User:GrishamAnimation1/sandbox/Castle Wiz (The Tom and Jerry Show (1975))

Castle Wiz is an episode of The Tom and Jerry Show (1975).

Summary
Tom and Jerry spend a night in a haunted castle to be tortured by a film projection of a ghost and were told by Dracula that it was all a hoax the entire time.

Why it Sucks

 * 1) This is a failed attempt at mixing the Scooby-Doo formula with Tom and Jerry. The problem is they can't convey the mystery properly to the audience.
 * 2) Throughout the episode, there is a cringeworthy laugh from the ghost that goes on repeat until the end.
 * 3) Both Tom and Jerry are friends in this episode, when they are supposed to be frenemies like in the original cartoons.
 * 4) Dracula tells them that the castle is haunted at the beginning of the episode. But at the end, he reveals it to be a hoax by himself.
 * 5) Most of the animation is stiff and robotic by 1970s television standards.
 * 6) Watered-down slapstick violence, resulting in predictable visual gags.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) John Stephenson does a fine job voicing Dracula and Don Messick put a lot of effort into voicing the Ghost.
 * 2) Luckily, there is hardly any laughable dialogue throughout the episode. Both Tom and Jerry don't crack bad puns or jokes, since they are mute like in the original shorts.