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{{Infobox Episode
  
{{Infobox Episode
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| image= [[File:Hassle_in_the_Castle_title_card.png|300px]]
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| titlecard= Hassle_in_the_Castle_title_card.png
 
| series= Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
  
| series= Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
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| episode= 103
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| episodenum= 103
 
| airdate= September 27, 1969
  
| airdate= September 27, 1969
 
| writtenby= [[Ken Spears]]<br />[[Joe Ruby]]<br />[[Bill Lutz]]
  
| writtenby= [[Ken Spears]]<br />[[Joe Ruby]]<br />[[Bill Lutz]]
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==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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After getting lost in the fog, [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] arrive on [[Haunted Isle]], where they meet an [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|unearthly ghost]] haunts an [[Vasquez Castle|old abandoned castle]].
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After getting lost in the fog, [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] arrive on [[Haunted Isle]], where they meet an [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|unearthly ghost]] haunting an [[Vasquez Castle|old abandoned castle]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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Daphne discovers a giant key engraved with the message "Second Passage of [[The Old Bell]]". They deduce that this must refer to a book, and they find The Old Bell in the castle library; the second passage in the book refers to "catacombs." Beneath the castle they find a room stocked with magician's props. The Phantom appears, spreading panic; for a moment it looks as though Shaggy is being sawn in half before it is revealed as a trick. Fred, Daphne and Scooby try fleeing on a magic carpet. When they all regroup after losing the Phantom, they resolve to catch the Phantom; to that end, they send Scooby (dressed up in a hat, trenchcoat and moustache) out to lure the Phantom into a trap. He brings the Phantom in but lands in the trap himself. Fortunately, he falls out of the trap, catching the Phantom, who is unmasked as Bluestone the Great, a magician-turned-crook wanted in six states. Bluestone was searching for the Vasquez treasure and using his magic tricks to frighten snoopers away. Scooby then goes digging for the treasure, but only finds a squirrel.
  
Daphne discovers a giant key engraved with the message "Second Passage of [[The Old Bell]]". They deduce that this must refer to a book, and they find The Old Bell in the castle library; the second passage in the book refers to "catacombs." Beneath the castle they find a room stocked with magician's props. The Phantom appears, spreading panic; for a moment it looks as though Shaggy is being sawn in half before it is revealed as a trick. Fred, Daphne and Scooby try fleeing on a magic carpet. When they all regroup after losing the Phantom, they resolve to catch the Phantom; to that end, they send Scooby (dressed up in a hat, trenchcoat and moustache) out to lure the Phantom into a trap. He brings the Phantom in but lands in the trap himself. Fortunately, he falls out of the trap, catching the Phantom, who is unmasked as Bluestone the Great, a magician-turned-crook wanted in six states. Bluestone was searching for the Vasquez treasure and using his magic tricks to frighten snoopers away. Scooby then goes digging for the treasure, but only finds a squirrel.
   
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==Characters==
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==Cast and characters==
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'''Main characters''':
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* [[Mystery Inc.]]
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** [[Daphne Blake]]
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** [[Fred Jones]]
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** [[Scooby-Doo]]
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** [[Shaggy Rogers]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley]]
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'''Supporting characters''':
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* [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|Police officer]] {{1st}}
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'''Monsters and other villains''':
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* [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]] {{1st}}/
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* [[Bluestone the Great]] {{1st}}
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'''Other characters''':
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* [[Laddie]] {{1st mentioned}}
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* [[John Wayne]] {{1st mentioned}}
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* Rabbit {{1st}}{{NL}}
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* [[Rin Din Din]] {{1st mentioned}}
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* Squirrel {{1st}}{{NL}}
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* [[Vasquez]] {{Portrait}}
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==Locations==
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* [[Haunted Isle]]
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** [[Vasquez Castle]]
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*** Library
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==Objects==
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'''Clues''':
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* Key
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* ''[[The Old Bell]]''
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'''Food and drinks''':
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* [[Ham sandwich (Hassle in the Castle)|Ham sandwich]]
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* Olive
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* [[Scooby Snacks]]
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* [[Super Shaggy Sandwich]]
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;Other objects
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* [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|Skull]]
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* Vasquez's treasure {{Mentioned}}
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==Vehicles==
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* [[Mystery Inc.]]'s boat
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==Suspects==
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None
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  ⚫
===Culprits===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Culprit
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! Motive/reason
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|-
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| [[Bluestone the Great]] as the [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]
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| He wanted [[Vasquez]]'s treasure.
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|}
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==Cast==
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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! Actor
  
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! Character
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Don Messick]]
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! [[Don Messick]]
 
| [[Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|Police officer]]
  
| [[Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|Police officer]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Casey Kasem]]
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! [[Casey Kasem]]
 
| [[Shaggy Rogers]]
  
| [[Shaggy Rogers]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Frank Welker]]
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! [[Frank Welker]]
 
| [[Fred Jones]]
  
| [[Fred Jones]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Stefanianna Christopherson]]
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! [[Stefanianna Christopherson]]
 
| [[Daphne Blake]]
  
| [[Daphne Blake]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Nicole Jaffe]]
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! [[Nicole Jaffe]]
 
| [[Velma Dinkley]]
  
| [[Velma Dinkley]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[George A. Robertson]]
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! [[George A. Robertson]]
 
| [[Bluestone the Great]]
  
| [[Bluestone the Great]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Hal Smith]]
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! [[Hal Smith]]
 
| [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]
  
| [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]
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|-
  
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| N/A
  
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| [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|Skull]]
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
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==Villains==
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==Full credits==
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The following credits are how they are seen on-screen.
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* Phantom/Bluestone the Great
  
   
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide">
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==Suspects==
  
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center"><br>
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None
  
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'''Produced and Directed by'''<br>
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[[Joseph Barbera]]<br>and<br>[[William Hanna]]
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===Culprits===
  
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{{Clear}}
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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'''Associate Producer'''<br>
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! Culprit
  
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[[Lew Marshall]]
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! Motive/reason
  
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{{Clear}}
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|-
  
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'''Story'''<br>
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| [[Bluestone the Great]] as the [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]
  
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[[Ken Spears]] [[Joe Ruby]]<br>[[Bill Lutz]]<br>
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| He wanted [[Vasquez]]'s treasure.
  
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'''Story Direction'''<br>
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|}
  
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[[Howard Swift]]
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{{Clear}}
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==Locations==
  
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'''Voices'''<br>
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* [[Haunted Isle]]
  
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[[Nicole Jaffe]] [[Hal Smith]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]] [[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Don Messick]] [[Jean Vander Pyl]]<br />[[Vic Perrin]] [[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Stefanianna Christopherson]]
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** [[Vasquez Castle]]
  
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{{Clear}}
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'''Animation Director'''<br>
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[[Charles A. Nichols]]<br>
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'''Production Design'''<br>
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[[Iwao Takamoto]]<br>
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'''Production Supervisor'''<br>
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[[Victor O. Schipek]]
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{{Clear}}
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'''Layout'''<br>
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[[Bob Singer]]<br>
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[[Alvaro Arce]] [[Paul Gruwell]]<br>[[Mike Arens]] [[Alex Ignatiev]]<br>[[Ric Gonzales]]<br>[[Bill Lignante]]
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{{Clear}}
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'''Animation'''<br>
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[[Bill Keil]] [[George Rowley]]<br>[[Oliver E. Callahan]] [[Ed Love]]<br>[[Rudy Cataldi]] [[Bill Nunes]]<br>[[Zdenko Gasparovic]] [[Joan Orbison]]<br>[[Bob Goe]] [[Jay Sarbry]]<br>[[Hicks Lokey]]<br>[[Ken Southworth]]<br>[[Lloyd Vaughan]]
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{{Clear}}
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'''Background Styling'''<br>
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[[Walt Peregoy]]<br>
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'''Backgrounds'''<br>
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[[Ron Dias]] [[Gary Niblett]]<br>[[Daniela Bielecka]]<br>[[Rolly Oliva]]<br>
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'''Title Design'''<br>
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[[Bill Perez]]<br>
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'''Titles'''<br>
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[[Robert Schaefer]]
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{{Clear}}
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'''Musical Director'''<br>
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[[Ted Nichols]]<br>
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'''Technical Supervisor'''<br>
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[[Frank Paiker]]<br>
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'''Ink and Paint Supervisor'''<br>
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[[Roberta Greutert]]<br>
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'''Xerography'''<br>
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[[Robert "Tiger" West]]
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{{Clear}}
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'''Sound Direction'''<br>
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[[Richard Olson]]<br>
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'''Film Editing'''<br>
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[[Gregory V. Watson, Jr.]] [[Ted Baker]]<br>[[Chip Yaras]]<br>
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'''Camera'''<br>
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[[Dick Blundell]] [[Bill Kotler]]<br>[[George Epperson]] [[Cliff Shirpser]]<br>[[Charles Flekal]]<br>[[Roy Wade]]
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{{Clear}}
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'''A'''<br>'''[[Hanna-Barbera]]'''<br>'''Production'''<br>
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<small>© 1969<br>Hanna-Barbera<br>Productions, Inc.</small>
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{{Clear}}
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'''a'''<br>'''hanna-barbera'''<br>'''production'''<br>
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'''A Taft Broadcasting Company'''
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</div>
   
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{{Clear}}
 
==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
 
* Although this episode was the third to air, it was the second produced.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html</ref> Any time [[Warner Home Video]] releases [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|the series]] in order from the [[What A Night For A Knight|first episode]], they always put ''[[A Clue For Scooby Doo]]'' and ''Hassle in the Castle'' in production order instead of air date order. Of course, nothing is lost because there's no continuity between episodes, but it might be a problem for those that use the play all feature since it will show those episodes in the opposite order.
  
* Although this episode was the third to air, it was the second produced.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html</ref> Any time [[Warner Home Video]] releases [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|the series]] in order from the [[What A Night For A Knight|first episode]], they always put ''[[A Clue For Scooby Doo]]'' and ''Hassle in the Castle'' in production order instead of air date order. Of course, nothing is lost because there's no continuity between episodes, but it might be a problem for those that use the play all feature since it will show those episodes in the opposite order.
 
* This is the first episode in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' series to use the standard title card sequence.
  
* This is the first episode in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' series to use the standard title card sequence.
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* The following snippets from this episode can be seen in the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1|first season]]'s [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song)|opening and closing sequences]]:
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* This is the first episode of the series where the gang does not meet any suspects. In fact, aside from [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]] and [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]], the only other characters are [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|the Phantom]]/[[Bluestone the Great|Bluestone]] and the [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|police officer]].
  
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:# The [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]'s arm grabbing at [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]] just as she walks away, following her intuition after getting lost down a trap floor.
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:# [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|The skull]] talking (indicated by its glowing eye sockets), albeit with an extreme, zooming close-up.
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:# The scene where the Phantom says to [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] they will pay for not leaving. The background however is not within [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]], but [[Kingston Mausoleum|the cemetery]] from ''[[What the Hex Going On?]]''.
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* This is the first episode of the series where the gang does not meet any suspects. In fact, aside from [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]] and the gang, the only other characters are the Phantom/[[Bluestone the Great|Bluestone]] and the [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|police officer]].
 
* This episode contains the first trap of the series.
  
* This episode contains the first trap of the series.
 
* The Phantom is just referred to as "Ghost" in his model sheet.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990831142051/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg003.html</ref>
  
* The Phantom is just referred to as "Ghost" in his model sheet.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990831142051/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg003.html</ref>
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* A profile on the Phantom is feature in [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Scooby-Doo! (DC Comics)|Scooby-Doo!]]'' [[Scooby-Doo! issue 74 (DC Comics)|#74]] in the story, ''[[Who's Who In Scooby-Doo]]''. It is referred to as the Telescope Ghost, on account of what it was using at the beginning of the episode.
  
* A profile on the Phantom is feature in [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Scooby-Doo! (DC Comics)|Scooby-Doo!]]'' [[Scooby-Doo! issue 74 (DC Comics)|#74]] in the story, ''[[Who's Who In Scooby-Doo]]''. It is referred to as the Telescope Ghost, on account of what it was using at the beginning of the episode.
 
* In ''[[Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Ride]]'', the Phantom appears as a real ghost scaring riders in the bedroom.
  
* In ''[[Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Ride]]'', the Phantom appears as a real ghost scaring riders in the bedroom.
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* The Phantom makes a cameo in the DC story, ''[[It's A Wonderful Fright]]'', from ''Scooby-Doo'' [[Scooby-Doo! issue 115 (DC Comics)|#115]], and is featured on the front cover based on that story, along with most of the other monsters from ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]].
   
 
===Miscellaneous===
  
===Miscellaneous===
 
* Disguises: Scooby as a human
  
* Disguises: Scooby as a human
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* Food: [[Super Shaggy Sandwich|Double triple-decker sardine and marshmallow fudge sandwich]]; [[Ham sandwich (Hassle in the Castle)|ham sandwich]]
  
 
* [[Scooby Snacks]] bribe: 3
  
* [[Scooby Snacks]] bribe: 3
 
* Zoinks count: 1
  
* Zoinks count: 1
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===Adaptations===
  
===Adaptations===
 
* This episode was [[Phantom of the Castle|adapted]] in [[Gold Key Comics]]' ''[[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)|Scooby Doo... Where Are You!]]'' [[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! issue 2 (Gold Key Comics)|#2]]. It was renamed ''[[Phantom of the Castle]]''.
  
* This episode was [[Phantom of the Castle|adapted]] in [[Gold Key Comics]]' ''[[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)|Scooby Doo... Where Are You!]]'' [[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! issue 2 (Gold Key Comics)|#2]]. It was renamed ''[[Phantom of the Castle]]''.
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* After [[Mystery Incorporated (TV live-action films)|the gang]] decide to stay together at the end of ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'', a montage follows in a similiar vein to the clips used in the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (theme song)|opening sequence]] from ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''; one of them being the Hassle in the Castletalking skull.
 
* In the continuity of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', before the start of the series, [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|the gang]] captured the [[Phantom of Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Phantom of Vasquez Castle]]. Since the show is set in [[Crystal Cove]], [[Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|the castle]] would have to be somewhere in town or close to the shore since [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]] in this episode is on [[Haunted Isle|an isle]].
  
* In the continuity of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', before the start of the series, [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|the gang]] captured the [[Phantom of Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Phantom of Vasquez Castle]]. Since the show is set in [[Crystal Cove]], [[Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|the castle]] would have to be somewhere in town or close to the shore since [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]] in this episode is on [[Haunted Isle|an isle]].
   
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* While Fred is shown holding the boat steering wheel, the wheel hasn't been drawn into his left hand, only his fingers are holding on, and his right hand is just next to it.
  
* While Fred is shown holding the boat steering wheel, the wheel hasn't been drawn into his left hand, only his fingers are holding on, and his right hand is just next to it.
 
* In the first close-up of the gang on the boat, [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]]'s skirt loses its pleats the entire time. At the same time, Scooby's spots on his back are missing, even when the camera switches to another close-up showing just him and Velma.
  
* In the first close-up of the gang on the boat, [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]]'s skirt loses its pleats the entire time. At the same time, Scooby's spots on his back are missing, even when the camera switches to another close-up showing just him and Velma.
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* When Freddy takes the map, he's looking at the back until Scooby's close-up, when the map is suddenly turned correctly.
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* When [[Fred Jones|Freddy]] takes the map, he's looking at the back until Scooby's close-up, when the map is suddenly turned correctly.
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* The rims on [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]]'s cuffs are whitish on close-up up of her holding the key.
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* The Phantom is nearly always transparent (he is usually a projected image), but when Scooby is about to fall on him. He ought to be solid since Scooby lands on a flesh-and-blood human being.
  
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* Bluestone wears gloves throughout the episode, except when Scooby falls on him.
  
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* Bluestone's costume has a separate mask at episode's end, although it doesn't look that way at any other time.
  
 
* The page they're on says "2", despite the fact that they're half way through the book.
  
* The page they're on says "2", despite the fact that they're half way through the book.
 
* When the gang finds the door that fits the key, the room looks different in two different shots.
  
* When the gang finds the door that fits the key, the room looks different in two different shots.
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* According to the solution to the mystery, all the flying objects are moved by wires. When Freddy and Daphne unroll the magic carpet, why don't they notice the wires?
  
* According to the solution to the mystery, all the flying objects are moved by wires. When Freddy and Daphne unroll the magic carpet, why don't they notice the wires?
 
* The falling anvil produces white "force lines" common to cartoons to denote moving objects. Only these lines remain in the shot.
  
* The falling anvil produces white "force lines" common to cartoons to denote moving objects. Only these lines remain in the shot.
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* Bluestone wears gloves throughout the episode, except when Scooby falls on him.
  ⚫
* Bluestone's costume has a separate mask at episode's end, although it doesn't look that way at any other time.
   
 
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
  
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
* It's not explicitly stated, but the [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]] would most likely be based on [[Vasquez]].
  
* It's not explicitly stated, but the [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]] would most likely be based on [[Vasquez]].
 
* Shaggy politely thanks the skull for saying "thataway," although, without a hand to point with or eye movement, there is no actual indication.
  
* Shaggy politely thanks the skull for saying "thataway," although, without a hand to point with or eye movement, there is no actual indication.
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* Shaggy and Scooby must've felt brave for a moment if they were actually trying to run after the Phantom, instead of running the other way.
 
* The key they find is novelty size.
  
* The key they find is novelty size.
 
* In trying to give a hint in the clue, the key probably meant to find a passage in the second page of [[The Old Bell|the book]]. Either that or there was bad communication between the writers and animators.
  
* In trying to give a hint in the clue, the key probably meant to find a passage in the second page of [[The Old Bell|the book]]. Either that or there was bad communication between the writers and animators.
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* [[Fred Jones|Freddy]] asks what happened to [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]] although he can clearly see the trapdoor closing.
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* Freddy asks what happened to Daphne although he can clearly see the trapdoor closing.
 
* At the time of this episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin Rin Tin Tin]'s name was not trademarked (it wasn't until 1993) so it could've been used instead of "[[Rin Din Din]]". Perhaps the writers did it intentionally or perhaps they didn't and thought three real-world names in a row was a bit too much?
  
* At the time of this episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin Rin Tin Tin]'s name was not trademarked (it wasn't until 1993) so it could've been used instead of "[[Rin Din Din]]". Perhaps the writers did it intentionally or perhaps they didn't and thought three real-world names in a row was a bit too much?
 
* Bluestone claims that he used wires to levitate. If that was true, who was working the wires?
  
* Bluestone claims that he used wires to levitate. If that was true, who was working the wires?

Revision as of 08:33, 18 September 2014

Hassle in the Castle is the third episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.

Premise

After getting lost in the fog, the gang arrive on Haunted Isle, where they meet an unearthly ghost haunting an old abandoned castle.

Synopsis

The gang are out on a fishing expedition but have become lost in the fog. Their boat runs aground on Haunted Isle, the location of the Vasquez Castle, an old pirate fortress. On their way to the castle to find help, they find a threatening note warning them to leave. Inside the castle, they contemplate the portrait of Vasquez the pirate; Daphne falls through a trapdoor; and the rest of the gang flees in a panic when a cackling laugh breaks out. The rest of the gang tries to find Daphne, but Scooby and Shaggy become separated from Fred and Daphne and meet up with a talking skull. A panicked Shaggy idly asks for a calm-inducing ham sandwich, and the sandwich materializes out of mid-air. Fleeing again, Scooby and Shaggy find Daphne and Fred and Velma, and the full gang is then threatened by the Phantom, a billowing, sheet-wrapped figure. Fred, Shaggy and Scooby try to tackle the apparition, but they pass right through it; the Phantom then disappears through a wall. Even Velma thinks that they must have stumbled onto a genuine haunting.

Daphne discovers a giant key engraved with the message "Second Passage of The Old Bell". They deduce that this must refer to a book, and they find The Old Bell in the castle library; the second passage in the book refers to "catacombs." Beneath the castle they find a room stocked with magician's props. The Phantom appears, spreading panic; for a moment it looks as though Shaggy is being sawn in half before it is revealed as a trick. Fred, Daphne and Scooby try fleeing on a magic carpet. When they all regroup after losing the Phantom, they resolve to catch the Phantom; to that end, they send Scooby (dressed up in a hat, trenchcoat and moustache) out to lure the Phantom into a trap. He brings the Phantom in but lands in the trap himself. Fortunately, he falls out of the trap, catching the Phantom, who is unmasked as Bluestone the Great, a magician-turned-crook wanted in six states. Bluestone was searching for the Vasquez treasure and using his magic tricks to frighten snoopers away. Scooby then goes digging for the treasure, but only finds a squirrel.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Monsters and other villains:

Other characters:

  • Laddie (first mentioned)
  • John Wayne (first mentioned)
  • Rabbit (first appearance)(no lines)
  • Rin Din Din (first mentioned)
  • Squirrel (first appearance)(no lines)
  • Vasquez (portrait)

Locations

Objects

Clues:

Food and drinks:

Other objects
  • Skull
  • Vasquez's treasure (mentioned)

Vehicles

Suspects

None

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Bluestone the Great as the Phantom He wanted Vasquez's treasure.

Cast

Don Messick Scooby-Doo
Police officer
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker Fred Jones
Stefanianna Christopherson Daphne Blake
Nicole Jaffe Velma Dinkley
George A. Robertson Bluestone the Great
Hal Smith Phantom

Full credits

The following credits are how they are seen on-screen.


Produced and Directed by
Joseph Barbera
and
William Hanna

Associate Producer
Lew Marshall

Story
Ken Spears Joe Ruby
Bill Lutz
Story Direction
Howard Swift

Voices
Nicole Jaffe Hal Smith
Casey Kasem John Stephenson
Don Messick Jean Vander Pyl
Vic Perrin Frank Welker
Stefanianna Christopherson

Animation Director
Charles A. Nichols
Production Design
Iwao Takamoto
Production Supervisor
Victor O. Schipek

Layout
Bob Singer
Alvaro Arce Paul Gruwell
Mike Arens Alex Ignatiev
Ric Gonzales
Bill Lignante

Animation
Bill Keil George Rowley
Oliver E. Callahan Ed Love
Rudy Cataldi Bill Nunes
Zdenko Gasparovic Joan Orbison
Bob Goe Jay Sarbry
Hicks Lokey
Ken Southworth
Lloyd Vaughan

Background Styling
Walt Peregoy
Backgrounds
Ron Dias Gary Niblett
Daniela Bielecka
Rolly Oliva
Title Design
Bill Perez
Titles
Robert Schaefer

Musical Director
Ted Nichols
Technical Supervisor
Frank Paiker
Ink and Paint Supervisor
Roberta Greutert
Xerography
Robert "Tiger" West

Sound Direction
Richard Olson
Film Editing
Gregory V. Watson, Jr. Ted Baker
Chip Yaras
Camera
Dick Blundell Bill Kotler
George Epperson Cliff Shirpser
Charles Flekal
Roy Wade

A
Hanna-Barbera
Production
© 1969
Hanna-Barbera
Productions, Inc.

a
hanna-barbera
production
A Taft Broadcasting Company

Notes/trivia

  • Although this episode was the third to air, it was the second produced.[1] Any time Warner Home Video releases the series in order from the first episode, they always put A Clue For Scooby Doo and Hassle in the Castle in production order instead of air date order. Of course, nothing is lost because there's no continuity between episodes, but it might be a problem for those that use the play all feature since it will show those episodes in the opposite order.
  • This is the first episode in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! series to use the standard title card sequence.
  • The following snippets from this episode can be seen in the first season's opening and closing sequences:
  1. The Phantom's arm grabbing at Daphne just as she walks away, following her intuition after getting lost down a trap floor.
  2. The skull talking (indicated by its glowing eye sockets), albeit with an extreme, zooming close-up.
  3. The scene where the Phantom says to the gang they will pay for not leaving. The background however is not within the castle, but the cemetery from What the Hex Going On?.

Miscellaneous

  • Disguises: Scooby as a human
  • Scooby Snacks bribe: 3
  • Zoinks count: 1
  • It may be a coincidence that the armour in Fred's trap resembles the Black Knight from the first episode.

Cultural references

  • After Shaggy politely thanks the skull for telling him where the gang went the skull replies, "S'awright", the tradmark reply Señor Wences's Pedro (the head in a box) does.
  • Fred tries to talk Scooby into being Laddie and then John Wayne in order to catch the phantom.

Adaptations

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • While Fred is shown holding the boat steering wheel, the wheel hasn't been drawn into his left hand, only his fingers are holding on, and his right hand is just next to it.
  • In the first close-up of the gang on the boat, Velma's skirt loses its pleats the entire time. At the same time, Scooby's spots on his back are missing, even when the camera switches to another close-up showing just him and Velma.
  • When Freddy takes the map, he's looking at the back until Scooby's close-up, when the map is suddenly turned correctly.
  • The rims on Daphne's cuffs are whitish on close-up up of her holding the key.
  • The page they're on says "2", despite the fact that they're half way through the book.
  • When the gang finds the door that fits the key, the room looks different in two different shots.
  • "Into the closet," says Fred, but the closet has stairs and passageways inside.
  • According to the solution to the mystery, all the flying objects are moved by wires. When Freddy and Daphne unroll the magic carpet, why don't they notice the wires?
  • The falling anvil produces white "force lines" common to cartoons to denote moving objects. Only these lines remain in the shot.
  • Bluestone wears gloves throughout the episode, except when Scooby falls on him.
  • Bluestone's costume has a separate mask at episode's end, although it doesn't look that way at any other time.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • It's not explicitly stated, but the Phantom would most likely be based on Vasquez.
  • Shaggy politely thanks the skull for saying "thataway," although, without a hand to point with or eye movement, there is no actual indication.
  • Shaggy and Scooby must've felt brave for a moment if they were actually trying to run after the Phantom, instead of running the other way.
  • The key they find is novelty size.
  • In trying to give a hint in the clue, the key probably meant to find a passage in the second page of the book. Either that or there was bad communication between the writers and animators.
  • Freddy asks what happened to Daphne although he can clearly see the trapdoor closing.
  • At the time of this episode Rin Tin Tin's name was not trademarked (it wasn't until 1993) so it could've been used instead of "Rin Din Din". Perhaps the writers did it intentionally or perhaps they didn't and thought three real-world names in a row was a bit too much?
  • Bluestone claims that he used wires to levitate. If that was true, who was working the wires?
  • How did the suit of armor in the trap grab Scoob by the collar? 

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Greek Το Μαγεμένο Κάστρο The Magic Castle

Home media

Quotes

Daphne: You sure picked a spooky day to go boating, Freddy.
Fred: Well it didn't start out that way. What could've happened?
Velma: It's very simple. When the barometric pressure dropped, and the warm offshore air came in contact with an inland cold front, we ran into some unnavigable nebulation.
Fred: You're right, Velma. Whatever you said.
Velma: I said, we're lost in the fog.
Shaggy: (sticks his head out from the bottom) You buzzed?


(the gang's boat crashes into some rocks surrounding the surface of Haunted Isle during a dense fog)
Daphne: Now what happened?
Fred: Looks like we've run aground.
Shaggy: Yeah, but, like, where?
Velma: Well, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like we're stuck on Haunted Isle.
Shaggy: I'm sorry I asked.


Shaggy: I'm so scared I wish I had a ham sandwich to calm my nerves. (a ham sandwich floats down out of nowhere) Well, what do you know, a ham sandwich. (picks up the top of the sandwich) Wouldn't you know it needs some mustard? (a pot of mustard with a knife inside floats down) (swirls around knife in the pot) This has got to be my imagination. Otherwise, I'd be scared stiff.
Scooby: Yup. (slurps)
Shaggy: (sandwich is now on a table next to knight with ax) Hmm. Now maybe if my imagination could, like, cut it in half? (the knight's ax swings down as if in response and cuts the sandwich in half) Aah! (runs away) (comes back and grabs both slices of the now cut sandwich)


Shaggy: Like, he went through the wall -- nonstop!
Velma: There's a very logical explanation for all this.
Shaggy: Quick, tell me.
Velma: The place is haunted.
Shaggy: Thanks a lot.

Gallery


References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19990831142051/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg003.html
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991012044133/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg002.html

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