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The New Scooby-Doo Movies is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is the second television series in the Scooby-Doo franchise, and follows the first incarnation, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![1] It premiered on September 9, 1972, and ended on October 27, 1973, running for two seasons on CBS as the only hour-long Scooby-Doo series.[2] Twenty-four episodes were produced, sixteen for the 1972–73 season and eight more for the 1973–74 season.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

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Genre
Created by
Directed by
Voices of
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Producers
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Running time42–43 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1972 –
October 27, 1973
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Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real world celebrities or well-known animated characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving mysteries.[3] This concept was later revisited with a similar animated series titled Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, which premiered in 2019.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies was the last incarnation of Scooby-Doo airing on CBS,[4] and also the franchise's final time to feature Nicole Jaffe as the regular voice of Velma Dinkley, due to her marriage and retirement from acting.

Many of the guest stars who appeared in The New Scooby-Doo Movies were living celebrities who provided their own voices (Don Knotts, Jerry Reed, Cass Elliot, Jonathan Winters, Sandy Duncan, Tim Conway, Dick Van Dyke, Don Adams, Davy Jones and Sonny & Cher, among others); some episodes featured celebrities who were retired or deceased, whose voicing was done by imitators (The Three Stooges and Laurel and Hardy), and the rest were crossovers with present or future Hanna-Barbera characters.[5]

The characters from other Hanna-Barbera shows Harlem Globetrotters, Josie and the Pussycats, Jeannie, and Speed Buggy all appeared on the show during or after their own shows' original runs; The Addams Family and Batman and Robin (the first time the latter duo appeared in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon[5]) both appeared on the show a year before they were incorporated into Hanna-Barbera shows of their own, The Addams Family and Super Friends, respectively.[6]

After The New Scooby-Doo Movies ended its original network run in August 1974, repeats of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! aired on CBS for the next two years. No new Scooby-Doo cartoons would be produced until the show moved to ABC in September 1976 on the highly publicized The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour. When the various Scooby-Doo series entered syndication in 1980, each New Movies episode was halved and run as two half-hour parts. The USA Network Cartoon Express began running the New Movies in their original format beginning in September 1990; they were rerun on Sunday mornings until August 1992.

In 1994, The New Scooby-Doo Movies began appearing on three Turner Broadcasting networks: TNT, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio. The first season of the series was animated at Hanna-Barbera's main studio in Los Angeles, while the second season was animated at their newly formed studio, Hanna-Barbera Pty, Ltd. in Australia.

  • Don Messick – Scooby-Doo, Ngogi the Orangutan (in "Ghastly Ghost Town"), Sheriff (in "Ghastly Ghost Town"), Red-Haired Rock Festival Businessman (in "The Frickert Fracas"), Captain Moody (in "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner"), Guard (in "A Good Medium is Rare"), Drawbridge Operator (in "A Good Medium is Rare"), Mr. Van Henstone (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Slats (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Matilda/Matt Hildago (in "The Secret of Shark Island"), Mr. Sawyer (in "The Ghost of the Red Baron"), Andrew Terra (in "The Ghost of the Red Baron"), Swampy Pete/Pete Dugan (in "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep"), Haunted Horseman/Duke of Strathmore (in "The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hill"), Cyrus Wheedly (in "The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hill"), Sergeant (in "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall"), Professor Flakey (in "The Caped Crusader Caper"), Ghost of Captain Scavenger/Captain Cannaby/Jack Canna (in "The Haunted Showboat"), Prince Abin (in "Mystery in Persia"), Abdullah (in "Mystery in Persia"), Clem Duncan (in "The Weird Winds of Winona"), Mr. Franklin (in "The Haunted Candy Factory"), Ghostly Strongman/Masked Marvel (in "The Haunted Carnival")
  • Casey Kasem – Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Robin (in "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper"), Ling-Poo (in "Wednesday Is Missing"), Brown-Haired Rock Festival Businessman (in "The Frickert Fracas"), Ghost of Captain Moody (in "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner"), Valet (in "A Good Medium is Rare"), Police Officer (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Car Radio Announcer (in "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall"), Alexander Cabot III (in "The Haunted Showboat"), Ghost of Injun Joe/Jack Canna's Partner (in "The Haunted Showboat"), Sheriff (in "The Weird Winds of Winona")
  • Frank Welker – Fred Jones, Cleopatra (in "Wednesday is Missing"), Male Housekeeper (in "Wednesday is Missing"), Vulture (in "Wednesday is Missing"), Sheriff Dandy Griffith (in "The Spooky Fog of Juneberry"), Possessed Viking Mannequin/Ben Bing (in "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall"), Hot Dog Vendor (in "The Mystery of Haunted Island"), Lance Goodwin (in "The Haunted Showboat"), P.J. Peabody (in "The Weird Winds of Winona")
  • Heather North – Daphne Blake, Shirley Dennison (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Gypsy Machine (in "The Haunted Carnival")
  • Nicole Jaffe – Velma Dinkley
  • Sherry Alberoni - Alexander Cabot (in "The Haunted Showboat")
  • Michael Bell - Scorpions Coach (in "The Mystery of Haunted Island"), Jesse Finster (in "The Spirit Spooked Sports Show"), Mark (in "The Weird Winds of Winona")
  • Mel Blanc - Scorpions Trainer (in "The Mystery of Haunted Island"), Speed Buggy (in "The Weird Winds of Winona")
  • Henry Corden - Geronimo/Rhino (in "Ghastly Ghost Town"), Tyronosaurus Rex (in "Ghastly Ghost Town"), Jonathan Crabtree's Chauffeur (in "The Ghost of Bigfoot"), Redcoat Ghost (in "The Loch Ness Mess")
  • Jerry Dexter - Alan (in The Haunted Showboat")
  • Jamie Farr
  • June Foray - Mrs. Baker (in "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair")
  • Joan Gerber - Madame Zokar (in "A Good Medium is Rare")
  • Arlene Golonka - Debbie (in "The Weird Winds of Winona")
  • Florence Halop
  • Mark Hamill - Corey Anders (in "Mystery in Persia")
  • Bob Hastings - Henry Glopp (in "Mystery in Persia")
  • Ann Jillian
  • Jackie Joseph - Melody (in "The Haunted Showboat")
  • Ted Knight - Gunslinger/Amos Crunch (in "Ghastly Ghost Town"), Penguin (in "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper"), Ghost of Paul Revere (in "The Loch Ness Mess")
  • Phil Luther Jr. - Tinker (in "The Weird Winds of Winona")
  • Alan Oppenheimer
  • Barbara Pariot - Valerie (in "The Haunted Showboat")
  • Cindy Putman - Pizza Parlor Waitress (in "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall")
  • Mike Road - Minuteman Ghost (in "The Loch Ness Mess")
  • John Stephenson - Cousin Itt (in "Wednesday is Missing"), Vernon Crow (in "The Frickert Fracas"), Scarecrow/Simon Shakey (in "The Frickert Fracas"), Alberto (in "A Good Medium is Rare"), Lucas (in "A Good Medium is Rare"), Mysto (in "A Good Medium is Rare"), Duke Jason (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Mr. Thayer (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Mr. Hyde/Zalia Z. Fairchild (in "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde"), Milo Meekly (in "The Secret of Shark Island"), Hans Edelweiss (in "The Ghost of Bigfoot"), Ghost of the Red Baron/Mr. Siegfried (in "The Ghost of the Red Baron"), Farmer (in "The Ghost of the Red Baron"), Creech (in "The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hill"), Morgan (in "The Loch Ness Mess"), Selby (in "The Loch Ness Mess"), Winslow (in "The Loch Ness Mess"), Scorpions Owner (in "The Mystery of Haunted Island"), Johnny Briggs (in "The Haunted Showboat"), Jay Teller (in "The Spirit Spooked Sports Show"), Spirit of Fireball McPhan (in "The Spirit Spooked Sports Show"), Lorne Chumley (in "The Exterminator"), Otto (in "The Exterminator"), Green Glob #1/Mr. Crink (in "The Haunted Candy Factory"), Green Glob #2/Sterling Smith (in "The Haunted Candy Factory"), Detective Storm (in "The Haunted Candy Factory")
  • Larry Storch - Joker (in "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper")
  • Vincent VanPatten - Possessed Davy Crockett Mannequin/Bertha/Bank Robber (in "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall")
  • Jonathan Walmsley
  • Lennie Weinrib - Robot Gunslinger (in "Ghastly Ghost Town"), Gene Haultry (in "The Spooky Fog of Juneberry"), Redbeard's Ghost (in "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep"), Ghost Pirate #2 (in "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep"), Sir Sedgewick (in "The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hill"), Andrew Jackson Hotel Desk Clerk (in "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall"), Uncle Nathaniel (in "The Loch Ness Mess")
  • Producers/directors: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
  • Story: Jack Mendelsohn, Tom Dagenais, Norman Maurer, Larz Bourne, Woody Kling, Sid Morse

Upon attempting to release a complete DVD set of the 24-episode series in 2005, Warner Home Video was unable to negotiate agreements with several of the episodes' guest stars to have those episodes included. As a result, the DVD was released under the title The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies, and featured only 15 episodes culled from both seasons. The opening titles on this release were edited to remove the images of the Addams Family, Batman and Robin, the Harlem Globetrotters, the Three Stooges, and Laurel and Hardy.

On April 4, 2019, Warner Bros. announced plans to release eight more episodes, both as part of a package with the 15 previously released episodes and as a standalone release.[7][8][9] This release was planned for the 50th anniversary of Scooby-Doo. No explanation for the previous appearances' rights issues was provided.

The only episode that has not been released or announced for release on DVD is "Wednesday Is Missing", which features the Addams Family.

Season set

DVD title Ep. # Release date Featurettes
The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection 23 June 4, 2019
  • The Hanna-Barbera Kennel Club Roasts Scooby-Doo
  • Uptown with Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters
  • The Girls Rock![10]

Volume sets

DVD title Ep. # Release date Featurettes
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies 15 March 22, 2005
  • The Hanna-Barbera Kennel Club Roasts Scooby-Doo
  • Uptown with Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters
  • The Girls Rock!
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes 8 June 4, 2019

Other releases

The two episodes featuring Batman and Robin and two of the three episodes featuring the Harlem Globetrotters were also included in two separate releases: Scooby-Doo Meets Batman and Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters.

DVD / VHS title Ep. # Release date Episodes
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman 2 August 20, 2002
  1. "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair"
  2. "The Caped Crusader Caper"
Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters 2 May 6, 2003
  1. "The Mystery of Haunted Island"
  2. "The Loch Ness Mess"

The Addams Family episode "Wednesday is Missing" was released to VHS in Australia under the title "Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family" and was also released in the U.K. on VHS, along with the Three Stooges episode "Ghastly Ghost Town" under the title "Scooby-Doo Meets the Three Stooges". "The Secret of Shark Island" (featuring Sonny and Cher) episode was released in the U.S. and the U.K. on VHS on a video called Hanna-Barbera Presents: The Best of Scooby-Doo.

Release name Release format Ep. # Release date Episodes
The New Scooby-Doo Movies VHS 2 1987
  1. "Scooby-Doo and the Three Stooges" ("Ghastly Ghost Town")
  2. "Scooby-Doo and the Addams Family" ("Wednesday is Missing")
  • Note: this is currently the only U.K. release with the Addams Family episode "Wednesday Is Missing."
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies Volume 1 DVD 4 2005
  1. "Ghastly Ghost Town"
  2. "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair"
  3. "The Frickert Fracas"
  4. "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner?"
The New Scooby-Doo Movies The (Almost) Complete Collection DVD/Blu-ray 23 2019 same as U.S. release
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  7. ^ "'New Scooby-Doo Movies' Come Home in (Almost) Complete & Lost Episode Sets". 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ "The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Blu-ray Disc Details | High-Def Digest".
  9. ^ "New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on Blu-ray & DVD This June!". 4 April 2019.
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