HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOOBY-DOO
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 8, 1984
Villain: The Red Skull
It's Scooby's birthday, and the gang decides to celebrate with a "This is Your Life, Scooby-Doo" TV special, where various clips from Scooby's impressive mystery-solving career are shown. While watching a clip featuring one of Scooby's biggest cases, The Red Skull, a monster from Scooby's past, comes out of the TV screen and steals a valuable diamond. Scooby must try to retrieve the diamond and clear Freddy's name when all clues point to him as being The Red Skull!
Guest stars: Fred Jones and Velma Dinkley
Trivia:
- This is a parody of This is Your Life, and its host Mark Winkendale (the host in this episode was named Wink Martindale).
- Wink incorrectly says Fred's last name is Rogers. Unusually, one of the writers (Tom Ruegger) has spoken out about this continuity mistake, and said that it was "incredibly regrettable" that this error was not changed before the episode aired.
SCOOBY'S PEEP-HOLE PANDEMONIUM
Villain: The Red Skull
It's Scooby's birthday, and the gang decides to celebrate with a "This is Your Life, Scooby-Doo" TV special, where various clips from Scooby's impressive mystery-solving career are shown. While watching a clip featuring one of Scooby's biggest cases, The Red Skull, a monster from Scooby's past, comes out of the TV screen and steals a valuable diamond. Scooby must try to retrieve the diamond and clear Freddy's name when all clues point to him as being The Red Skull!
Guest stars: Fred Jones and Velma Dinkley
Trivia:
- This is a parody of This is Your Life, and its host Mark Winkendale (the host in this episode was named Wink Martindale).
- Wink incorrectly says Fred's last name is Rogers. Unusually, one of the writers (Tom Ruegger) has spoken out about this continuity mistake, and said that it was "incredibly regrettable" that this error was not changed before the episode aired.
SCOOBY'S PEEP-HOLE PANDEMONIUM
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 15, 1984
Villain: Norma Deathman / Franklin Stein / Maid Mummy / Wolf
Reporters Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy are asked by their boss to do a report on the birthday party of Norma Deathman, an old horror movie star who hasn't been seen in years. When they arrive, the gang finds monsters around every corner, and must pretend to be caterers to sneak into the house.
Trivia:
- Norma Deathman is a parody of Norma Desmond, a character in the film Sunset Boulevard played by Gloria Swanson.
- Family Ghoul is a parody of Family Feud.
- Orson Kane is possibly a reference to Orson Welles, who appeared as the title character in the film Citizen Kane.
THE HAND OF HORROR
Villain: Norma Deathman / Franklin Stein / Maid Mummy / Wolf
Reporters Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy are asked by their boss to do a report on the birthday party of Norma Deathman, an old horror movie star who hasn't been seen in years. When they arrive, the gang finds monsters around every corner, and must pretend to be caterers to sneak into the house.
Trivia:
- Norma Deathman is a parody of Norma Desmond, a character in the film Sunset Boulevard played by Gloria Swanson.
- Family Ghoul is a parody of Family Feud.
- Orson Kane is possibly a reference to Orson Welles, who appeared as the title character in the film Citizen Kane.
THE HAND OF HORROR
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 15, 1984
Villain: The Hand of Horror
On their way to Pizza Louie's, the gang becomes lost and asks for directions at a creepy mansion. Inside, they find a disembodied hand that follows them at every turn.
SCOO-BE OR NOT SCOO-BE?
Villain: The Hand of Horror
On their way to Pizza Louie's, the gang becomes lost and asks for directions at a creepy mansion. Inside, they find a disembodied hand that follows them at every turn.
SCOO-BE OR NOT SCOO-BE?
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 22, 1984
Villain: Ghost of Hamlet / Sea Demon
The gang visits Denmark on the Cheapo European Tour and stays at the Castle Hotel. After a sea demon appears, the gang tries to solve the mystery and figure out what the monster wants, while running into the ghost of Hamlet, who strangely keeps repeating the words "Beware, the Briny Boo!"
Trivia:
- This episode parodies Hamlet. Besides the ghost, Rosey Crans, Gilly Stern and Yorick are parodies of the characters Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Yorick, respectively.
THE STONEY GLARE STARE
Villain: Ghost of Hamlet / Sea Demon
The gang visits Denmark on the Cheapo European Tour and stays at the Castle Hotel. After a sea demon appears, the gang tries to solve the mystery and figure out what the monster wants, while running into the ghost of Hamlet, who strangely keeps repeating the words "Beware, the Briny Boo!"
Trivia:
- This episode parodies Hamlet. Besides the ghost, Rosey Crans, Gilly Stern and Yorick are parodies of the characters Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Yorick, respectively.
THE STONEY GLARE STARE
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 22, 1984
Villain: Cyclops / Thaddeus Blimp & Henchman
Master criminal Thaddeus Blimp tries to claim the Mask of Medusa, a fabled mask with the power to turn whoever looks upon it to stone. Scooby and the gang, who happen to be Greece, try to stop Thaddeus's evil plans before he turns more innocent people into stone.
MISSION UN-DOO-ABLE
Villain: Cyclops / Thaddeus Blimp & Henchman
Master criminal Thaddeus Blimp tries to claim the Mask of Medusa, a fabled mask with the power to turn whoever looks upon it to stone. Scooby and the gang, who happen to be Greece, try to stop Thaddeus's evil plans before he turns more innocent people into stone.
MISSION UN-DOO-ABLE
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 29, 1984
Villain: Mastermind
Scooby tries to stop the evil Mastermind from taking over the world with his operative spies. Things get even more complicated when the team finds out that he is building a transponder beam that will destroy the world!
THE BEE TEAM
Villain: Mastermind
Scooby tries to stop the evil Mastermind from taking over the world with his operative spies. Things get even more complicated when the team finds out that he is building a transponder beam that will destroy the world!
THE BEE TEAM
Original Air Date: Saturday, September 29, 1984
Villain: Bees
Nathan Stinger, the owner of Bee in Your Bonnet Honey Farm, hires Scooby-Doo and the gang to solve the mystery of the giant bees plaguing his farm. The gang realizes that things aren't what they seem when the bees start stealing the farm's hives and the farm's honey begins to take on a strange taste.
Trivia:
- The Z-Team and Mr. BLT are parodies of The A-Team and Mr. T, respectively.
A CODE IN THE NOSE
Villain: Bees
Nathan Stinger, the owner of Bee in Your Bonnet Honey Farm, hires Scooby-Doo and the gang to solve the mystery of the giant bees plaguing his farm. The gang realizes that things aren't what they seem when the bees start stealing the farm's hives and the farm's honey begins to take on a strange taste.
Trivia:
- The Z-Team and Mr. BLT are parodies of The A-Team and Mr. T, respectively.
A CODE IN THE NOSE
Original Air Date: Saturday, October 6, 1984
Villain: Codefinger
Scooby and the gang solve a mystery in their strangest setting yet - a grocery store! It seems that Codefinger, a master spy, has stolen a government decoding device and hidden it somewhere in the store. What's worse is Codefinger has come back to the store to search for the device and the gang must avoid him while using bizarre codewords to find the decoder.
DOOM SERVICE
Villain: Codefinger
Scooby and the gang solve a mystery in their strangest setting yet - a grocery store! It seems that Codefinger, a master spy, has stolen a government decoding device and hidden it somewhere in the store. What's worse is Codefinger has come back to the store to search for the device and the gang must avoid him while using bizarre codewords to find the decoder.
DOOM SERVICE
Original Air Date: Saturday, October 6, 1984
Villain: The Ghost of Ebenezer Overview
The gang stays at Overview Hotel just in time for the ghost of the hotel founder, Ebenezer Overview, to return to haunt the hotel. The gang is asked to solve the mystery, beginning with investigating the hotel's odd guests, such as Sheldon Keats, the horror novelist, and Mrs. Van Loon, who owns an invisible dog.
GHOSTS OF THE ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
Villain: The Ghost of Ebenezer Overview
The gang stays at Overview Hotel just in time for the ghost of the hotel founder, Ebenezer Overview, to return to haunt the hotel. The gang is asked to solve the mystery, beginning with investigating the hotel's odd guests, such as Sheldon Keats, the horror novelist, and Mrs. Van Loon, who owns an invisible dog.
GHOSTS OF THE ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
Original Air Date: Saturday, October 13, 1984
Villain: Professor Mullens & Jocko the Parrot / Abdul & Punjab / Unnamed Associate / Zombies / Snakes
Velma and her uncle Cosmo invite the gang along to a South American expedition to find the Celestial Orb. Along the way, they have a run-in with Harriet Mullens, who is trying to steal the Celestial Orb for her own evil purposes. While dodging Mullens and her henchmen, the gang tries to find the orb that leads to The Lost Temple of Sirius, which is said to be haunted by the ghosts of ancient astronauts.
Guest stars: Velma Dinkley and Fred Jones
THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING TOYS
Villain: Professor Mullens & Jocko the Parrot / Abdul & Punjab / Unnamed Associate / Zombies / Snakes
Velma and her uncle Cosmo invite the gang along to a South American expedition to find the Celestial Orb. Along the way, they have a run-in with Harriet Mullens, who is trying to steal the Celestial Orb for her own evil purposes. While dodging Mullens and her henchmen, the gang tries to find the orb that leads to The Lost Temple of Sirius, which is said to be haunted by the ghosts of ancient astronauts.
Guest stars: Velma Dinkley and Fred Jones
THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING TOYS
Original Air Date: Saturday, October 20, 1984
Villain: Elf
The gang goes to the Black Forest Toy Store where an evil elf is making the toys come alive.
SOUTH POLE VAULT
Villain: Elf
The gang goes to the Black Forest Toy Store where an evil elf is making the toys come alive.
SOUTH POLE VAULT
Original Air Date: Saturday, October 20, 1984
Villain: Sea Lion
Daphne, Scrappy, Shaggy and Scooby visit the South Pole after they are hired by Dr. Carlin to solve the mystery of a sea lion gone mad.
A HALLOWEEN HASSLE AT DRACULA'S CASTLE
Villain: Sea Lion
Daphne, Scrappy, Shaggy and Scooby visit the South Pole after they are hired by Dr. Carlin to solve the mystery of a sea lion gone mad.
A HALLOWEEN HASSLE AT DRACULA'S CASTLE
Original Air Date: Saturday, October 27, 1984
Villain: Dracula / Dracula's Wife / Mummy / Frankenstein / Wolfman / Sea Monster / Invisible Man / Ghost of Dr. Van Helsing / Chandra the Unbelievably Remarkable (and Quite Interesting Too)
The gang are all the 1,000,000th customers in the Tiny Shop of Terror Halloween costume shop, and are rewarded with an invitation to a Halloween party at the owner's castle. It turns out that the party is actually at Dracula's castle, where the gang meets an interesting cast of characters and finds out that even the monsters are afraid of the frightening ghost of Dracula's age-old enemy, Dr. Van Helsing. Dracula and the other monsters enlist the help of the gang to solve the mystery that even they are terrified of.
Guest star: Velma Dinkley and Fred Jones
Trivia:
- During The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries theme song, during the second scene where all the monsters from this episode do the Thriller, for a split second, Medusa appears next to the werewolf before the camera shifts the other direction. This likely means that they were originally planning to include a female monster in an early draft of the episode.
A NIGHT LOUSE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Villain: Dracula / Dracula's Wife / Mummy / Frankenstein / Wolfman / Sea Monster / Invisible Man / Ghost of Dr. Van Helsing / Chandra the Unbelievably Remarkable (and Quite Interesting Too)
The gang are all the 1,000,000th customers in the Tiny Shop of Terror Halloween costume shop, and are rewarded with an invitation to a Halloween party at the owner's castle. It turns out that the party is actually at Dracula's castle, where the gang meets an interesting cast of characters and finds out that even the monsters are afraid of the frightening ghost of Dracula's age-old enemy, Dr. Van Helsing. Dracula and the other monsters enlist the help of the gang to solve the mystery that even they are terrified of.
Guest star: Velma Dinkley and Fred Jones
Trivia:
- During The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries theme song, during the second scene where all the monsters from this episode do the Thriller, for a split second, Medusa appears next to the werewolf before the camera shifts the other direction. This likely means that they were originally planning to include a female monster in an early draft of the episode.
A NIGHT LOUSE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 3, 1984
Villain: The Ghosts of George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Ulysses Grant & Teddy Roosevelt
Velma, who now works for NASA, invites Daphne, Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy along to a dinner at the White House. The dinner is quickly ended when the ghost of George Washington scares everyone away, leading the gang to solve the mystery.
Guest star: Velma Dinkley
THE 'DOOBY DOOBY DOO' ADO
Villain: The Ghosts of George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Ulysses Grant & Teddy Roosevelt
Velma, who now works for NASA, invites Daphne, Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy along to a dinner at the White House. The dinner is quickly ended when the ghost of George Washington scares everyone away, leading the gang to solve the mystery.
Guest star: Velma Dinkley
THE 'DOOBY DOOBY DOO' ADO
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 10, 1984
Villain: Crooks
Scooby visits his cousin Dooby Dooby Doo, a famous singer, but when someone tries to steal his collar, Scooby and the gang must capture the crooks responsible.
SHOWBOAT SCOOBY
Villain: Crooks
Scooby visits his cousin Dooby Dooby Doo, a famous singer, but when someone tries to steal his collar, Scooby and the gang must capture the crooks responsible.
SHOWBOAT SCOOBY
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 10, 1984
Villain: The Ghost of Colonel Beauregard
Scooby and the gang visit Dixie Doo on her showboat after she asks them to help rid the showboat of a restless spirit.
SHERLOCK DOO
Villain: The Ghost of Colonel Beauregard
Scooby and the gang visit Dixie Doo on her showboat after she asks them to help rid the showboat of a restless spirit.
SHERLOCK DOO
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 17, 1984
Villain: The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes
While competing to find the Blue Carbuncle in the London Mystery Solvers Contest, the gang is followed by the spirit of Sherlock Holmes. After Sherlock's ghost steals the security system blueprints, the gang is blamed for the crime and thrown in jail.
Guest star: Fred Jones
Trivia:
- This episode is a parody of Sherlock Holmes. The Moriarty Brothers, Lestrade, Stapleton, Adler, and Baker Street are all elements of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
A SCARY DUEL WITH A CARTOON GHOUL
Villain: The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes
While competing to find the Blue Carbuncle in the London Mystery Solvers Contest, the gang is followed by the spirit of Sherlock Holmes. After Sherlock's ghost steals the security system blueprints, the gang is blamed for the crime and thrown in jail.
Guest star: Fred Jones
Trivia:
- This episode is a parody of Sherlock Holmes. The Moriarty Brothers, Lestrade, Stapleton, Adler, and Baker Street are all elements of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
A SCARY DUEL WITH A CARTOON GHOUL
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 24, 1984
Villain: Monster Mutt
Scrappy goes with the gang to Bananatoon Studios where his favorite cartoon, Hero Hound, is made. During a film screening, Hero Hound's nemesis Monster Mutt comes out of the screen and steals film reels, and the gang must find out why.
E*I*E*I*O
Villain: Monster Mutt
Scrappy goes with the gang to Bananatoon Studios where his favorite cartoon, Hero Hound, is made. During a film screening, Hero Hound's nemesis Monster Mutt comes out of the screen and steals film reels, and the gang must find out why.
E*I*E*I*O
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 24, 1984
Villain: Monster Mouse
The gang visits the Experimental Institute for Evolutionary Improvement of Organisms (aka EIEIO) in attempt to solve the mystery of a thirty-foot tall mouse that has been created from a food enlargement formula.
THE NUTCRACKER SCOOB
Villain: Monster Mouse
The gang visits the Experimental Institute for Evolutionary Improvement of Organisms (aka EIEIO) in attempt to solve the mystery of a thirty-foot tall mouse that has been created from a food enlargement formula.
THE NUTCRACKER SCOOB
Original Air Date: Saturday, December 1, 1984
Villain: The Ghost of Christmas Never / Winslow Nickleby & Snowball
The gang spends Christmas at a children's home, and must figure out a way to save the kids' home when Winslow Nickleby, a greedy miser, attempts to buy it and tear it down. To make matters worse, the children's home is also being haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Never, a vengeful ghost looking for a mysterious Christmas star.
Guest star: Fred Jones
Trivia:
- This episode is a parody of A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker. It is also officially the first Christmas-themed episode of the franchise.
Villain: The Ghost of Christmas Never / Winslow Nickleby & Snowball
The gang spends Christmas at a children's home, and must figure out a way to save the kids' home when Winslow Nickleby, a greedy miser, attempts to buy it and tear it down. To make matters worse, the children's home is also being haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Never, a vengeful ghost looking for a mysterious Christmas star.
Guest star: Fred Jones
Trivia:
- This episode is a parody of A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker. It is also officially the first Christmas-themed episode of the franchise.