Night of the Living Doo
Night of the Living Doo is an American animated television special that aired on Cartoon Network on October 31, 2001.[1] The cartoon is a comedic parody of a typical episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, complete with unlikely guests and a retro style.[2] Its title is a riff on the Night of the Living Dead franchise.[3] The animation was produced by Cartoon Network and broadcast in small segments during commercial breaks of a Halloween Scooby-Doo marathon. At the end of the marathon, the complete special was broadcast in its entirety and was available on the Adult Swim website for a brief period.[4] It has not been released on home video.[5]
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Based on | Scooby-Doo by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears |
Written by | Chris 'Casper' Kelly Jeffrey G. Olsen |
Directed by | Chris 'Casper' Kelly Jeffrey G. Olsen |
Starring | Frank Welker B.J. Ward Grey DeLisle Scott Innes Gary Coleman David Cross Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Mark Hamill |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ashley Nixon Chris 'Casper' Kelly Jeffrey G. Olsen |
Running time | 20 minutes |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
Release | |
Original network | Cartoon Network |
Original release | October 31, 2001 |
The special featured a new opening title sequence combining the opening for The New Scooby-Doo Movies with clips of the special, set to the cover of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! theme song as performed by Matthew Sweet for Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits. It was nominated for an Annie Award.[6]
Plot
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang pick up a hitchhiking Gary Coleman, and the Mystery Machine soon proceeds to break down multiple times, finally leaving them stranded at a haunted castle owned by David Cross. The show contained multiple references and gags that take jabs at the original show, musical numbers by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy,[7] and concluded with a nonsensical ending, with Coleman pointing out all of the plot holes in the story. Scooby interrupts him by licking his face until the episode ends.
Cast
- Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Jabberjaw
- B.J. Ward as Velma Dinkley
- Grey DeLisle as Daphne Blake
- Scott Innes as Shaggy Rogers
- Mark Hamill as Himself/Mr. Shifty[8]
- Gary Coleman as Himself
- David Cross as Himself
- Scotty Morris as Himself
- Kurt Sodergren as Himself
- Dirk Shumaker as Himself
- Andy Rowley as Himself
- Glen "The Kid" Marhevka as Himself
- Karl Hunter as Himself
- Joshua Levy as Himself
Reception
Mark Pellegrini of AiPT! enjoyed the special and felt that it did not vere too far into adult humour as it could have.[1]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Annie Awards | Best Animated Short Subject | Nominated | [9] |
References
- Pellegrini, Mark (April 21, 2015). "Night of the Living Doo: The Forgotten Scooby-Doo Special Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- Staff (October 28, 2001). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; A Spookfest for Ghouls and Bats of All Ages". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- Kane, Joe (2010). Night Of The Living Dead: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever. Citadel Press. pp. 212-213. ISBN 9780806534312.
- Rattolle, Vinnie. "Night of the Living Doo". CultOddities. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- "Complete list of episodes NOT on the Best Of New Scooby Doo Movies". DVD Talk. January 11, 2005. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- "Scooby Doo's Night of the Living Doo (TV)". FilmAffinity. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- Evans, Anderson (November 14, 2009). "Scooby Doo: Night of the Living Doo". Gawker. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- "Did you Know?". BBVD.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- Godfrey, Leigh (January 6, 2003). "2002 Annie Award Nominees". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
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