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]
| Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics | |
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| Also known as | Scooby's All-Stars |
| 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 | English |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 120 minutes (1977–78) 90 minutes (1978–79) |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978 |
| Related | |
| 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: Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics, The Scooby-Doo Show, The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt 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 October 28, 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]
- 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.
- Laff-A-Lympics (one episode, 30 minutes): 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. Sixteen episodes 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.
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (one episode, 30 minutes): reruns of the first Scooby-Doo series, originally run on CBS from 1969–70.
- 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.
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 Laff-A-Lympics and eight new Captain Caveman segments were produced for the block in 1978–79. The Scooby-Doo Show began the 1978–79 season in reruns, though starting from November 11, seven 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.
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.
Episodes
editSeason 1 (1977–78)
edit| No.in Series | No.in Season | Segment Title | Episode Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Scooby-Doo" | The Curse of Viking Lake | September 10, 1977 | 81–17 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Swiss Alps and Tokyo | 104-1 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | Beastwoman, Part 1 | 83-21 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys | 103-1 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | 45 | |||
| 2 | 2 | "Scooby-Doo" | Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats | September 17, 1977 | 81–18 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Florida and China | 104-2 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | Beastwoman, Part 2 | 83-22 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Mixed-Up Mystery of Deadman’s Reef | 103-2 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | 45 | |||
| 3 | 3 | "Scooby-Doo" | Hang in There, Scooby-Doo | September 24, 1977 | 81–19 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Acapulco and England | 104-3 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | The Glob, Part 1 | 83-17 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | What a Flight for a Fright | 103-3 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | 45 | |||
| 4 | 4 | "Scooby-Doo" | The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller | October 1, 1977 | 81–21 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Sahara and Scotland | 104-4 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | The Glob, Part 2 | 83-18 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat | 103-4 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 5 | 5 | "Scooby-Doo" | The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race | October 8, 1977 | 81–22 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | France and Australia | 104-5 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | Madame Ape Face, Part 1 | 83-19 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Big Scare in the Big Top | 103-5 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 6 | 6 | "Scooby-Doo" | The Ozark Witch Switch | October 15, 1977 | 81–23 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Athens and Ozarks | 104-6 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | Madame Ape Face, Part 2 | 83-20 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | Double Dribble Riddle | 103-6 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 7 | 7 | "Scooby-Doo" | Creepy Cruise | October 22, 1977 | 81–24 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Italy and Kittyhawk, North Carolina | 104-7 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | Shadowman, Part 1 | 83-23 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Crazy Case of the Tell-Tale Tape | 103-7 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 8 | 8 | "Scooby-Doo" | The Creepy Heap from the Deep | October 29, 1977 | 81–20 |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Egypt and Sherwood Forest | 104-8 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | Shadowman, Part 2 | 83-24 | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Creepy Claw | 103-8 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 9 | 9 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | November 5, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Spain and Himalayas | 104-9 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | Cavey and the Kabuta Clue | 103-9 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 10 | 10 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | November 12, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | India and Israel | 104-10 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | Cavey and the Weirdo Wolfman | 103-10 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 11 | 11 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | November 19, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Africa and San Francisco | 104-11 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Disappearing Elephant Mystery | 103-11 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 12 | 12 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | November 26, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Grand Canyon and Ireland | 104-12 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Fur Freight Fright | 103-12 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 13 | 13 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | December 3, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Hawaii and Norway | 104-13 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | Ride ‘Em Caveman | 103-13 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 14 | 14 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | December 10, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | North Pole and Tahiti | 104-14 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Strange Case of the Creature from Space | 103-14 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 15 | 15 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | December 17, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Arizona and Holland | 104-15 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up | 103-15 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
| 16 | 16 | "Scooby-Doo" | rerun | December 24, 1977 | ‘’81’’ |
| "Laff-A-Lympics" | Quebec and Baghdad | 104-16 | |||
| "The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt" | rerun | ‘’83’’ | |||
| "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" | Playing Footsie With Bigfoot | 103-16 | |||
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" | rerun | ‘’45’’ | |||
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 5 March 2020.
- ^ Lenberg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York: Facts of File. ISBN 0-8160-6599-3 p. 409-411.