Underplayed Gems

Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994)

Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights poster
Directed by
Jun Falkenstein
Genre
fantasy film, comedy horror, children's film, crossover fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
G
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 160 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Scooby Doo and Shaggy tell stories from Arabian Nights. The special includes cartoons with Yogi Bear and Magilla Gorilla.

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What happens

Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (also known as Arabian Nights) is a 1994 made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, and aired on syndication on September 3, 1994. It is an adaptation of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights and features appearances by Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers, in wrap around segments. The bulk of the special is devoted to two tales, one featuring Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo Bear, and the other starring Magilla Gorilla. It is animated with bright colors, stylized character designs and a more flat style compared to the previous television films, and musically scored by veteran animation composer Steven Bernstein, showing strong influence from the high-budget Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg cartoons of that era, Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. This would prove to be the last film in which Don Messick voices Scooby-Doo and Boo Boo before his retirement in 1996 (though he would voice Scooby-Doo one more time in the Scooby-Doo Mystery video game), and the last in which Allan Melvin voices Magilla Gorilla (as well as his last film role overall). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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