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). 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). 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. The Really Rottens, however, always cheat. The " good guy" teams, consisting of the Yogi Yahooeys and the Scooby Doobies, are cooperative and loyal. Other non-competing characters include parents of contestants (interviewed by Mildew before the events) and various monsters and creatures that serve as antagonists during the events. Other Hanna-Barbera characters such as Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Jabberjaw and Peter Potamus made appearances as guest announcers and judges. Snagglepuss and Mildew wear animated versions of the contemporary yellow jackets of ABC Sports announcers. Hosting duties and commentary are provided by Snagglepuss and Mildew Wolf (from It's the Wolf! segments of Cattanooga Cats voiced by John Stephenson impersonating Paul Lynde). Each segment is set in a different location around the world.Įpisodes are presented in a format similar to an Olympic television broadcast, with an unseen announcer. The sporting competitions in which the characters are called upon to compete are often comical or offbeat versions of Olympic sports, races, or scavenger hunts. In 1978, Hanna-Barbera produced another "all-star" show with a similar theme, titled Yogi's Space Race. The only original characters were some members of the Really Rottens. The "Scooby Doobies" included characters from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Speed Buggy and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder the "Yogi Yahooeys" had characters from The Yogi Bear Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show and The Quick Draw McGraw Show. The "all-star" cast was mostly made up of characters from other Hanna-Barbera series. Family Entertainment and Turner Entertainment. Domestic Television Distribution currently owns the series through its two in-name-only units, Warner Bros. Scooby’s Laff-a-Lympics was originally owned by Taft Broadcasting, Warner Bros. Unlike most cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, Laff-A-Lympics did not contain a laugh track. One season of 16 episodes was produced in 1977–78, and eight new episodes combined with reruns for the 1978–79 season as Scooby's All-Stars. In each episode, the Really Rottens would try in each event to cheat only to get caught by Snagglepuss each time. It featured 45 Hanna-Barbera characters organized into teams (the Scooby Doobies, the Yogi Yahooeys, and the Really Rottens) which competed each week for gold, silver, and bronze medals. The show is a spoof of the Olympics and the ABC primetime series Battle of the Network Stars, which debuted one year earlier. The series premiered as part of the Saturday-morning cartoon program block Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics which consists of 24 episodes, on ABC in 1977. Laff-A-Lympics is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera.
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