Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights (re-issued on VHS and DVD as Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights and also Scooby-Doo! Arabian Nights) is an animated television movie produced by Hanna-Barbera and premiered on TBS in 1994. This special is drawn, animated, and musically scored like a classic Warner Bros. cartoon. The film is an adaptation of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. In spite the cameo appearances, this was the final cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera to feature its famous legends, Yogi and Boo Boo, Magilla Gorilla, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy. It is also the final time that Don Messick voiced Scooby-Doo.

Plot

Scooby and Shaggy are hired as royal food-tasters by a young Arab Caliph - a job offer they can't refuse. When they eat everything, the Caliph gets mad and has his guards chase them, until he finds Shaggy disguised in drag as a harem girl. In order to make the prince fall asleep, Shaggy tells him two classic stories:

• The first tale is about a female character named Aliyah-din and how the genies (played by Yogi and Boo Boo) help her obtain the love of a prince while thwarting the plot of the evil wizard Haman.
• The second tale is about Sinbad the Sailor (played by Magilla Gorilla) and how he mistakens a pirate ship for a cruise ship.

When Shaggy is about to escape, the Caliph decides to start the ceremony right away. When the wedding cake arrives, Shaggy pigs out and his ruse is discovered. He and Scooby are asked to be the royal storytellers, and the duo accept as well as being the royal food tasters again.

Cast

• Charlie Adler - Pirate Captain, Royal Guard #1
• Greg Burson - Yogi Bear, Royal Chef
• Brian Cummings - Flying Carpet Driver, Royal Guard #2, Sultan
• Eddie Deezen - Caliph
• Paul Eiding - Scribe
• Jennifer Hale - Aliyah-Din
• Tony Jay - Lord of the Amulet
• Casey Kasem - Shaggy Rogers
• John Kassir - Haman
• Maurice LaMarche - Cyclops
• Allan Melvin - Magilla Gorilla
• Don Messick - Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo Bear
• Rob Paulsen - Prince
• Kath Soucie - Princess
• Frank Welker - Baby Ruhk Bird, Mother Ruhk Bird

External links

• Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights at VH1.com