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:''This is for the episode. For the monster, see [[Tar Monster]].''
 
:''This is for the episode. For the monster, see [[Tar Monster]].''
 
 
{{Infobox Episode
 
{{Infobox Episode
|image=[[File:The Tar Monster title card.png|250px]]
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| image= The Tar Monster title card.png
|series=The Scooby-Doo Show
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| series= The Scooby-Doo Show
|episode=307
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| episode= 305
|airdate=October 21, 1978
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| airdate= October 7, 1978
|writtenby=
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| writtenby=
|directedby=
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| directedby=
|previousepisode=''[[A Scary Night With a Snow Beast Fright]]''
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| previousepisode= ''[[To Switch a Witch]]''
|nextepisode=''[[Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!]]''
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| nextepisode= ''[[A Highland Fling With a Monstrous Thing]]''
 
}}
 
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'''''The Tar Monster''''' is the thirty-first episode of ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' and the seventh episode of the third season, which re-used the name ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!''.
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'''''The Tar Monster''''' is the fifth episode of the [[The Scooby-Doo Show season 3|third season]] of ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'', and the twenty-ninth episode overall in the series. It originally aired reusing [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song)|the opening]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' in a sense making it the thirtieth episode of that series.
   
 
==Premise==
 
==Premise==
The gang encounters a tar monster on a visit to an underground city in Turkey.
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[[Mystery Inc.|The gang]] encounters a tar monster on a visit to an underground city in Turkey.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
 
 
The gang heads to Turkey to visit their friend, Dr. Brixton, who has discovered a buried city that has remained untouched for thousands of years. Dr. Brixton informs the gang that his workers were all frightened off by a tar monster, meaning the digging had be postponed. The underground city was said to be guarded by the monster, who protected the ancient treasure. The professor's assistant, Stoner, was kidnapped by the monster.
 
The gang heads to Turkey to visit their friend, Dr. Brixton, who has discovered a buried city that has remained untouched for thousands of years. Dr. Brixton informs the gang that his workers were all frightened off by a tar monster, meaning the digging had be postponed. The underground city was said to be guarded by the monster, who protected the ancient treasure. The professor's assistant, Stoner, was kidnapped by the monster.
   
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[[File:Stoner.png|thumb|Stoner unmasked]]
 
 
After a brief encounter with the tar monster, the gang follows his tracks to a nearby tar pool. There they find an ancient piece of pottery. The next day, they head down to the ancient city with Dr. Brixton, who discovers that the ancient treasure has been stolen. The gang searches for clues, and find pottery similar to the one found the night before, as well as another tar pool. The monster gives chase to Shaggy and Scooby while they search. Fred, Velma and Daphne find the final clue when they discover a map of the underground city. They trap the monster, who turns out to be Stoner.
 
After a brief encounter with the tar monster, the gang follows his tracks to a nearby tar pool. There they find an ancient piece of pottery. The next day, they head down to the ancient city with Dr. Brixton, who discovers that the ancient treasure has been stolen. The gang searches for clues, and find pottery similar to the one found the night before, as well as another tar pool. The monster gives chase to Shaggy and Scooby while they search. Fred, Velma and Daphne find the final clue when they discover a map of the underground city. They trap the monster, who turns out to be Stoner.
   
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| [[Don Messick]]
 
| [[Don Messick]]
| [[Scooby-Doo]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Spider (The Tar Monster)|Spider]]
 
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| [[Casey Kasem]]
 
| [[Casey Kasem]]
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| [[Velma Dinkley]]
 
| [[Velma Dinkley]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Michael Bell]]
| Henry Corden
 
 
| [[Tar Monster]]
 
| [[Tar Monster]]
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|-
 
| [[Henry Corden]]
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| [[Guard chief (The Tar Monster)|Guard chief]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[John Stephenson]]
 
| [[John Stephenson]]
 
| [[Professor Brixton]]
 
| [[Professor Brixton]]
 
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|-
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! colspan=2 | Non-speaking roles
| Voice actor
 
| Spider
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan=2 | [[Ben Gazi]]
| Voice actor
 
| [[Ben Gazi]]
 
 
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|}
   
 
==Villains==
 
==Villains==
* [[Tar Monster]]
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* Tar Monster/Stoner
   
 
==Suspects==
 
==Suspects==
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! Motive/reason
 
! Motive/reason
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Guard chief (The Tar Monster)|Guard chief]]
| Suspect
 
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| He looked in a very suspicious manner after the gang arrived.
| Motive/reason
 
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|-
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| [[Ben Gazi]]
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| His creepy behavior and frightening appearance.
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| Mr. Stoner
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| His mysterious disappearance. His portrait was streaked with tar.
 
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! Motive/reason
 
! Motive/reason
 
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| [[Mr. Stoner|Stoner]]
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| [[Mr. Stoner|Stoner]] as the [[Tar Monster]]
| To loot the lost city
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| To loot the lost city.
 
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|}
   
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==
*Turkey
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* [[Turkey]]
**Underground City of Byzantius
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** [[Underground City of Byzantius]]
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
==Notes/trivia==
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* This episode originally re-used the name ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''.
* A 'cyber version' appears in ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' and in the live-action ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' film, its costume was brought to life.
 
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* The name ''Byzantius'' is a reference to Byzantium, an ancient Greek city located in present-day Turkey that became Constantinople, and later Istanbul.
 
* A 'cyber version' appears in ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', and in the live-action ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'' film, its costume was brought to life.
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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* None known.
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===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
* Brixton is referred to both as a "Professor" and a "Doctor."
 
* Brixton is referred to both as a "Professor" and a "Doctor."
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* Brixton's watch disappears after the first scene of the episode.
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* It would be impossible for anyone to "swim" within a pool of tar.
   
 
==Home media==
 
==Home media==
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Third Season]]'' DVD set.
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series]]'' DVD set.
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
   
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| season= ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]''<br />[[The Scooby-Doo Show season 3|Season 3]]
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| after= ''[[A Highland Fling With a Monstrous Thing]]''
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[[Category:The Scooby-Doo Show season 3 episodes]]
 
[[Category:The Scooby-Doo Show season 3 episodes]]

Revision as of 12:35, 12 September 2014

This is for the episode. For the monster, see Tar Monster.

The Tar Monster is the fifth episode of the third season of The Scooby-Doo Show, and the twenty-ninth episode overall in the series. It originally aired reusing the opening of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in a sense making it the thirtieth episode of that series.

Premise

The gang encounters a tar monster on a visit to an underground city in Turkey.

Synopsis

The gang heads to Turkey to visit their friend, Dr. Brixton, who has discovered a buried city that has remained untouched for thousands of years. Dr. Brixton informs the gang that his workers were all frightened off by a tar monster, meaning the digging had be postponed. The underground city was said to be guarded by the monster, who protected the ancient treasure. The professor's assistant, Stoner, was kidnapped by the monster.


After a brief encounter with the tar monster, the gang follows his tracks to a nearby tar pool. There they find an ancient piece of pottery. The next day, they head down to the ancient city with Dr. Brixton, who discovers that the ancient treasure has been stolen. The gang searches for clues, and find pottery similar to the one found the night before, as well as another tar pool. The monster gives chase to Shaggy and Scooby while they search. Fred, Velma and Daphne find the final clue when they discover a map of the underground city. They trap the monster, who turns out to be Stoner.

He used an air compressor and a scuba suit to swim through the tar pools so he could steal the treasure. After he was arrested, the gang uses the map to find the missing treasure. They locate it behind a hidden wall in the inner sanctum.

Cast and characters

Actor Character
Don Messick Scooby-Doo
Spider
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker Fred Jones
Mr. Stoner
Heather North Daphne Blake
Patricia Stevens Velma Dinkley
Michael Bell Tar Monster
Henry Corden Guard chief
John Stephenson Professor Brixton
Non-speaking roles
Ben Gazi

Villains

  • Tar Monster/Stoner

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Guard chief He looked in a very suspicious manner after the gang arrived.
Ben Gazi His creepy behavior and frightening appearance.
Mr. Stoner His mysterious disappearance. His portrait was streaked with tar.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Stoner as the Tar Monster To loot the lost city.

Locations

Notes/trivia

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • Brixton is referred to both as a "Professor" and a "Doctor."
  • Brixton's watch disappears after the first scene of the episode.
  • It would be impossible for anyone to "swim" within a pool of tar.

Home media

Quotes


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