The BEST episodes of The Scooby-Doo Show season 1

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

The Scooby Doo Show premiered on ABC in September 1976 as part of The Scooby-Doo-Dynomutt Hour, in which new episodes of Scooby Doo shared an hour with a superhero dog named Dynomutt. It was a revamped version of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? which started on CBS in 1969.

Last Updated: 8/15/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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The No-Face Zombie Chase Case
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8.89
148 votes

#1 - The No-Face Zombie Chase Case

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1976

Scooby witnesses a robbery at a coin store by a weird zombie. The gang chases the thief to a toy factory and learns that something else is there.

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There's a Demon Shark in the Foggy Dark
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8.84
201 votes

#2 - There's a Demon Shark in the Foggy Dark

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1976

The gang's day of water-skiing comes to a halt when they get tangled up in a mystery involving missing pearls and a million year old shark monster!

Writer: Dick Robbins
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The Harum-Scarum Sanitarium
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8.45
197 votes

#3 - The Harum-Scarum Sanitarium

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1976

The gang gets lost while driving and runs into a state trooper who warns them to stay away from an old abandoned hospital. It's rumored to be haunted by a doctor that went mad years ago.

Writer: Larz Bourne
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The Spirits of '76
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8.36
161 votes

#4 - The Spirits of '76

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/18/1976

In Washington D.C., the gang gets locked up in the Smithsonian Institute for the night. This institute, if you don't know, is chock full of antiques, inventions, and of course Ghosts!

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Watt a Shocking Ghost
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7.51
176 votes

#5 - Watt a Shocking Ghost

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1976

While driving through a terrible snow storm and low on gas, the gang stops by an abandoned winter wonderland amusement park. The mayor tells the gang the story about why the park is closed. Years ago, a terrible storm short circuited the power. One of the workmen was sent up a power pole to repair some damage, but there was a power surge and his body was never found. His ghost comes back to seek revenge known as the 10,000 volt ghost.

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The Headless Horseman of Halloween
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7.51
140 votes

#6 - The Headless Horseman of Halloween

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1976

The gang is having fun at a Halloween costume party with their friend who happens to be a descendant of Ichabod Crane. Their fun turns into a nightmare when the headless horseman shows up.

Writer: Dick Conway
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The Ghost of the Bad Humor Man
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7.49
89 votes

#7 - The Ghost of the Bad Humor Man

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/1976

One rainy night Freddy lets Shaggy drive his precious Mystery Machine--and Shaggy wrecks it! Luckly for Shag, it wasn't his fault; he slid on a ton of popsicles laying in the street, right outside the Happy Humor Ice Cream factory. A trip inside to use the phone to get a tow truck turns into a mystery, complete with three Technicolor Phantoms--Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla! Scooby might love food, but these guys could ruin even his appetite!

Writer: Duane Poole
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Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?
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7.47
85 votes

#8 - Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1976

The gang goes on a cruise abord the 'Sea Prowler' and come into contact with the Ghost of Captain Pescado. Turns out the ghost is pretty ok for a ghost, just as long as you don't go near his undersea treasure trove like the gang decided to. Then, Captain Pescado can turn into a pretty mean ghost.

Writer: Tom Dagenais
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A Frightened Hound Meets Demons Underground
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7.39
136 votes

#9 - A Frightened Hound Meets Demons Underground

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1976

The gang investigates the weird happenings of some ancient demons. They learn that the demons are after a talisman that will drive them back into the iron lid of an underground city where they belong.

Writer: Duane Poole
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High Rise Hair Raiser
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7.35
181 votes

#10 - High Rise Hair Raiser

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1976

The gang is low on money so they take jobs as hard hats. While investigating some mysterious safe robberies, they learn of a mysterious figure that's haunting the construction site.

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A Bum Steer for Scooby
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7.35
138 votes

#11 - A Bum Steer for Scooby

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1976

The gang is having fun driving to Daphne's uncle's dude ranch but they run into some trouble. A flying ghost bull is suspected to be responsible for the disappearance of many cattle. Uncle Matt mysterious vanishes and the gang finds themselves up against Tumaka and an ghostly Indian.

Writer: Lars Bourne
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The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul
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7.31
142 votes

#12 - The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1976

The gang is on their way to see Scooby Dum, Scooby Doo's cousin. They learn that his owners Ma and Pa Skille used to be in the business of a making a special drink called Finokey Fizz, but business has been terrible because of a strange alligator creature.

Writer: Dick Conway
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The Ghost That Sacked the Quarterback
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7.27
173 votes

#13 - The Ghost That Sacked the Quarterback

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/1976

The gang is attending a Hawk's football game when the star player vanishes--and the ghost of a long dead 1930s football player shows up, propelling them into yet another mystery!

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Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo
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7.14
142 votes

#14 - Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1976

The gang is having fun with their old friends who are now a music group. They are ready to sing a new song based on an ancient voodoo chant but they also bring back a long dead ancient shaman who plans to turn them into zombies.

Writer: Tom Dagenais
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The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost
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7.03
145 votes

#15 - The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1976

The gang is on their way to Mexico for the fiesta but the party is canceled. The owner of the hotel that they are staying in tells them about a dead ruler's spirit that has come back to seek revenge on those who disturbed his rest. Things get even more weird when a strange stone statue comes to life.

Writer: Tony DiMarco
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Scared a Lot in Camelot
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6.88
140 votes

#16 - Scared a Lot in Camelot

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1976

The gang is driving to New England. Shaggy's uncle has inherited the old King Arthur castle and sent it to New England stone by stone. When they get it there something is wrong. They learn that he's also brought back the ghosts of Merlin and the Black Knight.

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