The Sorcerer's a Menace

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The Sorcerer's a Menace
Details
Episode #	114
Air date	December 22, 1979 (ABC)
Chronology
Previous episode	Rocky Mountain Yiiiii!
Next episode	Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!

The Sorcerer's a Menace is the fourteenth episode of the original half-hour, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.

Premise

At a magic show in a fancy hotel on Atlanta's boardwalk, appears the angry ghost of Morgan the Magician's former teacher. He soon makes off with a very valuable black pearl, and the kids are out to find it.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

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

Supporting characters:

• Lorraine ^{(only appearance)}
• Conrad the Conjurer ^{(only appearance)}

Villains:

• Morgan the Magician ^{(only appearance)}
• Ghost of the Great Haldane ^{(only appearance)(Morgan the Magician's disguise)}

Other characters:

• Audience ^{(only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)}
• Tiger ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Security guard ^{(only appearance)}
• Goldfish ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Dove ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Rabbit ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}
• Glass blower ^{(only appearance)(no lines)}

Locations

• United States
  • Atlantic County, New Jersey
    • Atlantic City
    • Atlantic City boardwalk
      • Beach Front Hotel
      • Amusement park
      • Monster Alley
• Tonga Lei ^(mentioned)
• Paris ^(mentioned)
• Mexico ^(mentioned)
• Greece ^(mentioned)

Objects

• Black Peal of Tonga Lei
• Scissors
• Saltwater taffy
• Little Dandy Taffy Maker
• Conrad's flashlight
• Goldfish bowl

Vehicles

• None

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Conrad the Conjurer	Morgan the Magician's rival.
Lorraine	Tried to figure out how Morgan's trick works.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Morgan the Magician as the Ghost of the Great Haldane	To steal a black pearl.

Cast

Don Messick	Scooby-Doo Conrad the Conjurer
Lennie Weinrib	Scrappy-Doo
Casey Kasem	Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker	Fred Jones
Heather North Kenney	Daphne Blake
Marla Frumkin	Velma Dinkley
William Callaway	Morgan the Magician Ghost of the Great Haldane
Marilyn Schreffler	Lorraine

Continuity

• This is the second time Scrappy is called "cute pup" and gets upset, the first being in the previous episode.

Notes/trivia

• This is another episode (after the previous episode) that has Scooby laugh at one of Shaggy's jokes, but then doesn't understand it; this would become a more well known recurring joke in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
• The Mystery Machine is absent.

Miscellaneous

• Disguises: Shaggy and Scooby as wall painters; Scooby and Shaggy as athletes; Scrappy as referee.
• Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
• "Ruh-roh" count:
• "Zoinks" count: 4 (3 from Shaggy, 1 from Scooby)
• "Jeepers" count: 4
• "Jinkies" count: 1.

Cultural references

• This episode's title is a play on The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

• When Shaggy and Scooby are on stage, and Morgan claims that he'll make the black pearl disappear, Scooby asks surprised, "Disappear?", without his lips moving.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• None known.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Η Απειλή του Μάγου	The Menace of the Wizard

Home media

• Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo!: The Complete Season 1 DVD set released by Warner Home Video on April 28, 2015.

Quotes

Ghost of the Great Haldane: Meddle in my affairs and you will disappear like the pearl.

External links

• TBA

Previous episode:	Series:	Next episode:
Rocky Mountain Yiiiii!	Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series) List of episodes	Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!