The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Series, 1985, The Scrappy years, Set in The Chest of Demons
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo is #5 of 27 in release order and #6 of 27 in chronological order in the Scooby-Doo.
The story
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo and friends must return 13 ghosts which they inadvertently released to a magical chest. Together with Daphne and Scrappy-Doo, along with newcomer Flim-Flam, they travel the world facing the ghosts that must be returned to the chest.
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo recap
In the Himalayas, two bumbling ghosts, Bogel and Weerd, trick Scooby and Shaggy into opening the Chest of Demons, and thirteen of the worst ghosts and demons on Earth escape. Because they let them out, only they can put them back. Shaggy, Scooby, Scrappy and Daphne, joined by a young con artist named Flim-Flam, set out to recapture them one at a time, guided through a crystal ball by the warlock Vincent Van Ghoul, voiced by Vincent Price. Fred and Velma do not appear. Unlike the usual Scooby-Doo formula, every ghost in this show is real, and the episodes play as spooky comedy adventures rather than mysteries. Bogel and Weerd keep turning up to help the escaped ghosts in the hope of earning a reward. The series ran on ABC in 1985 for 13 episodes.
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo ending explained
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo ended without a finale. It was cancelled after 13 episodes with only twelve of the thirteen ghosts back in the chest, and ABC replaced it with reruns early in 1986. The story was finally closed 34 years later in the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019), in which the whole gang, Fred and Velma included, helps Vincent Van Ghoul find the last ghost.
Where to watch The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, before Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers.
- Chronological order: after Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, before Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers.
What to watch before The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
In release order, the essentials before The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) are Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969), The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972), The Scooby-Doo Show (1976), and Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979).
Cast
- Don Messick as Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers (voice)
- Heather North as Daphne Blake (voice)
- Susan Blu as Flim-Flam (voice)
- Arte Johnson as Weerd (voice)
- Howard Morris as Bogel (voice)
- Vincent Price as Vincent Van Ghoul (voice)
- Peter Cullen as Maldor the Malevolent (voice)
- Frank Welker as Dragon (voice)
- Bob Holt as Zagraz (voice)
Created by Joe Ruby, Ken Spears, Tom Ruegger.