Difference between revisions of "A Good Medium is Rare"

A Good Medium is Rare
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Premiere date	October 14, 1972
Starring	Don Messick; Casey Kasem; Heather North; Frank Welker; Nicole Jaffe; Phyllis Diller; John Stephenson; Joan Gerber
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 21 March 2024

"A Good Medium is Rare" is the sixth episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies season one. It aired on October 14, 1972 on CBS. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

Mystery Incorporated

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Theater
  - Phyllis's residence
  - Cemetery
  - Magic Mansion
  - Phyllis's neighbor's residence
  - American Samoa (indirectly mentioned)
    - Pago Pago (mentioned)
- Egypt (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine
Phyllis's limo

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score 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: October 14, 1972 on CBS

Behind the scenes

Errors

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Hungarian	Ritka a jó médium	A Good Medium is Rare

Home availability

In the United States:
- 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.
- June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 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.

References

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 |premiere= [[October 14]], [[1972]]
 |run_time=
-|cast= [[Don Messick]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]<br />[[Heather North]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Nicole Jaffe]]<br />[[Phyllis Diller]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Joan Gerber]]
+|cast= [[Don Messick]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]<br />[[Heather North]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Nicole Jaffe]]<br />[[Phyllis Diller]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Joan Gerber]]
 |music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers=
-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
 |previous= Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner
 |next= Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde
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 ** June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection (BD)|The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
 ** June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases ''[[The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes]]'' on DVD.
-* In the United Kingdom:
+* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
 ** [[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.
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