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The New Scooby Doo Mysteries
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(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Art Scott
Tom Ruegger
Kay Wright (1984)
George Singer (1984)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 10, 1983 (1983-09-10) – December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Chronology
Related shows Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–82)
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show is the sixth incarnation of the Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. 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.

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. At the time, Margaret Loesch, who served as supervising executive for the series, also worked for another animation production 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)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Villain Identity Original air date
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 (1983-09-10)
Scooby The Barbarian: The gang tries to solve a mystery involving the disappearance of an archaeologist, and the appearance of Viking ghosts.
No Sharking Zone: A surfing competition, on the island of Scareuba, is jeopardized by a Great White Shark and a Seaweed Monster, who are said to guard a lost treasure.
2 2 "Scoobygeist"
"The Quagmire Quake Caper"		 The Ghosts
The Mud Monster		 Real Ghosts
Quanto		 September 10, 1983 (1983-09-10)
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 (1983-09-17)
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.
The Dinosaur Deception: The gang tries to find an archaeologist, who seems to have been kidnapped by a dinosaur.
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 (1983-09-17)
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.
No Thanks, Masked Manx: The gang goes to visit Daphne's parents for a costume party, but the party is the next target of a cat burglar.
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 (1983-09-24)
Scooby of the Jungle: The gang investigates the disappearance of animals from a game reserve.
Scooby-Doo and Cyclops, Too: The gang is supposed to be on vacation, but the trip is ruined when a local gas station owner suspected that people were turned into zombies. Ivan, in the first segment, is voiced by Hervé Villechaize. The French actor is known for playing evil henchman Nick Nack in the James Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), as well as Mr. Roarke's (Ricardo Montalbán) assistant, Tattoo, in the ABC television series Fantasy Island (1978–1984). The white suits Mr. Cyclops and Ivan were wearing resemble the same white suits worn by Mr. Roarke and Tattoo.
6 6 "Scooby Roo"
"Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit"		 The Neanderthal Monster of Devil's Rock
The Chameleon		 Darcy
N/A		 October 1, 1983 (1983-10-01)
Scooby Roo: The gang goes to Australia where sheep have been disappearing, courtesy of a Neanderthal monster.
Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit: A criminal master of disguise, known as "The Chameleon", escapes from prison and plans to steal some medals at an international sporting event.
7 7 "Wizards and Warlocks"
"Scoobsie"		 The Tower Wizard
The Phantom of the Soaps		 The Tower Wizard
Danny Devine		 October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)
Wizards and Warlocks: Scrappy leads Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby in a "wizards and warlocks" game to find the other players.
Scoobsie: When the star of a hospital soap opera is kidnapped by a masked phantom, the gang tries to help using Scooby (disguised as a woman, Scoobsie) as bait. 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 (1983-10-15)
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.
The Crazy Carnival Caper: Daphne and Shaggy return to their old high school fete with Scooby and Scrappy, and try to find out how their teacher disappeared in the Dunk Tank, and why a clown is after a priceless ruby.
9 9 "Scooby and the Minotaur"
"Scooby Pinch Hits"		 The Minotaur
The Ghost of Casey O'Riley		 Mr. Kronos
Reggie Rungout		 October 29, 1983 (1983-10-29)
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.
Scooby Pinch Hits: The ghost of a baseball legend haunts his old baseball stadium and Scooby and the gang are on the case.
10 10 "The Fall Dog"
"The Scooby Coupe"		 The Gremlin
The Spectre of Sports Cars		 Mickey Hack
Crocker Pitt		 November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05)
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.
The Scooby Coupe: The gang goes to a car show, to interview a car-maker about his new sports car, but the car is haunted.
11 11 "Who's Minding The Monster?"
"Scooby a la Mode"		 Frankenstein
The Ghost of Chef Maras		 Real Monsters
Chef Gustav		 November 26, 1983 (1983-11-26)
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.
Scooby ala Mode: The gang is in Paris to interview the owner of a catering school, but the ghost of the school's founder is haunting it.
12 12 "Where's Scooby Doo?" The Mummy and Beatrice Whimsey Mystery Club and The Evil Spy Lady December 3, 1983 (1983-12-03)
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.
13 13 "Wedding Bell Boos!" The Ghost of McBaggy Rogers Alex Anders December 10, 1983 (1983-12-10)
The ghost of Shaggy's Pilgrim ancestor tries to stop the wedding of his sister and the gang is on the case.

Season 2 (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries) (1984)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Villain Identity Original air date
14 1 "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" The Red Skull Stuyvesant September 8, 1984 (1984-09-08)
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.
15 2 "Scooby's Peep-Hole Pandemonium"
"The Hand of Horror"		 Maid Mummy
The Helping Hand		 Orson Krane
Ratfield		 September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15)
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.
The Hand of Horror: When Shaggy takes a wrong turn, the gang end up at a mansion. Ratfield leaves the house after being fired and tells the gang to leave, too. They head in and find two bickering twins. Then, a mysterious, disembodied hand pesters the gang.
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 (1984-09-22)
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.
The Stoney Glare Stare: In Greece, Scooby, Scrappy, Shaggy and Daphne and a secret agent (taking the role of a café owner) head to find a missing professor and stop Thaddeus Blimp from turning al his enemies and the world leaders to stone.
17 4 "Mission Un-Doo-Able"
"The Bee Team"		 Mastermind
The Giant Bees		 Cecil the Tour Guide
Harley Finster		 September 29, 1984 (1984-09-29)
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.
The Bee Team: The gang heads to a honey farm, where giant bees are frightening the nearby town.
18 5 "Doom Service"
"A Code in the Nose"		 The Ghost of Ebenezer Overview
Major Berch		 Mrs. Van Loon
Codefinger		 October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
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?
A Code in the Nose: When a supervillain named Codefinger steals a top-secret decoding device and hides it in Pingley's Dept. store, the military recruits the gang to help them find it. They end up in a crazy situation when they talk secret code to the household appliances in the store.
19 6 "Ghost of the Ancient Astronauts" The Aliens Harriet Mullens and her associate October 13, 1984 (1984-10-13)
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.
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 (1984-10-20)
The Night of the Living Toys: The gang visits a toy store where toys are coming alive everywhere.
South Pole Vault: The gang visits a research center in the South Pole, where a mad sea lion is terrorizing everyone.
21 8 "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" Chandra and The Ghost of Dr. Van Helsing Chandra and Igor October 27, 1984 (1984-10-27)
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.
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 (1984-11-03)
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.
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 (1984-11-10)
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 (1984-11-17)
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.
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 (1984-11-24)
A Scary Duel With a Cartoon Ghoul: A cartoon villain named Monster Mutt jumps out of a TV and wreaks havoc.
E*I*E*I*O: While the gang goes on mysteries on a countryside at Old MacDonald’s E.I.E.I.O. (Experimental Institute for Evolutionary Improvement of Organisms). A genetic experiment on a field mouse making it a thirty-foot tall monster mouse and terrorize his farm.
26 13 "The Nutcracker Scoob" The Ghost of Christmas Never Nanette Musette December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
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.

Voice cast

Main article: List of Scooby-Doo characters

Main

Recurring

Additional voices

Home media

US releases

DVD Name Release Date Episode(s) Included
Scooby-Doo - A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle (VHS) September 10, 1996
  1. A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle
Scooby-Doo - A Nutcracker Scoob (VHS) September 24, 1996
  1. A Nutcracker Scoob
Scooby-Doo - Wedding Bell Boos (VHS) January 14, 1997
  1. Wedding Bell Boos
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World May 15, 2012
  1. Ghosts of The Ancient Astronauts
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills October 16, 2012
  1. The Nutcracker Scoob
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon February 26, 2013
  1. The Scooby Coupe
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife September 10, 2013
  1. The Stoney Glare Stare
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh Roh Robot September 24, 2013
  1. The Dinosaur Deception
  2. The Hand of Horror
  3. Doom Service
  4. A Code in the Nose
  5. The Bee Team
  6. A Night Louse in the White House
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field Of Screams May 13, 2014
  1. Scooby and the Minotaur
  2. Scooby Pinch Hits
Scooby-Doo! Favorite Frights September 15, 2015
  1. Scoo-Be or Not Scoo-Be
Scooby-Doo! and the Creepy Carnival May 2, 2017
  1. The Carnival Caper
Happy Spook-Day, Scooby-Doo! August 29, 2017
  1. Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons October 2, 2018
  1. Who's Minding the Monster
  2. Scooby a la Mode

International releases

DVD Name Release Date Episode(s) Included
Scooby-Doo - Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites (VHS) 1988
  1. Wizards and Warlocks
DVD Name Release Date Episode(s) Included
Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo!.
  1. Scoobygeist/The Quagmire Quake Caper
  2. Scooby the Barbarian/No Sharking Zone

See also

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