Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Joe Ruby Ken Spears
Directed by	Ray Patterson (1978) Carl Urbano (1978) Charles A. Nichols
Voices of	Don Messick Daws Butler Mel Blanc Casey Kasem Frank Welker Julie Bennett Joe Besser 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(s)	English
No. of episodes	24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Running time	120 minutes (1977–78) 90 minutes (1978–79)
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Taft Broadcasting (1977–1979) Worldvision Enterprises (1979–1989) Great American Broadcasting (1989–1991) Turner Program Services (1991–1996) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1996–present)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 10, 1977 (1977-09-10) – October 28, 1978 (1978-10-28)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–77)
Related shows	The Scooby-Doo Show Laff-A-Lympics Dynomutt, Dog Wonder Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics was a fun two-hour cartoon show that aired on Saturday mornings. It was made by Hanna-Barbera Productions and shown on ABC from September 10, 1977, to October 28, 1978.

This show was actually a block of five different Hanna-Barbera cartoons. These included 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!. In its second season, the show changed its name to Scooby's All-Stars. It aired from September 9, 1978, to October 28, 1978. The show became shorter, going from 120 minutes to 90 minutes. This happened because The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! segments were removed.

What Was Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics?

Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics was a special program that brought together several popular cartoons. It was like a mini-festival of Hanna-Barbera shows. Here are the cartoons that were part of it:

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

• Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels was a comedy and mystery show. It was about three teenage girl detectives. They had a very unique friend: a prehistoric caveman superhero. This caveman was found after being frozen in a block of ice. Each episode was about 11 minutes long. Sixteen new episodes were made for the 1977–78 season.

Laff-A-Lympics

• Laff-A-Lympics was a cartoon inspired by real-life sports competitions. It featured 45 different Hanna-Barbera characters. Famous characters like Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, and Mumbly competed in events similar to the Olympics. Each episode lasted about 30 minutes. Sixteen episodes were produced for the 1977–78 season.

The Scooby-Doo Show

• The Scooby-Doo Show was a comedy and mystery series. It followed four teenage detectives and their talking dog, Scooby-Doo. They solved spooky mysteries together. Each episode was 30 minutes long. Eight new episodes were made for 1977–78. After these new ones, 16 older episodes from The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour were re-run. Some episodes also featured Scooby-Doo's cousin, Scooby-Dum.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was the very first Scooby-Doo series. This segment showed reruns of those original episodes. The show first aired on CBS from 1969–70. Each rerun episode was 30 minutes long.

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt

• The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt featured a superhero named Blue Falcon and his funny robot dog sidekick, Dynomutt. These characters were first seen in The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour. The new Dynomutt episodes were split into two parts, like cliffhangers. Eight episodes (which made up four complete stories) were created for the 1977–78 season. Each part was 11 minutes long.

Changes in the Second Season

When the show became Scooby's All-Stars on September 9, 1978, some things changed. The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! segments were removed. Instead, two Captain Caveman segments were shown in each block. Eight new Laff-A-Lympics and eight new Captain Caveman episodes were made for this new season. The Scooby-Doo Show started with reruns in 1978–79. However, starting November 11, seven new Scooby-Doo episodes were added. These new episodes were originally planned for a separate Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! revival.

What Happened Next?

For the 1979–80 season, the Scooby's All-Stars block was cancelled. Scooby-Doo then became its own half-hour show, called Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo. The Laff-A-Lympics and Captain Caveman shows later reappeared on ABC in 1980.