A delightfully 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 this episode the constants compete in a bicycle race and "capture the flag at the top of the Eiffel Tower" in France, as well as a boomerang throw and a kangaroo race in Australia.
This episode is tons of fun. The slapstick gags here are simply wonderful. Quick Draw McGraw's bicycle ride and Grape Ape's way of capturing the flag at the top of the tower are great highlights here. The way the Blue Falcon wins the boomerang throw is very clever as well. There is also some delightful character animation with the dancing kangaroo that Scooby-Dum is riding. The settings in this episode (especially during the kangaroo race in Australia) allow for some of the wonderful background art that populates Hanna-Barbera cartoons of this time period. This episode also does a good job keeping a sense of excitement with keeping the scores very close all the way through.
This is delightful cartoon-y fun.
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