The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly

The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly
Premiere date	December 8, 1979
Run time	21:20
Director(s)	Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau George Gordon Charles A. Nichols Don Jurwich (voices) Alex Lovy (voices)
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"The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly" is the twelfth episode of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo season one. It aired on December 8, 1979 on ABC. It was directed by Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano, Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Charles A. Nichols, Don Jurwich, and Alex Lovy.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Hillside Manor
    • California (mentioned)
      • Los Angeles (mentioned)
    • Kansas (mentioned)
      • Swayback (mentioned)
    • New York (mentioned)
      • New York City (mentioned)
        • Niagara Creek (mentioned)
      • New Jersey (mentioned)
        • Studio City (mentioned)

Objects

• Batty Award
• The Times newspaper
• The Film Fan's Yearbook

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 8, 1979 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a reference to the 1966 western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Ταινίες Τρόμου	Horror Movies

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • 1996: Turner Home Entertainment and Blockbuster Entertainment releases Scooby-Doo: The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly & To Switch a Witch on VHS.
  • April 28, 2015: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo!: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
• In the United Kingdom:
  • April 14, 1997: First Independent Films releases Scooby-Doo: Where Are You: Bumper Edition on VHS.