Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats
- Episode aired Sep 17, 1977
- 24m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
216
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The gang visits Daphne's old friend Lisa on Skull Island and helps her discover the truth of a dark family secret.The gang visits Daphne's old friend Lisa on Skull Island and helps her discover the truth of a dark family secret.The gang visits Daphne's old friend Lisa on Skull Island and helps her discover the truth of a dark family secret.
Daws Butler
- Scooby Dum
- (voice)
Casey Kasem
- Shaggy Rogers
- (voice)
- …
Don Messick
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
Heather North
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
John Stephenson
- Leon Vanaugh
- (voice)
- …
Frank Welker
- Fred Jones
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe name Skull Island comes from King Kong (1933). (The name isn't actually spoken in that movie, but is given in promotional materials.) Scooby and company have visited other Skull Islands in Go Away Ghost Ship (1969) and The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face (1978).
- GoofsWhen the gang was about to set their trap, the vampire called for Lisa through the vent which kick-started the gang's plan in a hurry. However, for some reason the audio had cut out again and only Scooby reacting to the sound was seen and then suddenly Fred declared that the vampire is coming.
- Quotes
Lisa Vanhoff: [as a vampire] Beauty Hints?
- Crazy creditsFirst "Scooby-Doo Show" episode to use a title card.
- Alternate versionsThe VHS release of Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales features an alternate, possibly work-in-progress cut of this episode with many differences: The title card is missing, probably because the two episodes that this one airs in-between have no title card at all. Character animation is generally rougher, with many shots in the finished cut completely redrawn to stay closer to model guidelines, with several unique medium shots and closeups replaced with stock assets. Many shots are also framed differently. When Scooby-Dum photographs Great Skull Island, he merely chuckles upon snapping. In the finished version, he says "Smile!" before snapping, and his shot uses the camera's flash. After Fred says, "Next stop: Lisa's hotel!", the Mystery Machine's driving animation is more smooth, and the vampire materializes from its exhaust accompanied by a spacey sound. In the finished cut, the Mystery Machine has more crude animation, there is no exhaust smoke, and the camera merely zooms out to show the vampire. Different sound effects were used for Scooby-Dum's reactions as he and Scooby-Doo try to load the coffin into the Mystery Machine. Mr. Dracul has a softer voice, being portrayed by Frank Welker, instead of Casey Kasem. When Shaggy and Dracul carry the coffin, the transition from light to dark is rougher. After Velma says to Daphne "I've locked the door and the windows, so nothing can get in here", the two immediately rush into their beds without explanation. In the finished cut, an exterior shot of window's shutters slamming shut in the wind is inserted. When Shaggy and Scooby crash into the girls' room, only the crash is heard before the shot immediately changes to a medium shot of Fred and Velma. In the finished version, the two are shown sliding down the closet door before the medium shot. Velma's "And that RAT was real enough..." was corrected to "And that BAT was real enough" in the finished version, through noticeable audio manipulation instead of a separate take. When Daphne answers the phone, she says "Hello? Hello? Is anybody there? Hello?". In the finished cut, only the first and last "Hello?"s are kept. The scene where Shaggy and the Scoobys are blocking the door from the vampire (as Lisa gets her post-hypnotic trigger phone call), the door is to the left. In the finished version, the shot is flipped so that the door is on the right, and decal in the background is changed. After the vampire finds Shaggy and Scooby in the wardrobe, there is an additional "Help!" from Shaggy that is not retained in the finished version. When Shaggy and the Scoobys are hiding from the vampire in the ballroom, the blue carpet disappears in some backgrounds. In the finished version, the carpet is kept throughout to maintain continuity with previous shots. When the Scoobys trap the vampire in the coffin at the pool, he merely sinks. In the finished version, he continues to bob up and down.
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Scooby DVD, where are you ? (DVDR)
This show is from a CD-Video that i collected in cereals boxes dated from the first movie release. In fact, I got all the 4 different boxes but I am pretty sure that I didn't eat all the cereals!
If the X-files were the mystery show of my College years, Scooby was the one from my school years. It was broadcast every Wednesday afternoon on the first channel. But I don't recall to have been a great fan then: my preference went to Goldorak! By then, I remember it was a cool mix between horror and fun and that the stories kept repeating: a mystery, some monsters, then clues and the solving and arrest of mere crooks
Then, I discovered it again while a trainee in Belgium in 2002! This time, the shows were seen every morning and I realized that it was really crazy: a lot of great laughs made me become a Scooby addict! In 2003, after I visited the Warner bros park in Madrid, I came back with a real size soft toy Scooby! I saw the first movie at its release!
One of my dreams would to see all the classic cartoons but they aren't released in France in DVD! That's why I bought cereals box! If the other shows are 1.11:"A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts", 1-13: "Which Witch is Which?", 1-17: "That's Snow Ghost"), I choose 2-2: "Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats" because it was the best: all the things that makes Scooby, maybe the best cartoon ever, are there: the 70 colorful fashion, the classic cast (plus Scrappy!) and art
Scooby is really a deep character because he is easily afraid but terribly bold, dumb but brilliant and I just like the running sequences and all the crazy gags! Have you got that with Disney or Looney tunes? I don't think so.
If the X-files were the mystery show of my College years, Scooby was the one from my school years. It was broadcast every Wednesday afternoon on the first channel. But I don't recall to have been a great fan then: my preference went to Goldorak! By then, I remember it was a cool mix between horror and fun and that the stories kept repeating: a mystery, some monsters, then clues and the solving and arrest of mere crooks
Then, I discovered it again while a trainee in Belgium in 2002! This time, the shows were seen every morning and I realized that it was really crazy: a lot of great laughs made me become a Scooby addict! In 2003, after I visited the Warner bros park in Madrid, I came back with a real size soft toy Scooby! I saw the first movie at its release!
One of my dreams would to see all the classic cartoons but they aren't released in France in DVD! That's why I bought cereals box! If the other shows are 1.11:"A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts", 1-13: "Which Witch is Which?", 1-17: "That's Snow Ghost"), I choose 2-2: "Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats" because it was the best: all the things that makes Scooby, maybe the best cartoon ever, are there: the 70 colorful fashion, the classic cast (plus Scrappy!) and art
Scooby is really a deep character because he is easily afraid but terribly bold, dumb but brilliant and I just like the running sequences and all the crazy gags! Have you got that with Disney or Looney tunes? I don't think so.
- leplatypus
- Jan 2, 2022
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