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 expect in book 3.  3- What it was like to come in to write the second and third books in the...

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 how Marly started working in animation. 2- The original idea for the Mask of the Blue Falcon...

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 few of her real life experiences into her Be Cool Scooby-Doo! episodes. 2- What it was like in the...

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, especially in adding some action and adventure.  Make sure to follow along on Twitter @UnmaskedSD, Instagram...

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 @unmaskedsdpodcast, or at unmaskedsdpodcast.com for more groovy content! And you can also find Unmasked...

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 because of the way the show looked. 3- Jon talks about some of his favourite Be Cool episodes.  Make sure...

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 books.  3- How the Scooby-Doo characters could help teach kids creative writing in school visits James...

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, and animation in general.  2- A few fun stories and memories from Bruce’s time working on...

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 show, as long as children did.  Make sure to follow along on Twitter @UnmaskedSD, Instagram...

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-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost. 3- How Rick came to write Scooby-Doo! and the Mecha Mutt Menace.Make...

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 like on set, and what it was like to film some of the scenes in both the Mystery Begins and Curse of...

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 writing for Scoobynatural.  3- The writing process for Return to Zombie Island, and what it was like...

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- How Victor came to work on Mystery Incorporated, and his experience on the show.  3- Chatting about...

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’s attempt at Iwao Takamoto’s style turned into the design for Mystery Incorporated.  3- The...

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 characters were Roger’s favourites to write.  3- Some specific questions about the episodes Roger wrote...

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 about the development of the characters, especially about the direction they went with Velma and Fred. Also,...

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 along on Twitter @UnmaskedSD, Instagram @unmaskedsdpodcast, or at unmaskedsdpodcast.com for more groovy...

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? when he was about nine years-old, and how he fell in love with the show, and other Hanna-Barbera...

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 Scooby-Doo.  3- Cheryl’s favourite moments from working on Be Cool Scooby-Doo.  Make sure to follow along on...