The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special

 

A new Scooby-Doo Reunion special was announced on May 25. It will be a one hour special that airs on The CW later this year.

According to Variety:

In “The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special,” the Mystery Inc. gang reunites at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce about their favorite cases and how they were filmed. But it turns out that the backlot may have its own monster problem. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo investigate this mystery while celebrating the legacy of the franchise during this one-hour special.

Jonathan Stern will executive produce the special, which hails from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and Abominable Pictures.

According to MovieWeb, the reunion special is going to be a spoof of the reunion shows that have been coming out over the past year.

I'm hoping to see the gang as adults and I really would like to see them do this tastefully. This should be an awesome way to celebrate the characters and the voice actors through the years, especially Frank Welker, who has voiced Fred since the beginning. 

It will be a great opportunity for them to bring back some of the characters everyone loves too, like Scooby-Dum, Scooby-Dee and Scrappy. 

This could be amazing or it could be really bad. It will depend on how much Scooby knowledge the people working on it have, or at least how much research they do. I do feel with it only being an hour it may be rushed. With 50+ years of content, there is enough to make this a series. They could focus on the past mysteries in addition to showing the gang as they are now. 

I wonder what animation style they will use? What mysteries they will focus on? Why they even chose to do a reunion special at all? Is it possible Frank Welker is retiring? Could this be another tribute to him like it seemed that the Guess Who episode A Haunt of a Thousand Voices was? I couldn't even imagine him not voicing Fred anymore. Who would replace him? 

Ok, now I have so many more questions! I guess we'll just wait and see how the special turns out.

 

New Scooby-Doo Funko POP Figures Announced on May 24th

 

This week is Funkoween and we got a treat yesterday from Funko! They released The Hex Girls 3-pack POP Figure set! People have been waiting for this! There had been a whole campaign to get Funko to make these POP Figures and they finally came through! I'm excited that Dusk, Thorn and Luna are finally POP figures. 

They were released out of the blue yesterday as Hot Topic exclusives and they sold out in about 9 minutes. I thought they would be posted on eBay for $100, being that they were sold by Hot Topic for $36.90. To my surprise, more like horror, people were listing them on eBay for $300! Nothing like taking advantage of people! But, have no fear...if you didn't snag the set yesterday, Hot Topic and Funko have confirmed that they will be available again to order at some point. So please don't give the scalpers the satisfaction of making an insane profit on these POP figures. Wait it out and get them when they are a decent price. 

Also announced on Monday, May 24th was a new Scooby-Doo Funko Soda POP Figure. This one is called...Space Ghost? I think they mean Space Kook! Space Ghost is a totally different Hanna-Barbera character!

The Soda figure will have a regular version and a glow-in-the-dark chase version. It hasn't been revealed yet how we can get this POP figure, so keep your eyes open for the announcement!  With only 7,500 being made, it will surely sell out quickly and be listed on eBay for an astronomical amount of money! 

I spent my day today watching the Funko page, refreshing it every few minutes, stressing over whether this figure would be released today, just to have it not be released and now I have to go through that again tomorrow. It can be quite tiring to deal with exclusives and I go back and forth with "is it worth it or not?" My problem is that I have every Scooby-Doo POP figure that has been made so far and I feel like I need to get all the new ones that come up to keep my collection intact. 

Thinking about new POP figures, I wonder if any other Scooby-Doo figures will be released this week or if we will only see The Hex Girls and Space Ghost Kook?

Good luck to all the collectors that really want this item because they feel it will add to their ever growing collection. Keep an eye on Funko's social media pages and on my social media pages for updates! 

New Scooby-Doo FigPins and My Dislike for Exclusives

 The Scooby-Doo FigPins were released at 1pm EST today and it was so very stressful for me! 

We learned about the FigPins release date 6 days ago and I've been a little stressed out since then! I'm not a big fan of blind packs or exclusives! I don't like having to fight to get something that I want to add to my collection. 

With the Funko exclusives, you usually have seconds to log on, add it to your cart and check out. How many times have you waited for the order to go through just to get a message that says they are all sold out? Then you know that within minutes you're going to see the same item on eBay for 3-4 times what Funko was selling it for. 

Being that I have never purchased FigPins before, that was what I expected, especially with Velma and Shaggy holding Scooby being so limited, with only 3,000 and 2,000 being made. 

I was ready to log in by 12:45pm so I could get all the pins, the full set! I had my hubby on a page to get Velma since she wasn't on the FigPin site. Come 1:00pm I refreshed the page and set out to buy them all. I was almost in panic mode as I added them to my cart. I had to enter a credit card for one of the sites I bought them on, and as I did, my hands were shaking. I mean, these are Scooby pins, not life or death if I don't get them, but I was so stressed out that I was shaking. It didn't get much better as I hit the button to complete my order as I anticipated the sold out message. 

To my amazement, there was no sold out message. My orders were through and the pins will be mine once they ship. I sat back in relief that the process was over. My hubby texted me and let me know he got Velma. I felt like I was able to breathe again!

I am not a fan of exclusives! The stress that I go through to get a Scooby related item is so intense. The worst part is seeing collectors that weren't able to get that item and then it is overpriced on eBay by someone that was just out to make a buck. I prefer preorders so it's fair for anyone that wants to buy it. 

I'm happy to say that the FigPin crisis is over and I can relax now knowing that eventually they will be shipped to me and in my Scooby case. 

By 1:40pm, Velma was starting to sell out on some sites, Shaggy holding Scooby was still available though.

Scooby-Doo! Yahtzee Score Card

Growing up, Yahtzee was one of my favorite games to play. I loved it so much, but I always thought there should be a Scooby-Doo Yahtzee. 

Since there was never a Scooby version made, so in 2015 I had a woodworker near me make me wooden dice that I could use to play Scooby Yahtzee. 

The wooden dice turned out awesome! Hand made! One of a kind! But they were too light to use to play Yahtzee and I didn't want to ruin them. 

In 2020, USAOPOLY released these Scooby-Doo dice, which are perfect for Yahtzee!! I bought 2 sets so I could open one and keep the other sealed. These dice were screaming YAHTZEE! 

All I needed was a Scooby-Doo! Yahtzee card, which I finally made yesterday to go with the dice. I'm so excited to play Yahtzee now! I just need someone to play with! Virtual game of Yahtzee anyone?

You should be able to click on the score card and save it or print it for yourself. If not, let me know and I can send it to you.

Scooby Panel - A New Web Series

I created Scooby Panel because I don't really have people to talk about Scooby-Doo with. Most of the people in my life don't understand why I collect Scooby-Doo merchandise or like Scooby in general.

The Scooby Panel allows me to talk about Scooby-Doo with other Scooby fans who understand why I like Scooby so much. I've recorded 2 panels, the first one is available on YouTube, or you can watch it below, and I have had so much fun with both. I look forward to doing more. 

In the first panel, I talk to Alexa Lawlor from The Unmasked History of Scooby-Doo Podcast. Mike Jozic from A Podcast Named Scooby-Doo, Cameron Bates from Scooby-Doo and Cameron Too and Blogger and Scooby collector Wendy Brydge. We discussed how Scooby has lasted for over 50 years, the sexualization of cartoon characters and the voice actors in SCOOB! 

If you want to be a part of a panel or you have discussion topics you want us to cover, leave a comment below or contact me through one of these social media platforms:

Facebook
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Twitter

You can also find the videos on my new Scooby Panel page on my website.

I am so excited to talk Scooby-Doo with the panel and I cannot wait to record more episodes! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

New Logos and Artwork for Scooby Addicts

I just have to say that I am speechless when it comes to this new artwork for Scooby Addicts! It has exceeded my expectations a million times! 

My previous logos were pretty simple. I had created them myself in 2007 when I started my website and I'm not an artist, so I just did what I thought would work. I wouldn't say they were horrible, but they weren't anything special. Just black and white images of the gang silhouettes. 

When I first contacted Will Davenport to do some new artwork, I sent him the following ideas:

"I was thinking a full body picture of me wearing the ScoobyAddicts shirt and holding the stuffed Scooby"

"I'm wondering if there is something cool that can be done with my ScoobyAddicts logo. I have attached the 2 logos that I have used. Is there something cool you can do to make it look better?"

He literally had nothing to work with, especially where the logos were concerned. I had a slight idea of what I wanted for cartoon me, but even that was not a clear vision in my head. Surprisingly, he went with what I told him and he sent me some rough sketches.

 One of the things that stood out when I first saw the rough sketches was that there was a 6th member of the gang. I looked at it and was like...Wait...What?...THAT'S ME! I couldn't even believe my eyes. I had never even thought of having me in the logo. I only ever thought of Scooby or the gang. So Cool!!!

Then I looked at cartoon me, mostly focusing on the Scooby in my hand because I don't usually like pictures of me, though seeing myself in cartoon form was extremely cool! That Scooby is beyond adorable! He's the Scooby I take all my pics with, only more life-like. His cuteness had me smiling from ear to ear. My expectations have already been long surpassed and these were just the rough sketches. 

I had asked Will to change the cheeks on cartoon me to make them not stand out as much and I chose the Mystery Machine type writing for the logo as I thought it looked more fun. Will also thought that having the entire gang in the logo was overcrowded, and I agreed, so we went with just me and Scooby.

Removing the gang, Will sent me the rough designs for the logo. It was really hard to pick just 1, so I chose 2 haha. I liked #3 for the logo for social media, but I also liked #1 for a banner. Looking at these, I was just in total awe. I never thought of me being in my logo with Scooby and I was just so excited with the idea of it. 

Moving on to Cartoon me, Will sent me 2 new sketches, with the original sketch next to them. I knew instantly that I wanted to go with #1. I thought it looked more fun and I really liked the changes he made. It's an image of me that I can actually look at and be happy with, and that little Scooby is just the most adorable thing I have ever seen! I sent him the ok to go with #1 and asked him if he could add the Scooby Addicts logo to the shirt.

He sent me these logos in color, which blew me away! The color really added a whole new level to the logo and seeing my silhouette standing next to Scooby was unbelievable. 

Then came the first image of cartoon me in color. I opened the image and couldn't believe my eyes. It was amazing! It was spectacular! It was ME holding a little Scooby in my hand and the gang was watching me. Never in a million years would I have ever expected a cartoon version of me to be this awesome! I just stared at the picture for a while, in complete shock and awe!

There was just 1 change I felt needed to be made to the image. I wanted the logo on cartoon me's shirt to be the colors of the Mystery Machine to make it stand out more and give it a more Scooby vibe.

 The change of the shirt really made a huge difference. It screams Scooby-Doo now! And the shirt turned out better than I thought it would be. I just had 1 more change. 

I wanted my shoes to be purple. Purple is my favorite color, so I wanted to add that one little touch of purple to me and then it was perfect! Even the shadow behind me and Scooby is perfect! I just can't even comprehend how my very non-descriptive ideas of what I wanted turned into this! Will is like a magician! He truly is a super talented artist! He basically took nothing and turned it into everything I could have ever wanted and then some. 

The black and white logos are amazing! The flowers add so much character to them. And I still can't believe I'm in the logo! 

Here is a closer look at me and Scooby. I love us both! Still, Scooby is just too adorable!! I love that I am a cartoon character and in the Scooby style. 

Will did an awesome job with the logos and cartoon me. He more than exceeded my expectations and he created these images with barely any direction from me. He was so easy to work with and he did all of this in 3 days. I highly recommend Will if you are looking for artwork. You can find him at the following links:

Instagram - @davenportwilldraw

Facebook - @davenportwilldraw

Twitter - @davenportwilld1

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