The Internet game Crystal Cove Online includes a Pup Named Scooby-Doo reference that is not in the show. In one sidequest, Angel asks Shaggy and Scooby to pick up script pages at the Terrorpheum Theater. When picking up the pages, Shaggy makes comments about Coolsville and Red Herring.

I'm only going to include inedible sludge or toxic waste monsters in this poll, so I excluded stuff like "The Haunted Candy Factory" and "Wanted Cheddar Alive" that had goop-covered monsters. Thanks to Shadowscooby for suggesting this week's poll! Next week, we're going to start another poll series that I'm excited about!

The results are in for last week's poll, and it's really interesting to compare it to the original poll results from five years ago with every special. Last time, Spooky Scarecrow was in the lead, but we have a new winner for this poll! 
 
What is your favorite Scooby direct-to-video special?
Haunted Holidays - 21
Spooky Scarecrow - 17
Spooky Games - 12
Beach Beastie - 9
Mecha Mutt - 3
Ghastly Goals - 1

While this isn't Scooby news, I just wanted to share another cool piece of artist studio merch for sale, courtesy of storyboard artist Scott Neely.

In 2011, Scholastic released a novelization of the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated premiere. This was the only book in the series, and no other episodes ended up being novelized. Scott is currently selling a small handful of copies of this book, which he did the illustrations for, on eBay. There are five paperbacks and two hardcovers in total, all in brand new condition. Each book is autographed, and will have an original pencil hand sketch. The hardcover version of the book is very rare and was never sold in stores. The autographed paperback with an original sketch is currently listed for $50, and the hardcover is listed for $100. However, Scott was nice enough to again offer a discount exclusive to this site. If you enter "ScoobySnax" and $35 in the "make an offer" field for the paperback, Scott will give you a $15 discount from the list price. For the hardcover, Scott will provide a $25 discount if you enter "ScoobySnax" and $75 in the "make an offer" field.  You can check out the paperback listing here and the hardcover listing here.

A post on Reddit from an artist reveals the original files of a few DVD covers were lost and/or never obtained by Warner Brothers. As a result, the files had to be recreated years after the release by a different artist, so that the covers could be redone for use on Boomerang's streaming service. These include Mecha Mutt Menace from 2013 and Beach Beastie from 2015, and potentially others. Check out the Reddit post here to see the slight differences between the original and recreated posters. The artist making the post also made some illustrations for CN Arcade back when Guess Who was airing.

Thanks to Scoobdoob for coming up with this week's fun fact!

We did a poll question back in 2020 asking what people's favorite overall special was, but I thought it would be a fun idea to narrow it down to just the direct-to-video ones that came out with various DVD compilations during 2012 through 2015!

The Scrappy VHS tapes are one of the most nostalgic things in the franchise for me. As you may remember, we did already did a poll with just the main episodes at the end of 2023, so I was really interested to see how the results would change with people voting for both episodes. Last time, "The Nutcracker Scoob" was our winner, but with it being paired with a Scrappy short, it was bumped back to third place. That means we have a new winner  for last week's poll!

What is your favorite pair of episodes from the Cartoon Network Scrappy-Doo VHS tapes?
Wedding Bell Boos / To Switch a Witch - 19
A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle / The Tar Monster - 10
The Nutcracker Scoob / Alaskan King Coward - 8
The Ghoul, The Bat and the Ugly - 6

Update: Both the Bobble Bank and all the trading cards have now sold out!

Some exciting news for collectors! Scott Neely, who I did an interview with back in March, just shared with me that he is selling a rare Scooby-Doo collectible item. The item is a Funko Scooby-Doo Wacky Wobbler Bobble Bank, which was released in 2006. The banks have sat unopened in its original box in Scott's studio for the last 19 years, and are still double boxed. Scott is selling these banks for $250 each, plus shipping. The bank features Scooby in his classic sitting pose (seen above). These are super rare, and Scott is currently the only one on eBay with these for sale. It looks like a couple people have already added this to their watchlist, so if you're a big collector and are interested in purchasing this item, you'll definitely want to do so quickly before they all sell out! If interested, you can purchase the item directly from Scott on eBay. 

Scott has also posted eight Scooby sketch cards on eBay from the upcoming 2025 Fleer Scooby-Doo trading cards deck mentioned in previous posts. These are one-of-a-kind hand-drawn sketches that Scott drew when making the Fleer cards. Scott was also generous enough to offer a special deal to visitors of the blog! They are posted on eBay for $75 each. However, if you enter "ScoobySnax" in the "make an offer field" with $50, Scott will give you a $25 discount off of the $75 list price! Scott also wrote up a behind the scenes post about the process of making these sketch cards that you can check out on his blog!

A huge thank you to Scott for offering this special discount! 

Three of the villains that appear in the beginning of Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire are references to monsters from Scooby clone shows. The Marsh Monster and sea serpent are villains from The Funky Phantom episodes "Heir Scare" and "We Saw a Sea Serpent." The ghost captain is Captain Ahab from the Goober and the Ghost Chasers episode, "Assignment: Ahab Apparition."

It may also be worth noting that The Ghost Jean Lafitte from The Funky Phantom appears in Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9.

​Thanks to Scoobyfan4ever for coming up with this week's fun fact!

In the summer and fall of 1996, four VHS tapes featuring two Scrappy-Doo episodes each were released by Cartoon Network. In this week's poll, you'll be voting for your favorite pair of Scrappy-Doo episodes from those VHS tapes! This is the last compilation set I'm planning to do a poll on, but I do have an idea for another poll series involving Scooby home media coming up in the next couple weeks!

Here are the results for last week's poll:
What is your favorite Classic Scooby-Doo VHS pair?
Haunted House Hang-Up / A Night of Fright Is No Delight - 15
A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts / Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf - 10
Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too! / What a Night for a Knight - 5
Foul Play in Funland / Bedlam in the Big Top - 4
Mystery Mask Mix-Up / What the Hex Is Going On? - 4
Which Witch Is Which? / Nowhere to Hyde - 2
That's Snow Ghost / Go Away Ghost Ship - 2
Mine Your Own Business / Decoy for a Dognapper - 0

Back on May 19, it was announced that The Hex Girls: A Rogue Thorn would have a special surprise in store for people who pre-ordered the book. Yesterday on Instagram, the book's author Lily Meade revealed what this surprise will be. Anyone who pre-orders a copy of the book will receive an exclusive virtual invite to an event of Lily's, titled From Fandom to Fans of Your Own. This presentation will talk about the history of fanfiction, the skills writing fanfiction teaches, and how you can use those skills to improve your own writing. Pre-order receipts can be submitted at lily.la/preorder to get a ticket to this virtual event.

In addition, anybody who pre-orders the book from Lily's local independent bookstore, Grit City Books, will come signed by Lily herself. In addition, any book ordered from that store will come with an exclusive art print of Thorn drawn by @nicole.deal.art on Instagram.

As previously announced, the book will be released on August 26.

One of the side characters from "Be Cold, Scooby-Doo!" (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!) is named Eric. Eric is voiced by Will Friedle, and the character was named this after his iconic role as Cory's older brother Eric on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World.