The Phantom of the Country Music Hall

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The Phantom of the Country Music Hall
Details
Episode #	114
Air date	December 9, 1972 (CBS)
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Chronology
Previous episode	The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
Next episode	The Caped Crusader Caper

The Phantom of the Country Music Hall is the fourteenth episode of the first season of The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Premise

The kids are going to meet their friend, Jerry Reed, at the Grand Old Country Music Hall, but when they get there, they can't find him. However, they can hear him singing, and try to track him down and then figure out who wants to keep the hall closed.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

• Mystery Inc.
  • Fred Jones
  • Daphne Blake
  • Shaggy Rogers
  • Scooby-Doo
  • Velma Dinkley

Supporting characters:

• Jerry Reed (only appearance)

Villains:

• Bertha (only appearance)
• Ben Bing (only appearance)
• Possessed Viking Mannequin (only appearance)(Ben Bing's disguise)
• Possessed Davy Crockett Mannequin (only appearance)(Bertha's disguise)

Other characters:

• Andrew Jackson (mentioned)
• Desk clerk (only appearance)
• Beatles (mentioned)
• Owl (only appearance)(no lines)
• Waitress (only appearance)
• Radio announcer (only time heard)
• Music hall audience (only appearance)(no lines)
• Sergeant (only appearance)

Locations

• Nashville, Tennessee
  • Nashville Playhouse
  • Andrew Jackson Hotel
  • Grand Old Country Music Hall
  • Pizza parlor
• 2nd National Bank (mentioned)

Objects

• Double hero sandwich
• Telephone
• Jerry Reed's letter
• "The Phantom"'s letter
• Bertha's mop
• Bertha's bucket
• Pizza
• Jerry Reed's guitar
• Xylophone
• Ropes
• Sandbags
• Dollies

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine
• Ben Bing's car

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Bertha and Ben Bing	They wanted the gang out of the music hall. They talked about a job they must do right at that moment.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Ben Bing as the Possessed Viking Mannequin Bertha as the Possessed Davy Crockett Mannequin	To steal money.

Cast

Don Messick	Scooby-Doo Sergeant
Casey Kasem	Shaggy Rogers Car radio announcer
Frank Welker	Fred Jones Ben Bing Possessed Viking Mannequin
Heather North	Daphne Blake
Nicole Jaffe	Velma Dinkley
Jerry Reed	Himself
Vincent Van Patten	Bertha Possessed Davy Crockett Mannequin
Lennie Weinrib	Hotel desk clerk
Cindy Putman	Waitress

Songs

Songs	Credits	Performed by	Character performance by
"Pretty Mary Sunlight"	Written by Danny Janssen and George A. Robertson, Jr.	Jerry Reed	Himself

Full credits

The following credits are how they are seen on-screen (or as close as possible).

• Produced and Directed: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
• Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
• Story: Jameson Brewer, Tom Dagenais, Ruth Flippen, Fred Freiberger, Willie Gilbert, Bill Lutz, Larry Markes, Norman Maurer, Jack Mendelsohn, Ray Parker, Gene Thompson, Paul West, Harry Winkler
• Story Direction: Steve Clark, Mike Kawaguchi, Paul Sommer, Carl Fallberg, George Singer, Irv Spector, Howard Swift
• Voices: Nicole Jaffe, Don Messick, Frank Welker, Daws Butler, Joan Gerber, Larry Harmon, Ann Jillian, Jim MacGeorge, Mike Road, Vincent VanPatten, Casey Kasem, Heather North, John Stephenson, Henry Cordon, Florence Halop, Pat Harrington, Ted Knight, Cindy Putman, Olan Soulé, Len Weinrib
• Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
• Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
• Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
• Layout: Bob Singer, John Ahern, Mike Arens, Ric Gonzalez, Alex Ignatiev, Ray Jacobs, Bill Lignate, Alvaro Arce, Mo Gollub, Paul Gruwett, Zygamond Jablecki, Herb Johnson, Lew Ott
• Animation: Bill Keil, Ed Aardal, Lefty Callahan, George Cannata, Izzy Ellis, John Garling, Fred Grable, Joan Orbison, Jay Sarbry, Irv Spence, Carlo Vinci, Ed Barge, Lars Calonius, Rudy Cataldi, Hugh Fraser, Bob Goe, Dick Lundy, Ed Parks, Ken Southworth, Dave Tendlar, Xenia
• Backgrounds: F. Montelaegre, Gary Niblett, Dave High
• Titles: Iraj Paran
• Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
• Musical Supervision: Paul DeKorte
• Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
• Ink and Paint Supervisor: Jayne Barbera
• Xerography: Robert ‘Tiger’ West
• Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
• Supervising Film Editor: Larry Cowan
• Film Editors: Earl Bennet, Ron Sawade, Pat Foley
• Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
• Post Production: Joed Eaton
• Camera: George Epperson, John Aardal, Dennis Weaver, Ralph Migliori
• A Hanna-Barbera Production
• RCA Sound Recording
• © 1972 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
• a hanna-barbera production

Notes/trivia

• Jerry Reed lived in Nashville, and passed away there on September 1, 2008.
• The episode is set on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.
  • In real life in May of 1972, May 2 was on a Tuesday, and May 3 was on a Wednesday.
• The song used in this episode, "Pretty Mary Sunlight", was previously used in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode Don't Fool with a Phantom; in that episode, it was performed by George A. Robertson, Jr.
• This is the only episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies where the gang personally knows the guest star prior to the episode's events (Jerry Reed is already a personal friend of theirs).

Cultural references

• Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, and he lived and died in Nashville, Tennessee.
• The Country Music Hall is most likely an homage to the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum both located in Nashville, Tennessee.
• At the end of the episode, Shaggy and Scooby referenced Reed's hit song, "When You're Hot, You're Hot", which was released in March 1971.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

• When the possessed mannequins start chasing Shaggy and Scooby, they come out of a doorway twice on the dollies, when the first time should've been Shaggy and Scooby on the xylophone.
• When Jerry Reed and the Gang are standing on the stage, Jerry Reed's sleeve is coloured brown for one shot.
• Towards the end of the episode, as Shaggy and Scooby notice that the statue of the Viking is missing, Scooby's arm is gone for a few frames before he points to the empty space where the statue should be.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• When Jerry plays the notes contained in FEBAG, the wrong pitches sound.

Home media

• The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection DVD set released by Warner Home Video on June 4, 2019.
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Blu-ray set released by Warner Home Video on June 4, 2019.
• The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes DVD released by Warner Home Video on June 4, 2019.

Quotes

Previous episode:	Series:	Next episode:
The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall	The New Scooby-Doo Movies Season 1	The Caped Crusader Caper