Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Adventure
- Joe Ruby
- Ken Spears
by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
- Ray Patterson
- Oscar Dufau
- Carl Urbano
- George Gordon
- Don Messick
- Lennie Weinrib
- Casey Kasem
- Frank Welker
- Heather North Kenney
- Pat Stevens
- Marla Frumkin
- William Hanna
- Joseph Barbera
January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12)[1]
- The Scooby-Doo Show (1976–78)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–82)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo is an American animated television series and the fourth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise.[2] It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC. It premiered on September 22, 1979, and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour animated program. A total of sixteen episodes were produced.[3] It aired internationally on BBC One in the UK from 1981 to 1984.[4] It was the last Hanna-Barbera cartoon series (excluding prime-time specials) to use the studio's laugh track.
Overview
By 1979, the staff at Hanna-Barbera realized that the Scooby-Doo formula was getting worn out, which gave them reason to parody it in a 1979 primetime special, Scooby Goes Hollywood, which was produced and finished before the series aired in September 1979. In addition, ABC began threatening cancellation for the show, as the show's ratings were declining and Fred Silverman, one of the show's biggest backers at ABC, had left for NBC in 1978.[5] ABC was going to choose between two shows: Scooby-Doo or an unnamed pilot from Ruby Spears Enterprises.[6] Therefore, for its 1979–1980 season, Scooby-Doo was given a major overhaul, adding the character of Scooby's nephew Scrappy-Doo, voiced by Lennie Weinrib, and changing the name of the show to Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.[7]
Although still present in these episodes, the characters of Fred, Daphne, and Velma became less essential to the plot, and it became more of a concentrated effort to try and make them relevant, once the new character's presence shed light on it. [8] However, they ultimately were removed by the next season. Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy were the main focus. Marla Frumkin took over Pat Stevens' role as Velma Dinkley towards the end of the season, beginning with episode 12, "The Ghoul, the Bat, and the Ugly". Velma has only one line (off-screen); "Have a good visit." In episode 16, "The Ransom of Scooby Chief," as she, Fred, and Daphne were not in that episode for very long. This episode could even be seen as a backdoor pilot of what was to come the following season. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.
Staff
- Directors: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano, Oscar Dufau, George Gordon
- Story editors: Duane Poole and Thomas Swale
- Story: Doug Booth, Diane Duane, Mark Evanier, Willie Gilbert, Glenn Leopold, Duane Poole, Thomas Swale, David Villaire
Voice cast
- Don Messick as Scooby-Doo
- Lennie Weinrib as Scrappy-Doo
- Casey Kasem as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- Heather North as Daphne Blake
- Frank Welker as Fred Jones
- Pat Stevens (eps. 1–11) and Marla Frumkin (eps. 12–16) as Velma Dinkley
Episodes
No. | Title | Written by [9] | Villain | Identity | Original air date | Prod. code [1] | U.S. households (in millions) |
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1 | "The Scarab Lives!" | Mark Evanier | The Blue Scarab | Howard Gruber | September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22) | 7901 | 4.73[10] |
The gang has to help a cartoonist after his superhero creation "The Blue Scarab", who is Scrappy's hero, comes to life as a supervillain and begins committing crimes all over town while demanding that his creator stops making his comic books. | |||||||
2 | "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" | Glenn I. Leopold | The Night Ghoul of London | Mr. Marino | September 29, 1979 (1979-09-29) | 7903 | 4.04[10] |
The gang is trapped inside a theme park created to be like 19th-century London and soon find themselves under attack by its robot residents while exploring Velma's fantasies, parodying Westworld. | |||||||
3 | "Strange Encounters of a Scooby Kind" | William Gilbert | The Alien | Tessie | October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06) | 7902 | 4.58[11] |
While the gang tries to relax on a camping trip in the mountains, Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy are kidnapped by an alien, and it is up to Fred, Velma and Daphne to save them. The title is similar to that of Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. | |||||||
4 | "The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!" | Diane Duane | The Neon Phantom | Bill Walker | October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) | 7904 | 4.35[11] |
When a being known as the Neon Phantom appears at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and cuts out the electricity, the gang chases him all over the city to find out what he is up to. | |||||||
5 | "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake" | Duane Poole | The Snake Demon | First Mate Defarge | October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20) | 7905 | 4.43[12] |
While on vacation in the Florida Keys and the Caribbean, the gang encounters a menacing Snake Demon after Daphne buys an idol cursed by the demon. | |||||||
6 | "The Scary Sky Skeleton" | David A. Villaire | The Sky Skeleton | Eddie Drake | October 27, 1979 (1979-10-27) | 7906 | 4.43[12] |
When a living skeleton appears and threatens to ruin Daphne's friend Wendy's air show, the gang must solve the mystery and help Wendy. | |||||||
7 | "The Demon of the Dugout" | Thomas B. Swale | The Dragon Beast | Mr. Husai | November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03) | 7907 | 4.27[13] |
The gang goes to Tokyo, Japan for a baseball game involving the American Team vs. the Japanese Team for the Baseball Diamond. During the game, a dragon-like demon appears and the gang must solve the mystery. | |||||||
8 | "The Hairy Scare of the Devil Bear" | Mark Evanier | The Devil Bear | Chuck Hunt | November 10, 1979 (1979-11-10) | 7908 | 4.50[13] |
The gang investigates a myth of a "Devil Bear" haunting Indian caves within the Grand Canyon. | |||||||
9 | "Twenty Thousand Screams Under the Sea" | Glenn I. Leopoldo | The Sea Beast of the Aztecs | Tiger Morris | November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17) | 7909 | 4.04[14] |
10 | "I Left My Neck in San Francisco" | William Gilbert | The Lady Vampire of Cloud Bay | Lefty Callahan (Mrs. Corneil) | November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24) | 7910 | 4.65[14] |
The gang goes to San Francisco, where they encounter the Lady Vampire of the Bay on Alcatraz Island. The vampire strongly resembles Daphne, who sits out most of the investigation with a cold, but she is nowhere to be found when the vampire turns up, leading Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy to think she is a vampire. | |||||||
11 | "When You Wish Upon a Star Creature" | Diane Duane | The Star Creature | Mr. Greenfield | December 1, 1979 (1979-12-01) | 7911 | 4.73[15] |
When Professor Spaulding of Green Hills observatory discovers a new star, it does not take long before the Star Creature comes to frighten everyone off. | |||||||
12 | "The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly" | Thomas B. Swale | The Shadow Creature | Brandon Davies | December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08) | 7912 | 3.82[15] |
The gang attends the Batty Awards Show at Hillside Manor, which is interrupted by a Shadow Creature. | |||||||
13 | "Rocky Mountain Yiiiii!" | Mark Evanier | The Frozen Ghost of Jeremiah Pratt | Will Henry Pratt | December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22)[1] | 7913 | 5.72[16] |
14 | "The Sorcerer's a Menace" | David A. Villaire | The Ghost of the Great Haldane | Morgan the Magician | December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)[1] | 7914 | 5.19[17] |
At a magic show in a fancy hotel on Atlantic City's boardwalk, the ghost of the magician's former teacher appears and causes a valuable black pearl to disappear. The gang has to find out why. | |||||||
15 | "Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!" | Duane Poole | The Minotaur | Nick Papas | January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05)[1] | 7915 | 4.58[18] |
16 | "The Ransom of Scooby Chief" | Glenn I. Leopold | Carl and Tony | N/A | January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12)[1] | 7916 | 5.42[18] |
The gang arrives in New York City and drops off Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy to look around Scrappy's old neighborhood. After Scooby and Shaggy are kidnapped for ransom, it is up to Scrappy and his puppy friends to save them. |
Home media
A complete series set was released on April 28, 2015.[19]
DVD Name | Release Date | Episode(s) Included |
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1 | April 28, 2015[19] | All episodes |
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World | May 15, 2012[20] |
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Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills | October 16, 2012[21] | "Rocky Mountain Yiiiiii!" |
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot! | September 24, 2013[22] | "The Scary Sky Skeleton" |
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field Of Screams | May 13, 2014 | "The Demon of the Dugout" |
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Surf's Up Scooby-Doo | May 5, 2015 | "Twenty Thousand Screams Under The Sea" |
References
- ^ a b c d e f From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo"]". United States Copyright Office.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 249=253. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 534–538. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ "BBC PROGRAMME INDEX". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "The network kept threatening to cancel it every year or two, so every season they had to add a new element to the show to keep it fresh." – Mark Evanier, one of the writers for the animated Scooby Doo series. Retrieved from The Scooby Story on October 6, 2006.
- ^ "Radio Rashy Episode 170 – Son of Evenings with Evanier!! | Radio Rashy".
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 723–724. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "A Podcast Named Scooby-Doo! - 017| Interview with Duane Poole (Part Two) on Stitcher". A Podcast Named Scooby-Doo.
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- ^ "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1979-09 Second.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1979-10 First.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. August 22, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1979-10 Second.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1979-11 First.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1979-11 Second.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1979-12 First.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "1979-12 Second.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "FWH-1979-12.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "1980-01 First.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. January 16, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - Press Release for 'The Complete Season 1' of the 1979 Show". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ "Scooby's All-Stars - '13 Spooky Tales Around The World' Draws From 6 Scooby Shows". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ Lambert, David (June 21, 2012). "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - '13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills' 2-DVD Set". Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ Lambert, David (2013). "The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries - '13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot!' DVDs with More Classic Episodes". Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
External links
- Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo on The Big Cartoon DataBase
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- episodes (1969–70; 1978)
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
- episodes (1972–73)
- The Scooby-Doo Show
- episodes (1976–78)
- Laff-A-Lympics (1977–78)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–82)
- The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–84)
- The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
- episodes (1988–1991)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?
- episodes (2002–06)
- Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006–08)
- Mystery Incorporated
- episodes (2010–13)
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015–18)
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019–2021)
- Velma (2023–present)
programming blocks
- The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–77)
- Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics/Scooby's All-Stars (1977–78)
- The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–81)
- The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982)
- Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–85)
- Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86)
and specials
- Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
- Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979)
- Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
- Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994)
- The Scooby-Doo Project (1999)
- Night of the Living Doo (2001)
- Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays (2012)
- Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015)
- Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror (2015)
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (2021)
animated films
- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
- Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000)
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (2004)
- Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005)
- Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005)
- Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
- Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009)
- Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010)
- Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010)
- Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011)
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012)
- Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
- Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
- Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (2014)
- Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015)
- Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015)
- Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016)
- Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)
- Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
- Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (2017)
- Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)
- Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019)
- Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
- Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
- Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021)
- Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)
- Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! (2023)
Theatrical |
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TV movies | |
Direct-to-video |
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- Scoob! (2020)
- Scoob! Holiday Haunt (unreleased)
- Scooby-Doo (1986)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1991)
- Scooby-Doo Mystery (1995)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom (1999)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Adventures (2000)
- Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers (2000)
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
- Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights (2002)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem (2004)
- Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (2005)
- Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? (2006)
- Scooby-Doo! First Frights (2009)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp (2010)
- Lego Dimensions (2015)
- MultiVersus (2022)
- The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)
- Scooby's Ghoster Coaster (1998)
- Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion (2001)
- Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster (2002)
- Scooby Apocalypse (2016–19)
- Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection (1998)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- "Don't Wanna Think About You" (2004)
- Scoob! (2020)
- "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery" (1999)
- "Shaggy Busted" (2002)
- "One Hundred" (2010)
- Saturday Morning Mystery (2012)
- "Saturday Morning Fun Pit" (2013)
- The Demon Road Trilogy (2016)
- Meddling Kids (2017)
- Lost Mysteries
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