Maltese Mackerel (episode)

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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

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Characters

Main characters:

• Scooby-Doo
• Shaggy Rogers
• Scrappy-Doo

Supporting characters:

• Secret agent (single appearance)

Villains:

• Big thug (single appearance)
• Small thug (single appearance)

Other characters:

• Fearless Shagaford (first appearance)(photograph)(cameo)
• S.S. Bouyant captain (single appearance)(no lines)
• Police officers (single 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

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

• Disguises: Scooby as a hot dog vendor.
• "Ruh-roh" count: 1
• "Zoinks" count:

Cultural references

• The title parodies the famous mystery novel and movie, The Maltese Falcon.
  • The big thug and small thug are parodies of Kasper Gutman and Joel Cairo from the film.

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