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I Left My Neck in San Francisco is the tenth episode of the original half-hour, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.
Premise[]
The gang head off to Alcatraz Island, on a tour. When there, they meet the Lady Vampire of the Bay, who resembles Daphne a lot. Is it her, or one of the other tourists who are very mysterious?
Synopsis[]
The gang arrive in San Francisco, and explore the prison on Alcatraz Island, with their tour guide, Jack Nelson, and two other tourists, Mrs. Cornell and Sally Polk. Daphne gets sick, and Sally tells the gang that the only one who lives on the island is none other than Lady Vampire of the Bay. Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy stay outside the prison and see the Lady Vampire, so they escape. In the prison, Daphne has disappeared, and Fred and Velma go look for her. Shaggy and the dogs show up escaping from the vampiress, who also shows up and then escapes. Scrappy goes after the vampire, but instead he captures Daphne who says that she got lost and didn't see anyone. Scooby and Shaggy begin to think that Daphne is a vampire due to their similar appearance.
On the way back to shore, Velma notices that the glass inside the boat light is missing and gets suspicious. In a hotel, the gang (minus Daphne, who is still sick and went to bed) goes to the library and reads a book about the legends of San Francisco. They read notes about the vampire, that say that due to being a relative to the vampires in Transylvania, the Lady Vampire has no reflection in the mirror. The lights get turned off, but turn back on to reveal the vampire in front of a mirror that does not contain her reflection; the vampire escapes. Scrappy goes after her, but captures Jack instead. After hearing noises, Daphne arrives in front of the mirror, and Scooby and Shaggy see that she has no reflection in the mirror. Jack tells the gang that it's time to go to Fisherman's Wharf for the rest of the trip. Daphne says that she can't go as she's still sick. Fred and Velma stay in the hotel to solve the mystery, while Shaggy and the dogs go to the wharf.
At Fisherman's Wharf, Shaggy and the dogs see a woman who they claim to be Daphne, but she turns out to be a vampire. While Scooby and Shaggy wind up in a grocery store trying to escape, Scrappy tries to attack the vampire, but she traps him in a box. Back at the hotel, Fred and Velma see that on the mirror's frames are the golden eagles which were not there before and some fresh paint prints on the floor. They try to catch the vampire who manages to escape. Fred and Velma see that she stole a glass from the tiger sculpture's eye and think this is tied up somehow with the stolen jewels that were stolen by a jewel thief, Lefty Callahan. Meanwhile, Scooby and Shaggy free Scrappy and the three of them chase the vampire to the alleyway. She turns into a bat and flies to the hotel, right to Daphne's room. Shaggy and the dogs enter the room and see the bat flying around Daphne's empty bed. When Fred and Velma find them and open the door, they see Daphne in bed instead.
Fred and Velma confirm that things stolen by the vampire are the stolen ruby and emerald, and find out that the diamond is in opera house. Velma sees a sign that the opera house won't be open till tomorrow and believes that is odd because Mrs. Cornell said earlier that she'll go to the opera house. The gang splits up: Fred and Velma go upstairs, Scooby and Shaggy go to the dressing room and Scrappy goes backstage. Scrappy sets a trap for the vampire, but he accidentally captures Scooby and Shaggy who were escaping from the vampire. The vampire steals the diamond from the chandelier and Scrappy captures her, but when he accidentally turns the lights off and back on, she disappears.
Daphne, Mrs. Cornell, Jack and Sally arrive, and Velma tells them that one of them is a vampire and a crook who played the vampire to steal the stolen jewels. Velma confirms that with two different mirror frames (one with eagles and one without them), she found out that there were two mirrors. Fred says that one of the mirrors has been freshly painted, so the vampire won't reflect, and, when the lights were turned off, the mirrors were switched. Velma reveals that the vampire is Mrs. Cornell because she said about going to the opera house, but it was closed. Velma then reveals that Mrs. Cornell is really Lefty Callahan, who knew where the stolen jewels are. Fred and Velma say that the bat flew to Daphne's room because it was dark and Daphne was in the bathroom to get some water when the bat was in her room, and when she returned, the bat flew away. Shaggy and the dogs apologize to Daphne (who feels better) for thinking that she's a vampire.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Jack Nelson (only appearance)
- Sally Polk (only appearance)
Villains:
- Lady Vampire of the Bay (only appearance)(Lefty Callahan's disguise)
- Mrs. Cornell (only appearance)(Lefty Callahan's disguise)
- Lefty Callahan (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Duck (only appearance)(no lines)
- Birdman of Alcatraz (mentioned)
- Pizza parlor chef (only appearance)
- Bat (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- California
- San Francisco
- Alcatraz Island
- Birdman of Alcatraz's cell
- Hotel
- Reading room
- Fisherman's Wharf
- Captain Hook's Cafe
- San Francisco Wax Museum
- Pizza parlor
- Chinatown
- San Francisco Opera House
- Alcatraz Island
- San Quentin State Prison (mentioned)
- San Francisco
- Denver (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Legends of Old San Francisco
- Mirrors
- Barrels
- Garlic
- Pizza
- Apples
- Oranges
- Bananas
- Wheelbarrow
- Chandelier
- Jewels
- Rope
Vehicles[]
- Alcatraz Queen
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/reason |
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Jack Nelson | When Scrappy chased the vampire, he caught him instead. |
Sally Polk | She knew a lot about the legend of the Lady Vampire. |
Mrs. Cornell | She said she was going to the opera house, but it was closed. |
Daphne Blake | She had no reflection in the mirror, and a bat flew into her room. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
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Lefty Callahan as Mrs. Cornell and the Lady Vampire of the Bay | To recover her loot. |
Cast[]
Full credits[]
The following credits are how they are seen on-screen (or as close as possible).
- Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
- Producers: Don Jurwich, Alex Lovy
- Directors: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano, Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Charles A. Nichols
- Story Editors: Duane Poole, Tom Swale, Ray Parker
- Story: Haskell Barkin, Doug Booth, Larz Bourne, Dick Conway, Tom Dagenais, Tony DiMarco, Diane Duane, Mark Evanier, Willie Gilbert, Dave Ketchum, Glenn Leopold, Norman Maurer, Duane Poole, Dick Robbins, Dalton Sandifer, Tom Swale, David Villaire
- Story Direction: John Bruno, Dan Danglo, Jan Green, Cullen Houghtaling, Jack Kinney, Emilie Kong, Larry Latham, Fred Lucky, Don Sheppard, Paul Sommer
- Recording Directors: Don Jurwich, Alex Lovy
- Voices: Jack Angel, Marlene Aragon, Joe Baker, Michael Bell, Bill Callaway, Mickey Dolenz, Pat Fraley, Marla Frumkin, Joan Gerber, Virginia Gregg, Bob Hastings, Bob Holt, Hettie Lynn Hurtes, Linda Hutson, Stanley Jones, Donald Jurwich, Casey Kasem, Heather North Kenney, David Landesberg, Allan Melvin, Don Messick, Shirley Mitchell, Alan Oppenheimer, Michael Rye, Marilyn Schreffler, John Stephenson, Pat Stevens, Ginny Tyler, Janet Waldo, Lennie Weinrib, Jimmy Weldon, Frank Welker, William Woodson, Marian Zajac
- Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Title Design: Bill Perez
- Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
- Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
- Character Design: Mike Sekowski, Curtis Cim, Sandra Young, Kimie Calvert, Donna Zeller, Alex Toth
- Layout Supervisor: Don Morgan
- Key Layout: Terry Morgan, John Tucker
- Layout: Mike Arens, Tom Coppola, Susan Crossley, Hak Ficq, Owen Fitzgerald, C.L. Hartman, Gary Hoffman, Jack Huber, Alex Ignatiev, Zygamond Jablecki, Ray Jacobs, Homer Jonas, Brad Landreth, Warren Marshall, Greg Martin, Gale Morgan, Jim Mueller, Steve Nakagawa, Anna Lee Orr, Paul Power, Rebecca Price, Tony Rivera, Linda Rowley, Tony Sgroi, Bob Singer, Adam Szwejkowski, Wendell Washer, George Wheeler, Al Wilson
- Animation Supervisors: Bill Keil, Jay Sarbry, Bob Goe
- Assistant Animation Supervisor: Rick Leon
- Animation: Robert Alvarez, Frank Andrina, Colin Baker, Anne Marie Bardwell, Ed Barge, Tom Barnes, Max Becraft, Bob Bemiller, [[Richard Bowman, Bob Bransford, James Brummet, Oliver Callahan, Lars Calonius, Rudy Cataldi, Roger Chiasson, Steve Clark, Richard Coleman, John Conning, Jesse Cosio, Gabor Csupo, Zeon Davush, Daniel de la Vega, Elaine Despins, Charles Downs, Joan Drake, Judith Ann Drake, Marcia Fertig, Gail Finkeldei, High Fraser, Al Gaivoto, Charles Gammage, Miguel Garcia, Fernando Gonzalez, Jeff Hall, Terry Harrison, Bob Hathcock, Jerry Hathcock, Fred Hellmich, Charles Howell, Bill Hutten, Volus Jones, Aundre Knutson, Rick Leon, Teresa Loewy, Hicks Lokey, Michael Longden, Ernesto Lopez, Tony Love, Mircea Manta, Mauro Maressa, Duncan Marjoribanks, Burt Medall, Tran Vu Minh, Ken Muse, Constantin Mustatea, Sean Newton, Margaret Nichols, Eduardo Olivares, Margaret Parkes, Rod Parkes, Don Patterson, Lester Pegues, Jr., Delpino Ramirez, Harry Rasmussen, William Recinos, Morey Reden, Vev Risto, Mitch Rochon, Tom Ruegger, Joel Seibel, Mark Simon, Ed Soloman, Ken Southworth, Leo Sullivan, Robert Taylor, Barry Temple, Dave Tendlar, Richard Thompson, Richard Trueblood, Robert Tyler, Carlos Vincenzi, Russ von Neida, John Walker, Allen Wilzbach, Xenia
- Background Supervisor: Al Gmuer
- Backgrounds: Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Greg Battes, Dario Campanile, Gil DiCicco, Dennis Durrell, Martin Forte, Fla Ferreira, Bob Gentle, Bonnie Goodknight, Al Gmuer, Ann Guenther, Tom Hames, James Hegedus, Eric Heschong, Jim Hickey, Michael Humphries, Richard Khim, Fernando Montealegre, Andrew Phillipson, Bill Proctor, Jeff Richards, Jeff Riche, Marilyn Shimokochi, Cal Titus, Dennis Venizelos
- Checking and Scene Planning: Cindy Smith, Evelyn Sherwood
- Xerography: Star Wirth
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Alison Victory, Billie Kerns
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Camera: Jerry Mills, Ross Avery, Bob Berry, Allen Childs, Marc Debbaudt, Candy Edwards, George Epperson, Curt Hall, Ron Jackson, Mike Kane, Frank Paiker, Norman Stainback, Neil Viker, Roy Wade, Brandy Whittington, Jerry Whittington
- Supervising Film Editor: Larry C. Cowan
- Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley
- Music Editors: Joe Sandusky, Chip Yaras
- Effects Editors: Richard Allen, Tom Gleason, Mark Mangini, Karla McGregor, Terry Moore
- Show Editor: Gil Iverson
- Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
- Production Manager: Jayne Barbera
- Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
- A Hanna-Barbera Production
- ©1979 Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc.
Notes/trivia[]
- This is the first time in the franchise that a member of Mystery Inc. (Daphne in this case) cannot participate in solving the mystery due to illness.
- Additionally, this is also the first time (production-wise) that a member of Mystery Inc. is a suspect.
- Lefty Callahan is one of the only two female culprits in the first Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo series, the other being Tessie.
- The prison at Alcatraz Island closed down in 1963, sixteen years before this episode aired.
- Despite Velma's explanation to why Shaggy and Scooby thought Daphne was the vampire when they saw the bat in her hotel room but not Daphne, there's a simpler explanation. Shaggy only opened the door to Daphne's room halfway when he and Scooby saw the bat and the door blocked their view of the bed to where Daphne was sleeping.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: None.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- Traps: Scrappy rigged the stage at the opera house into a trap.
- "Zoinks" count: 3.
- "Rikes" count: 3.
- "Ruh-roh" count: 0.
- "Jeepers" count: 2.
- "Jinkies" count: 3.
- "Puppy Power" count: 4.
Cultural references[]
- The episode's title is a play on words of the song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", the signature song of Tony Bennett.
- The "Birdman of Alcatraz" was the nickname of Robert Stroud, an inmate of Alcatraz. The name comes from the book and movie based on him. Coincidentally, Stroud died the same year Alcatraz closed.
- Captain Hook's cafe is named after the main adversary of Peter Pan.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- After the vampire disappears (when Scrappy turns off the lights), Fred's eyebrows are gone.
- Scrappy's eyes are brown after the revelation of the vampire.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- Lefty Callahan's identity is a historical fallacy, as the Alcatraz penal colony never had a prison for women.
- Mrs. Cornell was with the rest of the tour group when the vampire first appears in front of Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy, even though they are in reality the same person using two disguises.
- Shaggy and Scooby must have some serious trust issues if they could assume that their long-time friend Daphne is the culprit.
In other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Greek | Το Βαμπίρ του Αλκατράζ | The Vampire of Alcatraz |
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo!: The Complete Season 1 DVD set released by Warner Home Video on April 28, 2015.
Quotes[]
Shaggy: Like, I think Scrappy's inside Scoob. Maybe we should leave him in there, huh? |
External links[]
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