Daphne's uncle is directing a movie about an ape man; but a real ape man shows up and wreaks havoc on the set.Daphne's uncle is directing a movie about an ape man; but a real ape man shows up and wreaks havoc on the set.Daphne's uncle is directing a movie about an ape man; but a real ape man shows up and wreaks havoc on the set.
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Nicole Jaffe
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
Don Messick
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
Vic Perrin
- Carl
- (voice)
- …
Hal Smith
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
John Stephenson
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Jean Vander Pyl
- Candy Mint
- (voice)
Frank Welker
- Fred Jones
- (voice)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis the first time that we meet a relative of the Scooby gang. Daphne's Uncle John is the movie director.
- ConnectionsReferences King Kong (1933)
- SoundtracksScooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Main Title - Dutch Version)
Performed by Tony Neef
Featured review
Scooby Doo and the Ape Man in another hugely enjoyable episode
'Scooby Doo Where are You' was the first Scooby Doo incarnation, and to me it's still the best. "Never Ape an Ape Man" may be in some ways a lesser episode, but even a lesser 'Scooby Doo Where are You?' episode can still be hugely enjoyable.
"Never Ape an Ape Man" certainly is hugely enjoyable. A film set may not be the creepiest setting/location for a Scooby Doo episode, but it is still effective. The animation is lively, atmospheric, lushly coloured and nicely drawn as always, the Ape Man actually being genuinely intimidating. The music adds to the impact the atmosphere creates, and it is very difficult to resist the classic theme song, along with the opening credits where it is so fun spotting and recognising the villains, that is one of the most iconic in animation.
There are creepier and spookier episodes than "Never Ape an Ape Man", the closest it gets to creepy is the Ape Man's roar and when the gang try to trap him in the basement. What "Never Ape an Ape Man" is though is very funny, there is some hugely enjoyable and often hilarious dialogue and even better are individual scenes, the standout is in the costume department with the masks but the parts with the mirror, the stuffed ape and in the billiard room also make a positive impression.
Scooby and Shaggy are such likable characters, also love Scooby's more macho and tough attitude at times in the episode when he barks at the ape to get him away, and their chemistry is incredibly charming. The rest of the gang are fine too, and the Ape Man is cool and intimidating and the supporting characters solid enough. The voice acting is very good, particularly again from Don Messick and Casey Kasem in interpretations done by different people over the years but still remain unequalled.
Unfortunately, it is true that the true identity of the Ape Man is so easy to figure out, it was obvious early on in the episode and then it gives it away too early just before the final trap. The most obvious perpetrator is still the Witch Doctor in "Decoy for a Dognapper" but the Ape Man is one of the more glaring examples along with 49er. The ending is also agreed a bit anti-climactic and is not the most imaginative of final traps, the one in the basement had a little more imagination than that and that was halfway through the episode.
Overall, hugely enjoyable Scooby fare but there's better in the series. 8/10 Bethany Cox
"Never Ape an Ape Man" certainly is hugely enjoyable. A film set may not be the creepiest setting/location for a Scooby Doo episode, but it is still effective. The animation is lively, atmospheric, lushly coloured and nicely drawn as always, the Ape Man actually being genuinely intimidating. The music adds to the impact the atmosphere creates, and it is very difficult to resist the classic theme song, along with the opening credits where it is so fun spotting and recognising the villains, that is one of the most iconic in animation.
There are creepier and spookier episodes than "Never Ape an Ape Man", the closest it gets to creepy is the Ape Man's roar and when the gang try to trap him in the basement. What "Never Ape an Ape Man" is though is very funny, there is some hugely enjoyable and often hilarious dialogue and even better are individual scenes, the standout is in the costume department with the masks but the parts with the mirror, the stuffed ape and in the billiard room also make a positive impression.
Scooby and Shaggy are such likable characters, also love Scooby's more macho and tough attitude at times in the episode when he barks at the ape to get him away, and their chemistry is incredibly charming. The rest of the gang are fine too, and the Ape Man is cool and intimidating and the supporting characters solid enough. The voice acting is very good, particularly again from Don Messick and Casey Kasem in interpretations done by different people over the years but still remain unequalled.
Unfortunately, it is true that the true identity of the Ape Man is so easy to figure out, it was obvious early on in the episode and then it gives it away too early just before the final trap. The most obvious perpetrator is still the Witch Doctor in "Decoy for a Dognapper" but the Ape Man is one of the more glaring examples along with 49er. The ending is also agreed a bit anti-climactic and is not the most imaginative of final traps, the one in the basement had a little more imagination than that and that was halfway through the episode.
Overall, hugely enjoyable Scooby fare but there's better in the series. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 11, 2016
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- Runtime21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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