Series synopsis
The New Scooby-Doo Movies is an American animation mystery comedy kids family television series that premiered on CBS on September 9, 1972. It ended on October 27, 1973. It was created by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera. It stars Don Messick, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe and Heather North.
Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real-life celebrities or well known fictional characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving the mystery of the week. Some episodes, in particular the episodes guest-starring the characters from The Addams Family, Batman, and Jeannie, deviated from the established Scooby-Doo format of presenting criminals masque ...
Premise
Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real-life celebrities or well known fictional characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving the mystery of the week. Some episodes, in particular the episodes guest-starring the characters from The Addams Family, Batman, and Jeannie, deviated from the established Scooby-Doo format of presenting criminals masquerading as supernatural beings by introducing real ghosts, witches, monsters, and other such characters into the plots.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Don Messick as Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Frank Welker as Fred Jones (voice)
- Nicole Jaffe as Velma (voice)
- Heather North as Daphne (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy (voice)
- Joe Besser as Babu (voice)
- Davy Jones as Davy Jones (voice)
- Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester (voice)
Supporting cast
- Jonathan Winters as Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice)
- Don Knotts as Homer Pipsqueak (voice)
- Jackie Joseph as Melody Valentine (voice)
- John Astin as Gomez Addams (voice)
- Bob Hastings as Henry Glopp (voice)
- Larry Storch as The Joker (voice)
- Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams (voice)
- Jodie Foster as Pugsley Addams (voice)
- Daws Butler as Larry / Curly Joe (voice)
- Pat Harrington Jr. as Moe (voice)
- June Foray as Mrs. Baker (voice)
- Ted Cassidy as Lurch (voice)
Guest cast
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy (voice)
- Joe Besser as Babu (voice)
- Davy Jones as Davy Jones (voice)
- Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester (voice)
- Jonathan Winters as Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice)
- Don Knotts as Homer Pipsqueak (voice)
- Jackie Joseph as Melody Valentine (voice)
- John Astin as Gomez Addams (voice)
- Bob Hastings as Henry Glopp (voice)
- Larry Storch as The Joker (voice)
- Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams (voice)
- Jodie Foster as Pugsley Addams (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | September 9, 1972 | December 30, 1972 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 8, 1973 | October 27, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ghastly Ghost Town When the Mystery Machine breaks down near The Three Stooge's ghost town theme park, the gang try to figure out who's been sabotaging the Stooge's rides and running away the tourists. |
September 9, 1972 |
| 2 |
The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair When The Mystery Machine breaks down (as is expected) the gang bump into smugglers (loading crates into an airplane), Batman and Robin, a little old lady, and a punching clown filled with counterfeit cash. A tip leads them to the carnival. . .where they find Joker and Penguin behind the kooky counterfeit caper. As is usually the case with these villainous villains, our heroes wind up in a funhouse hideout. |
September 16, 1972 |
| 3 |
Wednesday is Missing When The Mystery Machine gets stuck, the gang find themselves paying a visit to nearby residents The Addams Family. But when Gomez and Morticia mistake them as the new housekeepers, the gang end up looking over the Addams home—and trying to find the missing Wednesday.But has someone kidnapped Wednesday or is the Addams home really haunted? |
September 23, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mystery of Haunted Island The Harlem Globetrotters and Scooby and his friends are hijacked to a haunted island for an experience they will never forget. |
September 8, 1973 |
| 2 |
The Haunted Showboat Scooby-Doo and the gang, along with the rock group Josie and the Pussycats, battle ghosts haunting the Dixie Queen Showboat on the Missouri River—or is it the "eerie" canal? |
September 15, 1973 |
| 3 |
Mystery in Persia When the gang runs into Jeannie and Babu, they end up making a detour to Persia to stop an evil djinn. |
September 22, 1973 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1972 |
| Last aired | October 27, 1973 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 09:00:00 |