The Secret of Shark Island
- Episode aired Oct 28, 1972
- 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
195
YOUR RATING
The gang meet Sonny and Cher. After being stranded on shark island, the gang decide to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a freight ship.The gang meet Sonny and Cher. After being stranded on shark island, the gang decide to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a freight ship.The gang meet Sonny and Cher. After being stranded on shark island, the gang decide to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a freight ship.
Sonny Bono
- Sonny Bono
- (voice)
Nicole Jaffe
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
Don Messick
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
Heather North
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
Frank Welker
- Fred Jones
- (voice)
John Stephenson
- Milo Meekly
- (voice)
Daws Butler
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
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)
Alan Oppenheimer
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Cindy Putnam
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen the gang is driving across the bridge to Shark Island, a big truck passes them and the Mystery Machine hangs off the edge. Fred asks if anyone got the license number and Sonny Bono says, "No, but I'd recognize that dirty laugh anywhere." Sonny's lips don't move.
- Quotes
Sonny Bono: [Cher stomps her foot and the resort falls into the ocean] That's my little Indian Sphinx, when she brings down the house, she *really* brings down the house.
- ConnectionsFeatured in One Hit Wonderland: 'Lullaby' by Shawn Mullins (2014)
Featured review
One of my favourites as a kid, not quite so much now
"The Secret of Shark Island", along with the Batman and Robin episodes, was one of my first episodes of 'The New Scooby Doo Movies'. It also was one of my favourites as a kid.
Re-watching the episode, as part of my re-watch of the whole show after a while, this reviewer does like it less than as a kid. It is not a bad episode at all, so far it's fourth best of the series after "Wednesday is Missing", "The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair" and "The Frickert Fracas" and a big improvement over the previous episode "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde" (the weakest so far).
It definitely has its flaws. The animation was never a strong point of 'The New Scooby Doo Movies' and it doesn't hold up as great now. There is definitely far worse in the series, as the setting is one of the creepiest and most atmospheric of the show, but it is despite the setting and nice colours is pretty poorly drawn with a lack of smoothness and finesse and a lot of crudeness.
While the mystery is not as dull as "The Ghastly Ghost Town" or "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde", to a lesser extent "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner" as well, the mystery does feel like it plays second fiddle to Sonny and Cher's guest appearance (same with most of the gang, apart from Shaggy and Scooby) though still has some interesting parts and some great atmosphere. It is let down too by the very obvious identity of the main villain behind the crime, one of the most obvious in the show as a result of too few suspects.
However Sonny and Cher make for one of the show's most memorable and fun guest appearances, are far better used than the Three Stooges in their first outing for example, have good chemistry and their lines are some of the funniest of the show to me. Scooby and Shaggy also have some good lines, that are endearingly goofy and vintage Scooby Doo.
The sharks are still quite creepy, especially when upright. The music is haunting and energetic with the theme song as catchy and infectious as ever and the voice acting is strong, especially from Don Messick, Casey Kasem and Sonny and Cher. Frank Welker, Heather North and Nicole Jaffe do their best and handle their roles with conscientiousness and professionalism but deserved more to do.
Overall, the fourth best episodes of the show so far on re-watch (re-watching in order of airing and listing) but its flaws are more noticeable. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Re-watching the episode, as part of my re-watch of the whole show after a while, this reviewer does like it less than as a kid. It is not a bad episode at all, so far it's fourth best of the series after "Wednesday is Missing", "The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair" and "The Frickert Fracas" and a big improvement over the previous episode "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde" (the weakest so far).
It definitely has its flaws. The animation was never a strong point of 'The New Scooby Doo Movies' and it doesn't hold up as great now. There is definitely far worse in the series, as the setting is one of the creepiest and most atmospheric of the show, but it is despite the setting and nice colours is pretty poorly drawn with a lack of smoothness and finesse and a lot of crudeness.
While the mystery is not as dull as "The Ghastly Ghost Town" or "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde", to a lesser extent "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner" as well, the mystery does feel like it plays second fiddle to Sonny and Cher's guest appearance (same with most of the gang, apart from Shaggy and Scooby) though still has some interesting parts and some great atmosphere. It is let down too by the very obvious identity of the main villain behind the crime, one of the most obvious in the show as a result of too few suspects.
However Sonny and Cher make for one of the show's most memorable and fun guest appearances, are far better used than the Three Stooges in their first outing for example, have good chemistry and their lines are some of the funniest of the show to me. Scooby and Shaggy also have some good lines, that are endearingly goofy and vintage Scooby Doo.
The sharks are still quite creepy, especially when upright. The music is haunting and energetic with the theme song as catchy and infectious as ever and the voice acting is strong, especially from Don Messick, Casey Kasem and Sonny and Cher. Frank Welker, Heather North and Nicole Jaffe do their best and handle their roles with conscientiousness and professionalism but deserved more to do.
Overall, the fourth best episodes of the show so far on re-watch (re-watching in order of airing and listing) but its flaws are more noticeable. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 17, 2016
Details
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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