Main Cast: Greg Burson, Greg Burson, Don Messick, Don Messick, Allan Melvin
Release Year: 1994
Run Time: 80 minutes
Plot
This Hanna-Barbera version of "The Arabian Nights" goes to great pains not to offend any pressure or minority group--so much so that one suspects its political correctness was actually a gag. At any rate, such familiar Hanna-Barbera stars as Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Magilla Gorilla, Scooby Doo and Shaggy are featured in a trilogy of familiar-looking stories. Episode one, "Alliyah-Din and His Magic Lamp", features Yogi and Boo Boo as genies and a female version of Alladin; episode two, "Sinbad", is a freewheeling spoof of both the original story and of Hanna-Barbera's rival Disney studios, built around the antics of Magilla Gorilla in the title role; and the closing segment, "Scheherezade", finds Scooby and (especially) Shaggy forsaking the solving of mysteries so that they'll have time to spin tales for a cranky caliph. The 90-minute Arabian Nights originally aired September 3, 1994, on the TBS superstation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Casey Kasem - Shaggy; John Kassir - Haman; Tony Jay - Lord of the Amulet; Brian Cummings - Guard; Rob Paulsen - Prince; Paul Eiding - Scribe; Jennifer Hale - Alliyah-Din; Kath Soucie - Princess; Charlie Adler - Captain; Maurice LaMarche - Cyclops; Frank Welker - Baby Rukh; Nick Jameson - Dress Maker; Eddie Deezen - Caliph
Credit
Jun Falkenstein - Director, Joanna Romersa - Director, Joseph Barbera - Executive Producer, William Hanna - Executive Producer, Jun Falkenstein - Producer, Joanna Romersa - Producer
