The Grand Canyon and Ireland

The Grand Canyon and Ireland
Network	ABC
Premiere date	November 26, 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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"The Grand Canyon and Ireland" is the twelfth episode of Laff-a-Lympics season one. It first aired on November 26, 1977 on ABC. It was written by Neal Barbera and Tom Dagenais, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

The contestants do a burro race and a tightrope race at the Grand Canyon, then a "catch the leprechaun" contest and a "hole-in-one" golf tournament in Ireland.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

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

Organizations

• Yogi Yahooeys
• Scooby Doobies
• Really Rottens
• Teen Angels
• Dalton Brothers

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Grand Canyon
  • Ireland
    • O'Barney Country Club
  • China

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 26, 1977 on ABC

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.
• In the United States:
  • July 17, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Laff-a-Lympics: Spooky Games on DVD.