- This article is about the TV series. For the sporting event, see Laff-a-Lympics.
Making its premier on ABC from September 10, 1977 and continuing until October 28, 1978, Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics, also known as Scooby's All Stars, and Scooby's Laff-a-Lympics, was full of the top stars from Hanna-Barbera. It included three teams, the Scooby Doobies, the Yogi Yahooeys, and the Really Rottens. The teams competed in a multi-discipline style sporting competition, in different countries, and the contests were hosted by Snagglepuss and Mildew Wolf. The Scooby Doobies team consisted of Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Dum, Shaggy Rogers, Tinker and Speed Buggy, Dynomutt and Blue Falcon, Hong Kong Phooey, Babu, and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels: Brenda Chance, Dee Dee Skyes, and Taffy Dare.
Cast[]
List of episodes[]
Season one[]
# | Image | Episode | Airdate | Premise | Results |
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1 | The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan | September 10, 1977 | Three teams of athletes compete in sports events around the world. In this case they ski, skate, and ride toboggans in Switzerland; and sumo wrestle, play tennis, and play baseball in Tokyo, Japan. | Scoobys: 105 (gold) Yogis: 80 (silver) Rottens: 65 (bronze) | |
2 | Acapulco and England | September 17, 1977 | The contestants do cliff diving, an underwater relay race, and a speedboat race in Acapulco, Mexico; and climb the side of Big Ben, hunt a fox, and play polo in England. | Scoobys: 70 (gold) Yogis: 65 (tie for silver) Rottens: 65 (tie for silver) | |
3 | Florida and China | September 24, 1977 | The contestants do swamp boat racing, water-skiing, and car racing in the Everglades, Florida; rickshaw racing, ping-pong playing, and gymnastics in Hong Kong, China. | Scoobys: 115 (gold) Yogis: 110 (silver) Rottens: 0 (bronze) | |
4 | The Sahara Desert and Scotland | October 1, 1977 | The contestants do a dune buggy race and a "fill up the oasis well" contest in the Sahara; and a Loch Ness monster photograph race and a three-legged kilt race in Scotland. | Yogis: 70 (gold) Scoobys: 65 (silver) Rottens: 20 (bronze) | |
5 | France and Australia | October 8, 1977 | The contestants do a "Tour de France" bicycle race and a "capture the flag at the top of the Eiffel Tower" contest; and a boomerang throw and a kangaroo race in Australia. | Scoobys: 120 (gold) Yogis: 75 (silver) Rottens: 35 (bronze) | |
6 | Athens, Greece and the Ozarks | October 15, 1977 | The contestants do pole vaulting and discus throwing in Athens; and a rail cart race and a keel-boat race in the Ozarks. | Scoobys: 105 (gold) Yogis: 80 (silver) Rottens: 20 (bronze) | |
7 | Italy and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | October 22, 1977 | The contestants do a motor scooter race and a canal boat race in Italy; and hang gliding, skydiving, and a hot air balloon race at Kitty Hawk. | Scoobys: 85 (gold) Rottens: 65 (sliver) Yogis: 40 (bronze) | |
8 | Egypt and Sherwood Forest | October 29, 1977 | The contestants do a "touch the tip of the pyramid" race and a camel race in Egypt; and an armored foot race and a "princess rescue contest" in Sherwood Forest. | Scoobys: 90 (gold) Rottens: 80 (silver) Yogis: 55 (bronze) | |
9 | Spain and the Himalayas | November 5, 1977 | The contestants do a bullfight and a Gypsy wagon race in Spain; and a "hang the bell on the Abominable Snowman" contest and a climbing Mount Neverest relay race in the Himalayas. | Scoobys: 90 (gold) Yogis: 80 (silver) Rottens: 55 (bronze) | |
10 | India and Israel | November 12, 1977 | The contestants do a tiger hunt and an elephant-back race in India; and wind-sail sand-sledding contest and a reed boat race in Israel. | Yogis: 100 Rottens: 40 Scoobys: 35 | |
11 | Africa and San Francisco | November 19, 1977 | The contestants participate in a jungle boat race and a vine-swinging contest in Africa, and then move to San Francisco for a roller-skating race and a fishing contest. | Yogis: 80 (gold) Scoobys: 20 (silver) Rottens: 10 (bronze) | |
12 | The Grand Canyon and Ireland | November 26, 1977 | The teams do a burro race and a tightrope race at the Grand Canyon, then a "catch the leprechaun" contest and a "hole-in-one" golf tournament in Ireland. | Yogis: 135 (gold) Scoobys: 55 (silver) Rottens: 45 (bronze) | |
13 | Hawaii and Norway | December 3, 1977 | The teams do surfing and an outrigger race in Hawaii; then a Viking longboat race and a "long jump wearing snowshoes" in Norway. | Scoobys: 90 (gold) Yogis: 70 (silver) Rottens: 30 (bronze) | |
14 | North Pole and Tahiti | December 10, 1977 | The contestants do a dog sled race and an igloo-building contest at the North Pole; and an "around the reef pontoon paddle-boat race" and a sandcastle-building contest in Tahiti. | Scoobys: 120 (gold) Yogis: 75 (silver) Rottens: 55 (bronze) | |
15 | Arizona and Holland | December 17, 1977 | The teams do a wild-bronco-riding contest and steer roping in Arizona; then a windmill riding contest and a dyke building contest in Holland. | Scoobys: 75 Yogis: 65 Rottens: 60 | |
16 | Quebec and Baghdad | December 24, 1977 | The teams do lacrosse batting and Canadian tree cutting in Quebec; then flying carpet races and magic rope climbing in Baghdad. | Scoobys: 65 (gold)
Yogis: 55 (tie for silver) Rottens: 55 (tie for silver) |
Season two[]
# | Image | Episode | Airdate | Premise | Results |
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1 | Russia and the Caribbean | September 9, 1978 | The contestants ran a moose sled marathon in Siberia and a Hopak dance race in Moscow. After that, they participated in a porpoise race and a hunt for Bluebeard's treasure in the Caribbean. | Scoobys: 100 (gold) Yogis: 80 (silver) Rottens: 50 (bronze) | |
2 | New York and Turkey | September 16, 1978 | The contestants have a Hansom cab race and a "crown the Statue of Liberty" contest in New York; then a unicycle race and a swimming relay race in Turkey. | Rottens: 75 (gold) Scoobys: 70 (sliver) Yogis: 60 (bronze) | |
3 | South America and Transylvania | September 23, 1978 | The contestants try to lasso a computer-controlled bull in Argentina and race rubber rafts down the Amazon River in Brazil, then a scavenger hunt for monster-related items and a log-roll race through the Brack Lagoon in Transylvania. | Yogis: 90 Scoobys: 80 Rottens: 55 | |
4 | French Riviera and New Zealand | September 30, 1978 | The contestants do a soapbox derby and a free-flight kite contest on the French Riviera; then an ostrich race and a mud-puddle tug-of-war in New Zealand. | Scoobys: 90 (gold) Yogis: 70 (silver) Rottens: 40 (bronze) | |
5 | New Orleans and Atlantis | October 7, 1978 | The teams compete in a vintage aircraft contest and a Chinese dragon race in New Orleans, and then travel to Atlantis for a sea horse race and a mermaid rescue. | Yogis: 70 Scoobys: 60 Rottens: 60 | |
6 | Morocco and Washington D.C. | October 14, 1978 | The participants compete in a scooter race in Casablanca, and a chariot race in Morocco's desert, followed by a rally race and an obstacle course in Washington, D.C. | Rottens: 75 (gold) Scoobys: 70 (tie for silver) Yogis: 70 (tie for silver) | |
7 | Canada and Warsaw, Poland | October 21, 1978 | Insert details here. | Yogis: 100 (Gold) Scoobys: 70 (Sliver) Rottens: 45 (Bronze) | |
8 | Siam and the Moon | October 28, 1978 | The teams are in Thailand for a sampan race, and a soccer match (with all three teams), and then travel to The Moon to compete in a rocket race and a running race in low gravity. | Scoobys: 80 (tie for gold) Yogis: 80 (tie for gold) Rottens: 80 (tie for gold) |
Trivia[]
- There was one three way tie for first place and four ties for second place.
- The overall standings of the three teams over 24 episodes were as follows:
Team | First | Second | Third | Points |
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Scooby Doobies | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1925 |
Yogi Yahooeys | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1855 |
Really Rottens | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1135 |
Home media[]
- Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Heavens to Hilarity, This is it, Sports Fans! VHS released by Turner Home Entertainment in 1996.
- Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Volume 1 DVD released by Warner Home Video on January 19, 2010
- Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Volume 2 DVD released by Warner Home Video on October 19, 2010
- Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Volume 1 DVD released by Warner Home Video on June 30, 2010
- Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Volume 2 DVD released by Warner Home Video on June 30, 2010
- Scooby-Doo! Laff-a-Lympics: Spooky Games DVD released by Warner Home Video on July 17, 2012
- ''Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Volume 1 DVD released by Warner Home Video on July 4, 2016
- ''Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics: Volume 2 DVD released by Warner Home Video on July 4, 2016
External links[]
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