Not including specials, "Scooby's Peep-Hole Pandemonium" from The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries is currently the rarest Scooby-Doo episode in the world. Oddly, it is the only Scooby-Doo episode not available to stream anywhere, despite the rest of the series being available on Max. No explanation has been provided about why Max did not transfer that episode over from the Boomerang streaming service. Since it is not on DVD, there is currently no legal way to watch the episode. 

Looks like the addition of "Scroogey Doo" and Sword and the Scoob didn't change anything about the results! "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" still moves on to the final round for Europe.

What is your favorite Scooby episode in England?
The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld - 19
Elementary, My Dear Shaggy! - 13
Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games - 9
The Warlock of Wimbledon - 8
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob - 7
​​Scroogey Doo - 5
Olly Olly In-come Free! - 5
When You Witch Upon a Star - 4
Acapulco and England - 3
Sherlock Doo - 2
​Scooby-Doo 2000 - 0

After no news since last April about the live-action series, we got a big announcement today! Netflix announced they've officially picked up the series, and that the first season will be comprised of eight episodes. The show will be written by Midnight Radio's Josh Applebaum and Scott Rosenberg, who are most famous for writing Cowboy Bebop. An X post by Netflix shares the script cover for the first episode, which is written by them. The show is executive produced by Jeff Pinkner and André Nemec. Greg Berlanti,  Leigh London Redman and Sarah Schechter will produce the show. Today, Netflix also shared in a press release. that the series will be an origin story of the gang teaming up to solve their first mystery at Camp Ruby-Spears Here's the official premise for the show:

During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.

In the Deadline article with these announcements, a few executives working on the show provided comments about the upcoming series.

"Mystery, Inc. is back in business! We’re excited to bring Scooby-Doo to TV as a live-action series for the first time," said Peter Friedlander (Vice President of Script Series for Netflix) "The beloved franchise has had an impact on pop culture that is undeniable — it’s rich with universal themes of friendship that generations of fans have long embraced. Together with creative powerhouses Berlanti Productions and Midnight Radio, we’re committed to delighting longtime fans and opening up a world of groovy adventures for a new era of meddling kids."

"One of my first and favorite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while they signed animation cells. Josh and Scott and everyone at Midnight Radio have crafted a story that captures their amazing spirits and their genius creation," Greg Berlanti promises. "We are grateful to them and everyone at Warners and Netflix for the partnership in helping bring this iteration of Scooby-Doo to life!"

"We’re thrilled to collaborate with our longstanding partners at Berlanti Productions and with Midnight Radio to bring the legendary Scooby-Doo franchise to a live-action series for the first time," said Clancy Collins White (WB Television President of Creative Affairs). "It’s no mystery why audiences continue to love these iconic characters after more than a half century. We’re excited for a new generation to discover Mystery Inc. And we’re grateful to our partners at Netflix for the opportunity."

No title or date has been announced yet, but stayed tuned for more info!

When I started doing these fun facts, I had no idea I'd being continuing them for 550 weeks and counting! This week marks the 550th fun fact, and to celebrate, artist Scott Neely was kind enough one last fact for this milestone post.

Completely unknown fact unless you were there: I did a Scooby-Doo coloring book that was drawn in 1999 and came out in early 2000. It was essentially a coloring book for kids that you “painted” with a wet art brush. It was a simplified adaptation of the classic  “Jeepers! It’s The Creeper!” episode. The book sold great and was going to have a second printing in late 2000. However, due to Golden Books and the money problems, the printing plant had gone under at that time… the original print ready files were lost! They were on a physical zip disc (remember those?) that was locked up and sitting in the printing plant. No one could get to it as there was a court order due to the bankruptcy. Thankfully, we had the Quark files for the interior of the book as they were backed up on the designer’s computer, BUT they didn’t have the final files for the cover art!

How was this solved quickly without spending time and money? My Scooby designer scanned the printed cover of the actual book that was sitting on her desk! She removed the staples and carefully took the book apart so that it would lie flat on the flatbed scanner. This is why you keep office copies, people! While not as vibrant in color as the original, it was passable and a second printing was released. I have both versions in my archive and you can plainly see the difference! To this day, if someone hands me one at a convention to sign, I can immediately tell if it’s a first or second printing. True story!

A huge thank you to Scott for contributing three fun facts for these past few weeks! I really enjoyed hearing all of his stories about his work on the Scooby franchise, and am so appreciative of him taking the time to share so many fun behind-the-scenes tidbits about his work on the franchise!

The What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode from last week's set wins for the third week in a row! Here are the results for last week's poll:
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What is your favorite episode in France?
Ready to Scare - 35
Scooby a la Mode - 7
France and Australia - 3
A Moveable Mystery! - 3
When You Witch Upon a Star - 2
French Riviera and New Zealand - 1
A Fright at the Opera - 0

It's been radio silence from WB on the comics front since the February 2025 solicitations came out last November. In addition to Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries ending, I think it's safe to say that the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! comic series has been cancelled. We have through the June comic solicitations now, and there has been no sign of Where Are You on the roster for four months.

There's been some discussion in the comments about the rumor of WB potentially selling Looney Tunes. I did some investigation this morning, and found that the Looney Tunes comic line also stopped around the same time, releasing its final comic in November. Take this with a grain of salt, as I have nothing to base this off of, but if the rumors about Looney Tunes are true, the sudden disappearance of Scooby comics makes me curious if WB is considering a similar fate for Scooby. Again though, there's been nothing to confirm this, and this is completely my own speculation.

Despite the lack of any other comic news, we have just gotten a cool announcement about Scooby Apocalypse. On September 16, 2025, the Scooby Apocalypse Omnibus will be released, collecting all 36 comics in one 920 page hardcover book. The list price is  $125. Here's the description according to Amazon:

A bold, dystopian fiction-fueled reinvention of Scooby-Doo!
​The entire Scooby Apocalypse saga comes together in this thrilling collection that reimagines the beloved Mystery Inc. gang in a monster-ridden dystopia. Follow Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and a genetically modified Scooby-Doo as they navigate a post-apocalyptic wasteland filled with zombies, monstrous creatures, and shocking betrayals. From the revelation of Velma's dark secret to Fred's transformation into a chilling undead antagonist, the gang faces horrors unlike anything they've ever encountered!

A must-have for fans of Hanna-Barbera's boldest reimagining's and anyone ready to see Mystery Inc. like never before. Collects Scooby Apocalypse #1-36.

Thanks to ScoobyVerse for emailing me the Amazon listing!

In my recent interview with Scott Neely, he mentioned at the end that some brand new Scooby-Doo trading cards from Fleer were set to be released today (March 19). Scott wanted to provide an update for you all that the cards did not come out today as planned. Some sites are listing that the date was moved to next Wednesday, March 26, but a few other sites list May 30. Scott isn't sure why they were pushed back, but he inquired with Upper Deck, and they were also not sure who made the call to push the cards back, or why they were pushed back. I'll be sure to share as soon as new details come out, but just wanted to update anyone who may have been looking for these cards today!

You may remember that last September, when the Boomerang streaming service shut down, all of the Scooby shows and movies housed there moved to Max. Six months later, Max has quietly removed nearly all Scooby-Doo films from the service. Previously, the majority of Scooby films were available to stream on the service, but they've been slowly removed a few at a time throughout the past few months. Yesterday, it appears Max went through and removed all the remaining Scooby films except four. The four remaining are Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Aloha Scooby-Doo, SCOOB!, and Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo. 

So far, almost all of the Scooby series are still available to stream on the service. Laff-a-Lympics and Get a Clue are the only series that are not available on Max, but they are available to stream for free on Tubi (which is an ad-based streaming service that requires no subscription). In addition, "A Night of Fright Is No Delight" and "Scooby's Peep-Hole Pandemonium" have been oddly missing from their respective series pages since the merger with Boomerang. It's worth noting there were previously two A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes missing, but they were added back, so there is some hope that the two missing episodes may be available again at some point.

For a list of what Scooby episodes and films are available to stream on certain services, you can consult the site's Streaming Guide. I usually do a quick scan of all the services every month to ensure the list is up to date.

Hey all! Scooby-Doo illustrator Scott Neely is back with us this Monday to contribute another fun fact. This week, he shares an interesting tidbit about his early 2000s work with Little Golden Books.

Very little known fact unless I told you: I did the art for two Scooby projects that never got printed. They were done in a hurry to try to beat the Golden Books bankruptcy but didn’t make it in the end. I did a second Little Golden Book titled Scooby-Doo and the Easter Thief! It was Scooby wearing a bunny suit throughout—much like Ralphie in A Christmas Story—and it was never printed. I have the color printouts of the galley sheets still though. It’s not as good as the original LGB I did as it was done quick. I also did the art for a Scooby coloring book based on “A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts” episode. I fully completed the art and again it was a casualty in 2001 as Golden Books was really collapsing at the end. I did get paid for both though! I have copies of the original art as I sold the originals a long time ago. It’s also odd that they were never printed anywhere as it should be in the WB archive. Possibly, WB never got the final print files for these two projects when Golden went out. It was a real mess back then.
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A big thanks to Scott for contributing this week's fun fact! Next week marks the 550th week of posting these fun facts every Monday. Scott will be back to share one more fun fact with us, and it's one that you won't want to miss!

For the second week in a row, the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode in last week's poll wins in a landslide! It advances to the final round next month. Interestingly, the majority of the options got four votes. Here are the full results for last week's poll:

What is your favorite Scooby episode/film in Greece?
It's All Greek to Scooby! - 28
The Scooby of a Thousand Faces! - 6
The Stoney Glare Stare - 5
​SCOOB! - 5
Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur! - 4
Scooby and the Minotaur - 4
Greece Is the Word - 4
Athens and the Ozarks - 2