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]

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

Scooby'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

Season 1 (1977–78)

No.in SeriesNo.in SeasonSegment TitleEpisode TitleOriginal release dateProd.
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11"Scooby-Doo"The Curse of Viking LakeSeptember 10, 1977 (1977-09-10)81–17
"Laff-A-Lympics"Swiss Alps and Tokyo104-1
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"Beastwoman, Part 183-21
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys103-1
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun45
22"Scooby-Doo"Vampire Bats and Scaredy CatsSeptember 17, 1977 (1977-09-17)81–18
"Laff-A-Lympics"Florida and China104-2
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"Beastwoman, Part 283-22
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Mixed-Up Mystery of Deadman’s Reef103-2
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun45
33"Scooby-Doo"Hang in There, Scooby-DooSeptember 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)81–19
"Laff-A-Lympics"Acapulco and England104-3
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"The Glob, Part 183-17
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"What a Flight for a Fright103-3
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun45
44"Scooby-Doo"The Chiller Diller Movie ThrillerOctober 1, 1977 (1977-10-01)81–21
"Laff-A-Lympics"Sahara and Scotland104-4
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"The Glob, Part 283-18
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat103-4
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
55"Scooby-Doo"The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix RaceOctober 8, 1977 (1977-10-08)81–22
"Laff-A-Lympics"France and Australia104-5
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"Madame Ape Face, Part 183-19
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Big Scare in the Big Top103-5
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
66"Scooby-Doo"The Ozark Witch SwitchOctober 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)81–23
"Laff-A-Lympics"Athens and Ozarks104-6
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"Madame Ape Face, Part 283-20
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"Double Dribble Riddle103-6
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
77"Scooby-Doo"Creepy CruiseOctober 22, 1977 (1977-10-22)81–24
"Laff-A-Lympics"Italy and Kittyhawk, North Carolina104-7
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"Shadowman, Part 183-23
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Crazy Case of the Tell-Tale Tape103-7
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
88"Scooby-Doo"The Creepy Heap from the DeepOctober 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)81–20
"Laff-A-Lympics"Egypt and Sherwood Forest104-8
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"Shadowman, Part 283-24
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Creepy Claw103-8
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
99"Scooby-Doo"rerunNovember 5, 1977 (1977-11-05)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"Spain and Himalayas104-9
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"Cavey and the Kabuta Clue103-9
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1010"Scooby-Doo"rerunNovember 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"India and Israel104-10
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"Cavey and the Weirdo Wolfman103-10
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1111"Scooby-Doo"rerunNovember 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"Africa and San Francisco104-11
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Disappearing Elephant Mystery103-11
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1212"Scooby-Doo"rerunNovember 26, 1977 (1977-11-26)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"Grand Canyon and Ireland104-12
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Fur Freight Fright103-12
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1313"Scooby-Doo"rerunDecember 3, 1977 (1977-12-03)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"Hawaii and Norway104-13
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"Ride ‘Em Caveman103-13
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1414"Scooby-Doo"rerunDecember 10, 1977 (1977-12-10)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"North Pole and Tahiti104-14
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Strange Case of the Creature from Space103-14
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1515"Scooby-Doo"rerunDecember 17, 1977 (1977-12-17)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"Arizona and Holland104-15
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up103-15
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’
1616"Scooby-Doo"rerunDecember 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)‘’81’’
"Laff-A-Lympics"Quebec and Baghdad104-16
"The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt"rerun‘’83’’
"Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels"Playing Footsie With Bigfoot103-16
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"rerun‘’45’’

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lenberg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York: Facts of File. ISBN 0-8160-6599-3 p. 409-411.
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