- This article is about the episode. For the object, look here.
![]() |
This needs a stretch. (Feel free to remove when satisfied of completion.) Needed: Synopsis. |
Maltese Mackerel is the first part of the first episode of The Scooby & Scrappy Doo Puppy Hour, later repackaged as the first part of the first episode of the third season of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (second series).
Premise[]
The boys get an assignment to deliver the "Maltese Mackerel", a golden, jewel encrusted fish, to the boat docks, but someone else wants it too, and is trying to steal it from these bumbling detectives.
Synopsis[]
Insert details here.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Secret agent (only appearance)
Villains:
- Big thug (only appearance)
- Small thug (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Fearless Shagaford (first appearance)(photograph)(cameo)
- S.S. Bouyant captain (only appearance)(no lines)
- Police officers (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- United States
- Fearless Detective Agency
- Thugs' warehouse
- Dock
- London (mentioned)
- Mackerel Museum (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Telephone
- Maltese Mackerel
- Ladder
- Hot dog bun
- Crates
- Handcuffs
Vehicles[]
- Thugs' car
- S.S. Peru (mentioned)
- S.S. Bouyant
- Police boat
Cast[]
Don Messick | Scooby-Doo Scrappy-Doo |
---|---|
Casey Kasem | Shaggy Rogers |
Notes/trivia[]
- After not being used since 1978, the original Ted Nichols score returns in this episode.
- Clips from this episode, as well as video of Kasem recording his lines, were used in a 1983 WJZ-TV profile of Casey Kasem.[1]
- An extended preview of this episode (from where Scooby acts as a hot dog vendor to the guys looking for the misplaced Maltese Mackerel at the end) was shown on the 1983 Pac Preview Special.
- The S.S. Bouyant captain resembles Captain Clements from the The Scooby-Doo Show episode The Creepy Heap from the Deep.
Miscellaneous[]
Cultural references[]
- The title parodies the famous mystery novel and Film Noir, The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.
- The big thug and small thug are parodies of Kasper Gutman and Joel Cairo from the film who were portrayed by Greenstreet and Lorre respectively.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- None known.
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams DVD set released by Warner Home Video on May 13, 2014.
Quotes[]
|
External links[]
- TBA
References[]
Previous episode: | Series: | Next episode: |
Scooby and the Beanstalk | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (second series) Season 3 |
Dumb Waiter Caper |