Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
| Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | |
|---|---|
DVD cover
|
|
| Written by | Gordon Kent |
| Directed by |
Jun Falkenstein Joanna Romersa |
| Voices of |
Don Messick Casey Kasem Eddie Deezen Greg Burson Allan Melvin Charlie Adler Brian Cummings Rob Paulsen Frank Welker Kath Soucie Jennifer Hale Maurice LaMarche John Kassir |
| Composer(s) | Steven Bernstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera Buzz Potamkin |
| Producer(s) | Jun Falkenstein Joanna Romersa |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor |
Turner Entertainment (original) Warner Bros. Television (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | September 3, 1994 |
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (also known as Arabian Nights) is a 1994 made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera and premiered on TBS 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 wraparound segments.
The bulk of the special is devoted to two tales, one starring Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, and the other featuring Magilla Gorilla. It is animated with bright colors, stylized character designs and a more flat style compared to the previous television movies, and musically scored by veteran animation composer Steven Bernstein, showing strong influence from the high-budget Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg cartoons of the era, Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs.
This marked the last time Don Messick voiced Scooby and Boo Boo as well as the last full-length television program to feature Casey Kasem as Shaggy before he quit the role in a dispute over the character's diet (Kasem would return to the role in 2002). This would also be Magilla Gorilla's last appearance until an episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
Scooby and Shaggy arrive in Arabia on a magic carpet to become royal food tasters for the young Caliph. They are initially hired, but after they eat everything in sight and leave no food for the Caliph, he gets mad and has his guards chase them. Shaggy and Scooby find a place to hide and Shaggy takes on the disguise as a harem girl. The Caliph, who is looking for a bride, falls in love with the disguised Shaggy and decides that they shall be married. Hoping to make the Caliph fall asleep so they can make their escape, Shaggy tells him two classic stories.
...
Wikipedia