The Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! special showed some very early designs for Scooby, which shows him as a much smaller dog. In Iwao Takamoto's autobiography, My Life with a Thousand Characters, he disagrees with Fred Silverman's story that Scooby-Doo's name came from the song "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra. His reason for disagreeing is that there were designs for a dog Scooby long before "Strangers in the Night" ever came out. Given Takamoto's book came out in 2009 - 12 years before the general public knew about these designs from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! - it is possible that these are the designs Takamoto was referring to. This would mean Silverman's story about Scooby's name is incorrect. As most fans likely know, one draft of the original Scooby-Doo series was a knockoff of The Archies. Given the Archies had a song released in 1969 called "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y. Doo)," this further complicates things a bit. This may be further proof that there was a previous version of Scooby before Fred Silverman's "Strangers in the Night" story could have happened.
A big thanks to Lance for suggesting and helping research this week's fun fact!
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I expected Zombie Island to blow everything else out of the water, and I was correct haha. I'm a little surprised about Monsters Unleashed making it nearly as high as "Which Which is Which?" and "The No-Faced Zombie Chase Case." Here are the final results: What is your favorite Scooby-Doo episode featuring a zombie? Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island - 44 Which Witch is Which? - 7 The No-Faced Zombie Chase Case - 6 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - 4 Dance of the Undead - 3 The 7th Inning Scare! - 3 Mystery Mask Mix-Up - 2 Night of the Living Doo - 2 Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo - 1 The Ozark Witch Switch - 1 The Babysitter from Beyond - 1 Pompeii and Circumstance - 1 The Song of Mystery - 1 0 votes: Scooby-Doo and a Cyclops, Too!, Ghosts of the Ancient Astronauts, Horror Scope Scoob, Mummy Scares Best, Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island Courtesy of GamesRadar+, here are the Scooby-Doo comic solicitations for February 2023. Note that the Where Are You comic is releasing on the first week of the month, rather than the end of the month as per usual. SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #120 Written by DEREK FRIDOLFS Art by VALERIO CHIOLA Cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS $2.99 US | 32 pages ON SALE 2/7/23 When Velma inherits a vase from a deceased relative, Mystery Inc. knows just the place to get it appraised—a televised auction house! But after they arrive, an old lamp up for sale creates a smoke cloud that releases a djinn bent on destroying the valuable antiques on display! And it might take more than just wishes to get the djinn back in the lamp… THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #5
Written by SHOLLY FISCH Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA $2.99 US | 32 pages ON SALE 2/14/23 Pro tennis player Bette Kane asked Batman for help, and Mystery Inc. is coming to Gotham to join the search for a priceless collection. She has snacks, so Shaggy and Scooby are on board…at least until they hear that they're chasing a pack of motorcycle-thieving rat people! The website Vulture.com made a post earlier today about upcoming TV shows on HBO Max. Within this post, Velma is mentioned as having a January 2023 release date. There is no information about a specific date, but this seems to be our first clue to the month that the show will be released. However, it should be noted that no other sites have listed this release date; but Vulture tends to usually be pretty reliable, and at least for me, that pushes this beyond just being a rumor. I still wouldn't interpret this as being set in stone, though.
I'm still working on my special rankings since I'm trying to rewatch all of them before I rank them, but my goal is to have them finished in December. In the meantime, I thought I’d do a little bonus post about the crossovers Scooby-Doo has had with other series that are not official parts of the franchise. I’m only including the major crossovers, and not every single episode or film Scooby’s ever made a cameo in. I don't have a lot to say for the first few, because they're very short and kind of forgettable, but nonetheless, I hope you enjoy my rankings! 9. Cartoon Feud This is fine, and it was a cute idea to have Scooby be on a Family Feud type game show against another cartoon. However, there’s nothing really special about this and I don’t really care for Teen Titans Go, so I can’t really ever see myself watching this again. 8. Monster Party Let me just say that I am absolutely amazed that the girl ghouls appeared in a piece of media 30 years after Ghoul School aired. I never thought that would happen in a million years, so I was shocked when this came out. It was even more surprising that there was no real announcement of this. To my recollection, this just came out of nowhere and the announcement of it was the release itself. Content-wise, this is again cute, but nothing I’d return to. 7. The Wizard of Ooze I enjoy this enough for what it is, but the plot of this felt lacking as a crossover. I didn’t really feel they did a good job crossing the two shows over with one another, it just felt like a Dynomutt episode that Scooby happened to make a cameo in. Swamp Rat and Mudmouth weren’t that great of villains in my opinion. As someone who has also seen all 20 episodes of the Dynomutt series, I also feel this is one of the weaker episodes of the show. 6. What Now, Lowbrow? Same issue as the last one, and the only thing really bringing it above “The Wizard of Ooze” is the fact that I like the villains and plot a bit better. 5. Everybody Hyde! This is my favorite of the Dynomutt crossovers. In my opinion, this is the only of the three crossovers that actually felt like a true crossover between the two shows, as the other two felt like the gang was an afterthought. It was neat that the gang was also trailing Mr. Hyde and thought he was a ghost, and that the mystery brought the two groups together. Mr. Hyde was also a very creepy antagonist, and he’s one of my favorite Dynomutt villains of that show. 4. Shaggy Busted This Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode is so goofy and ridiculous that I can't help but love it. Shaggy being arrested by a policeman for disorderly conduct was really funny. The Grass Monster was also a hilarious villain choice lol. 3. Bravo Dooby Doo I thought this was a really cute crossover between Johnny Bravo and Scooby. To be honest, it felt like more of Scooby episode than a Johnny Bravo episode, which was fun. This episode perfectly combined the witty humor of Johnny Bravo and the mystery solving tone of Scooby-Doo. The Ghostly Gardener was a great villain, and the goofiness with the culprit wearing multiple masks was really fun. I also like how Speed Buggy appeared at the end. 2. Bat-Mite Presents: Batman’s Strangest Cases There’s a theme with my top 3 crossovers, and it’s that they all captured the essence of Scooby-Doo. In my opinion, that’s what a crossover should be: capturing the essence of the other property, rather than just randomly having someone from the other franchise make a cameo like some of the ones lower on my list felt like. I love how this episode almost exactly matched the tone of the two classic Batman and Scooby-Doo crossovers from The New Scooby-Doo Movies. The Joker and the Penguin were great villains once again. Even the Footlight Phantom felt like it had a classic New Scooby-Doo Movies like vibe to him. I tend to feel humor in shorter episodes isn’t quite as funny because the plot is being rushed along, but this episode also had some great humor, particularly Batman’s random safety tips that happened mid-episode lol. 1. Scoobynatural
There was pretty much no competition for this one, given this pretty much blows the other seven out of the water. I really liked how they took such a classic Scooby-Doo episode and gave it a darker Supernatural twist. I know some fans were bothered by the fact that it was far more adult than the average Scooby episode, and I can absolutely understand that criticism, but I personally didn’t mind it since it was just a one-off that did not affect the rest of the franchise. The gang was absolutely adorable and this episode genuinely made me feel sad that they were traumatized like that with real horror elements. I'm sure my rankings aren't too surprising, since in my opinion, the crossovers with other shows are pretty hit or miss quality-wise. If you have a different opinion, though, I'd love to see your rankings in the comments! It's common knowledge among the fandom that Supernatural crossed over with Scooby-Doo for the one-hour special Scoobynatural. However, it's lesser known that there are actually tons of Scooby-Doo references throughout the fifteen seasons of Supernatural. In two episodes, "Regarding Dean" and "The Rising Son," the characters are seen watching "Hassle in the Castle" and "That's Snow Ghost," respectively.
There are also a ton of Scooby-Doo references related to Dean, as he's a Scooby-Doo fan in the series. In the season 2 episode "Playthings," Dean mentions "Might even run into Fred and Daphne while we're inside. Mhm, Daphne. Love her." when they go into a haunted house. One character says "This ain't Scooby-Doo" in the season 3 opener "The Magnificent Seven." In season 6's "All Dogs Go to Heaven," Dean asks "where's this little Scooby gang of yours?" In the season 8 episode "The Great Escapist," Dean comments that the hotel manager looks like a Scooby-Doo villain. In "Dog Dean Afternoon" from season 9, Dean exclaims "Ruh-roh!" In "#thinman" from season 9, Dean threatens the villains by saying "You two clowns are gonna get into that Mystery Machine outside, and you're gonna leave town." Season 11's "Form and Void" has Dean commenting "Listen Velma, this isn't the Scooby gang, okay. So either shut up or get out," to which Crowley comments he's "more of a Daphne." Lastly, in the final season, Dean mentions in "Golden Time" that he pulled an all-nighter just to watch Scooby, and in "Last Holiday," Dean is shown to own Scooby-Doo underwear. Thanks Shadowscooby for coming up with this week's poll question! This was a huge list, so if I happen to have forgotten any episodes or films, feel free to let me know in the comments and I'll be happy to add it as an option!
I'm excited to announce the results of the final re-do poll about favorite episode on an Army base! Like all the other re-do polls, the winning option of the original poll won again! "Gold Paw" took first place with 31 votes. In second place, we had "Area 51 Adjacent" with 20 votes. "The Night the Clown Cried" took third with 9 votes, "Almost Ghosts" came in fourth with 5 votes, and "The Crown Jewel of Boxing!" tied for last with "Dog Tag Scooby," each getting 4 votes. Variety has reported that voice acting legend Kevin Conroy, who was best known for voicing Batman, has passed away. He died after a battle with cancer on November 10, 2022, and he was 66 years old. Kevin voiced Batman in "What a Night, for a Dark Knight!" from Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Fellow Guess Who guest star Mark Hamill paid tribute to his fellow voice actor: "Kevin was perfection. He was one of my favorite people on the planet, and I loved him like a brother. He truly cared for the people around him – his decency shone through everything he did. Every time I saw him or spoke with him, my spirits were elevated.” WB also released a statement expressing their condolences to Conroy's loved ones and fans: “Warner Bros. Animation is saddened by the loss of our dear friend Kevin Conroy. His iconic performance of Batman will forever stand among the greatest portrayals of the Dark Knight in any medium. We send our warmest thoughts to his loved ones and join fans around the world in honoring his legacy.” Due to an unexplained circumstance, the second issue of the rebooted Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries did not release on Tuesday (November 8) as expected. According to the League of Comic Geeks website, the comic has been delayed two weeks from its original release date. The comic will now be released on Tuesday, November 22. This schedule change did not affect any other comics in this series, and the third issue is still scheduled to be released on December 13 as planned.
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur marks the longest gap of a Scooby-Doo film airing in a country outside of the US before its US release. The film aired on the week of June 16, 2011 on Boomerang UK. A leak of this film was posted online shortly after, allowing fans in other countries to see the film nearly three months in advance of its US DVD release on September 6, 2011.
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