There's a decent-sized group of celebs from Guess Who (+ Gourmet Ghost) that didn't fit into any category. I felt they should get their fair shot at the final round too, so I grouped them all together. Next week, we'll be moving onto fictional guest stars, which will be the last group before our final round for this poll series.

Looking at last week's results, we have a surprise winner! The current voice actors advance to the final round. Don Knotts comes in second place, but Knott without a fight lol. Don was the only other option that came close to winning this round.

Who is your favorite actor to guest star on Scooby-Doo?
Frank Welker, Kate Micucci, Grey Griffin and Matthew Lillard - 16
Don Knotts - 10
Jonathan Winters - 4
Dick Van Dyke - 4
Whoopi Goldberg - 4
Mark Hamill - 4
Elvira - 2
Sandy Duncan - 2
Kristen Schaal - 2
Phyllis Diller - 1
​Tim Conway - 1
Don Adams - 1
Wanda Sykes - 1
Kenan Thompson - 1
Sean Astin - 1
Jessica Biel - 1
Carol Burnett - 1

0 votes: George Takei, Steve Buscemi, Malcolm McDowell, Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Tim Gunn, Jason Sudeikis, Billy Dee Williams, and Alex Trebek

The votes for last week's poll were pretty spread out! Jonathan Winters, Phyllis Diller and Tim Conway were all very close to winning. Jonathan Winters advances to the next round by just a single vote! Here are the results for last week's poll:

Who is your favorite comedian to guest star in Scooby-Doo?
Jonathan Winters - 10
Phyllis Diller - 9
Tim Conway - 9
Laurel and Hardy - 7
The Three Stooges - 5
Kenan Thompson - 4
Jim Gaffigan - 3
Whoopi Goldberg - 3
Sonny and Cher - 2
Wanda Sykes - 2
Ricky Gervais - 2
Jeff Foxworthy - 2
Jeff Dunham - 0

So that there's a clear definition of what qualifies, "comedy actors" like Don Knotts are included in the actors round. Also worth noting is that while I am keeping guest star duos in the same episode together, "Too Many Dummies!" is a weird instance where Jeff Dunham is most known for being a comedian, but he's paired with Darci Lynn Farmer, a ventriloquist. I separated Jeff because it felt like he should be included in this round. Darci will appear in a "miscellaneous" round of guest stars that didn't fit into any category that we do before the final round.

The Globetrotters win last week's poll in a landslide! They advance to the final round next month. Here are the full results for last week's poll:

Who is your favorite athlete to guest star in Scooby-Doo?
Harlem Globetrotters - 40
WWE - 8
Tara Lipinski - 3
Ryan Sheckler - 2
Chloe Kim - 2
Teddy Bradshaw - 2
Laila Ali - 1
Chris Klug - 0
Mike Piazza - 0
Brett Hull - 0
Chris Paul - 0

The first round of the guest stars poll series is in the books! We have an unexpected tie for last week's poll results between Simple Plan and Weird Al Yankovic. That means both will move ahead to the Winner's Circle round on July 19. Here are the final results:

Who is your favorite singer to guest star in Scooby-Doo?
Simple Plan - 13
Weird Al Yankovic - 13
Sonny and Cher - 7
KISS - 7
Sia - 4
Smash Mouth - 4
Davy Jones - 2
Jerry Reed - 2
Cass Elliot - 2
​Lindsay Pagano - 2
J.C. Chasez - 2
Halsey - 2
Kacey Musgraves - 2
Reverend Run - 1
Axl Rose - 1
Macklemore - 0

This week, we're starting a new poll series centered around the guest stars! The series is inspired by a great suggestion from Shadowscooby to do a poll series voting for favorite guest stars based on their careers. We're starting off this week with musical artists! For this poll series, I'm grouping together any guest stars who were in the same episode as one another.

Looking ahead to future weeks, there are a number of guest stars that fall into multiple categories (i.e. Jonathan Winters is an actor and comedian, Sonny and Cher are musicians and comedians, etc.). Since it's hard to determine what the most prominent aspect of their careers are, this poll series is going to be a bit of a switch-up. Guest stars will appear in more than one poll if they fit multiple categories. This means some options will have an advantage at getting more than one shot at the final round.

Here are the final results from last week's poll:
What is your favorite celebrity duo or trio to guest star in Scooby?
Batman and Robin - 35
Sonny and Cher - 14
Laurel and Hardy - 9
Penn and Teller - 4
Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson - 2
Three Stooges - 2
Jeff Dunham and Darci Lynn Farmer - 0

Thanks to Shadowscooby for suggesting the idea for this week's poll! Looking at last week's results, "Doo Not Disturb" is our winner!

What is your favorite dark episode of a traditionally comedy-focused Scooby-Doo series?
Doo Not Disturb - 23
Curse of the Collar - 11
Into the Mouth of Madcap - 8
Moonlight Madness - 8

Typically, I've posted an article during the first week of each month. Just wanted to give a heads up that there won't be an article this week. I'm purposefully holding this month's article back to later in the month, for a reason that will become apparent once the article is posted lol.

I was thinking about this question the other day, and thought it would be interested to do a poll on it. The three silliest, most comedy-focused Scooby series (the Scrappy shorts, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!) have featured at least one episode that experiments with integrating a dark tone into the show's comedic formula.

Subjective questions like these are difficult to set firm criteria for, but I picked what I feel are the most dark episodes of each series. There are a few other episodes in each series that are darker/spookier, but I'm sticking to the most significantly dark episodes of each series for this poll. "Into the Mouth of Madcap" and "Doo Not Disturb" are both noticably very dark compared to the show's usual vibe, so I included two for Be Cool, Scooby-Doo​.

I was really curious to see the results of last week's poll! I've never really had a sense of how many fans collect every release vs. just some of them. It was interesting to see it was a mix of pretty much all the options! Here are the results for last week's poll:

How do you collect your Scooby-Doo home media releases?
Collect only the releases I need to own all the episodes - 24
Collect all releases, regardless of if I already own every episode - 13
I do not own any Scooby-Doo home media sets - 7
Collect just the releases with interesting themes - 5
Collect a specific niche format of Scooby media, then pick and choose what other sets I want - 2

Before we dive into this week's poll, here are the results for last week's!

What is your favorite episode where the culprit is never seen or mentioned before the unmasking?
Spooky Space Kook - 23
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf - 11
To Switch a Witch - 9
Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner? - 6
Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes - 6
Hassle in the Castle - 5
The Mystery of Haunted Island - 3
The Haunted Carnival - 3
The Ghostly Creep from the Deep - 2
Bedlam in the Big Top - 1

This week's poll is something I've always wondered about! My assumption has been that many fans buy just the sets with themes that interest them, or collect any set that's released. However, I'm really curious to know how all of you collect Scooby-Doo home media sets!

A big part of my inspiration for creating the How to Have a Complete Scooby-Doo Collection Guide is because I only collect the releases I need to own all the episodes. If a release comes out that eliminates the need to own a different release, I'll usually sell the DVDs I don't need anymore. For example, when Scooby's All-Star Laff A Lympics: The Complete Series Blu-Ray was released, I sold the previous volume sets and Spooky Games. (Don't take away my Scooby fan card, lol)

There are a few exceptions to this. I have nostalgia over the Winter Wonderdog and Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies sets, so I keep those despite owning the Almost Complete Collection and Holiday Chills and Thrills set. I also have kept the Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Volume 1 VHS out of nostalgia, and The Ghoul, The Bat and the Ugly & To Switch a Witch because I always wanted that one as a kid before we got the complete first series of Scrappy lol.

Since last mentioning my journey to collect all the rare Scooby VHS tapes with episodes unreleased anywhere else, I got super lucky and was able to find the Puppy Dog Tales VHS! The next one on my list is the Hanna-Barbera's Personal Favorites tape. Thus far, I've found a lot of UK versions of the tape online, but haven't seen the US version of the tape anywhere thus far.

I don't think I've ever shared pics of my full Scooby home media collection on here! I've attached pics below :) Would love to see pics of others' collections if you want to share!

These are already in the other photos, but here are the rare pieces of Scooby media that I'm proud to own! :) As you can see, I got the Puppy Dog Tales VHS since last mentioning my goal of collecting the Scooby VHS tapes with unreleased media! The only VHS that I'm still looking to add to my collection is the Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites tape.

This was something I'd been thinking about recently. It's kind of interesting how this happened a bunch of times in the classic era, but to my memory, hasn't happened at all in the classic era. I'm curious to see which of these episodes is people's favorite!

This is kind of a weird trope, so I've forgotten any, don't hesitate to let me know in the comments! There are a couple I chose not to include (i.e. they do technically meet the fortune teller, even if she turns out to be in disguise), so if you think I've missed one that should count, feel free to drop a comment.

Since February, we've been doing an ongoing poll series to determine the best Scooby-Doo recurring character. The results to the final round ended with a somewhat surprising (but imo very deserving) winner! Vincent Van Ghoul wins the title of best Scooby-Doo recurring character, with just a single vote lead over Scooby-Dum!

Who is your favorite Scooby-Doo recurring character?
Vincent Van Ghoul - 13
Scooby-Dum - 12
Thorn - 8
Sheriff Stone - 8
The Harlem Globetrotters - 5
Red Herring - 4
Del Chillman - 3
Yogi Bear - 3
Captain Cutler (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!) - 1
Dusk - 1
Gibby Norton - 1
Simone - 1

0 votes: Mumbly, Luna, Snagglepuss, Robi, Gigi, Yabba-Doo

We've been doing this recurring characters poll series for over two months. Now, it's finally time to bring all the winning options together to determine the best recurring character! The final spot for this week's poll went to The Harlem Globetrotters, who had a strong lead over any other option.

​What is your favorite recurring guest star in The New Scooby-Doo Movies and Guess Who?
The Harlem Globetrotters - 26
Batman and Robin - 14
Don Knotts - 9
Sandy Duncan - 4
​​​Cher - 4
​Mark Hamill - 3
The Three Stooges - 3