A wonderful episode.
In this episode, the gang is coming home from a fishing trip. Fred decides to take a shortcut home. This shortcut goes through a creepy swamp where the gang runs into a zombie and a witch. Before you can say "Jinkies" the gang has another mystery on their hands.
This episode is simply filled with atmosphere. The opening scene is especially perfect. The wonderful use of fog, the beautiful background art of the swamp and the image of the zombie rowing himself through the water already gives this episode a delightfully fun Halloween-y atmosphere. This atmosphere continues through the whole episode. This swamp makes a perfect setting for a Scooby-Doo mystery and the background art and use of lighting makes this episode truly stand out. The villains are wonderful. They have fantastic designs that make them truly memorable. The witch's creepy voice is also fantastic. This episode also gains a bit of good suspense when Daphne disappears. While this is not the only time Daphne had been kidnapped, having one of the main characters disappear always helps makes the villain seem more menacing. Speaking of the main characters, this episode also finds great ways to fully utilize each of these characters. This may not be one of the funniest episodes of the show but both times that Scooby and Shaggy disguise themselves are very fun gags.
My only real problem with this episode is the lack of suspects. Because of this there is no mystery for us the audience to solve.
In 1971, this episode would be adapted in comic book form. This comic book version was titled The Swamp Witch and would appear in Gold Key Comics' Scooby Doo... Where Are You! #5.
This is a delightful episode.
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