Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa chats with Nick Palatas, who played the role of Shaggy in the 2009 and 2010 live action TV films, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster.  Highlights of this episode include:  1- How Nick developed the voice of Shaggy, and what he wanted to bring to his interpretation of the character.    2- What it was...

In October, we’re back to a variety of different interviews after September’s Mystery Incorporated themed month. In this episode, Alexa chats with writer Jeremy Adams. Jeremy was one of the writers on Scoobynatural, and wrote the 2019 direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- A brief chat about the LEGO Scooby-Doo shorts.    2- All things...

In the fourth and final episode of September's Mystery Incorporated themed month, Alexa speaks with director/producer Victor Cook. Victor also worked on the direct to video special episodes on the 13 Spooky Tales DVD releases, and the 2013 movie Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- Victor’s path from wanting to be a print cartoonist, to directing in animation.    2-...

In the third episode for September's Mystery Incorporated themed month, Alexa chats with lead character designer on the show, Derrick J. Wyatt. Derrick has done character design for not only Mystery Incorporated, but also for Transformers, Teen Titans and Ben 10.  Highlights of this episode include:  1- What the design process was like for various Mystery Incorporated characters.    2- How Derrick...

In the second episode for September's Mystery Incorporated themed month, Alexa speaks with writer Roger Eschbacher. Roger wrote five episodes of Mystery Incorporated, including Battle of the Humungonauts, and The Hodag of Horror.  Highlights of this episode include:  1- What it was like writing for a darker, overarching Scooby-Doo show.    2- Which character of the gang, and which supporting chara...

This episode marks the first of a month full of Mystery Incorporated themed interviews! To kick off the month, Alexa chats with producer and head writer of the show, Mitch Watson.    Highlights of this episode include:    1- Some fun behind the scenes stories from the show.    2- What it was like to develop an overarching story for Scooby-Doo, and discussions about the timeline.    3- Chatting abo...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Laren Bright, writer and story editor on A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.    Highlights of this episode include:  1- Laren’s stories from working at Hanna-Barbera.    2- What the writing process was like for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.    3- Laren’s thoughts on including positive messages in children’s cartoons.    Make sure to follow alo...

In the tenth episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Scott Jeralds, who has worked on numerous Scooby projects over the years, from A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, to directing early direct to video movies Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Vampire, and Scooby-Doo! Monster of Mexico.  Highlights of this episode include:    1- The very first time Scott heard about Scooby-Doo Where Are You?...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa chats with Cheryl Johnson, who worked as a background designer on season 1, and art director on season 2 of Be Cool Scooby-Doo!    Highlights of this episode include:    1- What a typical day would look like at work on Be Cool Scooby-Doo for a background designer and an art director.    2- What it was like to work on a new look for Scoob...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Christopher Keenan, former Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs for Warner Bros. Christopher worked on early direct to video Scooby Doo movies from Cyber Chase to Chill Out Scooby Doo, and was also involved in the What's New Scooby Doo? series. Christopher is currently Executive Producer of Mattel Television.    Highligh...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Christian Campbell, who voiced Bram, the leader of the vampire performance troupe in the 2012 musical film Scooby Doo! Music of the Vampire.   Highlights of this episode include:    1- Christian's thoughts on Bram as a character, and the experience voicing him.   2-  What the differences are between performing on a stage, act...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with character designer Chris Battle, who worked on a redesign of the gang for the opening title sequence of Scooby Doo! Frankencreepy (2014).    Highlights of this episode include:    1- What the idea was for the redesign of the Scooby gang in the Frankencreepy title sequence.    2- How to design a silhouette of a character for a...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa chats with Kate Melton, who played the role of Daphne Blake in the live action TV films Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) and Scooby Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010).    Highlights of this episode include:    1- What the audition process was like for Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins.    2- What it was like to bring a cartoon chara...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Mark Hoffmeier, writer for two episodes of Scooby Doo and Guess Who: A Mystery Solving Gang Divided, featuring Abraham Lincoln and the Funky Phantom crew, and Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus, which naturally features Weird Al Yankovic.    Highlights of this episode include:  1 - Mark discusses his work at Hanna-Barbera in publ...

In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Zac Retz, who worked as a visual development artist on the early stages of the 2020 film SCOOB!   Highlights of this episode include:  1- What it was like to work on the early stages of SCOOB!  2- The process of environment design on an animated movie.  3- Chatting about a few other Hanna Barbera characters who were included...

In the second episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa chats with Slade Echeverria, the lead singer and bassist of Anarbor, about their version of What’s New Scooby Doo for the Mystery Begins, the band’s new EP, and more.   Highlights of this episode include:   1- How Anarbor was the band chosen to be featured in Scooby Doo The Mystery Begins.    2- The process behind the making of the...

In the first episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, host Alexa Lawlor chats with music composer Rich Dickerson about his time working on the Legend of the Vampire, Monster of Mexico, and What's New Scooby Doo.   Highlights of this episode include: 1- The story of how the What's New Scooby Doo theme song was written.  2- The process of writing music for animation.  3- Who was originally con...