Maltese Mackerel


 * For the object itself, see Maltese Mackerel (object).

"Maltese Mackerel" is the first episode (part one) of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo season four, and the thirty-seventh overall, although it originally came as part of The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour. It aired on September 25, 1982 on ABC. It was written by Gordon Kent and Jack Enyart, produced by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, directed by Charles A. Nichols, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Fearless Detective Agency

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Fearless Detective headquarters
 * Thugs' warehouse
 * Dock
 * England (indirectly mentioned)
 * London (mentioned)
 * Maltese Museum (mentioned)

Objects

 * Maltese Mackerel

Vehicles

 * Thugs' car
 * S.S. Peru (mentioned)
 * S.S. Buoyant
 * Police boat

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 25, 1982 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * The Mystery Machine is absent.

Errors

 * S.S. Buoyant is misspelled S.S. Bouyant.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 13, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams on DVD.