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…

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, li…

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…

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 t…

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 Secret…

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. Highlig…

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 ep…

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 coul…

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…

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 …

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 pro…

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 scene…

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 …

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-favouri…

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 in…

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…

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 prin…

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 My…

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 char…

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 discussio…

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 childre…

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 tim…

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…

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 Ex…

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 differen…

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…

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- …

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 - Ma…

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 othe…

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 Begi…

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 …