"The New Scooby-Doo Movies" (1972) TV series 1972-1973

Writers:

Larz Bourne (writer)
Heywood Kling (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

9 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Horror | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Great Dane | Surrealism | Problem Solving | Villain

Cast

Casey Kasem	...	Shaggy / ... (7 episodes, 1972)
Don Messick	...	Scooby-Doo (7 episodes, 1972)
Frank Welker	...	Fred / ... (7 episodes, 1972)
Heather North	...	Daphne (7 episodes, 1972)
Nicole Jaffe	...	Velma (7 episodes, 1972)
Olan Soule	...	Batman (4 episodes, 1972)
John Stephenson		(3 episodes, 1972)
Henry Corden		(3 episodes, 1972-1974)
Joan Gerber		(3 episodes, 1972)
Florence Halop		(3 episodes, 1972)
Larry Harmon		(3 episodes, 1972)
Ann Jillian		(3 episodes, 1972)
Ted Knight		(3 episodes, 1972)
Mike Road		(3 episodes, 1972)
Vincent Van Patten		(3 episodes, 1972)
Lennie Weinrib		(3 episodes, 1972)
Richard Elkins	...	J.C. 'Gip' Gipson (3 episodes, 1972-1974)
Stu Gilliam	...	Freddie 'Curly' Neal (3 episodes, 1972-1974)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson	...	Bobby Joe 'B.J.' Mason (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Scatman Crothers	...	George 'Meadowlark' Lemon (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Robert DoQui	...	Pablo Robertson (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Johnny Williams	...	Hubert 'Geese' Ausbie (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Daws Butler		(2 episodes, 1972)
Pat Harrington Jr.		(2 episodes, 1972)
Cindy Putnam		(2 episodes, 1972)
Don Knotts	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1972)
Larry Storch	...	The Joker (2 episodes, 1972)

Also Known As:

Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (USA) (video title)
Scooby-Doo's New Comedy Movie Pictures (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

69 min (24 episodes) | USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Quotes:

Shaggy: Man, I don't know what's worse... Those Muck Men, or Cass Elliot's driving...
Scooby: Cass Elliot's driving!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in It's a Haunted Happenin'! (2002) (V)

very enjoyable and funny, not as good as the original show, but worth the watch.

The New Scooby Doo Movies is fun to watch. The animation is a tad dated, but the feel of the show is pretty faithful to Scooby Doo Where Are You? I loved the jokes, and the voice acting was great, especially Don Messick as Scooby and Casey Kasem as Shaggy. Heather North, Frank Welker and Nicole Jaffe are fine as well. I really liked the theme tune, and the incidental music. The show also had famous faces like the Harlem Globetrotters, the Addams Family and Sonny and Cher, and each mystery is as fun and silly as the one before it. The villains are not so bad either, even The Joker and the Penguin make welcome appearances. This is a good show, look out for it. 9/10 Bethany Cox