The WORST episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

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

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: 10/31/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Watch Out! The Willawaw!
star
7.13
93 votes

#1 - Watch Out! The Willawaw!

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1978

While visiting Velma's Uncle Dave, the gang find out he has been kidnapped from his home, and that a mysterious Willawaw is haunting the area.

Mystery Mask Mix-Up
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7.24
290 votes

#2 - Mystery Mask Mix-Up

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1970

While in China, the gang pursues an ancient Chinese mask at an antique show. Soon strange things start happening. The gang is pursued by some horrible ghosts. They learn that the ghost of long dead emperor has returned to claim what is rightfully his. Things take a serious turn when Daphne is taken hostage.

That's Snow Ghost
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7.31
311 votes

#3 - 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.

Never Ape an Ape Man
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7.33
328 votes

#4 - 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.

Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!
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7.40
63 votes

#5 - Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1978

After an emergency landing in a jungle in Brazil, the gang get caught between headhunter natives, and the Jaguaro: a creature with the head of a Smilodon, and the body of an ape.

The Backstage Rage
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7.40
307 votes

#6 - 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.

Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear
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7.41
54 votes

#7 - Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/1978

The gang arrives at Puerto Rico to visit the ancient fortress El Morro. While there, the kids run into a ghostly general who warns them to stay away from his creepy fortress.

Foul Play in Funland
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7.45
405 votes

#8 - 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.

The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face
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7.46
78 votes

#9 - The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1978

As the gang go water-skiing, they encounter Old Iron Face, a phantom who is supposed to have a hideous face. Later the gang's guide, Captain Morgan, disappears, and they set out for the island to find him.

Mine Your Own Business
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7.49
477 votes

#10 - 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.

To Switch a Witch
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7.51
90 votes

#11 - To Switch a Witch

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1978

On Halloween night, the New England town of Salem, Massachusetts is being haunted by the ghost of the witch Milissa Wilcox, who was burned at the stake in 1778. After receiving a distressed call from their friend Arlene Wilcox, a descendant of the accused witch, the gang arrives to help, despite being warned off by the town's mayor. The gang realizes the witch looks exactly like Arlene.

Make a Beeline Away from that Feline
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7.54
65 votes

#12 - Make a Beeline Away from that Feline

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1978

As the gang goes to New York City to visit Daphne's aunt, they learn from her that a strange and unexpected package containing a cat medallion arrived at her door. She believes that every night, she turns into the cat creature — the same cat creature that robbed a jewelry store in town.

The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw
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7.57
51 votes

#13 - The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1978

The gang discovers a humanoid mantis creature roaming around the Vulture's Claw Botanical Gardens.

A Tiki Scare is No Fair
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7.58
309 votes

#14 - A Tiki Scare is No Fair

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1970

Scooby and Shaggy are having a fun time in Hawaii with their guide John Simms. Things take a serious turn when a voodoo witch doctor shows up and Simms mysteriously vanishes.

Hassle in the Castle
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7.59
586 votes

#15 - 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.

Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle
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7.59
86 votes

#16 - Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1978

While on a boat flowing down the Gulf Stream, the gang end up in the Bermuda Triangle and discover an airplane-snatching flying saucer and a trio of Skeleton Men.

The Warlock of Wimbledon
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7.60
57 votes

#17 - The Warlock of Wimbledon

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/1978

The gang meets Jimmy Pelton, a star tennis player, while cruising England. Jimmy has been cursed by the Warlock Anthos that if he plays in Wimbledon, he is doomed.

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The Tar Monster
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7.60
70 votes

#18 - The Tar Monster

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1978

The gang go to the ancient city of Byzantius in Turkey. On the way there, they meet the Tar Monster, who frightens the workers away while opening the inner sanctum.

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A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing
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7.61
67 votes

#19 - A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1978

The gang travel to Scotland to visit their friend Aggie MacDuff, who says people have left her castle in fear after ghost sightings. It seems the ghost plays bagpipes to call on the Loch Ness Monster to help him scare people away from the castle.

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Decoy for a Dognapper
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7.63
364 votes

#20 - 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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7.63
305 votes

#21 - 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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A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright
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7.64
80 votes

#22 - A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1978

After being invited by Professor Krueger at the North Pole, the gang finds out that he has been captured. After they meet an Inuit named Chief Minook, he gets captured as well, and the gang attempts to solve the mystery.

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Scooby's Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper
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7.64
56 votes

#23 - Scooby's Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1978

The gang runs into the Moon Monster. There are rumors that if you run into his shadow, you will be turned into stone.

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Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright
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7.69
286 votes

#24 - Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1970

While fishing, the gang encounters a frozen caveman. The gang takes it Ocean Land to keep it in the cooler but someone melts the ice and now the caveman is on the loose.

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What the Hex Going On?
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7.69
424 votes

#25 - 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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