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Acapulco and England
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Network	ABC
Premiere date	September 17, 1977
Run time	21:28
Starring	Don Messick; Daws Butler; John Stephenson; Casey Kasem; Mel Blanc; Vernee Watson; Laurel Page; Marilyn Schreffler; Frank Welker; Gary Owens; Bob Holt
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera; Tom Dagenais
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"Acapulco and England" is the second episode of Laff-A-Lympics season one. It aired on September 17, 1977 on ABC. It was written by Neal Barbera and Tom Dagenais, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

The contestants do cliff diving, an underwater relay race, and a speedboat race in Acapulco, Mexico; and climb the side of Big Ben, hunt a fox, and play polo in England.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Shaggy: Scooby-Doo! Where are you?
Dynomutt: Uhhh.. Will I do?
Shaggy: Anybody!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Announcer (voice only)	Don Messick
Yogi Bear	Daws Butler
Captain Caveman	Mel Blanc
Dee Dee Skyes	Vernee Watson
Taffy Dare	Laurel Page
Brenda Chance	Marilyn Schreffler
Dynomutt	Frank Welker
Blue Falcon	Gary Owens
Shaggy Rogers	Casey Kasem
Babu	N/A
Pixie	Don Messick
Dixie	Daws Butler
Mr. Jinks	Daws Butler
Quick Draw McGraw	Daws Butler
Super Snooper	N/A
Blabber Mouse	N/A
Grape Ape	Bob Holt
Boo Boo Bear	Don Messick
Wally Gator	Daws Butler
Hokey Wolf	N/A
Huckleberry Hound	Daws Butler
Mumbly	Don Messick
Great Fondoo	John Stephenson
Dirty Dalton	Daws Butler
Dastardly Dalton	Don Messick
Dinky Dalton	Bob Holt
Daisy Mayhem	Marilyn Schreffler
Orful Octopus	Bob Holt
Dread Baron	John Stephenson
Snagglepuss Lion	Daws Butler
Judges	N/A
Audience	N/A
Mildew Wolf	John Stephenson
Doggie Daddy	John Stephenson
Augie Doggie	N/A
Yakky Doodle	N/A
Mr. Creepley	N/A
Junior Creepley	N/A
Scooby-Doo	Don Messick
Tinker	Frank Welker
Hong Kong Phooey	N/A
Scooby-Dum	Daws Butler
Sooey Pig	Frank Welker
Mrs. Creepley	N/A
Magic Rabbit	Frank Welker
Jabberjaw	Frank Welker
Speed Buggy	N/A
Whale	N/A
Hunters	N/A
Horses	N/A
Fox	N/A
Referee	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- Mexico
  - Acapulco
- England
  - London
    - Big Ben
    - Stadium
  - Countryside

Objects

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

September 17, 1977 on ABC

Behind the scenes

This is Jabberjaw's first appearance in the Laff-A-Lympics TV series, as he would later become a recurring guest star in the series.

Errors

As the Teen Angels pass Snagglepuss, Dee Dee is mistakenly miscolored Caucasian when she should be African American. In the next shot, her skin color is corrected.
On the points chart before the fox hunt, Scooby is miscolored gray.
Just after competing in the Big Ben contest, Dinky appears cheering in the Rottens crowd when he should be at the base of Big Ben.
Both Rottens and Yogis tied for second with 65 points, but then why at the award ceremony did the Rottens have the bronze medal?

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- July 8, 1996: First Independent Films releases Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics: Bumper Special on VHS.
- July 4, 2016: Warner Home Video releases Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 1 on DVD.
In the United States:
- January 19, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 1 on DVD.
- July 17, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games on DVD.
- June 5, 2018: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Sports on DVD.
- June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Sports (50th Anniversary Collection edition) on DVD.

References

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 {{Infobox episode
 |image= [[File:Snagg and Yahooeys check how Yogi did.png|300px]]
-|caption= [[Snagglepuss (character)|Snagglepuss]] and [[Yogi Yahooeys]] check how [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi]] did in the cliff diving contest in [[Acapulco]], [[Mexico]].
+|caption=
 |prodno=
-|premiere= September 17, 1977
+|channel= [[ABC]]
+|premiere= [[September 17]], [[1977]]
 |run_time= 21:28
+|cast= [[Don Messick]]<br />[[Daws Butler]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]<br />[[Mel Blanc]]<br />[[Vernee Watson]]<br />[[Laurel Page]]<br />[[Marilyn Schreffler]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Gary Owens]]<br />[[Bob Holt]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers= [[Neal Barbera]]<br />[[Tom Dagenais]]
 |directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]
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 |next= Florida and China
 }}
-'''"Acapulco and England"''' is the second episode of ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' season one. It first aired on September 17, 1977, on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]], and directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
+'''"Acapulco and England"''' is the second episode of ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 17]], [[1977]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]], and directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
 The contestants do cliff diving, an underwater relay race, and a speedboat race in Acapulco, Mexico; and climb the side of Big Ben, hunt a fox, and play polo in England.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 '''Shaggy:''' Scooby-Doo! Where are you?<br>
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 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Announcer
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Announcer (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Messick]]
 |-
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Dynomutt]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Blue Falcon]]
@@ Line 64: / Line 65: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Quick Draw McGraw]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
@@ Line 112: / Line 113: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Snagglepuss (character)|Snagglepuss]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Snagglepuss Lion]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
@@ Line 160: / Line 161: @@
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jabberjaw]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jabberjaw (character)|Jabberjaw]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 |-
@@ Line 188: / Line 189: @@
 * [[Really Rottens]]
 * [[Teen Angels]]
+* [[Dalton Brothers]]
 ==Locations==
-* [[Acapulco]], [[Mexico]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** TBA
+** [[Mexico]]
-* [[England]]
+*** [[Acapulco]]
-** [[London]]
+** [[England]]
-*** [[Big Ben (clock)|Big Ben]]
+*** [[London]]
-*** Stadium
+**** [[Clock Tower|Big Ben]]
-** Countryside
+**** Stadium
+*** Countryside
 ==Objects==
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 ==Vehicles==
-* none
+* None
-==Contests==
+==Production==
-* Acapulco, Mexico
+===Development===
-** Cliff Diving
+===Filming===
-*** Scoobys: [[Dynomutt]] (1st)
+==Music==
-*** Rottens: [[Dinky Dalton]], [[Dirty Dalton]] and [[Dastardly Dalton]] (2nd)
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
-*** Yogis: [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]] (3rd)
-** Underwater Relay Race
-*** Scoobys: [[Blue Falcon]] (1st)
-*** Yogis: [[Doggie Daddy]] (2nd)
-*** Rottens: [[Mumbly]] (3rd)
-** Speedboat Race
-*** Yogis: [[Wally Gator]], [[Pixie and Dixie|Pixie]], [[Pixie and Dixie|Dixie]] and [[Mr. Jinks]] (1st)
-*** Rottens: [[Orful Octopus]], [[Daisy Mayhem]], [[Great Fondoo]] and [[Sooey Pig]] (2nd)
-*** Scoobys: [[Scooby-Dum]], [[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]], [[Tinker]] and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] (3rd)
-* England
-** Climb the Side of [[Big Ben (clock)|Big Ben]]
-*** Rottens: [[Dirty Dalton]] and [[Dastardly Dalton]] (1st)
-*** Yogis: [[Quick Draw McGraw]] (2nd)
-*** Scoobys: [[Shaggy Rogers]] (3rd)
-** Hunt a Fox
-*** Rottens: [[Magic Rabbit]], [[Daisy Mayhem]] and [[Great Fondoo]] (tie)
-*** Scoobys: [[Babu]] and [[Captain Caveman]] (tie)
-*** Yogis: [[Hokey Wolf]], [[Super Snooper|Snooper]] and [[Blabber Mouse|Blabber]] (tie)
-** Skateboard Polo
-*** Rottens: The whole team (1st)
-*** Yogis: The whole team (2nd)
-*** Scoobys: The Whole team (3rd)
-* Final Score
-** Scoobys: 70 (gold)
-** Yogis: 65 (tie for silver)
-** Rottens: 65 (tie for silver)
 ==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
-==Production==
+* September 17, 1977 on ABC
-===Development===
-==Music==
-The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], with supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* This is [[Jabberjaw]]'s first appearance in the ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' TV series, he would later go on to become a recurring guest star in the series.
+* This is Jabberjaw's first appearance in the ''Laff-A-Lympics'' TV series, as he would later become a recurring guest star in the series.
 ==Errors==
-* As the [[Teen Angels]] pass [[Snagglepuss (character)|Snagglepuss]], [[Dee Dee Skyes|Dee Dee]] is mistakenly miscolored Caucasian when she should be African American. In the next shot, her skin color is corrected
+* As the Teen Angels pass Snagglepuss, Dee Dee is mistakenly miscolored Caucasian when she should be African American. In the next shot, her skin color is corrected.
 * On the points chart before the fox hunt, Scooby is miscolored gray.
-* Just after competing in the [[Big Ben (clock)|Big Ben]] contest, [[Dinky Dalton]] appears cheering in the Rottens crowd when he should be at the base of Big Ben.
+* Just after competing in the Big Ben contest, Dinky appears cheering in the Rottens crowd when he should be at the base of Big Ben.
 * Both Rottens and Yogis tied for second with 65 points, but then why at the award ceremony did the Rottens have the bronze medal?
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 273: / Line 240: @@
 ==Home availability==
-* This episode, alongside season one of Laff-A-Lympics, is on the DVD ''[[Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games]]''. It was released by [[Warner Home Video]] in the United States on July 17, 2012.
+* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
-* This episode, alongside the first half of season one of Laff-A-Lympics, is on the DVD on ''[[Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 1]]''. It was released by [[Warner Home Video]] in the United States on January 19, 2010.
+** [[July 8]], [[1996]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics: Bumper Special]]'' on VHS.
+** [[July 4]], [[2016]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 1'' on DVD.
+* In the United States:
+** [[January 19]], [[2010]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 1]]'' on DVD.
+** [[July 17]], [[2012]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games]]'' on DVD.
+** [[June 5]], [[2018]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Sports]]'' on DVD.
+** [[June 4]], [[2019]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby-Doo! Sports'' (50th Anniversary Collection edition) on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1977]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
 [[Category:Directed by Charles A. Nichols]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Laff-A-Lympics episodes]]
+[[Category:Laff-A-Lympics]]