What's New, Scooby-Doo?

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What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Format Animation
Created by Hanna-Barbera Productions
(Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Sander Schwartz)
Starring Frank Welker
Casey Kasem
Grey DeLisle
Mindy Cohn
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 42 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Kids' WB! (September 14 2002 -July 24 2006)
Cartoon Network (March 23 2003)
Original run September 14, 2002 – July 21, 2006
Chronology
Preceded by A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991)
Followed by Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006–2008)
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

What's New, Scooby-Doo? was the ninth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, and a revival of the original show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. It was the first time the franchise was revived in over a decade


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[edit] Production

With Don Messick's retirement in 1996 (he died the following year), Frank Welker, the voice of Fred, took over as Scooby's voice. Casey Kasem returned as Shaggy, Grey DeLisle took over Daphne's role (having previously voiced the character in Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase), while former Facts of Life actress Mindy Cohn took over Velma's.

The new show follows the same format as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, updated for the 21st century, with music from contemporary genres and all-new, original sound effects to replace the classic Hanna-Barbera sound effects. Even a distinctive thunderclap sound that was used frequently on older Scooby-Doo TV series was very rarely used on the show. The classic formula was also frequently parodied throughout the entire series, including overusing the line "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids." The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the studio famous for bringing Looney Tunes to life, which had by this time absorbed Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. (It should be noted, however, that the copyright notice at the end of each episode credits "Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc." as the author. Also, Joseph Barbera was one of the Executive Producers.)

The band Simple Plan is strongly connected to What's New, Scooby-Doo? They perform the theme song, and appeared as themselves in the episode "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman". Two of their songs appeared in chase scenes: "I'd Do Anything" in the episode "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine", and "You Don't Mean Anything" in "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman". Also, they contributed to the theatrical movie Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

This is the first Scooby Doo series to have a strong internal continuity, as characters and places would recur from time to time. Some examples include Gibby Norton, a geek who has a crush on Velma; and the Secert Six, six prize winning puppies that would help out the gang on their cases. The Hex Girls, who first appeared in "The Witch's Ghost" movie and again in "Legend of the Vampire", were also featured in one episode. The gang also mentions places they've been in previous episodes (e.g. if they were in Paris one episode, they mention their visit at the beginning of the next episode). The episode titled "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing, Metallic Clown" established this show in continuity with A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, in which a flashback uses their kid forms from that show.

What's New, Scooby-Doo? aired for three seasons on The WB Television Network's "Kids' WB" programming block as a half-hour program, before being put on an indefinite hiatus in 2005. Reruns are shown on the Cartoon Network. Forty-three episodes have been produced so far (fourteen in 2002-2003, fourteen in 2003-2004, and fourteen in 2004-2005, and one in 2005-2006).

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of What's New, Scooby-Doo? episodes

[edit] DVD releases

The series was initially released in ten volumes of four or five episodes until the complete series was released. Warner Brothers then announced that they would begin releasing the show in season sets, starting with The Complete First Season, set for release on February 20, 2007.[1]

[edit] Season releases

DVD Name Release Date Ep # Additional Information
The Complete First Season February 20, 2007 13 Bonus features include Backstage Bloopers with Scooby-Doo and bonus episode "A Scooby-Doo Valentine".
The Complete Second Season June 5, 2007 13 Bonus features include a "Speak Scooby" recording session featurette and a bonus episode "A Scooby-Doo Halloween".
The Complete Third Season January 8, 2008 13 Bonus features include a bonus episode "A Scooby-Doo Christmas".

[edit] Volume releases

The episodes in each volume were at first picked in chronological order but were later picked to be part of a theme. The volumes and the episodes they include in the United States are as follow:

  • Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape (August 19, 2003)
    • "There's No Creature Like Snow Creature"
    • "Space Ape at the Cape"
    • "3-D Struction"
    • "Big Scare in the Big Easy"
  • Volume 2: Safari So Goodi! (March 9, 2004)
    • "It's Mean, It's Green, It's The Mystery Machine"
    • "Riva Ras Regas"
    • "Roller Ghoster Ride"
    • "Safari, So Goodi!"
  • Volume 3 Halloween Boos and Clues (August 10, 2004)
    • "Vampire Strikes Back"
    • "Mummy Scares Best"
    • "High-tech House of the Future"
    • "She Sees a Sea Monster by the Sea Shore"
  • Volume 4:Merry Scary Holiday (October 5, 2004)
    • "A Scooby-Doo Christmas"
    • "Toy Scary Boo"
    • "Homeward Hound"
    • "Recipe for Disaster"
  • Volume 5: Sports Spooktacular (June 14, 2005)
    • "The Unnatural"
    • "The Fast and Wormious"
    • "Wrestle Maniacs"
    • "Diamonds are a Ghoul´s Best Friend"
  • Volume 6: Monster Matinee (August 9, 2005)
    • "A Scooby-Doo Halloween"
    • "San Franpsycho"
    • "New Mexico Old Mosnter"
    • "A Big Appetite in Little Tokyo"
  • Volume 7: Ghosts on The Go (November 8, 2005)
    • "Large Dragon At Large"
    • "It´s All Greek to Scooby"
    • "Pompeii and Circumstance"
    • "Ready to Scare"
  • Volume 8: Zoinks,Camera Action (February 21, 2006)
    • "Lights,Camera,Mayhem"
    • "E-Scream"
    • "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman"
    • "A Scooby-Doo Valentine"
  • Volume 9: Route Scary 6 (June 6, 2006)
    • "Fright House of a Lighthouse"
    • "Go West Young Scoob"
    • "Farmed and Dangerous"
    • "Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters"
    • "Camp Comeoninwannascareya"
  • 'Volume 10: Monstrous Tails
    • "Uncle Scooby and Antartica"
    • "Block Long Hong Kong Terror"
    • "Reef Grief"
    • "Gold Paw"
    • "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Mettalic Clown"

[edit] References

  1. ^ What's New Scooby-Doo? DVD news: Scooby-dooby-doooo! It's Season 1 | TVShowsOnDVD.com

[edit] External links

Scooby-Doo
Main Characters

Scooby-Doo • Shaggy Rogers • Fred Jones • Daphne Blake • Velma Dinkley
Minor Characters

Scrappy-Doo • Scooby-Dum • Yabba-Doo
Television shows

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1972) • The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1974) • The Scooby-Doo Show (1976–1979) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–1983) • The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show / The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–1985) • The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986) • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) • What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2006) • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006–2008)
Package shows and programming blocks

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1977) • Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978) • Scooby's All-Stars (1978–1979) • The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1982) • The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–1983) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–1986)
Television films and specials

Scooby Goes Hollywood (TV special, 1979) • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) • Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) • Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988) (Scooby-Doo in) Arabian Nights (1994)
Direct-to-video films

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) • Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999) • Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) • Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) • Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003) • Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003) • Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) • Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005) • Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005) • Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) • Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007) • Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008)
Theatrical films

Scooby-Doo (2002) • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Amusement Rides

Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster (1984)  • The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)  • Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster (2002)  • Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Mansion (2004)
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