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[[File:Arabiannights.jpg|right|VHS cover for the 1994 ''Arabian Nights'' movie]]
  
 
'''''Arabian Nights''''' is a ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' television special which originally aired September 3, 1994 on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System TBS]. It's based around ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''. It is notable for being one of the last featuring [[Don Messick]] as the voice of both [[Scooby-Doo]] and [[Boo-Boo Bear]], as well as the final ''Scooby-Doo'' cartoon to be produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.]]
  
'''''Arabian Nights''''' is a ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' television special which originally aired September 3, 1994 on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System TBS]. It's based around ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights''. It is notable for being one of the last featuring [[Don Messick]] as the voice of both [[Scooby-Doo]] and [[Boo-Boo Bear]], as well as the final ''Scooby-Doo'' cartoon to be produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.]]
   
 
The special features classic [[Hanna-Barbera]] characters [[Scooby-Doo]], [[Shaggy Rogers]], [[Yogi Bear]], Boo-Boo Bear, and Magilla Gorilla. Scooby and Shaggy are mostly used as set up for the two main tales. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] and Turner Program Services. It was produced in a manner similar to the classic Warner Bros. cartoons, similar to Steven Speilberg's ''Animaniacs'', which debuted the previous year, down to the music. The animation style is also different from the previous TV movies, drawn in a more flatter style with brighter colors and stylized character designs.
  
The special features classic [[Hanna-Barbera]] characters [[Scooby-Doo]], [[Shaggy Rogers]], [[Yogi Bear]], Boo-Boo Bear, and Magilla Gorilla. Scooby and Shaggy are mostly used as set up for the two main tales. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] and Turner Program Services. It was produced in a manner similar to the classic Warner Bros. cartoons, similar to Steven Speilberg's ''Animaniacs'', which debuted the previous year, down to the music. The animation style is also different from the previous TV movies, drawn in a more flatter style with brighter colors and stylized character designs.
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[[File:Scooby_Shaggy_closeup.jpg|thumb|Shaggy and Scooby, redesigned for the TV movie]]
   
 
==Premise==
  
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Scooby and Shaggy are hired as royal food-tasters by a young Arab Caliph - a job offer they ''can't'' refuse. When they eat everything, the nearsighted Caliph gets mad and has his guards chase them, until he finds Shaggy disguised in drag as a harem girl. In order to make the prince fall asleep from boredom so they can escape, Shaggy tells him two dull stories, including a parody of ''Aladdin'' (with a female in the lead role, and Yogi and Boo-Boo as genies) and ''Sinbad the Sailor'' (with Magilla Gorilla in the title role).
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Scooby and Shaggy are hired as royal food-tasters by a young Arab Caliph - a job offer they ''can't'' refuse. When they eat everything, the nearsighted Caliph gets mad and has his guards chase them, until he finds Shaggy disguised in drag as a harem girl. In order to make the prince fall asleep, Shaggy tells him two classic stories with a twist.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
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==Locations==
  
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* [[Arabia]]
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==Notes/trivia==
  
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* This is the last time [[Don Messick]] voices both [[Scooby-Doo]] and [[Boo-Boo Bear]], because he passed away in 1997.
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* [[Jennifer Hale]], the voice of [[Thorn]] of the [[Hex Girls]], voiced the character of "Aliyah-Din" in one of the stories Shaggy tells the Caliph.
  
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===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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* Scooby's dog tag colors (blue and yellow) are reversed several times throughout the movie, more times than showing the original one. This could be part of the redesign of Scooby.
   
 
==Home media==
  
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (VHS)|Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights]]'' VHS.
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (DVD)|Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights]]'' DVD.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
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==Gallery==
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Arabiannights.jpg|One front cover for the VHS release.
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==External links==
  
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* {{WP|''Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights''}}
  
* {{WP|''Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights''}}
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Arabian Nights
File:Arabiannightstitle.jpg
Network TBS
Broadcast Date September 3, 1994
Runtime 70 minutes
Starring Don Messick
Casey Kasem
Producers Jun Falkenstein
Joanna Romersa
Buzz Potamkin
Music Steven Bernstein
Edited By
Produced By Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.
Written By Gordon Kent
Directed By Jun Falkenstein
Joanna Romersa
Chronology
Previous Show Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
Next Show None

Arabian Nights is a Scooby-Doo television special which originally aired September 3, 1994 on TBS. It's based around The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. It is notable for being one of the last featuring Don Messick as the voice of both Scooby-Doo and Boo-Boo Bear, as well as the final Scooby-Doo cartoon to be produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.

The special features classic Hanna-Barbera characters Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, and Magilla Gorilla. Scooby and Shaggy are mostly used as set up for the two main tales. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., Warner Bros. Family Entertainment and Turner Program Services. It was produced in a manner similar to the classic Warner Bros. cartoons, similar to Steven Speilberg's Animaniacs, which debuted the previous year, down to the music. The animation style is also different from the previous TV movies, drawn in a more flatter style with brighter colors and stylized character designs.

File:Scooby Shaggy closeup.jpg

Shaggy and Scooby, redesigned for the TV movie

Premise

Scooby and Shaggy are hired as royal food-tasters by a young Arab Caliph - a job offer they can't refuse. When they eat everything, the nearsighted Caliph gets mad and has his guards chase them, until he finds Shaggy disguised in drag as a harem girl. In order to make the prince fall asleep, Shaggy tells him two classic stories with a twist.

Synopsis

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Cast and characters

Actor Character
Don Messick Scooby-Doo
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Eddie Deezen Caliph
Additional voices
Brian Cummings Flying carpet driver
Royal guard #2
Greg Burson Royal chef
Charlie Adler Royal guard #1
Nick Jameson Kitchen worker
Dress worker

Locations

  • Arabia

Notes/trivia

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • Scooby's dog tag colors (blue and yellow) are reversed several times throughout the movie, more times than showing the original one. This could be part of the redesign of Scooby.

Home media

Quotes

Gallery

External links

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