List of The Scooby-Doo Show episodes explained

This is a list of episodes from The Scooby-Doo Show. The episode titles given for the show reflect Hanna-Barbera studio records, as no on-screen titles were given for most episodes.

40 episodes were aired on ABC across three seasons from September 11, 1976 to December 23, 1978.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1976)

Episodes of this season initially aired as segments of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour.

Episode title Villains Original airdate Plot Culprits
SDD-1"High Rise Hair Raiser"The Specter of Ebenezer Crabbe & Netty CrabbeSeptember 11, 1976When Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby get jobs on a construction crew, they discover that the building site is haunted by the specter of Ebenezer Crabbe, a supposed sorcerer whose house used to stand on the construction site.Red Sparks & Jim Rivets
SDD-2"The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost"The Ghost of King Katazuma & the sentient statueSeptember 18, 1976The gang visits Cinqo, Mexico for a fiesta, but learns that it has been canceled due to an attack from the ghost of an Aztec monarch. After Scooby and Shaggy are attacked in their hotel room by a sentient statue, the gang decides to investigate an old temple, where the ghost awaits.The Stonehacks
SDD-3"The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul"The Gator GhoulSeptember 25, 1976On their way to see Scooby's cousin, Scooby-Dum, at the Hokeyfenokee Swamp, the gang encounters the Gator Ghoul, an alligator-like monster that wants to ruin the soft drink business owned by Scooby-Dum's owners.Alice Dovely
SDD-4"Watt a Shocking Ghost"The 10,000 Volt Ghost October 2, 1976The Mystery Machine runs out of gas, stranding the gang in the empty snow-capped town of Winterhaven, where a ghost that produces electricity is running amok and has scared everyone out.Mr. Voltner, under orders from Mayor Dudley
SDD-5"The Headless Horseman of Halloween"The Headless HorsemanOctober 9, 1976On Halloween night, the gang and Scooby-Dum go to a Halloween party at Crane Manor. When the party is crashed by a legendary apparition known as the Headless Horseman, the gang tries to investigate the mystery, only to have the Horseman steal the head of one of the Crane family members.Elwood Crane
SDD-6"Scared a Lot in Camelot"The Ghost of Merlin and Black KnightOctober 16, 1976When Shaggy's uncle disappears, the gang goes to his castle to investigate. It turns out that when Shaggy's uncle shipped the castle from the United Kingdom, he brought back with him, the ghost of Merlin, a ghostly knight known as Black Knight and the ghosts of King Arthur's Round Table.Zarko and his henchman
SDD-7 "The Harum Scarum Sanitarium"The Ghost of Doctor CoffinOctober 23, 1976While on a trip to Niagara Falls, the gang ends up staying at a sanitarium. During the night, they are terrorized by the ghost of its doctor, who is said to have gone insane and is performing experiments to control dogs..Officer Oldfield
SDD-8"The No Faced Zombie Chase Case"The No Face Zombie and the GorillaOctober 30, 1976While eating submarine sandwiches, Scooby witnesses a burglary committed by a faceless zombie, who is stealing a rare and supposedly cursed coin. As they follow the zombie to the Dilly Dally Dolly Factory, they end up being chased all over the building by the no-face zombie and a gorilla. A robot created by Mr. Dilly, the gorilla's portrayer
SDD-9"Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo"Mamba Wamba, Mamba Zombie & Zombie LilaNovember 6, 1976The gang goes to see their friend Alex Super's band perform, but when one of the band members, Lila, is captured by a witch doctor named Mamba Wamba, they must try to find her before she is turned into an evil zombie.Roger, Lila and their henchman
SDD-10"A Frightened Hound Meets Demons Underground"The Steam DemonsNovember 13, 1976While in Seattle, Daphne is captured by a steaming demon, and the gang must travel down to an abandoned underground town to rescue her and solve the mystery.Albert Tross alias Sam Crenshaw
SDD-11"A Bum Steer for Scooby"Tamooka the Flying Ghost Bull, the Medicine Man Ghost and a seemingly anthropomorphic bullNovember 20, 1976The gang visits Daphne's Uncle Matt, whose ranch is being haunted by Tamooka, an ancient ghost in the form of a flying bull. When Uncle Matt is captured, the gang searches for him in a cave, only to find a medicine man who wants to be rid of them.A disguised flying machine, Lenny and Sam Farren, aided by the latter's foreman
SDD-12"There's a Demon Shark in the Foggy Dark"The Demon SharkNovember 25, 1976On a visit to Aqualand, the gang encounters a demon shark, who has defrosted from a block of ice and has apparently stolen valuable Indian pearls.Mr. Wells
SDD-13"Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?"The Sea Ghost, the Kelp Monster & the Octopus MonsterNovember 27, 1976While helping a professor research a sunken ship, the gang runs into a sea ghost and his ghastly crew of sea monsters. When the ghost and the monsters kidnap the professor, the gang must search for him aboard the haunted ship.First Mate Carp, Mr. McFin & Mr. McGill
SDD-14"The Ghost That Sacked the Quarterback"The Rambling GhostDecember 4, 1976 While the gang is watching the Hawks football team play, the star quarterback disappears and the ghost of a vengeful ex-Hawks player known as the Rambling Ghost appears and runs amok in the stadium.Buck Bender
SDD-15"The Ghost of the Bad Humor Man"The Technicolor Ice Cream PhantomsDecember 11, 1976When the Mystery Machine crashes in front of an ice cream factory, it appears Shaggy and Scooby's ice cream fantasies have come true...that is until they discover that ghostly ice cream phantoms are haunting the factory.Mr. Grizzly alias Sammy the Shrimp and his henchmen
SDD-16"The Spirits of '76"The Ghosts of Benedict Arnold, William Demont and John AndreDecember 18, 1976While in Washington D.C., the kids visit the Splitsonian Institution (a parody of the Smithsonian Institution), but lose Scooby and get locked in after hours. While searching for Scooby, they find strange goings on at the museum, like a locomotive moving on its own, and the ghosts of American traitors Benedict Arnold and William Demont and British spy John Andre haunting the building.Mr. Clive, Mr. Willit and their accomplice

Season 2 (1977)

Episodes in Season 2 initially aired as segments of Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics.

Episode title Villains Original airdatePlotCulprits
SDLA-17"The Curse of Viking Lake" The Viking GhostsSeptember 10, 1977When the gang arrives at Viking Lake to see Velma's Uncle John, they find out he has been kidnapped by the ghosts of ancient Vikings.Mr. Hanson and the two geologists
SDLA-18"Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats"Lisa's vampiric grandfatherSeptember 17, 1977The gang and Scooby-Dum go to visit their friend Lisa Vanoff for her eighteenth birthday. While staying at her family's hotel, the gang realizes they may not survive the night when Lisa's vampiric grandfather appears and turns her into an vampiress.Leon Vanoff
SDLA-19"Hang in There, Scooby-Doo"The Pterodactyl GhostSeptember 24, 1977On a trip to a hang gliding contest, the gang encounters the ghost of a humanoid pterodactyl, who is trying to scare everyone away from a mysterious cliff. Johnny, under orders from Mr. Bohannon
SDLA-20"The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller" The Ghost of Milo Booth October 1, 1977Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Dum's actor cousin Scooby-Dee is remaking a movie when the ghost of the original film's star, Milo Booth, appears and kidnaps her, replacing her with an impostor. The gang must head into a cemetery haunted by Booth's ghost to find her, only to be locked in Booth's crypt.Jim Moss
SDLA-21"The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race" The Phantom RacerOctober 8, 1977At the Osbourne Grand Prix Race of 1977, a phantom racer is making the other drivers disappear when they enter the fog. The gang has Shaggy pose as a racer to lure the phantom out into the open, but the plan backfires when Shaggy is captured by the humanoid ghost.Ken Rogers
SDLA-22"The Ozark Witch Switch"The Ghost of Witch McCoy & the ZombieOctober 15, 1977The Mystery Machine breaks down and the gang stays in the Hatfields' cabin. During the night, a witch ghost turns the Hatfields into frogs, just as she promised over 200 years ago.Aggie Wilkins & Zeke Harkins
SDLA-23"Creepy Cruise"The Futuristic MonsterOctober 22, 1977While on a cruise throughout the South Pacific, not far from Australia, the gang meets a scientist who has created a time machine. Shortly, everything goes wrong, and a futuristic creature from the year 6984 comes out of the time machine and runs amok. When the scientist is captured by the monster, it appears all is lost since he is the only one who can send it back to its proper time period.Professor Von Klamp and Simon Grady
SDLA-24"The Creepy Heap from the Deep" The Creepy Heaps from the Deep and soulless Captain ClementsOctober 29, 1977While having a beach party, a sea monster appears and the gang retreats to a nearby captain's house on a deserted cliff. The captain tells the gang that the monster feeds on the souls of the living and corrupts them. After the gang goes for help, they return to the house and find the captain's soul has been stolen by the monster and now he becomes a villainous monster by being commanded by a beast.Captain Clements and a bank robber

Season 3 (1978)

Episodes in Season 3 initially aired as segments of Scooby's All-Stars. Some episodes aired under the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! title, and the whole season was eventually packaged as Season 3 of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.

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Episode titleVillainsOriginal airdatePlotCulprits
SDAS-25"Watch Out! The Willawaw" The Willawaw and the Owl MenSeptember 9, 1978When Velma's uncle Dave goes missing, the gang attempts to find him. On their search, the gang is attacked by the legendary Willawaw, which is said to capture people if an owl calls their name.Grey Fox and his henchmen
SDAS-26"A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle" The Skeleton MenSeptember 16, 1978While on a boat flowing down the Gulf Stream, the gang witnesses a flying saucer hijacking an airplane. They crash on Diablo Island, where they discover a spooky-looking sea captain and a trio of one-eyed and skeleton extraterrestrials.Dr. Grimsley and his henchmen
SDAS-27"A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright" The Snow BeastSeptember 23, 1978After being invited by Professor Krueger to the North Pole, the gang finds out he has been captured by a terrifying Antarctic dinosaur-like monster.Jean Pierre Baptiste
SDAS-28"To Switch a Witch" The Ghost Witch of SalemSeptember 30, 1978On Halloween night, the gang visits their friend Arlene in Salem, Massachusetts. While visiting, the gang discovers a witch ghost, who is identical to Arlene, who has risen from the grave.Arlene Wilcox's estranged twin sister, aided by Gar Mooney
SDAS-29"The Tar Monster" The Tar MonsterOctober 7, 1978The gang goes to Turkey, where the ancient city of Byzantius is being excavated, but the workers are being scared away by the city's ancient guardian, The Tar Monster.Mr. Stoner
SDAS-30"A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing" The Ghost of Finnyan McDuff & The Loch Ness MonsterOctober 14, 1978The gang travels to Scotland to visit their friend Aggie MacDuff, whose family castle is being plagued by the ghost of her great-grandfather, who lures the Loch Ness Monster with his bagpipes.Jamie Craigmore
SDAS-31"The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face" Old Iron FaceOctober 21, 1978As the gang goes water-skiing, they have a near-fatal encounter with a masked figure and his sharks. When they visit a cafe, they find out that the figure is Old Iron Face, a convict with an iron mask welded onto his face. The kids then venture to Skull Island, where the Iron Face is lurking.Mama Mione
SDAS-32"Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!" The JaguaroOctober 28, 1978After an emergency plane landing in the Amazon jungle in Brazil, the gang encounters the Jaguaro, a terrifying creature with the head of a black Smilodon and the body of a gorilla who is hailed as a deity by the natives and is haunting the jungle.Barney, aided by Luis
SDAS-33"Make a Beeline Away from That Feline"The Cat CreatureNovember 4, 1978While the gang is in New York City to visit Daphne's aunt Olivia, Shaggy witnesses the cat creature robbing a jewelry store on their way to her apartment. When they arrive, Olivia tells them that she has received a strange package. Shaggy and Scooby trace the return address but find that it was sent from a cemetery by the cat creature.Dr. Bell
SDAS-34"The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw" The Mantis November 11, 1978While visiting Professor Greer's botanical gardens, the gang encounters a seven-foot mantis who is trying to scare the professor away. Professor Greer
SDAS-35"The Diabolical Disc Demon"The Phantom (Disc Demon)November 18, 1978The gang goes to the Decade Records recording studio to see a live recording from their friend Jimmy Lewis. However, when songwriter Tony Synes disappears and a ghostly musician begins searching for his latest song, it is up to the gang to solve the mystery.Ace Decade
SDAS-36"Scooby's Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper"The Moon MonsterNovember 25, 1978While stranded in a palace in Rampoo in China, the gang stays with Kim, who is about to receive a large inheritance. When the gang goes to sleep, they are awakened by the Moon Monster, a strange creature who can turn people into stone if his shadow falls on them.Chin Wong Sing
SDAS-37"A Menace in Venice" The Ghostly GondolierDecember 2, 1978In Venice, Italy, the gang meets their friend, Antonio. They soon discover that a new ghost is haunting their friend and head out to solve the problem.Mario
SDAS-38"Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear" General Juan CarlosDecember 9, 1978The gang visits a fortress in Puerto Rico, where they find the ghost of Spanish general, Juan Carlos, who warns the gang to stay away from his fortress territory.Captain Eddy
SDAS-39"The Warlock of Wimbledon"Anthos the WarlockDecember 16, 1978In England, the gang meets up with tennis star Jimmy Pelton, who has been cursed by a warlock known as Anthos. The gang agrees to solve the mystery for Jimmy, but it appears they too may be cursed by Anthos.Nick and John Thomas
SDAS-40"The Beast is Awake in Bottomless Lake" The Beast of Bottomless LakeDecember 23, 1978While pike fishing in Canada, the gang encounters the Beast of Bottomless Lake, who has scared the townspeople away from their homes. When the gang attempts to go under the lake, Shaggy and Scooby are nearly captured by the monster. Julie