Catcher on the Sly

Catcher on the Sly
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Premiere date	August 10, 1991
Starring	Don Messick Casey Kasem Kenneth Mars
Music composed by	John Debney
Writer(s)	Scott Jeralds Bill Matheny
Director(s)	Don Lusk Carl Urbano Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Catcher on the Sly" is the second episode (part one) of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo season four, and the twenty-sixth overall. It aired on August 10, 1991 on ABC. It was written by Scott Jeralds and Bill Matheny, directed by Don Lusk and Carl Urbano, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Coolsville
      • Rogers residence
        • Scooby-Doo Detective Agency headquarters
        • Scooby's doghouse
• Outer space

Vehicles

• Buster's dogcatcher truck

Music

The music was composed by John Debney. Bodie Chandler was director of music production.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: August 10, 1991 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a play on J.D Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, which was first published in serial form between 1945 to 1946, and then published as a complete novel in 1951.
• The episode is imitating the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts.
• This is the first episode not to have Daphne, Freddie, and Velma.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • August 17, 2007: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Volume 7 on DVD.
  • March 17, 2009: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Complete 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Seasons on DVD.