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Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics is a two-hour Saturday morning animated program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on ABC from September 10, 1977, until September 2, 1978.[1]
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| Also known as | Scooby's All-Stars |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
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| Voices of | Don Messick Daws Butler Mel Blanc Casey Kasem Frank Welker Julie McWhirter Julie Bennett Joe Besser Alan Oppenheimer John Stephenson Heather North Pat Stevens Gary Owens Laurel Page Marilyn Schreffler Vernee Watson |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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| Running time | 120 minutes (1977–78) 90 minutes (1978–79) |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978 |
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| The Scooby-Doo Show Laff-A-Lympics Dynomutt, Dog Wonder Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | |
The block featured five Hanna-Barbera series among its segments: The Scooby-Doo Show, Laff-A-Lympics, The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, and reruns of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. During the second season in 1978–79, the show was re-titled Scooby's All-Stars and broadcast on ABC from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978. The runtime was reduced from 120 minutes to 90 minutes by dropping The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.
Overview
editScooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics included five cartoon segments:[2]
- Laff-A-Lympics (two segments, 11 minutes each): Based on Battle of the Network Stars, this series featured 45 Hanna-Barbera characters, including Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, Mumbly, and others competing in Olympics-styled events. Both segments opened and closed the show. Sixteen episodes (32 segments) were produced for 1977–78.
- The Scooby-Doo Show (one episode, 30 minutes): Comedy/mystery show about four teenage detectives and their talking dog, Scooby-Doo. Eight first-run episodes were produced for 1977–78, with 16 made for The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour from 1976–77 re-run following the final first-run episode. Two of the new episodes, as well as two others from 1976–77, feature Scooby-Doo's cousin Scooby-Dum as a recurring character.
- The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt (one episode, 11 minutes each): New episodes featuring the superhero Blue Falcon and his bumbling cyborg dog sidekick Dynomutt, introduced the previous year in the Dynomutt, Dog Wonder segments of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour. The new Dynomutt episodes were two-part cliffhangers, of which eight episodes (four stories total) were produced for 1977–78.
- Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (one episode, 11 minutes): Comedy/mystery show about three female teenage detectives and their companion, a prehistoric caveman superhero thawed from a block of ice. Sixteen episodes were produced for 1977–78.
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (as Scooby-Doo) (one episode, 30 minutes): reruns of the first Scooby-Doo series, originally run on CBS from 1969–70.
When the show became Scooby's All-Stars during the second season on September 9, 1978, the Blue Falcon & Dynomutt and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! segments were dropped and two Captain Caveman segments were broadcast instead of just one (eight new + a rerun from the previous season). Eight new Laff-A-Lympics and Captain Caveman segments were produced for the block in 1978–79. For the first eight weeks The Scooby-Doo Show segment began the 1978–79 season in reruns, though starting from November 4, the remaining eight new episodes (produced for an aborted revival of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! as a separate half-hour) were run as part of Scooby's All-Stars. Laff-A-Lympics and Captain Caveman segments also aired reruns from their previous seasons for the remainder of the series run.
For the 1979–80 season, the block was cancelled and Scooby-Doo became a half-hour show as Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo. Laff-A-Lympics and Captain Caveman would resurface on ABC during the latter part of the season in 1980.
Cast
edit- Daws Butler as Yogi Bear, Augie Doggie, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Wally Gator, Snagglepuss, Mr. Jinks, Dixie, Hokey Wolf, Super Snooper, Blabber Mouse, Scooby-Dum, Dastardly Dalton
- Don Messick as Boo-Boo Bear, Pixie, Ranger Smith, Scooby-Doo, Mumbly, Dirty Dalton, Mr. Creepley, Junior Creepley, Announcer
- Julie Bennett as Cindy Bear
- John Stephenson as Doggie Daddy, Mildew Wolf, Dread Baron, The Great Fondoo
- Frank Welker as Fred, Jabberjaw, Yakky Doodle, Tinker, Dynomutt, Magic Rabbit, Sooey
- Mel Blanc as Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Barney Rubble
- Alan Oppenheimer as Additional voices
- Bob Holt as Grape Ape, Dinky Dalton, Orful Octopus
- Vernee Watson-Johnson as Dee Dee Skyes
- Marilyn Schreffler as Brenda Chance, Daisy Mayhem
- Laurel Page as Taffy Dare, Mrs. Creepley
- Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey
- Gary Owens as Blue Falcon
- Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone (earlier episodes)
- Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone (later episodes)
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
- Heather North as Daphne
- Pat Stevens as Velma
- Joe Besser as Babu
Season 1 (1977-78) as Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Swiss Alps" | September 10, 1977 | 104-1 |
| "The Curse of Viking Lake" | 81-17 | |||
| "Beastwoman, Part I" | 83-21 | |||
| "The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys" | 103-1 | |||
| "What a Night for a Knight (rerun)" | 45-1 | |||
| "Tokyo" | 104-2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | "Florida" | September 17, 1977 | 104-2 |
| "Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats" | 81-18 | |||
| "Beastwoman, Part II" | 83-22 | |||
| "The Mixed-Up Mystery of Deadman's Reef" | 103-2 | |||
| "Hassle in the Castle (rerun)" | 45-2 | |||
| "China" | 104-4 | |||
| 3 | 3 | "Acapulco" | September 24, 1977 | 104-5 |
| "Hang in There, Scooby-Doo" | 81-19 | |||
| "The Glob, Part I" | 83-17 | |||
| "What a Flight for a Fright" | 103-3 | |||
| "A Clue for Scooby-Doo (rerun)" | 45-3 | |||
| "England" | 104-6 | |||
| 4 | 4 | "Sahara" | October 1, 1977 | 104-7 |
| "The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller" | 81-21 | |||
| "The Glob, Part II" | 83-18 | |||
| "The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat" | 103-4 | |||
| "Mine Your Own Business (rerun)" | 45-4 | |||
| "Scotland" | 104-8 | |||
| 5 | 5 | "France" | October 8, 1977 | 104-9 |
| "The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race" | 81-22 | |||
| "Madame Ape Face, Part I" | 83-19 | |||
| "Big Scare in the Big Top" | 103-5 | |||
| "Decoy for a Dognapper (rerun)" | 45-5 | |||
| "Australia" | 104-10 | |||
| 6 | 6 | "Athens" | October 15, 1977 | 104-11 |
| "The Ozark Witch Switch" | 81-23 | |||
| "Madame Ape Face, Part II" | 83-20 | |||
| "Double Dribble Riddle" | 103-6 | |||
| "What the Hex Going On? (rerun)" | 45-6 | |||
| "Ozarks" | 104-12 | |||
| 7 | 7 | "Italy" | October 22, 1977 | 104-13 |
| "Creepy Cruise" | 81-23 | |||
| "Shadowman, Part I" | 83-20 | |||
| "The Crazy Case of the Tell-Tale Tape" | 103-7 | |||
| "Never Ape an Apeman (rerun)" | 45-7 | |||
| "Kittyhawk, North Carolina" | 104-14 | |||
| 8 | 8 | "Egypt" | October 29, 1977 | 104-15 |
| "The Creepy Heap from the Deep" | 81-24 | |||
| "Shadowman, Part II" | 83-23 | |||
| "The Creepy Claw Caper" | 103-8 | |||
| "Foul Play in Funland (rerun)" | 45-8 | |||
| "Sherwood Forest" | 104-16 | |||
| 9 | 9 | "Spain" | November 5, 1977 | 104-17 |
| "A Bum Steer for Scooby (rerun)" | 81-1 | |||
| "The Great Brain… Train Robbery (rerun)" | 83-1 | |||
| "Cavey and the Kabuta Clue" | 103-9 | |||
| "Foul Play in Funland (rerun)" | 45-9 | |||
| "Himalayas" | 104-18 | |||
| 10 | 10 | "India" | November 12, 1977 | 104-19 |
| "The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul (rerun)" | 81-2 | |||
| "The Day and Night Crawler (rerun)" | 83-2 | |||
| "Cavey and the Weirdo Wolfman" | 103-10 | |||
| "The Backstage Rage (rerun)" | 45-10 | |||
| "Israel" | 104-20 | |||
| 11 | 11 | "Africa" | November 19, 1977 | 104-21 |
| "The Spirits of ‘76 (rerun)" | 81-3 | |||
| "The Harbor Robber (rerun)" | 83-3 | |||
| "The Disappearing Elephant Mystery" | 103-11 | |||
| "A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts (rerun)" | 45-11 | |||
| "San Francisco" | 104-22 | |||
| 12 | 12 | "Grand Canyon" | November 26, 1977 | 104-23 |
| "The Ghost of the Bad Humor Man (rerun)" | 81-4 | |||
| "Everyone Hyde! (rerun)" | 83-4 | |||
| "The Fur Freight Fright" | 103-12 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too (rerun)" | 45-12 | |||
| "Ireland" | 104-24 | |||
| 13 | 13 | "Hawaii" | December 3, 1977 | 104-25 |
| "The No-Faced Zombie Chase Case (rerun)" | 81-5 | |||
| "What Now, Lowbrow? (rerun)" | 83-5 | |||
| "Ride ‘Em Caveman" | 103-13 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too (rerun)" | 45-13 | |||
| "Norway" | 104-26 | |||
| 14 | 14 | "North Pole" | December 10, 1977 | 104-27 |
| "Scooby-Doo, Where’s the Crew? (rerun)" | 81-6 | |||
| "Sinister Symphony (rerun)" | 83-6 | |||
| "The Strange Case of the Creature from Space" | 103-14 | |||
| "Go Away Ghost Ship (rerun)" | 45-14 | |||
| "Tahiti" | 104-28 | |||
| 15 | 15 | "Arizona" | December 17, 1977 | 104-28 |
| "The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost (rerun)" | 81-7 | |||
| "Don’t Bug Superthug (rerun)" | 83-7 | |||
| "The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up" | 103-15 | |||
| "Spooky Space Kook (rerun)" | 45-15 | |||
| "Holland" | 104-30 | |||
| 16 | 16 | "Quebec" | December 24, 1977 | 104-31 |
| "Watt a Shocking Ghost (rerun)" | 81-8 | |||
| "The Prophet Profits (rerun)" | 83-8 | |||
| "Playing Footsie With Bigfoot" | 103-16 | |||
| "Factory Recall (rerun)" | 45-16 | |||
| "Baghdad" | 104-32 | |||
Notes
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- The rerun Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episodes were billed as "Scooby-Doo" and all the new 1977-78 Scooby episodes were later billed and repackaged under The Scooby-Doo Show title in 1980
- For its 1977-78 season Dynomutt, Dog Wonder was renamed "The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt" and featured 4 two part episodes.
- After episode eight, the new Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt segments continued the season in reruns from episodes originally broadcast on The Scooby-Doo / Dynomutt Show (1976-77).
- The rerun episode titles were never officially listed during the original series run. The episodes listed here reflect how they may have been potentially broadcast based on their original episode production order.
Season 2 (1978-79) as Scooby's All Stars
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 17 | 1 | "High Rise Hair Raiser (rerun) / Russia and the Caribbean / Disco Cavey / The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys (rerun)" | September 9, 1978 |
| 18 | 2 | "The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost (rerun) / New York and Turkey / Muscle Bound Cavey / The Mixed-Up Mystery of Deadman’s Reef (rerun)" | September 16, 1978 |
| 19 | 3 | "The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul (rerun) / South America and Transylvania / Cavey’s Crazy Car Caper / The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat (rerun)" | September 23, 1978 |
| 20 | 4 | "The Ghost of the Bad Humor Man (rerun) / Monte Carlo and New Zealand / Cavey’s Mexicali 5000 / Big Scare in the Big Top (rerun)" | September 30, 1978 |
| 21 | 5 | "Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo (rerun) / Louisiana and Atlantis / Wild West Cavey / Double Dribble Riddle (rerun)" | October 7, 1978 |
| 22 | 6 | "The Harum Scarum Sanitarium (rerun) / Morocco and Washington, D.C. / Cavey’s Winter Carnival Caper / The Crazy Case of the Tell-Tale Tape (rerun)" | October 14, 1978 |
| 23 | 7 | "The No-Face Zombie Chase Case (rerun) / Canada and Poland / Cavey’s Fashion Fiasco / The Creepy Claw Caper (rerun)" | October 21, 1978 |
| 24 | 8 | "The Headless Horseman of Halloween (rerun) / Siam and the Moon / Cavey’s Missing Miss-ile Mystery / Cavey and the Kabuta Clue (rerun)" | October 28, 1978 |
| 25 | 9 | "Make a Beeline Away From That Feeline / Swiss Alps and Tokyo (rerun) / Cavey and the Weirdo Wolfman (rerun) / The Disappearing Mystery Elephant (rerun)" | November 4, 1978 |
| 26 | 10 | "The Creepy Creature of Vulture’s Claw / Acapulco and England (rerun) / The Fur Freight Fright (rerun) / Ride ‘Em Caveman (rerun)" | November 11, 1978 |
| 27 | 11 | "The Diabolical Disc Demon / Athens and Ozarks (rerun) / The Strange Case of the Creature From Space (rerun) / The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up (rerun)" | November 18, 1978 |
| 28 | 12 | "Scooby’s Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper / Italy and Kittyhawk, North Carolina (rerun) / Playing Footsie With Bigfoot (rerun) / What a Flight for a Fright (rerun)" | November 27, 1978 |
| 29 | 13 | "A Menace in Venice / Egypt and Sherwood Forest (rerun) / The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys (rerun) / The Creepy Claw Caper (rerun)" | December 2, 1978 |
| 30 | 14 | "Don’t Go Near the Fortress of Fear / Spain and Himalayas (rerun) / Double Dribble Riddle (rerun) / Big Scare in the Big Top (rerun)" | December 9, 1978 |
| 31 | 15 | "The Warlock of Wimbledon / France and Australia (rerun) / The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat (rerun) / The Crazy Case of Tell-Tale Tape (rerun)" | December 16, 1978 |
| 32 | 16 | "The Beast is Awake at Bottomless Lake / India and Israel (rerun) / The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up (rerun) / Playing Footsie With Bigfoot (rerun)" | December 23, 1978 |
Notes
edit- Bold = indicates new episodes
- Scooby-Doo began the season in reruns from the 1976–77 season for the first eight weeks.
- After the first eight weeks Laff-a-Lympics aired rerun episodes from the 1977–78 season.
- Captain Caveman aired 2 episodes; newly produced episodes for the 1978-79 + a rerun from the 1977–78 season. After eight weeks both episodes were repeat episodes from the 1977–78 season.
- The rerun episodes were never officially listed during the original series run. The episodes shown reflect an AI generated list of how the episodes may had been potentially broadcast based on popularity, airdate and time of year.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's television, the first thirty-five years, 1946-1981. The Scarecrow Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ↑ Lenberg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York: Facts of File. ISBN 0-8160-6599-3 p. 409-411.