Ghastly Ghost Town

Ghastly Ghost Town
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Premiere date	September 9, 1972
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"Ghastly Ghost Town" is the first episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies season one. It aired on September 9, 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
  - 3 Stooges Ghost Town
  - New Jersey (mentioned)
    - Passaic (mentioned)
  - Texas (mentioned)
- England (indirectly mentioned)
  - London (mentioned)
    - London Royal Zoo (mentioned)

Objects

Nothing of importance

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine

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: September 9, 1972 on CBS

Behind the scenes

Errors

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Η Στοιχειωμένη Πόλη	The Haunted Town
Hungarian	Szellemvárosi frász	Fright of the ghost town

Home availability

In the United States:
- March 22, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies on DVD.
- February 14, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown on DVD.
- June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
- 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.
In the United Kingdom:
- April 2, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Volume 1 on DVD.
- 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