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Scoo-Be or Not Scoo-Be? is the first half of the third episode of The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries. It aired alongside The Stoney Glare Stare.
Premise[]
Next stop on the Cheapo European Tours: Denmark, where it seems there is something rotten in Denmark as the kids run into the ghost of Hamlet at the Hotel Hamlet they are staying in. The ghost wants to let the kids know something though: "Beware, the Briny Boo!"
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Yorick (only appearance)
- Ghost of Hamlet (only appearance)(Yorick's disguise)
Villains:
- Sea Demon (only appearance)(no lines)(Rosey Crans and Gilly Stern's disguise)
- Rosey Crans (only appearance)
- Gilly Stern (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Prince Hamlet (only time mentioned)(deceased)
- Mouse (only appearance)(no lines)
- William Shakespeare (mentioned)(deceased)
Locations[]
- Europe
Objects[]
- Suitcases
- Curtain
- Refrigerator
- Pickles
- Ghost of Hamlet's lantern
- The Blurb
- Infrared Fog-A-Scope
- Hamlet
- Scrappy's magnifying glass
- Oil
Vehicles[]
- Tour bus
- Briny Boo
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Yorick | Strange manner. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Rosey Crans as the Sea Demon Gilly Stern as the other Sea Demon |
To steal oil. |
| Yorick as the Ghost of Hamlet | A good guy, trying to foil the other two. |
Cast[]
| Don Messick | Scooby-Doo Scrappy-Doo Gilly Stern |
|---|---|
| Casey Kasem | Shaggy Rogers |
| Heather North | Daphne Blake |
| Michael Bell | Yorick Ghost of Hamlet |
Full credits[]
The following credits are how they are seen on-screen (or as close as possible).
- Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Producers: Art Scott, George Singer, Kay Wright
- Story Editor: Tom Ruegger
- Supervising Director: Ray Patterson
- Directors: Oscar Dufau, Rudy Zamora
- Assistant Directors: Bob Goe, Jay Sarbry
- Story Direction: Jan Green, Lew Marshall, George Singer
- Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
- Animation Casting Director: Ginny McSwain
- Voices: Adrienne Alexander, Rene Auberjonois, James Avery, Richard Balin, Michael Bell, Robin Braxton, Arthur Burghardt, Ruth Buzzi, Hamilton Camp, Jody Carlisle, Louise Chamis, Philip Lewis Clarke, Peter Cullen, Jennifer Darling, Dena Deitrich, Barry Dennen, George DiCenzo, Jeff Doucette, Walker Edmiston, Al Fann, Philip E. Hartman, Billie Hayes, Bob Holt, S. Marc Jordan, Jackie Joseph, Casey Kasem, Jane Kean, Tommy Koenig, Tom Kratochvil, Lucy Lee, Marilyn Lightstone, Paul Lukather, Tress MacNeille, Laurie Main, Kenneth Mars, Mitzi McCall, Edie McClurg, Ron McCroby, Joe Medalis, Don Messick, Dianne Michelle, Garrett Morris, Iona Morris, Heather North, Henry Polic II, Tony Pope, Richard Ramos, Clive Revill, Allan Rich, Neilson Ross, Fran Ryan, Ken Sansom, Bob Sarlatte, Marilyn Schreffler, Marla Scott, Hal Smith, Tony Smyles, John Stephenson, Fred Travalena, Les Tremayne, Janet Waldo, B.J. Ward, Frank Welker
- Title Design: Bill Perez
- Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
- Character Design: Alice Hamm, Jim Stenstrum, Michael Takamoto, Floro Dery
- Layout: Jaime Diaz, Michael O'Mara
- Animation Supervisors: Don Patterson, Mike Longden
- Animation: Roger Chiasson, Sean Newton, Don Spencer
- Checking And Scene Planning: Paul B. Strickland, Ann Tucker, Myoung Smith, Terry Smith
- Sound Direction: Alvy Dorman, Phil Flad
- Camera: Bob Marples, Bob Cohen, Dan Forster
- Supervising Film Editor: Larry C. Cowan
- Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley
- Music Editors: Cecil Broughton, Daniels McLean, Terry Moore, Joe Sandusky
- Effects Editors: Michael Bradley, David Cowan, Mary Gleason, Catherine MacKenzie, Kerry Williams, Jerry Winicki
- Show Editor: Gil Iverson
- Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
- Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
- Production Coordinator: Peter Aires, Lew Saw, Jerry Smith
- Production Manager: Larry Smith, James Wang
- Production Assistant: Robin Carmichael
- Executives In Charge Of Production: Jayne Barbera, Jean MacCurdy
- Supervising Executive:' Margaret Loesch
- A Hanna-Barbera Production
- ©1984 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
- Hanna-Barbera Productions
- A Division of the Taft Entertainment Company
Notes/trivia[]
- This is a rare occasion where the phony ghost is an ally, rather than an enemy, of Mystery Inc.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Shaggy as Prince Hamlet from Hamlet; Scooby as Ophelia from Hamlet.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 2.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Puppy Power" count: 0.
Cultural references[]
- The episode title is a play on the phrase, "To be or not to be" from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1.
- The culprit's names, "Rosey Crans" and "Gilly Stern" play off a famous pair of minor characters from Hamlet: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
- Yorick is another character mentioned in the play. Hamlet finds the skull of his old jester, and says, "Alas, poor Yorick!"
- When Mystery Inc. say that they have seen the Ghost of Hamlet, Yorick corrects them that it's the Ghost of Hamlet's father. Technically, both phrasings are correct, because the play states that Hamlet's father was also named Hamlet.
- A frightened Shaggy says "Last one out is something rotten in Denmark!"
- Early on, Daphne says "If it's Saturday, this must be Denmark," a reference to the 1969 movie If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.
- The newspaper which an unseen informant (presumably Yorick) hands Scooby contains the names Angus, Charles Burns, and Simonson.
- Shaggy says "Exit, stage left," which is the catchphrase of Snagglepuss.
- The penultimate line, delivered by Shaggy, is "Oil's well that ends well," a pun on another Shakespeare play, All's Well That Ends Well.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- In the opening shot, the Cheapo European Tours bus passed the same hotel twice, which was commonplace for low-budget animations to save time and money.
- The same thing can be seen with the portraits on the wall
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- The conceit goes back and forth between Hamlet being something of legend that actually happened, to just a play. Hamlet would have to be real for anyone to believe that the Ghost of Hamlet could be real.
- However, it should be noted that Shakespeare's plays (such as Julius Caesar and Macbeth) often mixed history and legend, to the point that even devoted scholars can be confused over which parts of the story really happened. It could be that within the Scoobyverse, Shakespeare based Hamlet on a true story.
- Cartoon logic: when frightened by a mouse, Scooby hides inside a jar which is only a fraction of his own body size.
- Daphne must be at least as strong as an Olympic weightlifter. When a man and a Great Dane jump into her arms, she runs swiftly with her burden for a considerable distance, with only the barest expression of discomfort.
- If Yorick wanted people to listen to his message warning them of danger, why did he choose a disguise that would more likely frighten them away from him?
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Να Ζει Κανείς, ή να Μη Ζει; | To Be, or Not to Be? |
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! Favorite Frights (Walmart exclusive) DVD released by Warner Home Video on September 15, 2015.
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