The BEST episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1

Every episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1!

The first incarnation of what has become a franchise-of-sorts, Scooby-Doo is a large, loveable but cowardly Great Dane who hangs around four California high school students (Fred, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy). The four teen-agers are in constant search of mysteries and adventures, driving around in a bright green van known as the Mystery Machine. Many of the group's adventures involve villians who take on supernatural disguises (ghosts and monsters); the villians' activities usually involve blackmail, theft, fraud and other forms of corruption.

Last Updated: 2/25/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Spooky Space Kook
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8.22
305 votes

#1 - Spooky Space Kook

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/1969

The gang is low on gas so they go to a farmhouse. The farmer tells them he's been harassed by reporters ever since an alien showed up. It's not just any alien, but a ghostly alien.

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A Night of Fright is No Delight
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8.10
236 votes

#2 - A Night of Fright is No Delight

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1970

Scooby-Doo inherits a mansion because he saved the Colonel from drowning years ago. He and some other heirs will each get a fortune but there's a warning that the house is haunted. The warning appears justified when someone (or something) comes to frighten the heirs away.

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Go Away Ghost Ship
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7.99
227 votes

#3 - Go Away Ghost Ship

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1969

The gang learns that the ghost of long dead pirate has returned and is continuing on where he left off centuries ago.

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Which Witch is Which?
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7.99
296 votes

#4 - Which Witch is Which?

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1969

The gang gets lost while driving to a concert. They ask a man to give them directions only to learn that he's a zombie. They also learn of a nearby witch who is responsible for the zombie's resurrection.

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A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
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7.91
348 votes

#5 - A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1969

The gang, on their way to the Frankenstein castle, visits a gypsy who warns them not to go. They ignore her warning and go anyway. The trouble begins when Daphne is taken hostage and the gang finds themselves in the clutches of a trio of monsters.

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Scooby-Doo and a Mummy Too!
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7.86
298 votes

#6 - Scooby-Doo and a Mummy Too!

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1969

The gang, at the college museum, gets the lead on a dead Egyptian ruler named Inca. According to an ancient superstition, if he were ever removed from his crypt, he would turn the people who moved him to stone. Shaggy finds a rare coin that the Professor is trying to study. The trouble begins when Shaggy accidentally takes the coin and the mummy is loose looking for it.

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A Clue for Scooby-Doo
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7.82
494 votes

#7 - A Clue for Scooby-Doo

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1969

While Scooby-Doo is surfing, he encounters a creature in a diving suit. An old sea salt tells the gang that it's the ghost of Captain Cutler who is responsible for the disappearance of many ships.

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What a Night for a Knight
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7.78
904 votes

#8 - What a Night for a Knight

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1969

After coming back from the movies Scooby-Doo and Shaggy come across a pick up truck and a suit of armor in the driver's seat. According to an ancient superstition the armor comes to life during the night of a full moon.

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What the Hex Going On?
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7.72
404 votes

#9 - What the Hex Going On?

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1969

The gang sees a strange man go into a weird mansion. They learn that he is a friend of their Uncle Stewart. Stewart tells them that the ghost of the Kingston Mansion caused him to turn old. Strange things start happening when Sharron and Uncle Stewart vanish.

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Decoy for a Dognapper
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7.71
346 votes

#10 - Decoy for a Dognapper

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1969

Scooby-Doo witnesses a dog kidnapping at the park. After hearing about it, the gang decides to use Scooby-Doo as bait to capture the kidnappers.

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Bedlam in the Big Top
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7.70
289 votes

#11 - Bedlam in the Big Top

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1969

The gang rescues two circus people who tell them that they have left a circus because it's bad luck. The ring master tells them of a mysterious person called 'The Ghost Clown' who is responsible for the many strange accidents and incidents.

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Hassle in the Castle
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7.63
559 votes

#12 - Hassle in the Castle

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1969

The gang gets shipwrecked on an island that happens to be an old lair for a pirate. They find a map, but there is a warning telling them to leave the island. The warning appears justified when a ghost called 'The Phantom' is after them.

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Mine Your Own Business
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7.53
454 votes

#13 - Mine Your Own Business

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1969

Thanks to Shaggy's slightly flawed map reading skills, the gang finds themselves in an abandoned western town. The owner tells them that guests were scared off by a strange man who came to the town centuries ago and won't leave until he finds the last remains of his gold claim.

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Foul Play in Funland
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7.50
387 votes

#14 - Foul Play in Funland

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1969

The gang gets excited about the opening of an amusement park. But when they see the rides on before it opens, they start to get suspicious.

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The Backstage Rage
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7.43
292 votes

#15 - The Backstage Rage

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1969

While coming home from pizza, Shaggy finds a violin case full of money. While calling the gang Scooby-Doo goes to help an injured poodle and the money is taken. The gang suspects that the money was fake.

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Never Ape an Ape Man
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7.40
312 votes

#16 - Never Ape an Ape Man

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1969

The gang gets volunteered as workers by Daphne's uncle, a director currently filming a movie about a fierce creature called the ape man. Rumor has it that the real ape man is alive. The gang soon learns that it's not just a rumor.

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That's Snow Ghost
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7.31
297 votes

#17 - That's Snow Ghost

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1970

The gang is vacationing in the Himalayas. They go to a winter lodge where the owner tells them about the ghost of a Yeti that is out to get revenge on the man that caused his death and will turn anyone into ghosts.

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