Welcome, once again to another exciting episode of Laff-A-Lympics. Today, we start our events in magnificent Mexico. After crossing the border, we wrap up our competition in the land of enchantment—New Mexico.

Join our teams—the Yogi Yahooeys, the Scooby Doobies, and the Really Rottens—as they once again compete for today's Laff-A-Lympics Gold Medal.

And now, let's join our commentators. Take it away, Snagglepuss and Mildew Wolf.

"Thanks, and welcome, even, to a new day of Laff-A-Lympics. Mildew and I are here in Mexico City for our first event: the Mexican hat dance contest," Snagglepuss stated.

"Three lucky, or perhaps unfortunate, contestants were chosen to perform a one-minute hate dance using a dance of their choosing. Our judge, Baba Looey, will rate everyone on the scale of zero ten: zero being excessively awful and ten being so good it should be illegal," Mildew said.

"And remember, the basic scoring system awards 25 points for winning an event, 15 for coming in second, and ten for third. We also penalize cheating."

The Rottens rained down catcalls and boos on Snagglepuss.

"Quiet, you savages. It's time to announce our contestants," Mildew said. "For the Yogis, we have Cindy Bear."

The Yogis, minus Cindy, cheered loudly.

"Babu is warming up backstage for the Scoobies."

The rest of the Scoobies applauded.

"And, for the Rottens, we have The Great Fondoo."

The Magic Rabbit popped out of Fondoo's hat and said, "Brack!"

Starting off the competition will be Cindy Bear for the Yogis.

Cindy, wearing a formal black dress and matching high heels, walked up to her designated sombrero and spent the next minute dancing an elegant-one person tango. As she finished, the crowd cheered.

Next up is Fondoo for the Really Rottens.

"I still don't don't know why you picked him over me, Dread," Daisy Mayhem protested. "That phony can't do anything right. At least I could have done the Southern Stomp. He's not even wearing the right shoes."

"Observe. The Great Fondoo will wear the proper shoe and do a winning dance for you," Fondoo stated. He waved his hands and chanted, "Abracadra, abra-cashew. Help me change into winning dance shoes."

After a large puff off smoke cleared, Fondoo found himself stuck in a puddle of glue, unable to move.

Fondoo tilted his body and stretched his legs, but he couldn't free himself from the glue.

"Brack!" the Magic Rabbit repeated.

"For once, I agree with you, rabbit," Fondoo replied.

"See, now we're gonna be stuck in last place again!" Daisy yelled as the rest of her teammates booed.

Wrapping up the hat dance competition, we have Babu for the Scoobie Doobies. He will be dancing the Mesopotamian Two-step.

Babu waited for a cue to begin. Receiving it, he walked over to the hat, raised his left foot and put it back down, and then raised his right foot and put it back down. He then took a bow and walked away.

Can that really count as a dance? Will the Rottens be stuck with more bad luck? Let's see what our judge thinks.

Mildew asked Baba, "So, what do you think? Let's start with the obvious and ask about the Rottens."

"Mildew, I gave them one point out of ten. I probably should have given them zero, but Fondoo was able to do that weird move, so I thought he deserved something for the effort," Baba replied.

The Rottens gave a rare cheer. Even if they finished last, they still impressed the judge.

"What about Cindy for the Yogis?" Mildew asked.

"Her dance was good, but I thought she tried too hard. The fancy dress and getup was totally unnecessary. I gave her three points."

An upset Yogi said, "She danced better than the average bear. She deserved a better than average score."

Facing Baba, Mildew said, "Tell us, what did you think of that pathetic excuse of a dance Babu did for us?"

"Actually, it was simple and to the point. I admire a man with practicality, and he didn't waste any time. I gave him a nine out of ten," Baba told everyone.

Now, the Yogis and Rottens collectively rained catcalls on Baba.

"How could someone taking two steps count as a dance?" Dread Baron asked.

"I hate to say I agree with you, Dread, but I actually agree with you—for the first time even!" Snagglepuss replied. "We may as well move on and check the scoreboard."

After the unexpected ruling, the Scoobies are in first place for the moment with 25 points. The Yogis receive 15 points and the Rottens receive 10.


"I'm here with Mildew for our next event: the international road race, but it's just any ordinary race," Snagglepuss said.

"That's a shame, racing is a family tradition. Right, Mumbly?" Dread Baron replied.

Mumbly snickered in reply.

Snagglepuss ignored the Rottens and added, "Our race begins with a dogleg just outside of Chihuahua, Mexico. And after passing across the border in El Paso, our teams will finish in the awesome city of Albuquerque."

"That doesn't sound too hard," Shaggy said.

"You're overlooking one thing," Mildew replied. All teams have to clear customs before they can continue the American portion of the race."

"That could take time... perhaps hours!" Dread Baron exclaimed.

"We know. As a special bonus, we'll award five extra points to the first team that arrives at the customs checkpoint."

"Not only that, but everyone is a participant in this contest, because the team captains will be driving 15-passenger buses," Snagglepuss said.

"Those get lower mileage than the average car," Yogi replied.

"No worries, Yogi. These are hybrid buses that run on alternative fuel for better mileage. And don't worry, these hybrids don't have crazy stripes or funny looking horns."

That's right, with all individuals representing their teams, each team will have to do their best to complete the course, clear customs, and avoid running out of fuel. As always, the winner receives 25 important points.

"Alright, everybody. Start engines! And let's begin the race even," Snagglepuss called out.

As a mariachi band played music, all three buses sped away as fast as they could.

As we reach our first checkpoint in Villa Ahumada, the Scoobies have a narrow lead over the Rottens with the Yogis trailing behind.

"C'mon, Yogi, we need to catch up," Boo Boo said.

"No worries, little buddy, I'm faster than the average bear," Yogi replied. "Besides, you should have used the restroom before the race, and not a half hour into it."

As the teams drove through a nature area and reached Ciudad Juarez, they navigated the turns of Highway 45 en route to the border crossing.

The Scoobies have made it to the crossing ahead of the Rottens. That means the Scoobies will earn five more bonus points. The Yogis are still lagging behind.

"I told you not to run over that cactus, Yogi." Boo Boo said.

"How was I supposed to know the situation would be so prickly?" Yogi replied. "And, I'm getting tired of you reminding me about our flat tire."

The Scoobies paid their toll and crossed the Bridge of the Americas into El Paso. Fortunately, there was a minimal line for the customs booths.

It wasn't long before Shaggy pulled up to the booth.

"Please state your name and purpose," the agent stated.

"I'm Shaggy Rogers with the Laff-A-Lympics," Shaggy replied.

"Oh yes, we're expecting a few buses for that. Please turn left and an officer will inspect your bus."

"Very well."

Shaggy pulled up to the spot and an officer entered bus. He examined everyone's passports and paperwork. However, he looked curiously at Dynomutt.

"This dog has no vaccination papers?"

"He's a robotic dog," the Blue Falcon explained.

"I haven't any vaccinations, but I've had some upgrades," Dynomutt said.

The officer removed a pair of rubber gloves and put them on his hands.

"All animals need vaccinations or a health check. This shouldn't hurt... very much."

"Dog Blunder strikes again," Blue Falcon lamented.

As the Rottens reached the inspection point, everyone waited with their paperwork as another officer boarded the bus.

"OK. Very good. Nice. Everything seems in good order. Do you have anything else to declare?"

"No, ma'am, just that we hope we can win this race."

"OK, enjoy your race."

The Rottens noticed they cleared customs in 17 minutes.

"That wasn't so bad," Mr. Creepley said.

"What they didn't know is all our papers were as real as seven dollar bills," Dread Baron replied with a sneer. "Now get us out of here, Mumbly, so we can try to take the lead."

Mumbly snickered.

As the Yogis finally pulled in for their inspection, the officer looked at the team and sighed.

"This bus full of animals will take a long time to process. Why me?" he asked.

As we reach the third checkpoint in Truth or Consequences, the Scoobies still have the lead. However, the Yogis have moved into second place. What happened to the Rottens?

As Dread Baron and Mr. Creepley lifted the hood and checked the overheating engine, the former said, "It looks like our engine overheated and we faced the consequences."

"That's the truth," Mr. Creepley added.

As our race nears an exciting conclusion, who will cross the finish line first?

"What an incredible turn of events, Snag," Mildew said. "The Scoobies had been breezing through this race, but a snapped fan belt dealt them a major setback."

"Yeah, it was a shame—a real bummer, even. Word is that Captain Caveman found something useful in his fur, but it might be too little, too late," Snagglepuss replied.

Crossing the finish line first is the Yogis! The Rottens appear to be next across after making an accidental wrong turn.

"I told you we turned right in Albuquerque," Daisy Mayhem said.

"Brack!" The magic rabbit replied.

Finally, we have the Scoobies sputtering across. Say, Shaggy, how did you get back on the road?"

Captain Caveman popped open the hood and grunted before mumbling, "Sling shot make good fan belt."

"There's our race, let's check the scores again, shall we?" Snagglepuss stated.

The Yogis get the 25 points for finishing the race to move up to 40. The Scoobies get 15 plus five more for clearing customs first, to keep the lead with 45 points. The Rottens get 10 points to move up to 20.

"Now that we're in New Mexico, we'll take a break before we continue our competition," Snagglepuss said.

"I definitely need a break. And after that long drive, those buses might need some, too."

"Kids, always leave the puns to a professional."


Welcome back to the second half of our exciting Laff-A-Lympics competition. Watch our fans as they hurdle cactus and toss tumbleweeds.

When we crossed over the border, the Scoobies clung to the lead with 45 points. Nipping at their heels, the Yogis have 40. The Rottens are last with 20, but anything can happen.

Let's rejoin our field commentators, Snagglepuss and Mildew. Take it away, gentlemen.

"We're here in the outskirts of Albuquerque for our next event: the 200 meter [656 ft] cactus hurdles," Snagglepuss said.

"Are you sure that's a good idea, Snag?" Mildew asked. "After all, one wrong move could leave our competitors stuck in defeat."

"Fear not, my colleague. Fear not. All players will be wearing protective uniform gear. Now that they're ready to leap into action, let's see who is running today. For the Yogis, we have Hokey Wolf."

"Wolves thrive in the desert, so maybe I have a chance to do well here," Hokey replied.

"For the Scoobies, we have Scooby Dum. Why he's racing, I don't now."

"Everyone else was too scared of those cactus spikes," Shaggy told Snagglepuss.

"Maybe Scooby Dum will sharpen his running skills, then. Finally, for the Rottens, we have Daisy Mayhem."

"Daisy are you sure you want to run barefoot on a course chock-full of cacti?" Mildew asked.

"Oh, pshaw! I've been running around barefoot since the day I was born. No little cactus is gonna stop me now."

"Suit yourself. We're about to get ready, so take your positions."

As always, our winning team receives 25 points. It goes without saying we also penalize cheating.

At the sound of a coyote baying, the runners left the starting line.

And here go our contestants. Hokey has the early lead over Daisy as Shaggy scopes out his first obstacle.

Shaggy closed his eyes and leaped.

"Here goes nothing," he said with a slight gasp.

Upon hearing teammates and fans cheering, he opened his eyes and saw he cleared the first cactus. Thankfully, he had enough time to land and continue running.

With everybody clearing the first cactus, Daisy has a slight lead of Hokey now while Shaggy tries to catch up.

"Don't say that. I don't want any food while I'm running," Shaggy replied.

Hokey continued to run quickly over the course. As he approached the next cactus, he jumped. Unfortunately, he caught the cactus on his way down. Thankfully, his protective outerwear kept him from harm.

"I guess the course really stuck it to me," he said.

With Hokey attaching himself to last place, Daisy's successful second hurdle puts her in the lead with Shaggy right behind her.

The Rottens cheered loudly, not even caring that Daisy led without cheating. Shaggy did his best to catch her as they ran the 50 meters to the next cactus.

As Daisy reached the next cactus, she leaped and clear it. However, she mistimed her landing and fell to the ground.

"Allow me, I'll fix that boo boo," Fondoo stated.

"Don't you dare!" Daisy yelled back. "I'm gonna win this match without your magic. Last time you used it, your rabbit turned into a toad!"

"Brack!" the Magic Rabbit replied.

"Oh, have a snack!" Fondoo said, sticking a carrot in his colleague's mouth.

Daisy got up and started to run again.

As we reach the last part of the race, Shaggy has the lead with Hokey second. Daisy is behind the pack but quickly gaining ground. Will she catch up?

Shaggy leaped over the last cactus perfectly. All that remained was the short distance between him and the finish line. Hokey also had a perfect jump to keep him in contention.

Daisy, desperate to try anything hurled herself forward as she leaped. She cleared the cactus, but cartwheeled and barrel rolled toward her opponents.

Here's the finish, and it's... it's... too close to call. Daisy came out of nowhere to create a three-way logjam. As the dust settles, Mildew will review the instant slow-motion replay.

"I can't believe it. Let's look again," Mildew said. Once again, the replay confirmed his fear: Daisy's last-ditch effort helped her finish just ahead of Shaggy.

The Rottens cheered wildly as a medical professional checked Daisy for any injuries.

"While we check Daisy for any bumps and bruises, let's check the scoreboard, shall we?" Snagglepuss said.

Daisy's come from behind win nets the Rottens 25 points. That moves them up to 45. The Scoobies get 15 for second and now have 60. Despite finishing last, the Yogis' 10 points keeps them in second place with 50 overall as we head into our final event.


Mildew shook his head in disbelief before saying, "I still can't believe those savages won without cheating. Anyways, it's time for our last event."

"That's right, Mildew," Snagglepuss replied. "We have our terrific tumbleweed toss. And with everyone so close in the standings, this event will decide first place, even."

All the competitors and fans cheered wildly.

"And let's meet our contestants, shall we? For the Yogis, we have that great athlete with a big heart, the Grape Ape."

Grape Ape waved the cheering crowd.

"For the Scoobies, we have Hong Kong Phooey."

Hong Kong waved his hands around in mock karate chops.

"And for the Rottens, we have Dinky Dalton."

Despite a chorus of catcalls, Dinky briefly doffed his oversize cowboy hat.

Mildew said, "I'm here at our course. Each contestant gets one chance to toss a tumbleweed as far as possible. The farthest distance wins—provided there's no cheating!"

"I wish you'd remind the other teams of that," Dread Baron said.

Mumbly snickered in reply.

First up, we have Grape Ape.

Grape Ape picked up his tumbleweed and looked at it curiously. He wasn't sure what to do or how to throw it. After shrugging his shoulders, he tossed it and watched as it dropped and rolled. A couple of local volunteers measured the distance between the line and the tumbleweed's farthest point.

"Thirteen feet and 10.9 inches [4.24 m]. That's not too bad, big guy" Mildew said.

"Grape Ape?" was the response.

Next up, we have Hong Kong Phooey for the Scoobies.

Hong Kong stretched his arms and picked up his tumbleweed. After he chanted something sub-audibly, he threw his tumbleweed with all his might.

Hong Kong really tossed his tumbleweed...

"Better than his cookies," Snagglepuss interjected.

Uh, right. Anyways, Hong Kong's throw is good for 15 feet and 6.1 inches [4.72 m]. The Scoobies have first place—for the moment.

The rest of the Scoobies cheered loudly. Could they hold onto first place?

Next up, we have Dinky Dalton. Dinky, the course is this way!

Because of his oversize hat, Dinky couldn't see where he was.

"Thanks," he said as he grabbed a tumbleweed and hurled it effortlessly.

Look at that tumbleweed go. It's going to clear the Scoobies' mark easily. The only question is if this is on the up and up.

"Of course it's up," Mr. Creepley replied. "It wouldn't get off the ground if it was on the down and down."

Our official measurement for the Rottens is 24 feet and a half inch [7.33m]. But we have word that this toss is under official review.

"Snagglepuss is checking the super secret tumbleweed cam for evidence of cheating," Mildew said.

"They put cameras in the tumbleweeds?" Dread Baron asked.

"What will they think of next?" Daisy Mayhem asked.

As Snagglepuss replayed the footage, he saw nothing out of the ordinary. To everyone's surprise, the Rottens didn't win by cheating—for a change.

"The Rottens toss is legitimate—it takes first place even," Snagglepuss said.

The Rottens cheered wildly. They took first place. But, would it be enough to boost them into the standings.

The Rottens get 25 big points to finish with 70. The Scoobies earn 15 points to move up to 75. The Yogis get 10 points for third and finish with 60. So, the Scoobies hold on for another win.

Receiving their teams' respective awards were: Speed Buggy and Tinker, Mumbly, and Wally Gator.

"Be sure to tune in next time for more exciting events as we gallivant across the globe," Snagglepuss told the audience.


Mock Social Media Update

Official LAL Bogus Chirper Feed – The Scoobies win by 5 points yet again in the latest #Laff-A-Lympics competition. They now have 1st place!

Scooby Doobies FacePlace Account – In a near-repeat of last time, we hold on for a five-point win and we narrowly hold on to first place with just three more matches before playoffs. Can we finish on top?

Rottens Stumbler Account – We came so close. At least playing nice didn't give us last place. What we Really Rottens really want, though, is some more wins.


Updated Team Standings

Scooby Doobies, 5, 2, 2, 700
Yogi Yahooeys, 4, 3, 2, 740
Really Rottens, 2, 4, 3, 510