A Bicycle Built for Boo!

A Bicycle Built for Boo!
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Premiere date	September 10, 1988
Starring	Don Messick; Casey Kasem; Kellie Martin; Carl Steven; Christina Lange; Scott Menville; Hamilton Camp; Chuck McCann; Isabel Sanford
Music composed by	John Debney
Writer(s)	Charles M. Howell; Jim Ryan; Tom Ruegger
Storyboard artist(s)	Scott Jeralds
Director(s)	William Hanna; Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"A Bicycle Built for Boo!" is the first episode of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo season one. It aired on September 10, 1988 on ABC. It was written by Charles M. Howell, Jim Ryan, and Tom Ruegger, directed by William Hanna, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Coolsville
    - Rogers residence
      - Scooby's doghouse
      - Scooby-Doo Detective Agency headquarters
    - Daily Blabber building
    - Joe's
    - Weirdo Woods
    - Furgeson Estate
    - Fatty's

Objects

Velma's motorized skateboard
Scooby Snacks
Daily Blabber newspaper

Vehicles

Cherry 59 Starfire Special
Daily Blabber newspaper truck

Production

Development

Filming

Being Tom Ruegger's first job as a producer, he wanted to get the direction and timing right from the beginning, so as a favor, he asked William Hanna to be the director and sheet timer. Hanna locked himself in his office for ten days until he was finished, which he found tough to complete, but he had to admit had been the most fun he had in years.^[1] Hanna made the decision not to be directed.^[2]

Music

The music was composed by John Debney. Joanne Miller was director of music supervision.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 10, 1988 on ABC

Behind the scenes

The title card only features Scooby in this episode, while all the other episodes to follow, include both Scooby and Shaggy.
The building named Joe's is a tribute to Joseph Barbera.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Shaggy rode the bike once more in "Scooby Dude."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Le voleur de vélo	The Bike Thief
Greek	Το Χαμένο Ποδήλατο	The Lost Biycle
Polish	Rower pełen strachu	Bicycle Full of Fright

Home availability

In the United States:
- July 19, 2005: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Volume 1 on DVD.
- March 18, 2008: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Complete 1st Season on DVD.
In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
- 2008: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Volume 1 on DVD.

Audio commentary

References

^ Ruegger, Tom (July 30, 2010). "Scooby's First Wild Take". Cartoonatics. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ Ruegger, Tom (December 15, 2010). "I wanted to put Bill's name on the directing credit of the first episode of "A Pup Named Scooby Doo," but he insisted otherwise.". Cartoonatics. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[1] Ruegger, Tom (July 30, 2010). "Scooby's First Wild Take". Cartoonatics. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[2] Ruegger, Tom (December 15, 2010). "I wanted to put Bill's name on the directing credit of the first episode of "A Pup Named Scooby Doo," but he insisted otherwise.". Cartoonatics. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

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