Ghastly Ghost Town

"Ghastly Ghost Town" is the first episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies season one. It aired on September 9, 1972 on CBS. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

After crashing the Mystery Machine into a pit from a giant bat, the Mystery Gang is offered to investigate the Three Stooges' theme park: a ghost town haunted by the Gunslinger and the Native American, Geromino.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * 3 Stooges Ghost Town
 * New Jersey (mentioned)
 * Passaic (mentioned)
 * Texas (mentioned)
 * England (indirectly mentioned)
 * London (mentioned)
 * London Royal Zoo (mentioned)

Objects

 * Nothing of importance

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 9, 1972 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * Prior to the episode, the real-life Three Stooges trio were famously composed of Moe Howard, brother Curly Howard, and Larry Fine from 1932 to 1946. Shemp Howard (who had originally been with the trio in the 1923 to 1932) replaced brother Curly when the latter suffered a debilitating stroke in May 1946, and continued until his death in 1955. Joe Besser was briefly part of the trio from 1957 to 1959. Curly-Joe DeRita joined the trio in 1959 and remained with the group until 1970.
 * When this episode aired, all of the Three Stooges members have retired. Curly and Shemp passed away in 1952 and 1955, respectively. Moe and Larry passed away in 1975, Besser in 1988, and Curly-Joe in 1993.

Home availability

 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * September 9, 1985: The Video Collection releases Scooby-Doo in Ghastly Ghost Town on VHS.
 * November 3, 1986: The Video Collection releases Scooby-Doo in Ghastly Ghost Town on VHS.
 * September 4, 1989: The Video Collection releases Scooby-Doo in Ghastly Ghost Town (Watch and Play) on VHS.
 * April 2, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Volume 1 on DVD.
 * May 22, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown on DVD.
 * July 1, 2019: Warner Home Video releases The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on DVD.
 * July 1, 2019: Warner Home Video releases The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In the United States:
 * March 22, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies on DVD.
 * February 14, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown on DVD.
 * June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on DVD.
 * June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on Blu-ray Disc.