Difference between revisions of "Florida and China"

Florida and China
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Network	ABC
Premiere date	September 24, 1977
Run time	21:28
Starring	Don Messick; Daws Butler
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera; Tom Dagenais
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"Florida and China" is the third episode of Laff-A-Lympics season one. It aired on September 24, 1977 on ABC. It was written by Neal Barbera and Tom Dagenais, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

The contestants do swamp boat racing, water-skiing, and car racing in the Everglades, Florida; rickshaw racing, ping-pong playing, and gymnastics in Hong Kong, China.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

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

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Florida
    - Everglades
- China
  - Great Wall of China
  - Hong Kong

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:

United States: September 24, 1977 on ABC

Behind the scenes

Errors

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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-'''"Florida and China"''' is the third episode of ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 24]], [[1977]], on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]], and directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
+'''"Florida and China"''' is the third episode of ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 24]], [[1977]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]], and directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
 The contestants do swamp boat racing, water-skiing, and car racing in the Everglades, Florida; rickshaw racing, ping-pong playing, and gymnastics in Hong Kong, China.
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 ==Vehicles==
 * None
-==Release==
-Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: September 24, 1977 on ABC
 ==Production==
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 ==Music==
 The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: September 24, 1977 on ABC
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==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.
+** [[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.
-* In the United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]:
+** [[June 5]], [[2018]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Sports]]'' on DVD.
-** [[July 8]], [[1996]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics: Bumper Special]]'' on VHS.
+** [[June 4]], [[2019]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby-Doo! Sports'' (50th Anniversary Collection edition) on DVD.
-** [[July 4]], [[2016]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 1'' on DVD.
 ==References==