Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
(1979–1980)
Genre Comedy
Mystery
Adventure
Created by Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Developed by Mark Evanier
Directed by Ray Patterson
Oscar Dufau
Carl Urbano
George Gordan
Voices of Don Messick
Lennie Weinrib
Casey Kasem
Frank Welker
Heather North Kenney
Pat Stevens
Marla Frumkin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Don Jurwich
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor

Taft Broadcasting (original)

Worldvision Enterprises (syndication through 1992))
Turner Program Services (1992-1998)
Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1998-current)
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980
Chronology
Preceded by The Scooby-Doo Show (1976–1978)
Followed by Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–1982)

The original thirty-minute version of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo constitutes the fourth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 22, 1979 and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program. A total of sixteen episodes were produced. 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 prime time special, Scooby Goes Hollywood. In addition, ABC began threatening cancellation for the show, whose ratings were in decline.[1] 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.

Although still present in these episodes, the characters of Fred, Daphne, and Velma became less essential to the plot, and 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 does not speak in episode 16, "The Ransom of Scooby Chief" as she, Fred, and Daphne weren't seen much in that episode. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.

Voice cast

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 16 September 22, 1979 January 5, 1980

Episodes

Nº Episode title Villain Identity Original air date
1"The Scarab Lives!"The Blue ScarabHoward GrugerSeptember 22, 1979
The gang has to help a cartoonist after his superhero creation "The Blue Scarab" comes to life.
2"The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld"The Night Ghoul of LondonMr. MarinoSeptember 29, 1979
The gang is trapped inside a theme park created to be like 19th-century England. The plot and title are similar to that of Westworld.
3"Strange Encounters of a Scooby Kind"The AlienTessieOctober 6, 1979
Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy are kidnapped by an alien, and it's up to Fred, Velma and Daphne to save them. The title is a take-off of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
4"The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!"The Neon PhantomBill WalkerOctober 13, 1979
When the Neon Phantom appears at the Hollywood Bowl and cuts out the electricity, the gang chases him to find out what he's up to.
5"Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake"The Snake DemonFirst Mate DefargeOctober 20, 1979
The gang, on vacation in the Florida Keys, encounters the Snake Demon. By mistake, Daphne buys an idol cursed by the Snake Demon, so the demon comes after her.
6"The Scary Sky Skeleton"The Sky SkeletonEddie DrakeOctober 27, 1979
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"The Dragon BeastMr. HusaiNovember 3, 1979
The gang is in Japan for a baseball game involving the American Team vs. the Japanese Team for the Baseball Diamond. During the game, a demon appears and the gang must solve the mystery.
8"The Hairy Scare of the Devil Bear"The Devil BearChuck HuntNovember 10, 1979
The gang investigates a myth of a "devil bear" haunting Indian caves within the Grand Canyon.
9"Twenty Thousand Screams Under the Sea"The Sea Beast of the AztecsTiger MorrisNovember 17, 1979
The gang try to solve the mystery of a Sea Beast that's haunting Acapulco. The title is a take-off of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
10"I Left My Neck in San Francisco"The Lady Vampire of the BayLefty Callahan (Mrs. Corneil)November 24, 1979
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"The Star CreatureMr. GreenfieldDecember 1, 1979
When Professor Spaulding, of Green Hills observatory, discovers a new star, it doesn't take long before the Star Creature comes to frighten everyone off.
12"The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly"The Shadow CreatureBrandon DaviesDecember 8, 1979
The gang attend the Batty Awards Show, but it is interrupted by a Shadow Creature.
13"Rocky Mountain Yiiiii!"The Frozen Ghost of Jeremiah PrattWill Henry PrattDecember 15, 1979
The gang goes to Denver, Colorado for a skiing vacation where they meet the ghost of Jeremiah Pratt, who wants to find his caravan and his pot of gold.
14"The Sorcerer's a Menace"The Ghost of the Great HaldaneMorgan the MagicianDecember 22, 1979
While attending a magic show at a fancy hotel on Atlantic City's boardwalk, the ghost of the magician's former teacher appears. He makes a very valuable black pearl disappear, and the gang is out to find why.
15"Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!"The MinotaurNick PapasDecember 29, 1979
While in Greece, the gang discovers that the Minotaur is scaring everyone off and they go find him.
16"The Ransom of Scooby Chief"The Kidnapping CrooksCarl and TonyJanuary 5, 1980
The gang arrives at 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's up to Scrappy and his puppy friends to save them. The title is a take-off of "The Ransom of Red Chief."

Home media releases

A complete series set was released on April 28, 2015.[2]

DVD Name Release Date Episode(s) Included
Scooby Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1 April 28, 2015[2] All episodes
Scooby Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World May 15, 2012[3]
  1. "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake"
  2. "Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills October 16, 2012[4] "Rocky Mountain Yiiiiii"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot! September 24, 2013[5] "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

  1. ↑ "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 the writers for the series. Retrieved from The Scooby Story on October 6, 2006.
  2. 1 2 "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - Press Release for 'The Complete Season 1' of the 1979 Show". tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Scooby's All-Stars - '13 Spooky Tales Around The World' Draws From 6 Scooby Shows". tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  4. ↑ Lambert, David (June 21, 2012). "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - '13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills' 2-DVD Set". Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ Lambert, David (June 13, 2013). "The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries - '13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot!' DVDs with More Classic Episodes". Retrieved June 22, 2013.
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