Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner?
- Episode aired Oct 7, 1972
- 43m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
217
YOUR RATING
Stuck in a storm, the kids take shelter in a nearby mansion, where a hooded ghost of Captain Moody seems to think the kids are someone else.Stuck in a storm, the kids take shelter in a nearby mansion, where a hooded ghost of Captain Moody seems to think the kids are someone else.Stuck in a storm, the kids take shelter in a nearby mansion, where a hooded ghost of Captain Moody seems to think the kids are someone else.
Don Knotts
- Don Knotts
- (voice)
- …
Nicole Jaffe
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
Heather North
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
Frank Welker
- Fred Jones
- (voice)
Don Messick
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
John Stephenson
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Daws Butler
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Henry Corden
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Joan Gerber
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Florence Halop
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Larry Harmon
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Pat Harrington Jr.
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Pat Harrington)
- (credit only)
Ann Jillian
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Ted Knight
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Jim MacGeorge
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Cindy Putnam
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Olan Soule
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the only episode in the series where the guest star doesn't play himself/herself or an already established person or character. Homer Pipsqueak exists for this episode and this episode alone.
- GoofsIn one scene, Daphne speaks, but the voice is Velma.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Scooby-Doo Crossovers (2020)
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Very entertaining but goes off the rails a bit towards the end
I have a serious question: is Don Knotts supposed to be Don Knotts, or is he supposed to be the detective? The episode seems Knott to know!
There's a lot to like here - Don Knotts' series of disguises is great, his pep talks he gives himself in the mirror are hilarious, and the gang as always is in fine form. Great moments: Scooby trying to tell everyone he saw Don Knotts on the road behind them; Fred casually reading a book of ghost stories in bed in a (maybe) haunted mansion; Shaggy's ever more elaborate sandwich constructions.
The mystery itself sort of works too, but there are a few pieces at the end that really didn't come together for me, which is why I dinged this from a 7/10 to a 6/10. The big one is just the nature of Don Knotts' character. If he'd been the detective from the start, that would have checked out, but he's clearly "Don Knotts," and why would Don Knotts the actor be investigating the disappearance of the Captain? Another is, how is Don Knotts in the suit of armor? Seriously! I'm pretty sure he goes from in costume to in the suit of armor to back in costume over a series of quick cuts, and it doesn't make sense. Are there *two* Don Knotts in this universe? It's also confusing how Don Knotts was able to put together such a sweet dressing room inside the walls of someone else's house, but that's at least excusable because those parts are really funny.
A more minor complaint is that they've sort of given up explaining how the bad guys pull of their supernatural effects - I'd have loved to know how they did the ghost effect, since Don Knotts did it early on and then the two nephews did it at the end. Some crazy explanation about fishing line and rear projection - that was always a highlight of the classic episodes.
There's a lot to like here - Don Knotts' series of disguises is great, his pep talks he gives himself in the mirror are hilarious, and the gang as always is in fine form. Great moments: Scooby trying to tell everyone he saw Don Knotts on the road behind them; Fred casually reading a book of ghost stories in bed in a (maybe) haunted mansion; Shaggy's ever more elaborate sandwich constructions.
The mystery itself sort of works too, but there are a few pieces at the end that really didn't come together for me, which is why I dinged this from a 7/10 to a 6/10. The big one is just the nature of Don Knotts' character. If he'd been the detective from the start, that would have checked out, but he's clearly "Don Knotts," and why would Don Knotts the actor be investigating the disappearance of the Captain? Another is, how is Don Knotts in the suit of armor? Seriously! I'm pretty sure he goes from in costume to in the suit of armor to back in costume over a series of quick cuts, and it doesn't make sense. Are there *two* Don Knotts in this universe? It's also confusing how Don Knotts was able to put together such a sweet dressing room inside the walls of someone else's house, but that's at least excusable because those parts are really funny.
A more minor complaint is that they've sort of given up explaining how the bad guys pull of their supernatural effects - I'd have loved to know how they did the ghost effect, since Don Knotts did it early on and then the two nephews did it at the end. Some crazy explanation about fishing line and rear projection - that was always a highlight of the classic episodes.
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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