Another very fun episode.
As a Hanna-Barbera fan, I admit that there is always something warm and cozy about seeing Hanna-Barbera characters from different series appearing together. Because of this Laff-A-Lympics holds a special place in my heart. This series featured three teams of Hanna-Barbera characters competing against each other in Olympic type events. These three teams were the Yogi Yahooeys, the Scooby Doobies and the Really Rottens. The Yogi Yahooeys consisted of many of the studio's earlier funny talking animal characters. The Scooby Doobies consisted of characters from the studio's mystery solving and crime fighting cartoons. The Really Rottens were the villains of the show and the only team where many of the members were created for this show. Snagglepuss and Mildew Wolf served as our hosts and the judges.
In Acapulco, the teams compete in a diving contest, an underwater relay race and a speedboat race. In England the teams climb Big Ben, hunt a fox and have a polo contest.
Again this episode is full of the silly corny fun that I love about these 70's Hanna-Barbera cartoons. There are delightfully silly slapstick gags. This is especially true in the fix hunt scene which is a classic cartoon chase at its best. The speedboat race also has some great slapstick with Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinx as well as in the Big Ben scene with Shaggy using the anchor to reach the top and finding himself sein a Harold Lloyd type of situation. The episode is also full of delightfully corny puns. These puns might not be laugh out loud funny, but their sheer corniness makes me smile. Also delightful is Jabberjaw's cameo. I also really like that the scores between the three teams stay pretty close to each other making the games more exciting. This episode also benefits from some great background art during the Acapulco scenes.
This is just simply a lot of cartoony fun.
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