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Arabian Nights is a 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

This is the last time Don Messick voices both Scooby-Doo and Boo-Boo Bear, before his passing in 1997.
This is the last Scooby-Doo production to be produced by Hanna-Barbera. Beginning with the direct-to-video film, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Warner Bros. Animation takes over production with the Scooby-Doo franchise (although still copyrighted and credited to Hanna-Barbera, in most cases.)
In the Aliyah-Din story, the title character Aliyah-Din was one of Jennifer Hale's first major roles, whom would later go on to voice Thorn of the Hex Girls.

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.

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+{{TV specials
-'''''Arabian Nights''''' is a ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' television special which originally aired January 7, 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 (character)|Scooby-Doo]] and Boo-Boo Bear.
+| mainimage=
+| titlecard= Arabiannightstitle.jpg
+| airdate= September 3, 1994 ([[TBS]])
+| runtime= 70 minutes
+| starring= [[Don Messick]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]
+| producers= [[Jun Falkenstein]]<br />[[Joanna Romersa]]<br />[[Buzz Potamkin]]
+| music= [[Steven Bernstein]]
+| editedby=
+| producedby= [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.]]
+| writtenby= [[Gordon Kent]]
+| directedby= [[Jun Falkenstein]]<br />[[Joanna Romersa]]
+| previousshow= ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf]]''
+}}
+'''''Arabian Nights''''' is a 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|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.]] and Turner Program Services.
+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|thumb|Shaggy and Scooby, redesigned for the TV movie]]
-==Plot==
-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 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: The first tale is about a female character named Aliyah-din and how the [[Genie|genies]] (played by Yogi and Boo-Boo) help her obtain the love of a prince while thwarting the plot of the evil wizard Haman.
+==Premise==
-The second and final tale is about ''Sinbad the Sailor'' (played by Magilla Gorilla) and how he mistakens a pirate ship for a cruise ship. When Shaggy is about to escape, the Caliph decides to start the ceremony right away. When the wedding cake arrives, Shaggy pigs out and his ruse is discovered. He and Scooby are asked to be the royal storytellers, and the duo accept as well as being the royal food tasters again.
+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==
+''Insert details here.''
+==Cast and characters==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Actor
+! Character
+|-
+| [[Don Messick]]
+| [[Scooby-Doo]]
+|-
+| [[Casey Kasem]]
+| [[Shaggy Rogers]]
+|-
+| [[Eddie Deezen]]
+| [[Caliph]]
+|-
+! colspan=2 | Additional voices
+|-
+| [[Brian Cummings]]
+| Flying carpet driver<br />Royal guard #2
+|-
+| [[Greg Burson]]
+| Royal chef
+|-
+| [[Charlie Adler]]
+| Royal guard #1
+|-
+| [[Nick Jameson]]
+| Kitchen worker<br />Dress worker
+|}
+==Locations==
+* [[Arabia]]
+==Notes/trivia==
+* This is the last time [[Don Messick]] voices both [[Scooby-Doo]] and [[Boo-Boo Bear]], before his passing in 1997.
+* This is the last ''[[Scooby--Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' production to be produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]. Beginning with the direct-to-video film, ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'', [[Warner Bros. Animation]] takes over production with the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise (although still copyrighted and credited to Hanna-Barbera, in most cases.)
+* In the ''Aliyah-Din'' story, the title character Aliyah-Din was one of [[Jennifer Hale]]'s first major roles, whom would later go on to voice [[Thorn]] of the [[Hex Girls]].
+===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==
+* ''[[Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (VHS)|Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights]]'' VHS.
+* ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (DVD)|Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights]]'' DVD.
+==Quotes==
+{{Quotes
+|
+}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Arabiannights.jpg|One front cover for the VHS release.
+</gallery>
+==External links==
+* TBA
+{{DEFAULTSORT:{{PAGENAME}}}}
+[[Category:TV specials and telefilms]]