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| airdate= January 5, 1980 ([[ABC]])
 
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'''''The Ransom of Scooby Chief''''' is the sixteenth episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]''.
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'''''The Ransom of Scooby Chief''''' is the sixteenth and final episode of the original half-hour, ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]''.
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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[[Mystery Inc.|The gang]] head to [[New York City]], and drop off [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]], and [[Scrappy-Doo|Scrappy]], so they can visit [[Annie's place|Scrappy's old neighborhood]]. Soon Scooby (and Shaggy) is kidnapped, and it is up to Scrappy and his puppy friends to get him back.
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[[Mystery Inc.|The gang]] heads to [[New York City]], and drops off [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]], and [[Scrappy-Doo|Scrappy]], so they can visit [[Annie's place|the old neighborhood]]. Soon Scooby (and Shaggy) is kidnapped and it is up to Scrappy and [[Duke and Annie|his puppy friends]] to get him back.
  
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
 
''Insert details here.''
  
''Insert details here.''
   
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==Characters==
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==Cast and characters==
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'''Main characters:'''
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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* [[Scooby-Doo]]
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! Actor
  
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* [[Scrappy-Doo]]
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! Character
  
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* [[Shaggy Rogers]]
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|-
  
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| [[Don Messick]]
  
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| [[Scooby-Doo]]
  
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|-
  
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| [[Lennie Weinrib]]
  
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| [[Scrappy-Doo]]
  
   
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'''Supporting characters:'''
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* [[Duke (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Duke]] {{Only}}
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| [[Casey Kasem]]
  
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* [[Annie (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Annie]] {{Only}}
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| [[Shaggy Rogers]]
  
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|-
  
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'''Villains:'''
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| [[Heather North Kenney|Heather North]]
  
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* [[Carl (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Carl]] {{Only}}
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| [[Daphne Blake]]
  
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* [[Tony (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Tony]] {{Only}}
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|-
  
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| [[Frank Welker]]
  
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'''Other characters:'''
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| [[Fred Jones]] <br />[[Duke and Annie|Duke]]
 
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* [[Fred Jones]]
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|-
  
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* [[Daphne Blake]]
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| Actors
  
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| [[Carl and Tony]]
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* [[Velma Dinkley]]
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* Subway guard {{Only}}
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| Actors
  
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==Locations==
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| [[Duke and Annie|Annie]]
  
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* [[New York City]], [[New York]]
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** [[Statue of Liberty]]
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| Actor
  
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** [[Annie's place]]
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| Subway guard
  
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** [[Grocery store (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Grocery store]]
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** [[Paris Warehouse]]
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! colspan=2 | Non-speaking roles
  
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** [[Subway station (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Subway station]]
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** ''[[S.S. Stewart]]''
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| colspan=2 | [[Velma Dinkley]]
  
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* [[Hollywood]] {{Mentioned}}
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* [[Japan]] {{Mentioned}}
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==Objects==
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* Manhole cover
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* [[Fire hydrant]]
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* [[Umbrella]]
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* [[Banana]]s
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* [[Telephone]]
   
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==Villains==
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==Vehicles==
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* [[Mystery Machine|The Mystery Machine]]
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* [[Carl and Tony]]
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* Carl and Tony's delivery truck
   
 
==Suspects==
  
==Suspects==
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None
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* None
   
 
===Culprits===
  
===Culprits===
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! Motive/reason
  
! Motive/reason
 
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| [[Carl and Tony]]
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| [[Carl (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Carl]] and [[Tony (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Tony]]
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| To captue Scooby-Doo and hold him for ransom.
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| To capture Scooby-Doo and hold him for ransom.
 
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==Locations==
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==Cast==
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{| class="wikitable"
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* [[New York City]]
  
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** [[Annie's place]]
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! [[Don Messick]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo]]
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** Grocery shop
  
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** [[Paris Warehouse]]
  
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! [[Lennie Weinrib]]
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** Subway
  
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** [[S.S. Stewart]]
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| [[Scrappy-Doo]]
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! [[Casey Kasem]]
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| [[Shaggy Rogers]]
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|-
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! [[Frank Welker]]
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| [[Fred Jones]]<br />[[Duke (The Ransom of Scooby Chief)|Duke]]
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! [[Heather North Kenney]]
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| [[Daphne Blake]]
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! [[Marla Frumkin]]
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| [[Velma Dinkley]]
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==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
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* This is the series finale of the original ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' series.
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* This is the series finale of the original ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' series; online streaming will show this as the first season finale.
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* With the exception of ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'''s [[A Scooby-Doo Halloween]], which was used mainly for parody, this is the final Scooby-Doo episode to use a laugh track, particularly Hanna-Barbera's custom track that was used for most of its 1970s input.
 
* The title is from the O Henry story ''The Ransom of Red Chief'', in which two kidnappers capture a boy who is so much trouble that they end up paying to give him back to his family.
  
* The title is from the O Henry story ''The Ransom of Red Chief'', in which two kidnappers capture a boy who is so much trouble that they end up paying to give him back to his family.
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* While Velma is never seen actually speaking, [[Marla Frumkin]]'s voice can be heard saying, ''"Have a good visit"'', when Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are being dropped off at the beginning of the episode.
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* This is the first episode not to have any monsters or supernatural elements.
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* In many ways, this episode looks like it could've been a back-door pilot to how the show was revamped into short segments for the next three years (this is essentially a full-length episode of that format); which feature Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy in both supernatural and non-supernatural misadventures. This episode also greatly reduces Fred, Daphne and Velma's involvement, who were subsequently removed from the franchise, until Daphne's return three years later for ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show]]''. Fred and Velma made guest appearances the following year in ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'', but they did not return as series regulars until ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'', and [[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island|''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island'']]'' ''as adults.
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
  
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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* Scrappy's tail appears to grow in length when he's trying to reach for a coin in the sewer.
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* Scooby's shoulder is the color of Shaggy's sleeve when they cry on each other.
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* Shaggy's neck is too fat when the barrel lands on him.
   
 
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
  
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
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* Just how famous is Scooby-Doo? Carl and Tony wanted to hold him for a ransom worth a million dollars!
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*
  
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* Why were Carl and Tony calling [[Hollywood]] and asking for ransom? Shouldn't they have called Fred, Daphne, and Velma?
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** They probably had no idea who they were (yet still somehow know who Scooby is).
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* When Carl and Tony were holding Shaggy and Scooby hostage, why didn't they think to restrain them with something?
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* Scooby and Shaggy were desparately trying to find a way to climb up to the hatch in the ship, but when they do, they don't look like they're hanging from anywhere.
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==In other languages==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name
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! Meaning
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| '''Greek'''
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| Η Απαγωγή του Σκούμπι
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| Scooby's Kidnapping
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|}
   
 
==Home media==
  
==Home media==
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo!: The Complete Season 1]]'' DVD set released by [[Warner Home Video]] on April 28, 2015.
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==Quotes==
  
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* TBA
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Revision as of 22:47, 29 April 2020

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The Ransom of Scooby Chief is the sixteenth and final episode of the original half-hour, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.

Premise

The gang head to New York City, and drop off Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy, so they can visit Scrappy's old neighborhood. Soon Scooby (and Shaggy) is kidnapped, and it is up to Scrappy and his puppy friends to get him back.

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

  • Duke (only appearance)
  • Annie (only appearance)

Villains:

  • Carl (only appearance)
  • Tony (only appearance)

Other characters:

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

  • None

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Carl and Tony To capture Scooby-Doo and hold him for ransom.

Cast

Don Messick Scooby-Doo
Lennie Weinrib Scrappy-Doo
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker Fred Jones
Duke
Heather North Kenney Daphne Blake
Marla Frumkin Velma Dinkley

Notes/trivia

  • This is the series finale of the original Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo series; online streaming will show this as the first season finale.
  • With the exception of What's New, Scooby-Doo?'s A Scooby-Doo Halloween, which was used mainly for parody, this is the final Scooby-Doo episode to use a laugh track, particularly Hanna-Barbera's custom track that was used for most of its 1970s input.
  • The title is from the O Henry story The Ransom of Red Chief, in which two kidnappers capture a boy who is so much trouble that they end up paying to give him back to his family.
  • While Velma is never seen actually speaking, Marla Frumkin's voice can be heard saying, "Have a good visit", when Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are being dropped off at the beginning of the episode.
  • This is the first episode not to have any monsters or supernatural elements.
  • In many ways, this episode looks like it could've been a back-door pilot to how the show was revamped into short segments for the next three years (this is essentially a full-length episode of that format); which feature Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy in both supernatural and non-supernatural misadventures. This episode also greatly reduces Fred, Daphne and Velma's involvement, who were subsequently removed from the franchise, until Daphne's return three years later for The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show. Fred and Velma made guest appearances the following year in The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, but they did not return as series regulars until A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, and Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island as adults.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • Scrappy's tail appears to grow in length when he's trying to reach for a coin in the sewer.
  • Scooby's shoulder is the color of Shaggy's sleeve when they cry on each other.
  • Shaggy's neck is too fat when the barrel lands on him.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • Just how famous is Scooby-Doo? Carl and Tony wanted to hold him for a ransom worth a million dollars!
  • Why were Carl and Tony calling Hollywood and asking for ransom? Shouldn't they have called Fred, Daphne, and Velma?
    • They probably had no idea who they were (yet still somehow know who Scooby is).
  • When Carl and Tony were holding Shaggy and Scooby hostage, why didn't they think to restrain them with something?
  • Scooby and Shaggy were desparately trying to find a way to climb up to the hatch in the ship, but when they do, they don't look like they're hanging from anywhere.

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Greek Η Απαγωγή του Σκούμπι Scooby's Kidnapping

Home media

Quotes


External links

  • TBA


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