Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo

On this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo: We’re pulling from the vault of unreleased interviews! In December 2022, Alexa had the chance to chat with Corwin “Bug” Emery, creative director at Spooky Pinball. Thankful this incredibly fun interview can finally hit your ears!   Highlights of this episode include: 1- It started as a podcast? A brief history of the Spooky Pinball company, an...

On this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo: We’re STILL celebrating 10 years of Be Cool Scooby-Doo!  This is the second Be Cool themed interview of the month, and a reminder that both of these episodes are about the MUSIC specifically. In this interview, Alexa speaks with Be Cool and Scooby-Doo and the Gourmet Ghost composer, Matthew Janszen!   Highlights of this episode include: 1- The...

On this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo: We’re celebrating 10 years of Be Cool Scooby-Doo!  Interviews this month are Be Cool themed, and to narrow that down even further, it just so happens that both of the episodes released in October will be about the MUSIC specifically. To start off, Alexa speaks with Be Cool and Scooby-Doo and the Gourmet Ghost composer, Jake Monaco!   Highlight...

On this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo: we dive into the Scooby-Doo adjacent! Alexa speaks with Saturday Night Live production designer Andrea Purcigliotti about the Scooby-Doo parody sketch. Airing on the season finale of season 49, the sketch featured host Jake Gyllenhaal as Fred, and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter as Daphne.   Highlights of this episode include: 1- The typical t...

On this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo: Alexa speaks with storyboard artist, writer, producer and director, Joe Sichta. Joe worked on eight direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movies, including:   -Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster -Scooby-Doo Where’s My Mummy -Chill Out Scooby-Doo -Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King -Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword   He also directed six episodes of the Wha...

On this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo: Alexa speaks to Lily Meade, author of the new young adult novel The Hex Girls: A Rogue Thorn, which is available for purchase now.   Highlights of this episode include: 1- How Lily discovered her skill and passion for writing. 2- A SECTION OF SPOILERS! We go into depth about Lily's influences and inspiration for the book, and discuss specific...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa interviews Stephen Geering, composer for three video games: Scooby-Doo Mystery Adventures: Phantom of the Knight (CD-ROM); Scooby-Doo's Classic Creep Capers (N64 & Gameboy Color); and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (Playstation 1, Gameboy Advance).   Highlights of this episode include: 1- Stephen’s journey into composing, and how he...

Rikes! In the latest episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa interviews Neil Fanning, the voice of Scooby-Doo in the live action films Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).   Highlights of this episode include: 1- A look into how Neil started his career in the entertainment industry at Warner Bros. Movie World Australia, and the full circle moment of becoming...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa interviews animation historian Jerry Beck, author of the Hanna-Barbera Treasury, and the Insight Editions Scooby-Doo mini book, as well as many other animation-focused books. Jerry also runs the Cartoon Research blog, and was interviewed in the Scooby-Doo Where Are You Now TV special (2021).   Highlights of this episode include: 1- A bri...

In the long awaited return of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa had the opportunity to attend the 2024 Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo, where she interviewed three people who have worked on the Scooby-Doo franchise: Tim Sheridan, John Delaney, and Grey Delisle!   Highlights of this episode include: 1- How Tim Sheridan envisioned a return for Scrappy-Doo in Curse of the 13th Ghost (...

In the latest episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa had the honour to interview Bob Singer, who worked on various different Scooby-Doo series in his long spanning career, most notably of course, the original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!   Highlights of this episode include: 1- What was the very first drawing Bob ever did? 2- What does Bob consider to be his career highlights?...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa had the chance to speak with Director of Traveling Exhibits, Sarah Myers; and Exhibit Developer, Stephanie Eddleman, while at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis back in June 2022. While the Scooby-Doo Mansion Mayhem experience has now closed at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, listen in to hear about the process of developing th...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo, Alexa chats with Scott Innes, who voiced none other than Scooby-Doo in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island; Scooby-Doo and Shaggy in Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase; and he was the voice of Scrappy-Doo in the 2002 live action movie. Scott has also lent his voice to numerous video...

Welcome back to the Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo! In the return of the podcast, Alexa chats with writing partners Justin Becker and Steve Clemmons, who wrote Be Quiet Scooby-Doo, from Be Cool Scooby-Doo together. Steve also worked on the episodes If You Can’t Scooby-Doo the Time, Don’t Scooby-Doo the Crime, and Be Cold Scooby-Doo.   Highlights of this episode include: 1- The first interview feat...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa chats with Morgan Baden, author of two books in the Daphne and Velma series: book 2, The Dark Deception; and book 3, Buried Secrets, which comes out in June 2021.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- The story of how Morgan came up with the ideas for The Dark Deception and Buried Secrets.  2- A spoiler free preview of what we can e...

In the fifth and last episode of January’s Be Cool Scooby-Doo! theme, Alexa speaks with writer Marly Halpern-Graser. Marly wrote about seven episodes of Be Cool, as well as “The Gathering Gloom” for Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and the 2013 Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon movie. Marly is also one of the creators of Right Now Kapow.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- The story of h...

In the fourth episode in this month’s Be Cool Scooby-Doo! theme, Alexa chats with writer Josie Campbell. Josie wrote four episodes for Be Cool: The Norse Case Scenario, I Scooby Dooby Doo, Eating Crow, and Sorcerer Snack Scare. Recently, Josie has worked on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- How Josie was able to work a...

In the third episode of January’s Be Cool Scooby-Doo! theme, Alexa chats with director James Krenzke, who worked on about 15-17 episodes in the series.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- A look at what the schedule was like for a director on BCSD.  2- Roughly what the timeline was like for an episode to go from script to screen.  3- How they could be more cinematic with the show, especiall...

In the second episode of January’s Be Cool Scooby-Doo! theme, Alexa speaks with producer Zac Moncrief.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- The day-to-day of Zac’s role on Be Cool Scooby-Doo!  2- What the initial development process was like for the show.  3- How the goal was to have the show make people of all ages laugh.    Make sure to follow along on Twitter @UnmaskedSD , Instagram @unma...

In the first episode of January’s Be Cool Scooby-Doo theme, Alexa chats with head writer and story editor on the show, Jon Colton Barry.  Highlights of this episode include:  1- Jon discusses the process of developing the personalities of the gang in the show, especially for Fred, Daphne, and Velma.  2- How the art style contributes to the writing of the show, and types of gags they could do becau...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with James Gelsey, author of about 45 to 50 Scooby-Doo chapter books released by Scholastic from 1998 to around 2007.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- The story of how James got the opportunity to write the Scooby books.    2- A look into what both the writing and publishing process was like for the Scooby-Doo chapter bo...

A short special episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, focusing on the latest Scooby-Doo movie release, Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo! This episode features writer, director, and producer of the movie, Maxwell Atoms, and a few written responses sent in by a very special guest, the voice of Fred and Scooby-Doo, Frank Welker.   Happy Halloween!

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with picture editor Bruce King. Bruce worked on Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, the special episodes on the 13 Spooky Tales DVD releases, and films Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright, and Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- A behind the scenes look at the editing process for Scooby-Doo,...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa chats with Ray DeLaurentis, creator of Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!    Highlights of this episode include:  1- What the development process was like for the show.    2- How hectic the writing schedule could be.    3- How Ray’s goal was to have the show appeal to kids and make kids laugh, and it didn’t matter if anyone else liked the s...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Rick Copp, writer of Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost (1999), and the 2013 special episode Scooby-Doo! and the Mecha Mutt Menace. Highlights of this episode include: 1- The development of the Hex Girls, and how the trio has had a lasting impact on the franchise as fan-favourite characters.   2- The writing process for Scooby...