Summary
- Scooby-Doo’s Christmas episodes and movies feature festive foes, merry monsters, and holiday horrors, adding a unique and wholesome element to the Christmas season.
- The earliest Scooby-Doo Christmas special, “That’s Snow Ghost,” aired in 1970 and set the tone for subsequent festive mysteries, featuring the gang facing off against the Snow Ghost Yeti.
- Scooby-Doo Christmas adventures span different series and include episodes like “The Night of the Living Toys” with creepy elves and a more sinister take on the holiday season.
The long-running adventures of Scooby-Doo and the rest of the Mystery Incorporated gang have seen them solving mysteries across all holidays and Christmas is no different. From single episodes, special releases, and even television movies, Scooby, Shaggy and all the rest have faced off against festive foes, come head-to-head with merry monsters, and experienced their fair share of holiday horrors. The Christmas adventures of the Scooby-Doo gang are always a special treat during the holidays and add something unique and wholesome to the Christmas season.
For those wishing to check out every Scooby-Doo Christmas episode and movie across all different series, from the earliest adventures against the Snow Ghost in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? to their later showdown against the Ghosts of Christmas in Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, there are so many festive entries to watch. There are holiday specials that have Scooby and the gang traversing through snow in different parts of the world, an episode that shows the Mystery Inc. crew in a unique take on A Christmas Carol, and even a mystery revolving around the mythical Christmas creature of Krampus.
10 “That’s Snow Ghost”
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: Season 1, Episode 17
The very first Scooby-Doo festive special aired on January 17, 1970, and features Scooby and the gang uncovering suspicious activity while taking a ski vacation. The gang discovers a monster called the Snow Ghost that resembles a Yeti in this holiday special that sets the tone for all the subsequent festive mysteries that would follow it. The episode is a bizarre journey that features the gang in their winter clothes for the very first time as well as a whole host of spooky and unsettling characters like the Wolf’s End Lodge owner Mr Greenway and his smuggling partner Mr. Leech.
The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Season 1, Episode 10
“The Ghost of Bigfoot” features Scooby and the gang solving the mystery of a ghost-like creature scaring visitors of a popular ski resort. The episode features the gang teaming up with Laurel and Hardy to try and solve the mystery in a festive and genuinely spooky story. With the Mystery Inc. gang stuck at an isolated hotel, they eventually discover that the sneaky car salesman Jonathan Crabtree was the supposed Ghost of Bigfoot spooking guests so he could run his stolen car operation without being discovered. It is a classic episode in a series that saw the gang teaming up with celebrity guests.
8 “Scooby’s Swiss Miss”
The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Season 1, Episode 8
This episode, which aired on December 27, 1980, features Scooby on holiday in the Swiss Alps when he encounters a pretty poodle and her jealous bulldog boyfriend. After being attacked by the bulldog, Scooby falls through the ice and into the water below. Featuring classic characters, Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy, “Scooby’s Swiss Miss” is an endearing entry into the canon of Scooby-Doo festive adventures, although the plot is a little thin and there is no real mystery to make the story a classic Scooby adventure.
7 “The Night of the Living Toys”
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries: Season 1, Episode 7a
In this adventure, Scooby and the gang are hired by Herr Dreisbach from the Black Forest Toy Shop to discover who has been stealing the profits from his safe. First airing on October 20, 1984, the gang discovers the toy shop was built over the elf kingdom and the Evil Elf is on a mission for revenge. With a toy theme reminiscent of Santa’s workshop, it features creepy elves and a more sinister side to the usually light-hearted Christmas holidays.
6 “The Nutcracker Scoob”
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries: Season 2, Episode 13
“The Nutcracker Scoob” is a half-hour Christmas special that first aired on December 1, 1984. It tells the story of Scooby and the rest of the gang helping to put on a Christmas pageant when they run into The Ghost of Christmas Never who is on a quest for revenge. Chaos ensues as the gang tries to solve the mystery behind the ghost’s appearance, Scrappy dresses up as Santa Claus, and the gang even takes part in a production of The Nutcracker.
5 A Scooby-Doo! Christmas
What’s New Scooby-Doo? TV Movie
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas, also known as “Ho Ho Horrors!”, first aired on December 13, 2002, as a What’s New Scooby-Doo? TV movie special. The movie tells the story of the entire Mystery Inc. gang on their way to visit Daphne’s parents, however, they detour through the town of Winter Hollow and discover one of the silliest monsters in the Scooby-Doo franchise, the evil Headless Snowman who has ruined the town’s Christmas spirit. The episode acts as a parody of The Legend of Sleep Hollow by Washing Irving and includes references to other Christmas classics like It’s a Wonderful Life.
4 “Wrath Of Krampus”
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 2, Episode 13
When kids from the town of Crystal Cove are being attacked by a goat-like creature called Krampus, Scooby, and the gang, must step in and solve the mystery, all while searching for all the pieces of the mysterious Planispheric Disc. First airing on August 15, 2012, the creature at the center of the story is based on an ancient folklore figure that would spook children in the lead-up to Christmas. “Wrath of Krampus” is an unusual holiday story that features plenty of unexpected twists and turns.
3 Scooby Doo! Haunted Holidays
Television special
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays was a direct-to-film video special that was released on October 12, 2012, and premiered on Cartoon Network on December 4 of that year. Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays features Scooby and the gang taking part in a holiday parade when they discover an abandoned haunted clock tower, upon investigation they encounter the sinister snowman who haunts the streets. Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays was also released along with several other special episodes as part of the 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills.
2 “Scary Christmas”
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season 1, Episode 14
“Scary Christmas” first aired on December 10, 2015, on Cartoon Network and tells the story of Daphne, whose Christmas day birthday is always overshadowed by the holidays, wanting to celebrate her birthday on Christmas Eve. However, Fred is eager to solve a mystery, and when the gang is attacked by Pterodactyl it seems like his wish is about to come true. What ensues is a straightforward mystery for Scooby and the gang, but it is so full of heart and Christmas cheer that it ends up being one of the best Christmas adventures in the Scooby-Doo franchise.
1 “Scroogey Doo”
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season 2, Episode 10
The second Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Christmas special is the series take on the Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol. The episode begins with the gang going to what looks to be Britain in the 1800s for a speech Velma must give. However, they are sidetracked when they meet a man named Scrooge who claims to have been visited by three ghosts. This special delivers a unique Scooby-Doo spin on the classic Dickins tale when it’s revealed the ghosts are not there for Scrooge at all but for Velma.
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