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The Best Episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1

Every episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1!

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Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 16 - A Night of Fright is No Delight
    8.5/10(945 votes)

    S1:E16

    Scooby-Doo inherits a mansion after saving Colonel Beauregard Sanders from drowning some years ago. He and some other heirs will each get a fortune if they stay the night but there's a warning that the house is haunted. The warning appears justified when someone (or something) comes to frighten the heirs away.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 15 - Spooky Space Kook
    8.3/10(882 votes)

    S1:E15

    A spaceman haunts an abandoned airfield.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 11 - A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
    8.2/10(875 votes)

    S1:E11

    The gang, on their way to the Frankenstein castle, visits a gypsy fortune teller who warns them not to go to the castle. They ignore her warning and go anyway. The trouble begins when Daphne is taken hostage and the gang finds themselves in the clutches of a trio of monsters.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 13 - Which Witch is Which?
    8.2/10(839 votes)

    S1:E13

    The gang gets lost while driving to a concert. They ask a man to give them directions only to learn that he's a zombie. They also learn of a nearby witch who is responsible for the zombie's resurrection.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 6 - What the Hex Going On?
    8.1/10(924 votes)

    S1:E6

    The gang sees a strange man go into a weird mansion. They learn that he is a friend of their Uncle Stewart. Stewart tells them that the ghost of the Kingston Mansion caused him to turn old. Strange things start happening when Sharron and Uncle Stewart vanish.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 8 - Foul Play in Funland
    8.0/10(903 votes)

    S1:E8

    The gang gets excited about the opening of an amusement park. But when they see the rides on before it opens, they start to get suspicious.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 12 - Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too
    8.0/10(833 votes)

    S1:E12

    The gang, at the college museum, gets the lead on a dead Egyptian ruler named Inca. According to an ancient superstition, if he were ever removed from his crypt, he would turn the people who moved him into stone. Shaggy finds a rare coin that the Professor is trying to study. The trouble begins when Shaggy accidentally takes the coin and the mummy is on the loose looking for it.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 2 - A Clue for Scooby-Doo
    7.9/10(1159 votes)

    S1:E2

    While Scooby-Doo is surfing, he encounters a creature in a diving suit. An old sea salt tells the gang that it's the ghost of Captain Cutler who is responsible for the disappearance of many ships.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 14 - Go Away Ghost Ship
    7.9/10(787 votes)

    S1:E14

    The gang investigates the appearance of a Ghost Pirate.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 1 - What a Night for a Knight
    7.8/10(1445 votes)

    S1:E1

    After coming back from the movies Scooby-Doo and Shaggy come across a pick up truck and a suit of armor in the driver's seat. According to an ancient superstition the armor comes to life during the night of a full moon.

    Directors:William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 3 - Hassle in the Castle
    7.8/10(1068 votes)

    S1:E3

    The gang gets shipwrecked on an island that happens to be an old lair for a pirate. They find a map, but there is a warning telling them to leave the island. The warning appears justified when a ghost called 'The Phantom' is after them.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 9 - The Backstage Rage
    7.8/10(868 votes)

    S1:E9

    While coming home from getting pizza, Shaggy finds a violin case full of money. While calling the gang Scooby-Doo goes to help an injured poodle and the money is taken. The gang suspects that the money was fake.

    Directors:William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 17 - That's Snow Ghost
    7.8/10(785 votes)

    S1:E17

    While on vacation in the Himalayas, the gang goes to a winter lodge where the owner tells them about the ghost of a Yeti that is out to get revenge on the man that caused his death and will turn anyone into ghosts.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 10 - Bedlam in the Big Top
    7.7/10(838 votes)

    S1:E10

    The gang rescues two circus people who tell them that they have left a circus because it's bad luck. The ring master tells them of a mysterious person called 'The Ghost Clown' who is responsible for the many strange accidents and incidents in the circus.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 4 - Mine Your Own Business
    7.6/10(985 votes)

    S1:E4

    Thanks to Shaggy's slightly flawed map reading skills, the gang finds themselves in an abandoned western town. The owner tells them that guests were scared off by a strange man who came to the town centuries ago and won't leave until he finds the last remains of his gold claim.

    Director:William Hanna
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 7 - Never Ape an Ape Man
    7.3/10(849 votes)

    S1:E7

    The gang gets volunteered as workers by Daphne's uncle, a director currently filming a movie about a fierce creature called the ape man. Rumor has it that the real ape man is alive. The gang soon learns that it's not just a rumor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Season 1 Episode 5 - Decoy for a Dognapper
    7.2/10(920 votes)

    S1:E5

    Scooby-Doo witnesses a dog kidnapping at the park. After hearing about it, the gang decides to use Scooby-Doo as bait to capture the kidnappers.

    Directors:William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
    Writers:Larz Bourne, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Night of Fright is No Delight" is the best rated episode of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 945 votes. Directed by William Hanna and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/10/1970. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Spooky Space Kook".