One of the best Scooby mysteries.
In this episode a spooky alien ghost is haunting an airfield. When the Mystery Machine breaks down near the area, the gang has another mystery on their hands.
Nearly everything about this episode is fantastic. The villain is one of the best Scooby villains. His design is wonderful, and the laugh is truly creepy. While the background art is always wonderful in these old Scooby-Doo episodes, here it is especially great. The whole look of the airfield is incredibly atmospheric. I especially love the brown sky and the leafless trees. This episode also has some of the original series' best comedic moments. Scooby holding his breath and the gag with the key are truly hilarious. I also love that in this episode Scooby and Shaggy actually really help in solving the mystery instead of just being comedic relief.
The only real problem with this episode is that there is no real mystery due to a lack of suspects. However, when everything else is so great this is hardly a problem.
This episode would be adapted into comic book form in 1970. There it was called The Spooky Space Kook and appeared in Gold Key Comics' Scooby Doo... Where Are You! #4. This episode would also be adapted into the form of a children book twice. In 1999 it would become the children's book Scooby-Doo: Spooky Space Kook! as part of the Cartoon Network Storybook series. In 2021 it would become the children's book Scooby-Doo! Mini Mysteries: Spooky Space Ghost as part of the Scooby-Doo! Mini Mysteries series.
Since this episode is rightfully a fan favorite, the character would make many cameo appearances later including in the live action movie, Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed (2004) and the TV series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Be Cool Scooby-Doo!
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