Laff-A-Lympics is an American television series produced. The series premiered as part of the program block, on in 1977. The show is a spoof of the and the ABC primetime series, which debuted one year earlier. It featured 45 Hanna-Barbera characters organized into the teams (the Scooby Doobies, the Yogi Yahooeys, and the Really Rottens) which would compete each week for, and medals.
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One season of 16 episodes was produced in 1977–78, and eight new episodes combined with reruns for the 1978–79 season as. Unlike most cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, Laff-A-Lympics did not contain a. Scooby’s Laff-a-Lympics was originally owned by, currently owns the series thru its two in-name-only units,. The Laff-A-Lympics castEpisodes are presented in a format similar to an Olympic broadcast, with an announcer. Hosting duties and are provided by and from the segments of (voiced by rather than ). Snagglepuss and Mildew wear animated versions of the contemporary yellow jackets of announcers.
Other Hanna-Barbera characters such as, and made appearances as guest announcers and judges. Other non-competing characters include parents of contestants (interviewed by Mildew before the events) and various and that serve as antagonists during the events.The ' teams, consisting of the Yogi Yahooeys and the Scooby Doobies, are cooperative and loyal. The Really Rottens, however, always cheat. Typically, the Really Rottens would be poised to win before making a fatal error at the last moment, allowing one of the other two teams to end up on top. Occasionally, though, the Rottens' cheating was not actually against the rules, resulting in their winning (overall, the Scooby team dominated, winning 14 times, against seven victories for the Yahooies, two for the Rottens, and a three-way-tie in the final episode).Only one complete season of Laff-A-Lympics episodes was produced, with eight new episodes combined with reruns for the second season of Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics (billed as Scooby's All-Stars). When it premiered in the fall of 1977, the series consisted of several segments, including 'Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels' (which led the two-hour program and later was spun-off into its own half-hour show), 'The Scooby-Doo Show' and 'Dynomutt, Dog Wonder' (both of which featured a small number of newly produced segments alongside repeated segments from earlier seasons) and the 'Laff-A-Lympics' segments themselves. The show resurfaced in 1980 as a half-hour series on its own (without the 'Captain Caveman', 'Scooby-Doo' and 'Dynomutt' cartoons) simply titled Laff-A-Lympics and was later rerun on ABC in 1986.
In later years, it has been frequently rerun on, and, often during the time periods when the and were held (until 2014). Early model sheet showing Jeannie from the series and Melody, Alexander, Alexandra, and Sebastian the Cat from the series as members of the 'Scooby Doobies' team.This team drew mainly from the 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoons, particularly the 'mystery-solving' series derived from, whose titular character served as team captain. The early production art for the series showed Jeannie from the series and Melody, Alexander, Alexandra, and Sebastian the Cat from as members of the 'Scooby Doobies' team. However, legal problems with, Screen Gems' successor, prevented this. Hanna-Barbera owned Babu, but Columbia controlled all rights to Jeannie's image. As a result, Babu appeared alone as a member of the 'Scooby Doobies'.
Similarly, held the rights to the Josie characters. In the actual series, Jeannie is replaced by and the Josie characters were replaced by characters from.Among the members of the Scooby Doobies are:NameNoteTeam captain; Character from andCharacter from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! And The Scooby-Doo ShowCharacter from The Scooby-Doo ShowCharacter fromTheCharacter from Dynomutt, Dog WonderCharacter fromCharacter from Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsCharacter from Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsCharacter from Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsCharacter fromCharacter from Speed BuggyCharacter fromCharacter fromThe Yogi YahooeysThis team drew mainly from the 1950s and 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoons and is the only team of characters made up completely of.
Main. – Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo Bear, Mumbly, Dastardly Dalton, Mr.
Creepley, Junior Creepley, Pixie, Announcer. – Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss, Scooby-Dum, Dirty Dalton, Huckleberry Hound, Dixie, Mr.
Jinks, Hokey Wolf, Quick Draw McGraw, Super Snooper, Blabber Mouse, Augie Doggie, Wally Gator. – Shaggy Rogers. – Blue Falcon. – Dynomutt, Tinker, Jabberjaw, Yakky Doodle, Magic Rabbit, Sooey.
– Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Barney Rubble. – Mildew Wolf, Dread Baron, Doggie Daddy, The Great Fondoo. – Brenda Chance, Daisy Mayhem. – Dee Dee Sykes. Laurel Page – Taffy Dare, Mrs. Creepley.
– Hong Kong Phooey. – Babu. – Grape Ape, Dinky Dalton, Orful Octopus. – Cindy BearSpecial guest stars. – Fred Flintstone (first appearance).
– Fred Flintstone (replaced after his death)Episodes. Season 1 – Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977) No. In seasonTitle/LocationGuest star(s)WinnerOriginal air dateProd.
Code11'Switzerland and Japan'Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble, Mrs. Comic booksIn March 1978, produced a comic book series based on the cartoon.
Creative staff for the comic book included, Carl Gafford, Jack Manning, Owen Fitzgerald and others. The series lasted 13 issues. A Laff-A-Lympics comic book was also published in Australia in 1978 by Sydney-based. From 1980 to 1982, various Laff-A-Lympics stories were reprinted in books in the United Kingdom by Fleetway.An updated Laff-A-Lympics called the 'Superstar Olympics' appeared in Hanna-Barbera Presents #6 in 1996. The Superstar Olympics featured, the, and.GamesA Laff-A-Lympics hand-held game was released in 1978.
The game featured Scooby-Doo, Captain Caveman, Dee Dee, Taffy, Blue Falcon, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Grape Ape, Mumbly, Dread Baron, Mr. Creepley, Dalton Brothers, Snagglepuss, and Mildew Wolf.In 1979, Hanna-Barbera released a Laff-A-Lympics card game that included Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Dynomutt, Blue Falcon, Hong Kong Phooey, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Grape Ape, Quick Draw McGraw, Pixie and Dixie, Yakky Doodle, Mumbly, Dread Baron, Snagglepuss, and Mildew Wolf.Cultural references. Laff-A-Lympics was parodied in the episode '. In a segment that parodies Laff-A-Lympics in the style of the, the Yogi Yahooeys are taken hostage and murdered by the Really Rottens.
In retaliation, the Scooby Doobies alongside Snooper and Blabber arm themselves and kill the Really Rottens. The sketch itself lampoons the theatrical trailer for 's 2005 film. The sketch featured Blue Falcon, Boo-Boo Bear, Captain Caveman, Daisy Mayhem, Dinky and Dirty Dalton, Doggie Daddy, Dread Baron, Dynomutt, The Great Fondoo, Hong Kong Phooey, Huckleberry Hound, Mumbly, Quick Draw McGraw (as El Kabong), Snagglepuss, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Dum, (who was never a member of the Scooby Doobies), Shaggy Rogers, Snooper and Blabber, Wally Gator, and Yogi Bear.
The series was also parodied in the episode ' with Grape Ape voiced by and Beegle Beagle voiced by Doug Preis. In that episode, Grape Ape is accused of using steroids at the recent Laff-A-Lympics event. Yakky Doodle, Grape Ape's teammate from the Yogi Yahooeys, also makes a cameo appearance as a witness during Grape Ape's trial.
The Magic Rabbit makes a cameo in the episode 'SPF' as a victim of. The Really Rottens (consisting of Mumbly, Daisy Mayhem, Mr. Creepley, Orville Octopus, and the Dalton Brothers) made a cameo appearance in episode '. In the episode, Mumbly is the captain of a boat crewed by the Really Rottens in a Floaterboat Race.References. February 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
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