The New Scooby Doo Mysteries
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show is the sixth incarnation of the Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo.[1] It premiered on September 10, 1983, featuring the return of Daphne, and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program made up of two eleven-minute short cartoons. In 1984, the name of the show was changed to The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, with the actual show format remaining the same. However, for season 2, Fred and Velma briefly returned to the show after a four-year absence. The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries ran for another season on ABC.[2]
The New Scooby Doo Mysteries | |
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Also known as | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983) The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984) |
Genre | Mystery Adventure Comedy |
Created by | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
Developed by | Tom Ruegger |
Directed by | Oscar Dufau Rudy Zamora George Gordon (Season 1) Carl Urbano (Season 1) John Walker (Season 1) Ray Patterson (supervising director) |
Voices of | Don Messick Casey Kasem Heather North Frank Welker (1984) Marla Frumkin (1984) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Producers | Art Scott Tom Ruegger Kay Wright (1984) George Singer (1984) |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 10, 1983 – December 1, 1984 |
Related | |
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–82) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) |
Thirteen half-hour episodes, composed of twenty-four separate segments were produced under the New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo title in 1983, and thirteen more episodes, composed of twenty separate segments were produced under the name The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries in 1984.[3] At the time, Margaret Loesch, who served as supervising executive for the series, also worked for another animation company, Marvel Productions.
Overview
Season one
For this incarnation of the show, Hanna-Barbera attempted to combine elements of both the current format and the newer Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo format. Daphne Blake was added back to the cast after a three-year absence. The plots of each episode feature her, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, and Scrappy-Doo solving supernatural mysteries under the cover of being reporters for a teen magazine. Each half-hour program was made up of two 11-minute episodes, which would upon occasion be two parts of one half-hour-long episode.
Season two
The second season of this format, broadcast as The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries in 1984, continued the same format, and included six two-part episodes featuring original Scooby-Doo characters Fred Jones and Velma Dinkley, both absent from the series for five years. Fred's last name is given as "Rogers" initially in his return appearance to the series in the episode "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo," although later in the same episode it is corrected as "Jones"; Rogers had been established as Shaggy's surname the previous season. The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries theme song is performed in the style of Thriller-era Michael Jackson. The accompanying opening credits feature shots of a row of monsters dancing like the zombies in Jackson's "Thriller" music video.
Episodes
Season 1 (The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show) (1983)
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Title | Villain | Identity | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Scooby The Barbarian" "No Sharking Zone" | Olaf the Terrible The Seaweed Monster and the Great White Shark | Professor Buzby Cowabunga Carlyle and a submarine | September 10, 1983 | |
Scooby The Barbarian: The gang tries to solve a mystery involving the disappearance of an archaeologist, and the appearance of Viking ghosts.
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2 | 2 | "Scoobygeist" "The Quagmire Quake Caper" | The Ghosts The Mud Monster | Real Ghosts Quanto | September 10, 1983 | |
Scoobygeist: The gang spends the night at a mansion invaded by a host of ghosts. This segment is a spoof of the 1982 blockbuster horror movie, Poltergeist starting Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams. The Quagmire Quake Caper: The gang investigates the cause of a series of earthquakes erupting in Mexico, which seem to unleash a mud monster upon a Native American tribe. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Hound of the Scoobyvilles" "The Dinosaur Deception" | The Hound of the Barkervilles The Dinosaur | Bentley A giant robot controlled by Dr. La Rue | September 17, 1983 | |
Hound of the Scoobyvilles: The gang heads to Barkerville Hall in Scotland, where a legendary hound is haunting the grounds, but everyone thinks it's Scooby.
This segment is based on the 1972 telefilm, The Hound of the Baskervilles, which aired on ABC as part of their Movie of the Weekend starring Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Fox as Doctor Watson.
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4 | 4 | "The Creature Came From Chem Lab" "No Thanks, Masked Manx" | The Creature from Chem Lab The Gorilla | Toby Wallace Milo Damp alias The Masked Manx | September 17, 1983 | |
The Creature Came from Chem Lab: The gang tries to help Daphne's cousin, when her high school is being haunted by a slimy chemical monster.
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5 | 5 | "Scooby of the Jungle" "Scooby-Doo and Cyclops, Too" | Randar The Ape Man The Zombies | Randal Bakko People hypnotized by Mr. Cyclops | September 24, 1983 | |
Scooby of the Jungle: The gang investigates the disappearance of animals from a game reserve.
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6 | 6 | "Scooby Roo" "Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit" | The Neanderthal Monster of Devil's Rock The Chameleon | Darcy N/A | October 1, 1983 | |
Scooby Roo: The gang goes to Australia where sheep have been disappearing, courtesy of a Neanderthal monster.
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7 | 7 | "Wizards and Warlocks" "Scoobsie" | The Tower Wizard The Phantom of the Soaps | The Tower Wizard Danny Devine | October 8, 1983 | |
Wizards and Warlocks: Scrappy leads Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby in a "wizards and warlocks" game to find the other players.
The soap opera, Genuine Hospital is spoof of the ABC soap opera, General Hospital, and the name and plot is a spoof of the hit film Tootsie. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "The Mark of Scooby" "The Crazy Carnival Caper" | El Comandante The Clown | N/A Jerry | October 15, 1983 | |
The Mark of Scooby: After watching a play featuring a Spanish masked hero, Scooby dreams of saving Daphne, Scrappy, and Shaggy from a gang of ruthless tax collectors.
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9 | 9 | "Scooby and the Minotaur" "Scooby Pinch Hits" | The Minotaur The Ghost of Casey O'Riley | Mr. Kronos Reggie Rungout | October 29, 1983 | |
Scooby and the Minotaur: The gang goes to Greece, where a group of treasure hunters, trying to find the Golden Fleece, are being scared away by a minotaur.
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10 | 10 | "The Fall Dog" "The Scooby Coupe" | The Gremlin The Spectre of Sports Cars | Mickey Hack Crocker Pitt | November 5, 1983 | |
The Fall Dog: A detour finds the gang doing stunts for a Hollywood movie that is being haunted by a gremlin.
The name and premise is a spoof of the hit TV series The Fall Guy. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "Who's Minding The Monster?" "Scooby a la Mode" | Frankenstein The Ghost of Chef Maras | Real Monsters Chef Gustav | November 26, 1983 | |
Who's Minding the Monster?: The gang visits Transylvania to babysit for Count Dracula when the old babysitter (Frankenstein) disappears with short circuit brain malfunction.
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12 | 12 | "Where's Scooby Doo?" | The Mummy and Beatrice Whimsey | Mystery Club and The Evil Spy Lady | December 3, 1983 | |
Daphne, Shaggy, and Scrappy must work quickly in order to find out where Scooby has disappeared to, after the appearance of an ancient mummy aboard a train.
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13 | 13 | "Wedding Bell Boos!" | The Ghost of McBaggy Rogers | Alex Anders | December 10, 1983 | |
The ghost of Shaggy's Pilgrim ancestor tries to stop the wedding of his sister and the gang is on the case.
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Season 2 (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries) (1984)
No. in series |
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Title | Villain | Identity | Original air date | |
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14 | 1 | "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" | The Red Skull | Stuyvesant | September 8, 1984 | |
The gang is invited to a television studio in Los Angeles for Scooby's birthday, which is to be celebrated with a This is Your Life-style special. To Scooby’s happiness, he also reunites with Velma and Fred on the show, both of whom have gotten their own careers. However, a vengeful villain from Scooby’s past tries to ruin the night for him and the gang. Guest stars Frank Welker as Fred and Marla Frumkin as Velma.
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15 | 2 | "Scooby's Peep-Hole Pandemonium" "The Hand of Horror" | Maid Mummy The Helping Hand | Orson Krane Ratfield | September 15, 1984 | |
Scooby's Peep-Hole Pandemonium: The gang is hired to interview the reclusive Norma Deathman, who lives with her monstrous servants. Since she is having a birthday party, the gang disguises themselves as caterers in order to gain entry to her house, but when Deathman realizes who the gang actually is, they have to run for their lives from her and her monsters.
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16 | 3 | "Scoo-Be or Not Scoo-Be?" "The Stoney Glare Stare" | The Sea Demons and The Ghost of Hamlet The Cyclops | Rosey Cran, Gilly Stern and Yorick Professor Mikos | September 22, 1984 | |
Scoo-Be or Not Scoo-Be?: While on a cheap European tour, the gang stays at a hotel in Denmark where a group of sea demons is haunting. Things get even weirder when the ghost of Hamlet suddenly appears.
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17 | 4 | "Mission Un-Doo-Able" "The Bee Team" | Mastermind The Giant Bees | Cecil the Tour Guide Harley Finster | September 29, 1984 | |
Mission Un-Doo-Able: Scooby and the gang try to stop a mastermind criminal from taking over the world by infiltrating his secret lair at the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
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18 | 5 | "Doom Service" "A Code in the Nose" | The Ghost of Ebenezer Overview Major Berch | Mrs. Van Loon Codefinger | October 6, 1984 | |
Doom Service: The Ghost of Ebenezer Overview has returned to haunt his hotel in the mountains. Can Scooby and the gang find out what is happening before the last two guests leave?
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19 | 6 | "Ghost of the Ancient Astronauts" | The Aliens | Harriet Mullens and her associate | October 13, 1984 | |
In South America, the gang joins Velma’s uncle on an expedition in the Amazon rainforest while investigating a mystery involving ancient aliens. Guest stars Frank Welker as Fred and Marla Frumkin as Velma.
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20 | 7 | "The Night of the Living Toys" "South Pole Vault" | The Evil Elf The Mad Sea Lion | Kartina Kobald Dr. Carlin | October 20, 1984 | |
The Night of the Living Toys: The gang visits a toy store where toys are coming alive everywhere.
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21 | 8 | "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" | Chandra and The Ghost of Dr. Van Helsing | Chandra and Igor | October 27, 1984 | |
On Halloween night, after being lured to the castle of Count Dracula, the gang must help a gaggle of real monsters take on an evil magician and a ghost before it’s too late. Guest stars Frank Welker as Fred and Marla Frumkin as Velma.
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22 | 9 | "A Night Louse at the White House" | The Ghosts of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln | Ambassador Walker and his wife | November 3, 1984 | |
Velma invites the gang to a NASA banquet at the White House, but the ghosts of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and George Washington show up during the event and cause chaos. Guest stars Marla Frumkin as Velma.
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23 | 10 | "The 'Dooby Dooby Doo' Ado" "Showboat Scooby" | The Showgirl The Ghost of Colonel Beaurguard | The Laser Band Thief Pops Baloney | November 10, 1984 | |
The 'Dooby Dooby Doo' Ado: Scooby and the gang visit Scooby’s relative Dooby Doo in Las Vegas. Showboat Scooby: Dixie Doo is being haunted by a Civil War ghost during a performance on her showboat, and Scooby and the gang try to help her. | ||||||
24 | 11 | "Sherlock Doo" | The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes | Mr. Stapleton | November 17, 1984 | |
Fred joins the gang in a mystery-solvers' contest at the home of Sherlock Holmes in London. While solving one of Sherlock Holmes’s old cases, the Ghost of Sherlock Holmes appears. But is his goal to assist the gang in solving the mystery, or frame them for a theft? Guest stars Frank Welker as Fred.
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25 | 12 | "A Scary Duel With a Cartoon Ghoul" "E*I*E*I*O" | The Monster Mutt The Monster Mouse | Dimwittie Parker | November 24, 1984 | |
A Scary Duel With a Cartoon Ghoul: A cartoon villain named Monster Mutt jumps out of a TV and wreaks havoc.
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26 | 13 | "The Nutcracker Scoob" | The Ghost of Christmas Never | Nanette Musette | December 1, 1984 | |
A scrooge named Mr. Nickelby tries to close down a children's home so he can have it for himself. Meanwhile, a ghost is also haunting the children's home, just when Fred and the gang decorate for Christmas. Could these two things have any connection? Guest stars Frank Welker as Fred.
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Voice cast
Recurring
- Frank Welker – Fred Jones
- Marla Frumkin – Velma Dinkley
Additional voices
- Adrienne Alexander
- Jack Angel (Season 1)
- René Auberjonois (Season 2)
- James Avery (Season 2)
- Richard Balin (Season 2)
- Ed Begley, Jr. (Season 1)
- Michael Bell (Season 2)
- Randy Bennett (Season 1)
- Robin Braxton (Season 2)
- Arthur Burghardt
- Ruth Buzzi (Season 2)
- Howard Caine (Season 1)
- Hamilton Camp (Season 2)
- Jody Carlisle (Season 2)
- Louise Chamis (Season 2)
- Phillip Lewis Clarke
- Henry Corden (Season 1)
- Candace Craig (Season 1)
- Peter Cullen (Season 2)
- Brian Cummings (Season 1)
- Dena Deitrich (Season 2)
- Barry Dennen (Season 2)
- Jerry Dexter (Season 1)
- George DiCenzo (Season 2)
- Jeff Doucette
- Walker Edmiston (Season 2)
- Cherie Eichen (Season 1)
- Bernard Erhard (Season 1)
- Al Fann (Season 2)
- Takayo Fischer (Season 2)
- Patrick Fraley (Season 2)
- Joan Gardner (Season 2)
- Linda Gary (Season 2)
- Joan Gerber (Season 2)
- Danny Goldman (Season 2)
- Ernest Harada (Season 1)
- Philip E. Hartman (Season 2)
- Billie Hayes (Season 2)
- Bob Holt (Season 2)
- Joyce Jameson (Season 1)
- S. Marc Jordan (Season 2)
- Jackie Joseph (Season 2)
- Byron Kane (Season 1)
- Phyllis Katz (Season 1)
- Jane Kean (Season 2)
- Zale Kessler (Season 1)
- Tommy Koegnig (Season 2)
- Tom Kratochvil (Season 2)
- Lucy Lee
- Marilyn Lightstone (Season 2)
- Paul Lukather (Season 2)
- Tress MacNeille (Season 2)
- Laurie Main (Season 2)
- Larry Mann (Season 1)
- Kenneth Mars (Season 2)
- Bill Martin (Season 1)
- Mitzi McCall (Season 2)
- Edie McClurg (Season 2)
- Ron McCroby (Season 2)
- Mickie McGowan (Season 1)
- Joe Medalis
- Dianne Michelle (Season 2)
- Michael Mish (Season 1)
- Garrett Morris (Season 2)
- Iona Morris (Season 2)
- John Paragon (Season 1)
- Vic Perrin (Season 1)
- Henry Polic II
- Tony Pope
- Richard Ramos (Season 2)
- Clive Revill (Season 2)
- Allan Rich (Season 2)
- Neilson Ross
- Fran Ryan (Season 2)
- Michael Rye (Season 1)
- Ken Sansom (Season 2)
- Bob Sarlatte (Season 2)
- Marilyn Schreffler
- Marla Scott
- Michael Sheehan (Season 1)
- Hal Smith
- Tony Smyles
- John Stephenson
- Andre Stojka (Season 1)
- Fred Travalena (Season 2)
- Les Tremayne (Season 2)
- Jean Vander Pyl (Season 1)
- Janet Waldo
- B.J. Ward (Season 2)
- Vernee Watson (Season 1)
- Peggy Webber (Season 1)
- Lennie Weinrib (Season 1)
- Jimmy Weldon (Season 1)
- Noni White (Season 1)
- Alan Young (Season 1)
- Marian Zajac (Season 1)
Home media
US releases
DVD Name | Release Date | Episode(s) Included |
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Scooby-Doo - A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle (VHS)[4] | September 10, 1996 |
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Scooby-Doo - A Nutcracker Scoob (VHS)[5] | September 24, 1996 |
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Scooby-Doo - Wedding Bell Boos (VHS)[6] | January 14, 1997 |
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Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World | May 15, 2012[7] |
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Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills | October 16, 2012[8] |
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Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon | February 26, 2013[9] |
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Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife | September 10, 2013[10] |
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Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh Roh Robot | September 24, 2013[11] |
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Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field Of Screams | May 13, 2014 |
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Scooby-Doo! Favorite Frights | September 15, 2015 |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Creepy Carnival | May 2, 2017[12] |
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Happy Spook-Day, Scooby-Doo! | August 29, 2017[13] |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons | October 2, 2018[14] |
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International releases
DVD Name | Release Date | Episode(s) Included |
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Scooby-Doo - Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites (VHS)[15] | 1988 |
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DVD Name | Release Date | Episode(s) Included |
Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo!.[16] |
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- Scooby-Doo! - Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle VHS. ASIN 6304140754.
- Scooby-Doo A Nutcracker Scoob VHS. ASIN 6304162286.
- Scooby-Doo Wedding Bell Boos VHS. ASIN 6304258623.
- "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.
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- "Hanna Barbera Personal Favorites: Scooby-Doo: Amazon.co.uk: Grocery". Amazon.com.
- "Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection - Scooby-Doo! [DVD] [2019] Scooby-Doo! 50 Cartoon Collection: Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. 23 September 2019.
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