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''Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights'', also simply known as ''Arabian Nights'', is a 1994 animated telefilm produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]], yet unrecognizable as one of their own productions. Despite the film often being billed as a [[Scooby Doo]] movie, the titular Great Dane and his human friend Shaggy ''scarcely appear in the movie!''
''Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights'', also simply known as ''Arabian Nights'', is a 1994 animated telefilm produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]], yet unrecognizable as one of their own productions. Despite the film often being billed as a [[Scooby Doo]] movie, the titular Great Dane and his human friend Shaggy ''scarcely appear in the movie!''


The story consists of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy traveling to Arabia to be royal food tasters for a caliph. However, when they eat the caliph's entire lunch, they chicken out and hide in the royal harem, where Shaggy [[Disguised in Drag|disguises himself as a young maiden]] and, to avoid certain doom, tells the caliph two very long stories. The first story features a [[The Mockbuster|knock-off of Disney's Aladdin]], but with a gender reversal to the plot and featuring [[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]] and his sidekick Boo Boo as genies, and a remix of ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' featuring [[Magilla Gorilla]].
The story consists of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy traveling to Arabia to be royal food tasters for a caliph. However, when they eat the caliph's entire lunch, they chicken out and hide in the royal harem, where Shaggy [[Disguised in Drag|disguises himself as a young maiden]] and, to avoid certain doom, tells the caliph two very long stories. The first story features a [[The Mockbuster|knock-off of Disney's Aladdin]], but with a gender reversal to the plot and featuring [[Yogi Bear]] and his sidekick Boo Boo as genies, and a remix of ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' featuring [[Magilla Gorilla]].
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* [[Anatomy Anomaly]]: The majority of human characters in this movie [[Four-Fingered Hands|have only four fingers]] (if you include the thumb). However, Shaggy and the Chef both have ''five''-fingered hands, which makes for a rather distracting error. Even Aliyah-Din manages to switch between four and five fingers in some shots.
* [[Anatomy Anomaly]]: The majority of human characters in this movie [[Four-Fingered Hands|have only four fingers]] (if you include the thumb). However, Shaggy and the Chef both have ''five''-fingered hands, which makes for a rather distracting error. Even Aliyah-Din manages to switch between four and five fingers in some shots.
* [[Blind Without'Em]]: When the caliph breaks his glasses, and DOESN'T EVEN TRY TO GET THEM FIXED OR JUST GET A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES! He just remains blind for the rest of the film.
* [[Blind Without'Em]]: When the caliph breaks his glasses, and DOESN'T EVEN TRY TO GET THEM FIXED OR JUST GET A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES! He just remains blind for the rest of the film.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Haman, the villain of the Aliyah-Din story, is obviously very similar to Jafar of Disney's ''Aladdin''.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Haman, the villain of the Aliyah-Din story, is obviously very similar to Jafar of Disney's ''Aladdin''.
* [[Crossover]]: [[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]] and [[Magilla Gorilla]] appearing in a [[Scooby Doo]] movie.
* [[Crossover]]: [[Yogi Bear]] and [[Magilla Gorilla]] appearing in a [[Scooby Doo]] movie.
* [[Depending On the Artist]]: This movie was drawn by a different team of animators from the standard Hanna-Barbera fare, thus resulting in off-model characters and crude designs.
* [[Depending on the Artist]]: This movie was drawn by a different team of animators from the standard Hanna-Barbera fare, thus resulting in off-model characters and crude designs.
* [[Disney Princess]]: Aliyah-Din is a parody of this.
* [[Disney Princess]]: Aliyah-Din is a parody of this.
* [[Elevator Gag]]: The cyclops in the Sinbad segment has an elevator in a cliff.
* [[Elevator Gag]]: The cyclops in the Sinbad segment has an elevator in a cliff.
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* [[Limited Animation]]: The animation in this film, while trying to pass off as full WB-esque animation, is very crappy, even for 1994!
* [[Limited Animation]]: The animation in this film, while trying to pass off as full WB-esque animation, is very crappy, even for 1994!
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Subverted a bit by the prince in the Aliyah-Din segment. "How could the prince expect me to instantly fall in love? It's impossible!" *sees Aliyah-Din* "Except for ''you.''"
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Subverted a bit by the prince in the Aliyah-Din segment. "How could the prince expect me to instantly fall in love? It's impossible!" *sees Aliyah-Din* "Except for ''you.''"
* [[Mickey Mousing]]: The music score to the film, complete with a full orchestra. It keeps stopping and starting constantly as a result. It could be because an ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' music composer scored the film.
* [[Mickey Mousing]]: The music score to the film, complete with a full orchestra. It keeps stopping and starting constantly as a result. It could be because an ''[[Animaniacs]]'' music composer scored the film.
* [[Negative Continuity]]: The film doesn't fit into the canon with the other cartoons in the Scooby-Doo franchise.
* [[Negative Continuity]]: The film doesn't fit into the canon with the other cartoons in the Scooby-Doo franchise.
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: "Amazing how things happen right on cue in a cartoon, isn't it?" Magilla Gorilla says at one part.
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: "Amazing how things happen right on cue in a cartoon, isn't it?" Magilla Gorilla says at one part.
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* [[Overly Long Gag]]: Quite a bit of this is present throughout the movie. One bit in the Aladdin parody includes Yogi Bear constantly hoping Aliyah-Din or Haman will make a food-related wish. The attempts to steal a rhuk egg, precious gems and a golden toothbrush in the Sinbad segment also go on for quite long.
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: Quite a bit of this is present throughout the movie. One bit in the Aladdin parody includes Yogi Bear constantly hoping Aliyah-Din or Haman will make a food-related wish. The attempts to steal a rhuk egg, precious gems and a golden toothbrush in the Sinbad segment also go on for quite long.
* [[Running Gag]]: The evil captain's boat constantly sinking followed by the cruise ship that Magilla was supposed to board sailing by during the Sinbad segment.
* [[Running Gag]]: The evil captain's boat constantly sinking followed by the cruise ship that Magilla was supposed to board sailing by during the Sinbad segment.
* [[Running On the Spot]]: No Hanna-Barbera cartoon would be complete without this gag, subverted a few times during the Sinbad segment.
* [[Running on the Spot]]: No Hanna-Barbera cartoon would be complete without this gag, subverted a few times during the Sinbad segment.
* [[Scooby-Dooby Doors]]: A portion of the chase between Scooby-Doo and Shaggy with the royal guards features this, but it also seems vaguely similar to the Road Runner cartoons in this case (mainly with the sound effects).
* [[Scooby-Dooby Doors]]: A portion of the chase between Scooby-Doo and Shaggy with the royal guards features this, but it also seems vaguely similar to the Road Runner cartoons in this case (mainly with the sound effects).
* [[Standard Snippet]]: "Here Comes the Bride" playing during almost any mention of a wedding.
* [[Standard Snippet]]: "Here Comes the Bride" playing during almost any mention of a wedding.
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