Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | |
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Based on | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears |
Developed by | Mark Evanier |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Producer | Don Jurwich |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
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Network | ABC |
Release | September 22, 1979 – January 12, 1980 [1] |
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo is an American animated television series, and the fourth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, [2] produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC. It premiered on September 22, 1979, and ran for one season as a half-hour animated program. A total of sixteen episodes were produced. [3] It aired internationally on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1984. [4] It was the last Hanna-Barbera cartoon series (excluding prime-time specials) to use the studio's laugh track.
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.
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 | 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 | 7903 | 4.04 [10] |
3 | "Strange Encounters of a Scooby Kind" | William Gilbert | The Alien | Tessie | October 6, 1979 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7907 | 4.27 [13] |
The gang goes to Tokyo 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 | 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 | 7909 | 4.04 [14] |
The gang tries to solve the mystery of a Sea Beast that is haunting the Mexican coastal town of Acapulco. | |||||||
10 | "I Left My Neck in San Francisco" | William Gilbert | The Lady Vampire of Cloud Bay | Lefty Callahan (Mrs. Corneil) | November 24, 1979 | 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 | 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 | 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 [1] | 7913 | 5.72 [16] |
The gang goes to the snowy mountains of Colorado for a skiing vacation, where they meet the ghost of a pioneer who wants to find his caravan and his pot of gold. | |||||||
14 | "The Sorcerer's a Menace" | David A. Villaire | The Ghost of the Great Haldane | Morgan the Magician | December 29, 1979 [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 [1] | 7915 | 4.58 [18] |
While in Greece, the gang discovers that a Minotaur is scaring everyone off and they set out to find him. | |||||||
16 | "The Ransom of Scooby Chief" | Glenn I. Leopold | Carl and Tony | N/A | January 12, 1980 [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. |
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" |
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