What's New, Scooby-Doo?

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What's New, Scooby-Doo?
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Genre Action/Adventure
Mystery
Comedy horror
Format Animated series
Created by Hanna-Barbera Productions
Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Sander Schwartz
Developed by Sander Schwartz
Starring Frank Welker
Casey Kasem
Mindy Cohn
Grey DeLisle
Steven Blum
John Stephenson
Jeff Bennett
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Jennifer Hale
Rip Taylor
Arthur Burghardt
Patrick Fraley
Rob Paulsen
Dee Bradley Baker
Opening theme What's New Scooby Doo? performed by Simple Plan written by: (Rich Dickerson)
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 42 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Warner Bros. Animation
Running time 22-25 minutes
Distributor Warner Home Video (USA Video & DVD Release)
Broadcast
Original channel The WB (2002-2005)
Cartoon Network (2009-present)
Original run September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) – May 20, 2005 (2005-05-20)
Chronology
Preceded by A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991)
Followed by Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006–2008)
External links
Website

What's New, Scooby-Doo? is the ninth incarnation of the 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. The animated series was developed and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is currently airing on Cartoon Network, and Boomerang in the United States, Teletoon in Canada and CBBC, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang in the United Kingdom. This is the first Scooby-Doo series to have Mindy Cohn and Grey DeLisle voice Velma and Daphne respectively, as well as the last to have Casey Kasem voice Shaggy. The show currently reruns on Cartoon Network during the weekday morning time slot.

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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 (having left the role in a dispute over Shaggy's diet in the late-1990s animated movies), Grey DeLisle took over Daphne's role (having previously voiced the character in Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase after Mary Kay Bergman, (who died in 1999), while former Facts of Life actress Mindy Cohn took over Velma's as B.J. Ward was unavailable.

The new show follows the same format as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, but is reimagined as taking place in the 21st century and is more "realistic" than the previous, more cartoony incarnations, and features 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. A laugh track was only used for the Halloween special. The classic formula was also frequently parodied throughout (in a manner similar to A Pup Named Scooby-Doo), including the line "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids." As such, it returns to the formulaic version of humans in monster disguises, rather than the real monsters and ghosts of the prior four direct-to-video films (or the 1980s versions that preceded them).

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. As is the standard for former Hanna-Barbera properties, Hanna-Barbera is still credited as the copyright owner, and Joseph Barbera served as an executive producer.

The band Simple Plan is strongly connected to What's New, Scooby-Doo? They perform the theme song (written by Rich Dickerson), 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 feature a form of generalized product placement, where modern technological items (computers, DVD players, plasma screens, cell phones, etc.) are consistently described and utilized by the characters throughout the series, in a vein similar to The Fairly Odd Parents.

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-two episodes have been produced so far (fourteen in 2002-2003, fourteen in 2003-2004, and thirteen in 2004-2005, and one in 2005).

What's New, Scooby Doo? has begun airing on the UK CBBC Channel at 4:00PM all week (Mon-Sun). It also debuted on Boomerang and Cartoon Network

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

  • Scooby-Doo: A nice scaredy-pants Great Dane who is best friends with Shaggy Rogers. Two things that they have in common are that they love to eat and are always scared of monsters. Voiced by Frank Welker.
  • Shaggy Rogers: A beatnik teenager who is best friends with Scooby. He and Scooby are always scared and hungry; a running gag in the show. Voiced by Casey Kasem.
  • Daphne Blake: The fashionable rich one of the gang who defends herself with her great fighting skills. She's also bit of a klutz and accident prone. Voiced by Grey DeLisle.
  • Fred Jones: The leader of the Mystery, Inc. gang who is the master of making traps to catch the villains. However, sometimes the traps fail to work when Shaggy and Scooby mess them up then use the parts to catch the villain in their own fashion. Voiced by Frank Welker.
  • Velma Dinkley: The smartest of the gang. Gibby Norton has a crush on her. She is the youngest of the gang. She has 4 love interests. Those are Patrick, Ben Ravencroft, Jeffrey P. Dennis and the movie star, Guy L'Avorton. She wears glasses because she's myopic. She is voiced by Mindy Cohn.

[edit] Recurring Characters

Characters in the series who appear more than once.

  • Elliot Binber: A competitive kid who often loses to Velma in contests. Voiced by Kimberly Brooks.
  • Melbourne O'Reilly: An Australian adventurer/explorer who is one of Fred's heroes. Voiced by Steven Blum.
  • J.J. Hakimoto: A famous director. Voiced by Brain Tochi.
  • Gibby Norton: A computer nerd who has a crush on Velma, who hates the sight of him. He often turns out to be the villain to impress Velma, never succeeding. Gibby is modelled after his voice actor, Eddie Deezen.
  • Professor Laslow Ostwald: An inventor whom the gang meets. Voiced by Dave Foley, later by James Arnold Taylor. He first appears in "High-Tech House Of Horrors" where his "House of the Future's" AI "Shari" goes haywire attacking tourists. Though the gang suspects him it is later revealed that "Shari" itself is responsible (it was angry at the Professor due to him getting all of the attention). The gang defeated "Shari" by ignoring her (as it want attention) causing her to overload. Professor Ostwald also appears in "E-Scream" at a "Video Game Convention" where his new invention the cuddly "Osomons" turn evil. It is later discovered that the whole mystery was actually a VR simulation Velma was trying out.
  • The Hex Girls: Thorn, Dusk and Luna, are the members of the famous eco-goth rock band, The Hex Girls, whom Scooby and the gang are acquainted. Thorn is voiced by Jennifer Hale, Dusk by Jane Wiedlin and Luna by Kimberly Brooks.
  • Mr. B: The owner of the Secret Six puppies who may do anything to save them. His full name is never revealed. Voiced by Jeff Bennett.
  • Crissie: A Golden Retriever who is the Secret Six's mother.
  • The Secret Six' puppies: Maize, Flax, Jingle, Knox, 14-Carat and Bling-Bling. They are six very well-trained, prize-winning Golden Retriever puppies who have a knack for getting into trouble. Maize and Knox are voiced by Jennifer Hale, Jingle is voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Flax is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, Bling-Bling is voiced by Grey Delisle, and 14-Carat is voiced by Frank Welker.

[edit] Celebrity Guest Stars

[edit] Episodes

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

[edit] DVD releases

Warner Home Video has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1. The series was initially released in ten volumes of four or five episodes between 2003–2006, as well as in the UK from 2004–2006 and later re-released in season sets in 2007 - 2008.[1] In the UK, the volumes were released in a two disc set on May 30, 2011.[2] A box set was released on October 29, 2007 in the UK containing all ten volumes in a complete set.[3]

[edit] Season sets

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Complete 1st Season 14 February 20, 2007
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Complete 2nd Season 14 June 5, 2007
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Complete 3rd Season 14 January 8, 2008
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Complete Seasons 1-3 42 January 8, 2008

[edit] UK volume sets

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: The Complete Collection 42 October 29, 2007
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: A Scary Space & a Swinging Safari 8 May 30, 2011
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Movie Monsters & a Magic Mummy 8 May 30, 2011
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Top Dog & a Hot Dog 10 May 30, 2011
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Ghouls, Fools & a Grief on a Reef 8 May 30, 2011
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Spooky Case and a Mad Race 8 May 30, 2011

[edit] Volume releases

US DVD Name Ep # Release Date Episodes Featured
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape 4 August 19, 2003
  • "There's No Creature Like Snow Creature"
  • "3-D Struction"
  • "Space Ape at the Cape"
  • "Big Scare in the Big Easy"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 2: Safari So Good! 4 March 9, 2004
  • "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine"
  • "Riva Ras Regas"
  • "Roller Ghoster Ride"
  • "Safari, So Goodi!"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 3: Halloween Boos and Clues 4 August 10, 2004
  • "The Vampire Strikes Back"
  • "Mummy Scares Best"
  • "High-tech House of the Future"
  • "She Sees a Sea Monster by the Sea Shore"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 4: Merry Scary Holiday 4 October 5, 2004
  • "A Scooby Doo Christmas"
  • "Toy Scary Boo"
  • "Homeward Hound"
  • "Recipe For Disaster"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 5: Sports Spooktacular 4 June 14, 2005
  • "The Unnatural"
  • "The Fast and the Wormies"
  • "Wresteling Maniacs"
  • "Diamonds Are Ghoul's Best Friend"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 6: Monster Matinee 4 August 9, 2005
  • "A Scooby-Doo Halloween"
  • "San Franpsycho"
  • "New Mexico, Old Monster"
  • "Big Appetite in Little Tokyo"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 7: Ghosts on the Go 4 November 8, 2005
  • "Ghosts On The Go"
  • "It's All Greek to Scooby"
  • "Pompeii and Circumstance"
  • "Ready To Scare"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 8: Zoinks! Camera! Action! 4 February 21, 2006
  • "Lights! Camera! Mayhem"
  • "E-Scream"
  • "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman"
  • "A Scooby-Doo Valentine"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 9: Route Scary6 5 June 6, 2006
  • "Fright House of a Lighthouse"
  • "Go West Young Scoob"
  • "Farmed and Dangerous"
  • "Gentlemen Start Your Montsters"
  • "Camp Comeoniwannascareya" (Bonus episodes)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 10: Monstrous Tails 5 December 5, 2006
  • "Uncle Scooby and Antarctica!"
  • "Block-Long Hong Kong Terror"
  • "Reef Grief"
  • "Gold Paw"
  • "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown" (Bonus episodes)
UK DVD Name Ep # Release Date Episodes Featured
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape 4 May 3, 2004
  • "There's No Creature Like Snow Creature"
  • "3-D Struction"
  • "Space Ape at the Cape"
  • "Big Scare in the Big Easy"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 2: Safari So Good! 4 June 28, 2004
  • "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine"
  • "Riva Ras Regas"
  • "Roller Ghoster Ride"
  • "Safari, So Goodi!"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 3: Lights! Camera! Mayhem! 4 June 20, 2005
  • "She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore"
  • "Toy Scary Boo"
  • "Lights! Camera! Mayhem!"
  • "Pompeii and Circumstance"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 4: Mummy Scares Best! 4 July 18, 2005
  • "The Unnatural"
  • "Big Appetite in Little Tokyo"
  • "Mummy Scares Best"
  • "The Fast and the Wormious"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 5: Homeward Hound 5 October 24, 2005
  • "High-Tech House of Horrors"
  • "The Vampire Strikes Back"
  • "Homeward Hound"
  • "The San Franpsycho"
  • "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 6: Recipe for Disaster 5 November 21, 2005
  • "Recipe for Disaster"
  • "Large Dragon at Large"
  • "Uncle Scooby and Antarctica"
  • "New Mexico, Old Monster"
  • "It's All Greek to Scooby"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 7: Ready to Scare 4 April 10, 2006
  • "Wrestle Maniacs"
  • "Diamonds Are A Ghoul’s Best Friend"
  • "Ready to Scare"
  • "A Scooby-Doo Valentine"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 8: E-Scream 4 May 29, 2006
  • "Block-Long Hong Kong Horror"
  • "Gold Paw"
  • "Reef Grief!"
  • "E-Scream"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Volume 9: Fright of a Lighthouse 4 July 24, 2006
  • "Go West, Young Scoob"
  • "Fright House of a Lighthouse"
  • "Farmed and Dangerous"
  • "Camp Comeoniwannascareya"
What's New, Scooby Doo? Volume 10: Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters 4 November 20, 2006
  • "Gentleman, Start Your Monsters"
  • "A Scooby-Doo Halloween"
  • "A Scooby-Doo Christmas"
  • "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Season set referencee:
  2. ^ Set Releases:
  3. ^ Limited, Linens. "What's New Scooby Doo: Complete 10-Disc Box Set DVD: Amazon.co.uk: Scooby Doo: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VEHE1S. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 

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