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This [[Hanna-Barbera]] series from the 1970s was a [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] version of [[ABC]]'s ''Battle of the Network Stars''<ref>which also parodies the Olympics, which were held the previous year</ref>. The three teams were:
* the '''{{color|red|Yogi Yahooeys}}''', a team of [[Funny Animal|funny animals]] from Hanna-Barbera's golden age (with the exception of Grape Ape, who was the only post-1962 character in the lineup), led by [[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]] and Boo Boo;
* the '''{{color|blue|Scooby Doobies}}''', a team of heroes and [[You Meddling Kids|Meddling Kids]] from Hanna-Barbera's more recent shows, led by [[Scooby Doo]] and Shaggy;
* and the '''{{color|green|Really Rottens}}''', a team of cheaters led by Mumbly and Dread Baron<ref>who were [[Expy|expies]] of Muttley and Dick Dastardly</ref>.
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Hanna-Barbera wanted to use Dick Dastardly and Muttley as captains of the Rottens, but [[Merrill Heatter]] allegedly still had part ownership of the ''[[Wacky Races]]'' characters; one issue of the [[Comic Book Adaptation|comic book]] revealed that Dread Baron was Dick Dastardly's brother. Similarly, [[Captain Caveman and Thethe Teen Angels]] were allegedly created as substitutes for [[Josie and Thethe Pussy PussycatsCats]] (due to clearance issues with "Radio Comics"<ref>which was just an imprint used by [[Archie Comics]], who had always been the rights holders</ref>), and Babu appeared alone because [[Columbia Pictures]] Television<ref>Now Sony Pictures Television</ref> still owned ''[[I DreamofDream of Jeannie]]'' (never mind that Jeannie and Babu appeared together on ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies''). Curiously, ABC's print ad for ''Laff-a-Lympics'' in the Sept. 10-16, 1977, issue of TV Guide had Jeannie ''and'' Josie and the Pussycats featured.
** In the second season, Mumbly began to be called "Muttley" once more, so some manner of compromise must have been reached.
*** Producer Don Jurwich told me that during season two, he simply got confused, dealing with so many characters in one setting.
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* [[Golden Snitch]]
* [[Grand Finale]]: The final episode moved to the moon, and ended {{spoiler|in a three-way tie}}.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Mildew Wolf was originally an antagonist, in the "It's the Wolf!" segments of ''[[The Cattanooga Cats (Animation)|The Cattanooga Cats]]''. On that show, Mildew was voiced by Paul Lynde, who by 1977 was subject to scandal. John Stephenson would voice Mildew on ''Laff-a-Lympics''.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Alan Reed, the original voice of Fred Flintstone, lent his voice to the character for the final time in the debut episode. Reed died soon after and was replaced as Fred Flintstone's voice by Henry Corden.
** Joe Besser, one of the latter-day Three Stooges, was Babu's voice.
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