Paranormal Scooby-Doo and Our Paranormal Experiences

There are so many paranormal elements in Scooby-Doo, from real ghosts and monsters to floating candles and sandwiches and a lot of other things that have happened over the past 50+ years in the franchise. 

On today's episode, we discuss some of the paranormal elements in Scooby-Doo and then we talk about our own paranormal experiences, some of which gave me chills. Like Justin said in the episode, I didn't expect to hear the crazy stories that everyone had. What makes it even better...there is a visual for one of Devin's experiences and you may even hear the words of a ghost from Justin's experience. 

Paranormal Experience While Editing This Panel

While I was editing the panel, the part where I talked about my experiences in my house, all of a sudden my dog, who was fast asleep on the couch, ran out of the room as fast as he could and then the mute icon started flashing on my TV screen. It just kept flashing on and off. No one was near the remote and the only way to mute and unmute the TV is to hold down the volume button. I happened to be editing the video in the same room I had another experience in, so maybe it was the same ghost letting me know they were here! It freaked me out!

Have You Had Any Paranormal Experiences?

Join me, Alexa, Devin, Justin and Joel as we discuss paranormal elements in Scooby-Doo and our own paranormal experiences, and let us know if you have ever had any paranormal experiences of your own in the comments of the blog post, video or on any of our social media accounts. 

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Interview with Carlton Zapp, Assistant to Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Carlton Zapp was Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera's assistant. He started working at Hanna-Barbera in the 80's and he was by their side until they passed away. 

Carlton Zapp is an amazing person! He's got a heart of gold!  

I was joined by Wendy Brydge and Alexa Lawlor for this interview. We enjoyed every second of this interview and by the end, our faces hurt from smiling and laughing so much! Carlton told us about his life, his work at Hanna-Barbera and he told us some great stories! I love how he calls them all his "dudes"! You can really feel that everything he says is from the heart. He loved working with these people! 

Carlton also sent some amazing pictures of him with the greats - Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Iwao Takamoto, Jerry Eisenberg, and more. You can see the pictures throughout the episode. 

I had a question that I forgot to ask him. I had read an article that said Joe Barbera used a pen that contained his genetic material to sign his limited edition cels in order to keep counterfeiters away . When I asked Carlton, he said that was false, that Joe Barbera just used a sharpie. Is it possible he used the genetic pen only on cels and sharpies on everything else? 

This interview was 5 seconds shy of 3 hours edited, but it goes fast because Carlton has so many great things to say. He also shares some amazing advice he got from Mr. Hanna and Mr. Barbera, which you can find the clip to the advice below. 

A huge shout out to Scott Jeralds for connecting us with Carlton! 

Hope you enjoy the episode! 

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