino Frassica
8	1987	Adriano CelentanowithMarisa Laurito,Heather Parisi,Massimo BoldiandMaurizio Micheli
9	1988	Enrico MontesanoandAnna Oxa
10	1989	Massimo RanieriwithAnna Oxa,Alessandra Martines,Giancarlo MagalliandAndy Luotto
11	1990	Pippo BaudowithMarisa Laurito,Giorgio FalettiandJovanotti
12	1991	Raffaella CarràandJohnny Dorelli,withGianfranco D'Angelo