7.8/101,161 votes#1 - What a Night for a Knight
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1969
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.
Director: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Writer: N/A
8.0/10914 votes#2 - A Clue for Scooby-Doo
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1969
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: N/A
7.8/10847 votes#3 - Hassle in the Castle
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1969
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: N/A
7.6/10791 votes#4 - Mine Your Own Business
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1969
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: N/A
7.3/10733 votes#5 - Decoy for a Dognapper
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1969
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.
Director: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Writer: Ken Spears, Larz Bourne, Joe Ruby
8.1/10729 votes#6 - What the Hex Going On?
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1969
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: N/A
7.3/10675 votes#7 - Never Ape an Ape Man
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1969
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10714 votes#8 - Foul Play in Funland
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1969
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: N/A
7.8/10693 votes#9 - The Backstage Rage
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1969
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.
Director: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Writer: N/A
7.8/10665 votes#10 - Bedlam in the Big Top
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1969
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: N/A
8.2/10695 votes#11 - A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1969
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: N/A
8.0/10656 votes#12 - Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1969
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: N/A
8.3/10674 votes#13 - Which Witch is Which?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1969
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: N/A
7.9/10630 votes#14 - Go Away Ghost Ship
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1969
The gang investigates the appearance of a Ghost Pirate.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
8.3/10708 votes#15 - Spooky Space Kook
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/1969
A spaceman haunts an abandoned airfield.
Director: William Hanna
Writer: N/A
8.5/10769 votes#16 - A Night of Fright is No Delight
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1970
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: N/A
7.8/10633 votes#17 - That's Snow Ghost
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1970
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: N/A
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!
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.
Genres:AnimationMysteryComedyKidsFamily
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"What a Night for a Knight" is the best rated episode of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 1161 votes. Directed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera and written by N/A, it aired on 9/13/1969. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Clue for Scooby-Doo".