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|married= Husband to [[Mrs. Cutler]]
|married= Husband to [[Mrs. Cutler]]
|first= [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|WAY]]: "[[A Clue for Scooby-Doo]]" ([[1969]])
|first= [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|WAY]]: "[[A Clue for Scooby-Doo]]" ([[1969]])
|actor= [[Matthew Lillard]] ([[2015]], [[2022]])<br />[[Jeff Bennett]] ([[2018]])
|actor= [[James Bamford]] ([[2004]])<br />[[Matthew Lillard]] ([[2015]], [[2022]])<br />[[Jeff Bennett]] ([[2018]])
|image2= [[File:Ghost of Captain Cutler.png|300px]]
|image2= [[File:Capstone Captain Cutler.png|300px]]
|caption2= Cutler in disguise.
|caption2= ''[[Scooby-Doo Solves It with S.T.E.M.]]''
|image3= [[File:Monsters Unleashed Captain Cutler.png|300px]]
|image3= [[File:SDGW Captain Cutler.png|300px]]
|caption3= ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (film)|Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]''
|caption3= ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''
|image4= [[File:Mystery Begins Cutler's Ghost.png|300px]]
|caption4= ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (film)|Scoob-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]''
|image5= [[File:Scoob Ghost of Captain Cutler.png|300px]]
|caption5= ''[[Scoob! (film)|Scoob!]]''
|image6= [[File:SDGW Captain Cutler.png|300px]]
|caption6= ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''
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'''Captain Cutler''' was one of the original villains in the ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' animated franchise. His voice was originated by [[Matthew Lillard]] some 40 years after Captain Cutler's original appearance, as he didn't speak then.
'''Captain Cutler''' was one of the original villains in the ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' animated franchise. His voice was originated by [[Matthew Lillard]] some 40 years after Captain Cutler's original appearance, as he didn't speak then.


==Character description==
==Character description==
[[File:Ghost of Captain Cutler.png|thumb|left|150px|Cutler wears his scuba diving suit.]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===TV series===
===TV series===
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** 1.23 "[[The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!]]" (ghost disguise only, no lines)
** 1.23 "[[The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!]]" (ghost disguise only, no lines)
** 2.2 "[[The Last Inmate!]]" (ghost disguise only, no lines)
** 2.2 "[[The Last Inmate!]]" (ghost disguise only, no lines)
* ''[[Velma]]''
** 1.6 "[[The Sins of the Fathers and Some of the Mothers]]" (ghost disguise only, no lines)
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** Issue #1B: "Now You See Them..."
** Issue #1B: "Now You See Them..."
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===Video games===
* ''[[My Friend Scooby-Doo!]]''
** Episode 1: "A Clue for Scooby-Doo" (no lines)


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* In the video games, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! Unmasked]]'' (GBA version), there are variations of him as a boss and minion, respectively.
* In the video games, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (GBA)|Scooby-Doo! Unmasked]]'', there are variations of him as a boss and minion, respectively.
* The Ghost of Captain Cutler inspired the [[Ghost of Monsoon Max]] from [[Scholastic]]'s book ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Deep-Sea Diver]]''.
* In the DTV ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (film)|Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'', [[Captain Crothers]] disguised herself in a scuba diving suit that resembled Captain Cutler's suit.
* In the DTV ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (film)|Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'', [[Captain Crothers]] disguised herself in a scuba diving suit that resembled Captain Cutler's suit.
* In the book ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Tank of Terrors]]'', [[Barry Barracuda]] dressed up as the ghost diver, which was based on the suit of Captain Cutler's.
* In the book ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Tank of Terrors]]'', [[Barry Barracuda]] dressed up as the ghost diver, which was based on the suit of Captain Cutler's.
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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* In the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' episode "Rob Lowe/Eminem," there is a skit about a fictional Crime TV program called ''Pros & Cons'', which reports on Mr. Montgomery, a jailed felon, who allegedly dressed up as a ghost to scare people away from a run-down amusement park that had pirate treasure underneath. He was stopped by a group of "amateur detectives," who according to Warren "Shaggy" Shagowski, decided while in a malt shop that the law had gone soft and it was time to do something about it, especially after "dirtbags who get their jollies dressing as [[Carl (Never Ape an Ape Man)|ape men]] or glowing deep sea divers."
* In the ''Johnny Test'' episode "Johny Dukey Doo," one of the fake ghosts is dressed like a glowing scuba diver based on the ghost of Captain Cutler.
* In the ''Johnny Test'' episode "Johny Dukey Doo," one of the fake ghosts is dressed like a glowing scuba diver based on the ghost of Captain Cutler.
* In the ''The Big Bang Theory'' episode "The Tangerine Factor," Leonard is worried he will ruin his date with Penny, so Sheldon makes the wild theory that if this is the case and Penny's the only woman for him, he could end up becoming a "lonely, bitter old man with no progeny. The image of any lighthouse keepers from ''Scooby-Doo'' cartoons comes to mind," indirectly referring to the original episode that Captain Cutler appeared in.
* When the Doctor wore a scuba diving suit in the ''Doctor Who'' book ''Dark Horizons'', he said he would terrorize Scooby-Doo in reference to the ghost of Captain Cutler.
* In ''Harley Quinn'' #64, [[Harley Quinn|Harley]] reads a comic book to her comatose mother in which the Justice League Dark has taken on the personas of Mystery Inc. as they investigate Rocky Point Beach in search of the ghost of Captain Cutler, which is interrupted by Harley trying to escape [[Lex Luthor]], who reveals himself to be Captain Cutler's ghost.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:14, 30 March 2024

Captain Cutler
Captain Cutler.png
Species Human
Gender Male
Occupation Sailor
Father Not mentioned
Mother Not mentioned
Marital status Husband to Mrs. Cutler
First appearance WAY: "A Clue for Scooby-Doo" (1969)
Played by James Bamford (2004)
Matthew Lillard (2015, 2022)
Jeff Bennett (2018)
Capstone Captain Cutler.png
Scooby-Doo Solves It with S.T.E.M.
File:SDGW Captain Cutler.png
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Captain Cutler was one of the original villains in the Scooby-Doo animated franchise. His voice was originated by Matthew Lillard some 40 years after Captain Cutler's original appearance, as he didn't speak then.

Character description

Cutler wears his scuba diving suit.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Shorts

Books

Comics

Video games

Biography

Original Series

Cutler Live!

Crystal Cove Chronicles

Be Cool, Captain Cutler

Cutler in the Funny Books

Development

Toys and merchandise

Gallery

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • In the Saturday Night Live episode "Rob Lowe/Eminem," there is a skit about a fictional Crime TV program called Pros & Cons, which reports on Mr. Montgomery, a jailed felon, who allegedly dressed up as a ghost to scare people away from a run-down amusement park that had pirate treasure underneath. He was stopped by a group of "amateur detectives," who according to Warren "Shaggy" Shagowski, decided while in a malt shop that the law had gone soft and it was time to do something about it, especially after "dirtbags who get their jollies dressing as ape men or glowing deep sea divers."
  • In the Johnny Test episode "Johny Dukey Doo," one of the fake ghosts is dressed like a glowing scuba diver based on the ghost of Captain Cutler.
  • In the The Big Bang Theory episode "The Tangerine Factor," Leonard is worried he will ruin his date with Penny, so Sheldon makes the wild theory that if this is the case and Penny's the only woman for him, he could end up becoming a "lonely, bitter old man with no progeny. The image of any lighthouse keepers from Scooby-Doo cartoons comes to mind," indirectly referring to the original episode that Captain Cutler appeared in.
  • When the Doctor wore a scuba diving suit in the Doctor Who book Dark Horizons, he said he would terrorize Scooby-Doo in reference to the ghost of Captain Cutler.
  • In Harley Quinn #64, Harley reads a comic book to her comatose mother in which the Justice League Dark has taken on the personas of Mystery Inc. as they investigate Rocky Point Beach in search of the ghost of Captain Cutler, which is interrupted by Harley trying to escape Lex Luthor, who reveals himself to be Captain Cutler's ghost.

References