Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is a classic American animated television series that premiered in 1969. The show follows the adventures of a group of curious teenagers, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and their talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo, who is the star of the show. They travel in their psychedelic van, the Mystery Machine, and solve mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures and villains.
One of the defining features of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the role that villains and monsters play in the show. Each episode features a different villain who is disguised as a supernatural creature to commit crimes and create a mystery for the protagonists to solve. These villains often have elaborate costumes and props, ranging from ghosts and ghouls to witches and monsters, and they use these disguises to terrorize the locals and create chaos. The series has become known for its formulaic approach, with each episode featuring a similar structure in which the gang encounters the monster, is frightened by it, and then works together to solve the mystery and unmask the villain.
Let’s take a look at all the villains and monsters to appear in Scooby Doo.
Season One Villains
The Black Knight
Title – What A Night For A Knight
Season – 1
Episode – 1
Villain/Monster – The very first villain in Scooby Doo, Where Are You was a Black Knight of Armor. The urban legend was that the knight would come alive every time there was a full moon and sure enough he did in this episode.
Who He Really Was – Mr. Wickles, the curator of the museum who was running an art scam.
Who Unmasked Him – Scooby Doo
Sea Monster Ghost
Title – A Clue For Scooby Doo
Season – 1
Episode – 2
Villain/Monster – A scuba diving ghost who lives under the sea. Locals claim it is the ghost of Captain Cutler who died many years ago in a boat wreck.
Who He Really Was – Captain Cutler, it turns out that Cutler faked his death so he and his wife could steal Yachts from the local Marina.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
The Phantom
Title – Hassle in the Castle
Season – 1
Episode – 3
Villain/Monster – A Ghostly Phantom who haunts an old castle.
Who He Really Was – Bluestone The Great, the ghost was actually an ex-magician named Bluestone who was wanted in six states. He was chasing a treasure said to be located somewhere in the castle.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Miner Forty-Niner
Title – Mine Your Business
Season – 1
Episode – 4
Villain/Monster – The ghost of an old prospector who still searches the land for his gold.
Who He Really Was – Hank, the owner of the Guest Ranch in the deserted village. He was scaring off guests because he secretly discovered crude oil on the land.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Witch Doctor
Title – Decoy For A Dognapper
Season – 1
Episode – 5
Villain/Monster – A man wearing a scary Indian-style mask, said to be a Witch Doctor.
Who He Really Was – Buck Masters, a local who claimed to be a victim of dognapping. He was actually kidnapping all the dogs himself so his dog could not be beaten in the dog competition.
Who Unmasked Him – Scooby Doo
Ghost Of Elias Kingston
Title – What the Hex Going On?
Season – 1
Episode – 6
Villain/Monster – A ghost who haunts the Kingston mansion looking for treasure.
Who He Really Was – Uncle Stuart. He pretended to be a ghost so the Kingston family would give him all the family’s fortunes.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Apeman
Title – Never Ape An Ape Man
Season – 1
Episode – 7
Villain/Monster – A big, scary Apeman who terrorizes a movie set.
Who He Really Was – Carl the Stuntman. Carl was upset he didn’t get the lead in the movie and decided to sabotage the whole production.
Who Unmasked Him – Shaggy
Charlie The Robot
Title – Foul Play In Funland
Season – 1
Episode – 8
Villain/Monster – A Mechanical Robot
Who He Really Was – Charlie The Robot. Created by Mr. Jenkins to help run the amusement park. It turns out Mrs. Jenkins was tampering with Charlie to make him go out of control.
Who Unmasked Him – No one
Puppet Master
Title – The Backstage Rage
Season – 1
Episode – 9
Villain/Monster – A Spooky Puppet Master who lives in an abandoned theatre
Who He Really Was – Mr. Pietro. He was running a counterfeit operation and tried to scare everyone away so they would not discover his con.
Who Unmasked Him – Unknown, don’t get to see unmasking
Ghost Clown
Title – Bedlam In The Big Top
Season – 1
Episode – 10
Villain/Monster – Ghost Clown
Who He Really Was – Harry The Hypnotist. Harry wanted revenge on the circus for sending him to jail for stealing.
Who Unmasked Him – Unknown, don’t get to see unmasking
Franken Castle Monsters
Title – Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
Season – 1
Episode – 11
Villain/Monster – Dracula, Frankenstein, Werewolf, and a Gypsy
Who He Really Was – Big Bob Oakley. A master of disguises who was wanted in 7 states. He was stealing Franken family jewels and scaring any visitors away from the castle.
Who Unmasked Him – Himself
Mummy
Title – Scooby Doo and a Mummy, Too
Season – 1
Episode – 12
Villain/Monster – Mummy of Ankha. A mummy who curses anyone who removes him from his tomb.
Who He Really Was – Dr. Najib. He was after an ancient coin that was held in the museum. The coin unlocked a statue that contains a priceless diamond.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Witch and Zombie
Title – Which Witch is Which?
Season – 1
Episode – 13
Villain/Monster – A Witch and her sidekick Zombie
Who He Really Was – Zeb and Zek. A pair of bank robbers who sunk an armored truck full of money into the swamp. They had to scare people away from the swamp until they found the truck.
Who Unmasked Him – Velma
Ghost Of Redbeard
Title – Go Away Ghost Ship
Season – 1
Episode – 14
Villain/Monster – The Ghost of Redbeard
Who He Really Was – Mr. Magnus. He was going to lose his steamship line and was desperate for money. So he was hijacking his own ships and selling the cargo on board.
Who Unmasked Him – Velma
Space Kook
Title – Spooky Space Kook
Season – 1
Episode – 15
Villain/Monster – Space Kook. A spooky blue space cadet with a skeleton head.
Who He Really Was – Henry Bascomb. He was trying to scare his neighbor away so he could buy his land cheaply and sell it back to the airforce.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Green Ghosts
Title – A Night Of Fright is No Delight
Season – 1
Episode – 16
Villain/Monster – Green Ghosts
Who He Really Was – Mr. Creeps and Mr. Crawls. They were trying to scare off all the heirs to an island worth a fortune.
Who Unmasked Him – Unknown, don’t get to see unmasking
Snow Ghost
Title – That’s Snow Ghost
Season – 1
Episode – 17
Villain/Monster – Snow Ghost, a Yeti-like monster that haunts a ski resort near the US/Canadian border.
Who He Really Was – Mr. Greenway. Was running a jewel thief scam and was dressing like a Snow Ghost to scare people off his trail.
Who Unmasked Him – The mask fall off on its own
Season Two Villains
Ghost Of Hyde
Title – Nowhere To Hyde
Season – 2
Episode – 1
Villain/Monster – A Ghost who haunts the temple of Zen-Tuo and wears an ancient Chinese mask.
Who He Really Was – Dr. Jekyll. When none of his experiments panned out, Dr. Jekyll turned to stealing precious jewels to make ends meet.
Who Unmasked Him – Daphne
Ghost Of Zen Tuo
Title – Mystery Mask Mix-Up
Season – 2
Episode – 2
Villain/Monster – A ghost that resembles Mr.Hyde
Who He Really Was – Mr. Fong. The leader of an international smuggling ring who was receiving ancient masks every month containing directions to all his illegal shipments.
Who Unmasked Him – Scooby Doo
Caveman
Title – Scooby’s Night with a Frozen Fright
Season – 2
Episode – 3
Villain/Monster – A Large Caveman
Who He Really Was – Professor Wayne. He was after a fellow professor’s invention that allowed you to talk to marine life and would be worth a fortune.
Who Unmasked Him – The Whole Gang
Creeper
Title – Jeepers It’s The Creeper
Season – 2
Episode – 4
Villain/Monster – A large green monster that looks similar to Frankenstein
Who He Really Was – Mr.Carswell. A banker who was filling his briefcase with money every time he closed up the bank. He used the Creeper costume as a decoy to pretend some sort of Phantom was robbing the bank.
Who Unmasked Him – Scooby Doo
Headless Specter
Title – Haunted House Hang-Up
Season – 2
Episode – 5
Villain/Monster – A headless ghost that haunts a mansion.
Who He Really Was – Penrod Stillwall. He invented the myth of a headless ghost roaming the halls to scare people away from the mansion. The mansion supposedly holds buried treasures.
Who Unmasked Him – Unmasked himself
Witch Doctor
Title – A Tiki Scare Is No Fair
Season – 2
Episode – 6
Villain/Monster – A Witch Doctor who terrorizes the locals of a Hawaii island.
Who He Really Was – John Simms. A local reporter who was trying to scare the local fisher villagers away so he could poach their pearls.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Werewolf
Title – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
Season – 2
Episode – 7
Villain/Monster – A werewolf with dark red eyes and green skin.
Who He Really Was – Sheep Rustler. He was illegally selling sheep on the black market.
Who Unmasked Him – Unkown, don’t get to see unmasking.
Wax Phantom
Title – Don’t Fool With A Phantom
Season – 2
Episode – 8
Villain/Monster – A huge Wax Monster who can glow in the dark.
Who He Really Was – Roger Stevens. He was embezzling money and using the Wax Phantom as a disguise so all the blame would be put on the wax sculptor Mr. Grsiby.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Season 3 Villains
WillaWaw
Title – Watch Out! The Willawaw!
Season – 3
Episode – 1
Villain/Monster – A huge owl monster that roams the night skies
Who He Really Was – It was a huge helium balloon that was powered by a jet engine. The man in charge was Grey Fox, a local Native American who was running a smuggling ring.
Who Unmasked Him – Scooby Doo
Skeleton Men
Title – A Creepy Tangle In The Bermuda Triangle
Season – 3
Episode – 2
Villain/Monster – Skeleton men that live on a deserted island
Who He Really Was – Dr. Grimsley and his henchmen. They were using the Bermuda Triangle urban legend as a cover to steal planes, repaint them and then sell them for profit.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred, Shaggy, and Velma
Snow Beast
Title – A Scary Night With A Snow Beast Fright
Season – 3
Episode – 3
Villain/Monster – A huge mechanical snow beast that looks half dinosaur, half Yeti.
Who He Really Was – Jean Pierre Baptiste. An assistant to a local Professor who discovered an oil well in the snow. He was smuggling oil out of the country in submarines under the ice of the Arctic.
Who Unmasked Him – No one. Was unmasked when his mechanical creature fall apart.
Ghost Witch
Title – To Switch A Witch
Season – 3
Episode – 4
Villain/Monster – A Witch Ghost with a purple robe and green hair.
Who He Really Was – The twin sister of Arlene Wilcox. Arlene was to inherit her family’s fortunes. Her twin sister intended to scare her off with the witch villain costume to have the inheritance for herself.
Who Unmasked Her – No one. The Witch was kept with her costume on.
Tar Monster
Title – Tar Monster
Season – 3
Episode – 5
Villain/Monster – A black monster made entirely of tar
Who He Really Was – Mr. Stoner. The professor’s missing assistant. He was posing as the Tar Monster to scare off the local workers. Then he could sneak into the inner sanctum and steal all the treasures.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Ghost Of Finnyan McDuff
Title – A Highland Fling With A Monstrous Thing
Season – 3
Episode – 6
Villain/Monster – A glowing blue ghost dressed as an old Scottish Highlander.
Who He Really Was – Jamie Craigmore. He was smuggling wristwatches in from Switzerland making a fortune. He disguised himself as a ghost to scare tourists away.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Old Iron Face
Title – The Creepy Case Of The Old Iron Face
Season – 3
Episode – 7
Villain/Monster – A urban legend villain who terrorizes an area around an island prison.
Who He Really Was – Mama Mione. She was the owner of a cafe that was smuggling convicts out of the prison. She used the Iron Face costume to scare off any boaters who got too close to her territory.
Who Unmasked Her – Velma
Jaguaro
Title – Jeepers, It’s The Jaguaro!
Season – 3
Episode – 8
Villain/Monster – A jungle beast that had the head of a Panther and the body of a giant ape.
Who He Really Was – Barney. He was part of a diamond mining scheme and was using the Jaguaro myth to scare of the local Natives.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Cat Creature
Title – Make A Beeline Away From That Feline
Season – 3
Episode – 9
Villain/Monster – A puma-looking cat creature that wears a red cape.
Who He Really Was – Dr. Bell. He was using Aunt Olivia as a front to commit his robberies. He hypnotized Olivia with a golden medallion.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Praying Mantis
Title – The Creepy Creature Of Vulture’s Claw
Season – 3
Episode – 10
Villain/Monster – A larger-than-life Praying Mantis that roams the Botanical Gardens scaring people.
Who He Really Was – Professor Greer. The Professor discovered oil on the property and was scaring everyone off until he could finalize a deal to buy it.
Who Unmasked Him – Velma
Studio Phantom
Title – The Diabolical Disc Demon
Season – 3
Episode – 11
Villain/Monster – A Phantom who roams the halls of Decade Records in search of song lyrics. His makeup is very similar to that of Kiss the rock band.
Who He Really Was – Ace Decade. He was stealing records from his Uncle’s studio and selling them for profit.
Who Unmasked Him – Fred
Moon Monster
Title – Scooby’s Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper
Season – 3
Episode – 12
Villain/Monster – A blue-glowing Monster who resides in the city of Rampoo. Legend has it he can turn people into stone.
Who He Really Was – Uncle Chin. He was using the legend of the Moon Monster in order to scare his nephew away so he could have his inheritance all to himself.
Who Unmasked Him – Velma
Ghostly Gondolier
Title – A Menace In Venice
Season – 3
Episode – 13
Villain/Monster – An ancient Ghost who steals priceless jewelry.
Who He Really Was – Mario. He knew the legend of the missing treasure and didn’t want to share it with his only known descendant.
Who Unmasked Him – Scooby
General Juan Carlos
Title – Don’t Go Near The Fortress Of Fear
Season – 3
Episode – 14
Villain/Monster – A ghost of a famous General who guards an ancient fortress.
Who He Really Was – Captain Eddy. He was stealing precious treasures and was using the ghost costume to scare people away until he had smuggled it all onto his boat.
Who Unmasked Him – Inspector Armandez
Warlock Anthos
Title – The Warlock Of Wimbledon
Season – 3
Episode – 15
Villain/Monster – A Warlock who was awakened from an age-long sleep.
Who He Really Was – John and Nick Thomas. Brothers who were descendants of Warlock Anthos and wanted Pelton Manor for their own.
Who Unmasked Him – Velma
Sea Beast
Title – The Beast Is Awake In Bottomless Lake
Season – 3
Episode – 16
Villain/Monster – A mythical sea beast that resembles a giant Lizard Man.
Who He Really Was – Julie. She was using the Sea Beast costume to scare everyone away from the Lake. She then hoped to smuggle stolen gold out of the country.
Who Unmasked Her – Velma
