High Rise Hair Raiser
- Episode aired Sep 11, 1976
- 24m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
201
YOUR RATING
Scooby and his friends hunt a gang of safecrackers using a haunted construction site as a vantage point.Scooby and his friends hunt a gang of safecrackers using a haunted construction site as a vantage point.Scooby and his friends hunt a gang of safecrackers using a haunted construction site as a vantage point.
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Don Messick
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
Frank Welker
- Dynomutt
- (voice)
- …
Casey Kasem
- Shaggy
- (voice)
Ron Feinberg
- Narrator
- (voice)
- …
Larry McCormick
- Mayor Gaunt
- (voice)
Heather North
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
John Stephenson
- Chief Wiggins
- (voice)
- …
Henry Corden
- Willie the Weasel
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first Scooby Doo show produced for ABC Network.
- GoofsWhen the Specter dropped down a wipe for Shaggy, he was two stories higher than him and Scooby, but they were assigned on the nineteenth and twentieth floors and they were the highest floors.
- Alternate versionsWhen shown on the UK children's channel CBBC, when Fred says, "Relax, Shag", the side-on shot of the Mystery Machine is zoomed in so the Specter is out of shot.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008)
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A hair raiser alright
People may scoff at me giving such a high rating to a Scooby Doo episode and think that to me it's comparable to other films, episodes (of other shows), cartoons etc given this highest possible rating. That is actually not my way of thinking. My ratings are based on how much something fares on its own without comparing it to anything else or thinking that it's on par with any other same-rated films etc rated and reviewed. 'The Scooby Doo Show' was one of my favourite shows as a child and am still fond of it.
"High Rise Hair Raiser" was one of my favourite episodes of 'The Scooby Doo Show'. Twenty plus years on, it still is. There are admittedly some episodes of the show that have gone down in my estimations (so not as good through adult eyes), some where the same opinion is held and a few that didn't ever do an awful lot for me ("Diabolical Disc Demon" for instance). Then there are episodes that not only hold up extremely well but are even better now, with more to appreciate. "High Rise Hair Raiser" is one such episode.
Am aware that a good deal of people don't consider the animation quality great in the older 'Scooby Doo' incarnations. To me though, it has never bothered me massively, even if the less than smooth drawing and recycling is obvious by today's standards (having seen far worse today despite animation styles being more varied and advanced). "High Rise Hair Raiser" is one of the better looking 'The Scooby Doo Show' episodes, especially in the case of Ebeneezer Crabbe and the interiors of his old house. The music never felt discordant from the action and reminds one very fondly of anything who loves the original 'Scooby Doo Where are You?' (puts hand up here). The theme song is the second catchiest of the 'Scooby Doo' franchise, the original of course being the most memorable.
The writing is never less than entertaining, all the best lines belonging to Shaggy, and intriguing. Some of it, like the Scooby and Shaggy interaction (and there is some classic moments here, like on the high rise and the effects of when they're reading the book), is goofy but endearingly so. The story is always compelling, with a clever mystery, one of the most interesting backstories of any villain for the show and nice interactions within the gang like at the start. There are a fair share of memorable moments, like the effects of Shaggy and Scooby reading the book, the entertaining and nail-biting climax and Ebeneezer on the car (heart-attack moment that).
Ebeneezer Crabbe is one of the show's creepiest and most creative villains. Netty also gives the creeps. It didn't matter to me that the truth of who was behind all of it was not that much of a surprise, though other episodes did that worse, but the plan, how it was all done (not obvious until late in) and the lengths gone into making them successful were very clever. Shaggy and Scooby bring a smile to the face and the episode even includes another one of their disguises scenes involving a birthday cake.
Voice acting is very strong, Casey Kasem and Don Messick are still unequalled and it is amazing at how Frank Welker is still voicing Fred and has shown no signs of being long in the tooth. Heather North will always be the best Daphne and while more mature-sounding than Nicole Jaffe Patricia Stevens fits Velma well. John Stephenson, in multiple roles but at his best as Ebeneezer, and Virginia Gregg gives one the creeps as the Crabbes.
In conclusion, one great hair raiser. 10/10
"High Rise Hair Raiser" was one of my favourite episodes of 'The Scooby Doo Show'. Twenty plus years on, it still is. There are admittedly some episodes of the show that have gone down in my estimations (so not as good through adult eyes), some where the same opinion is held and a few that didn't ever do an awful lot for me ("Diabolical Disc Demon" for instance). Then there are episodes that not only hold up extremely well but are even better now, with more to appreciate. "High Rise Hair Raiser" is one such episode.
Am aware that a good deal of people don't consider the animation quality great in the older 'Scooby Doo' incarnations. To me though, it has never bothered me massively, even if the less than smooth drawing and recycling is obvious by today's standards (having seen far worse today despite animation styles being more varied and advanced). "High Rise Hair Raiser" is one of the better looking 'The Scooby Doo Show' episodes, especially in the case of Ebeneezer Crabbe and the interiors of his old house. The music never felt discordant from the action and reminds one very fondly of anything who loves the original 'Scooby Doo Where are You?' (puts hand up here). The theme song is the second catchiest of the 'Scooby Doo' franchise, the original of course being the most memorable.
The writing is never less than entertaining, all the best lines belonging to Shaggy, and intriguing. Some of it, like the Scooby and Shaggy interaction (and there is some classic moments here, like on the high rise and the effects of when they're reading the book), is goofy but endearingly so. The story is always compelling, with a clever mystery, one of the most interesting backstories of any villain for the show and nice interactions within the gang like at the start. There are a fair share of memorable moments, like the effects of Shaggy and Scooby reading the book, the entertaining and nail-biting climax and Ebeneezer on the car (heart-attack moment that).
Ebeneezer Crabbe is one of the show's creepiest and most creative villains. Netty also gives the creeps. It didn't matter to me that the truth of who was behind all of it was not that much of a surprise, though other episodes did that worse, but the plan, how it was all done (not obvious until late in) and the lengths gone into making them successful were very clever. Shaggy and Scooby bring a smile to the face and the episode even includes another one of their disguises scenes involving a birthday cake.
Voice acting is very strong, Casey Kasem and Don Messick are still unequalled and it is amazing at how Frank Welker is still voicing Fred and has shown no signs of being long in the tooth. Heather North will always be the best Daphne and while more mature-sounding than Nicole Jaffe Patricia Stevens fits Velma well. John Stephenson, in multiple roles but at his best as Ebeneezer, and Virginia Gregg gives one the creeps as the Crabbes.
In conclusion, one great hair raiser. 10/10
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