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The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan
	; Really Rottens pass Huckleberry Hound in the Swiss Alps race.
Network	ABC
Premiere date	September 10, 1977
Run time	22:24
Starring	Don Messick; Daws Butler; John Stephenson; Casey Kasem; Bob Holt; Scatman Crothers; Frank Welker; Gary Owens; Vernee Watson; Laurel Page; Marilyn Schreffler; Mel Blanc; Alan Reed
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera; Tom Dagenais
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan" is the first episode of Laff-A-Lympics season one. It aired on September 10, 1977 on ABC. It was written by Neal Barbera and Tom Dagenais, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

Three teams of athletes compete in sports events around the world. In this case, they ski, skate, and ride toboggans in Switzerland and sumo wrestle, play tennis and play baseball in Tokyo, Japan.

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

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- Switzerland
  - Swiss Alps
    - Matterhorn
  - Swiss Ice Palace
- Japan
  - Tokyo
    - Sumo ring
    - Baseball stadium
United States (indirectly mentioned)
- Bedrock (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

None

Release

Dates are in order of release:

September 10, 1977 on ABC

Production

Development

Music

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

Behind the scenes

Despite this being the first episode, this is not the first Laff-A-Lympics, and it's unclear how long they've been going for.
This episode would be the last time Alan Reed would be voicing Fred Flintstone before his death. Henry Corden took on the rest of the voices of Fred Flintstone in later appearances.

Errors

Huckleberry appears in the Yogi's crowd just after performing in the skiing contest.
Augie disappears after the toboggan race starts and is replaced by Wally. Daddy, however, is mistakenly designed to look like Augie, at least, until they flip upside down on their heads.
Dynomutt appears in the Scoobys crowd cheering after his performance on the Swiss Ice Palace's ice rink.

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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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan''}}
 {{Infobox episode
 |image= [[File:Rottens pass Huck in Alps race.png|300px]]
 |caption= [[Really Rottens]] pass [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]] in the [[Swiss Alps]] race.
 |prodno=
-|premiere= Week of September 10, 1977
+|channel= [[ABC]]
+|premiere= [[September 10]], [[1977]]
 |run_time= 22:24
-|writers= [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]]
+|cast= [[Don Messick]]<br />[[Daws Butler]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]<br />[[Bob Holt]]<br />[[Scatman Crothers]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Gary Owens]]<br />[[Vernee Watson]]<br />[[Laurel Page]]<br />[[Marilyn Schreffler]]<br />[[Mel Blanc]]<br />[[Alan Reed]]
-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
+|writers= [[Neal Barbera]]<br />[[Tom Dagenais]]
+|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]
 |previous= The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan
 |next= Acapulco and England
 }}
-'''"The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan"''' is the first episode of ''[[Laff-a-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-a-Lympics]]'' season one. It first aired on September 10, 1977 in first run syndication. It was written by [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+'''"The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan"''' is the first episode of ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 10]], [[1977]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Neal Barbera]] and [[Tom Dagenais]], and directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
-Three teams of athletes compete in sports events around the world. In this case they ski, skate, and ride toboggans in Switzerland and sumo wrestle, play tennis and play baseball in Tokyo, Japan.
+Three teams of athletes compete in sports events around the world. In this case, they ski, skate, and ride toboggans in Switzerland and sumo wrestle, play tennis and play baseball in Tokyo, Japan.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Announcer
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Announcer (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daws Butler]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sumo Wrestler
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Laff-A-Lympics characters|Sumo wrestler]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bob Holt]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Snagglepuss (character)|Snagglepuss]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Snagglepuss Lion]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Wally Gator]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Wally Gator (character)|Wally Gator]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf (character)|Hokey Wolf]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Yakky Doodle]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Yakky Doodle (character)|Yakky Doodle]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Quick Draw McGraw]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
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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]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Owens]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hong Kong Phooey]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hong Kong Phooey (character)|Hong Kong Phooey]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Scatman Crothers]]
 |-
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Dirty Dalton]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Magic Rabbit]]
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Scooby-Dum]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daws Butler]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Dastardly Dalton]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Shaggy Rogers]]
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Barney Rubble]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
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 * [[Really Rottens]]
 * [[Teen Angels]]
+* [[Dalton Brothers]]
 ==Locations==
-* [[Switzerland]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Swiss Alps]]
+** [[Switzerland]]
-*** [[Matterhorn]]
+*** [[Swiss Alps]]
-** [[Swiss Ice Palace]]
+**** [[Matterhorn]]
-* [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
+*** [[Swiss Ice Palace]]
-** Sumo ring
+** [[Japan]]
-** Baseball stadium
+*** [[Tokyo]]
-* [[Bedrock]] (''mentioned'')
+**** Sumo ring
+**** Baseball stadium
+* [[United States]] (indirectly mentioned)
+** [[Bedrock]] (mentioned)
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 186: / Line 189: @@
 ==Vehicles==
-* none
+* None
-==Contests==
+==Release==
-* Switzerland
+Dates are in order of release:
-** Skiing
-*** Yogis: [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Houndd]] (1st)
-*** Scoobys: [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] (2nd)
-*** Rottens: [[Mumbly]], [[Dread Baron]], [[Dinky Dalton]], [[Daisy Mayhem]], [[Sooey Pig]] (3rd)
-** Skating
-*** Yogis: [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]] (1st)
-*** Scoobys: [[Dynomutt]] (2nd)
-*** Rottens: [[Daisy Mayhem]] (3rd)
-** Toboggans
-*** Scoobys: [[Captain Caveman]] and the [[Teen Angels]] (1st)
-*** Yogis: [[Wally Gator]], [[Doggie Daddy]], [[Quick Draw McGraw]], and [[Grape Ape]] (2nd)
-*** Rottens: [[Great Fondoo]], [[Magic Rabbit]], [[Mr. Creepley]], and [[Orful Octopus]] (3rd)
-* Japan
-** Sumo Wrestling
-*** Rottens: [[Dirty Dalton|Dirty]] and [[Dastardly Dalton]] (1st)
-*** Yogis: [[Grape Ape]] (2nd)
-*** Scoobys: [[Shaggy Rogers]] (3rd)
-** Tennis
-*** Scoobys: [[Dynomutt]] (1st)
-*** Yogis: [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]] (2nd)
-*** Rottens: [[Great Fondoo]] (3rd)
-** Baseball
-*** Scoobys: [[Captain Caveman]] hitting against the [[Dread Baron]] (1st)
-*** Yogis: [[Quick Draw McGraw]] hitting against [[Hong Kong Phooey]] (0 runs)
-*** Rottens: [[Sooey Pig]] hitting against [[Scooby-Dum]] (0 runs)
-* Final score
-** Scoobys: 105 (gold)
-** Yogis: 80 (silver)
-** Rottens: 65 (bronze)
-==Release==
+* September 10, 1977 on ABC
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ==Music==
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*
+* Despite this being the first episode, this is not the first Laff-A-Lympics, and it's unclear how long they've been going for.
+* This episode would be the last time Alan Reed would be voicing Fred Flintstone before his death. [[Henry Corden]] took on the rest of the voices of Fred Flintstone in later appearances.
 ==Errors==
-* [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]] appears in the Yogis crowd just after performing in the skiing contest.
+* Huckleberry appears in the Yogi's crowd just after performing in the skiing contest.
-* [[Augie Doggie]] disappears after the toboggan race starts and is replaced by [[Wally Gator]].
+* Augie disappears after the toboggan race starts and is replaced by Wally. Daddy, however, is mistakenly designed to look like Augie, at least, until they flip upside down on their heads.
-** [[Doggie Daddy]] however is mistakenly designed to look like Augie at least in tell they flip upside down on their heads.
+* Dynomutt appears in the Scoobys crowd cheering after his performance on the Swiss Ice Palace's ice rink.
-* [[Dynomutt]] appears in the Scoobys crowd cheering after his performance on the [[Swiss Ice Palace]]'s ice rink.
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 250: / Line 223: @@
 ==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:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan, The}}
-[[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
+[[Category:1977]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
+[[Category:Directed by Charles A. Nichols]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:Laff-a-Lympics episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:Laff-A-Lympics episodes]]
+[[Category:Laff-A-Lympics]]