- Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights
Infobox Film
name = Arabian Nights
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director =Jun Falkenstein
Joanna Romersa
producer =William Hanna (executive)Joseph Barbera (executive)
Buzz Potamkin (executive)
Jun Falkenstein
Joanna Romersa
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starring =Don Messick Casey Kasem Eddie Deezen Greg Burson Allan Melvin
Charlie AdlerBrian Cummings Rob Paulsen Frank Welker Kath Soucie Jennifer Hale Maurice LaMarche John Kassir
music = Steven Bernstein
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distributor =Turner Entertainment Warner Bros. Entertainment
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runtime = 69 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0192578"Arabian Nights" (re-issued on VHS and DVD as "Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights" and also "Scooby-Doo! Arabian Nights") is an animated television movie produced by
Hanna-Barbera and premiered on TBS in 1994. This special is drawn, animated, and musically scored like a classic Warner Bros. cartoon. The film is an adaptation of "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ". In spite the cameo appearances, this was the final cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera to feature its famous legends, Yogi and Boo Boo, Magilla Gorilla, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy. It is also the final time that Don Messick voiced Scooby-Doo.Plot
Scooby and Shaggy are hired as royal food-tasters by a young
Arab Caliph - a job offer they can't refuse. When they eat everything, the Caliph gets mad and has his guards chase them, until he finds Shaggy disguised in drag as aharem girl. In order to make the prince fall asleep, Shaggy tells him two classic stories:* The first tale is about a female character named Aliyah-din and how the
genie s (played by Yogi and Boo Boo) help her obtain the love of a prince while thwarting the plot of the evil wizard Haman.
* The second tale is about "Sinbad the Sailor " (played byMagilla Gorilla ) and how he mistakens a pirate ship for a cruise ship.When Shaggy is about to escape, the Caliph decides to start the ceremony right away. When the wedding cake arrives, Shaggy pigs out and his ruse is discovered. He and Scooby are asked to be the royal storytellers, and the duo accept as well as being the royal food tasters again.
Cast
* Charlie Adler - Pirate Captain, Royal Guard #1
*Greg Burson - Yogi Bear, Royal Chef
*Brian Cummings - Flying Carpet Driver, Royal Guard #2, Sultan
*Eddie Deezen - Caliph
*Paul Eiding - Scribe
*Jennifer Hale - Aliyah-Din
*Tony Jay - Lord of the Amulet
*Casey Kasem - Shaggy Rogers
*John Kassir - Haman
*Maurice LaMarche - Cyclops
*Allan Melvin - Magilla Gorilla
*Don Messick - Scooby-Doo, Boo Boo Bear
*Rob Paulsen - Prince
*Kath Soucie - Princess
*Frank Welker - Baby Ruhk Bird, Mother Ruhk BirdExternal links
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* [http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/137859/details.jhtml/ "Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights" at VH1.com]
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