Sunday, May 26, 2019

“The New Scooby-Doo Movies” (Featuring Celebrity Guests) Available June 4, 2019


Remember the classic Scooby-Doo animated series that featured all the iconic celebrity guest stars?  Now fans can own nearly all of these beloved episodes when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) releases The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on Blu-ray™/DVD and The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes on DVD June 4, 2019. Released just in time for Scooby-Doo’s 50th anniversary, these brand-new collections feature episodes with legendary stars such as Don Knotts, Cass Elliot, Davy Jones, Harlem Globetrotters, Batman and Robin, and many more! The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection will retail for $59.99 SRP/Blu-ray™ and $54.97 SRP/DVD. The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes will retail for $29.98 SRP.

Also in time for Scooby-Doo’s golden anniversary, WBHE is set to release Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection – Scooby-Doo. Available on July 30, 2019, this DVD will feature a collection of the very best episodes from every Scooby-Doo series, which have been specially selected for this brand-new compilation.

For the first time ever, nearly all episodes from The New Scooby-Doo Movies, the Scooby-Doo series featuring celebrity guests, are available to own in one collection! It’s star-studded hijinks on The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection, which includes 23 highly-entertaining episodes available on DVD/Blu-ray™. That loveable Great Dane and the Mystery Inc. gang encounter some of pop culture’s most legendary names, including Jonathan Winters, Dick Van Dyke, The Three Stooges, Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas, Laurel & Hardy and many more, as they embark on their mystery-solving adventures. 

The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes features eight never-before released episodes that are now available together on DVD for the first time.  Fans of Scooby-Doo can’t get enough of the Mystery Inc. Gang teaming up with stellar celebrity guest stars who help them solve the most intriguing cases. In The Best of the Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes, the gang joins forces with heartthrob Davy Jones as well as Josie and the Pussycats. The magical duo of Jeannie and Babu help rescue the gang in an ancient pyramid. Help Scooby-Doo search high and low for all the fun and hijinks with these eight lost episodes.

All eight episodes featured on The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes are included in The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection
Featured Episodes/Guest Stars:

1.      Ghastly Ghost Town – The Three Stooges
2.      The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair – Batman and Robin
3.      The Frickert Fracas – Jonathan Winters
4.      Guess Who’s Knott Coming to Dinner! – Don Knotts
5.      A Good Medium is Rare – Phyllis Diller
6.      Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll And Hyde – Sandy Duncan
7.      The Secret of Shark Island – Sonny and Cher
8.      The Spooky Fog – Don Knotts
9.      Scooby-Doo Meets Laurel & Hardy – Laurel & Hardy
10.  The Ghost of the Red Barron – The Three Stooges
11.  The Ghostly Creep From the Deep – The Three Stooges
12.  The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall - Davy Jones
13.  The Phantom of the Country Music Hall – Jerry Reed
14.  The Caped Crusaders – Batman and Robin
15.  The Loch Ness Mess – Harlem Globetrotters
16.  The Mystery of the Haunted Island – Harlem Globetrotters
17.  The Haunted Showboat – Josie and the Pussycats
18.  Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie (Mystery in Persia) – Jeannie & Babu
19.  The Spirited Spooked Sport Show – Tim Conway
20.  The Exterminator – Don Adams
21.  Weird Winds of Winona – Speed Buggy
22.  The Haunted Candy Factory – Cass Elliot
23.  Scooby-Doo Meets Dick Van Dyke – Dick Van Dyke



The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes
Featured Episodes/Guest Stars:

1.      A Good Medium is Rare – Phyllis Diller
2.      Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde – Sandy Duncan
3.      The Secret of Shark Island – Sonny and Cher
4.      The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall – Davy Jones
5.      The Phantom of The Country Music Hall – Jerry Reed
6.      The Haunted Showboat – Josie and the Pussycats
7.      Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie (Mystery in Persia) – Jeannie and Babu
8.      The Spirited Spooked Sport Show – Tim Conway

“Some of the classic Scooby-Doo episodes fans are the fondest of, are the ones that feature celebrity guests. With these brand-new collections, viewers can now own some of the best celebrity-centered Scooby-Doo episodes in the Scooby-Doo catalogue,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President Family & Animation Marketing. She added, “It’s Scooby-Doo’s 50th anniversary and to mark the occasion, we decided to release some rarer Scooby-Doo content that has never fully been offered before. If you’re nostalgic for some of pop culture’s biggest celebrities, you won’t want to miss these delightful collections.”
Digital
The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection, which includes all the episodes from The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes, will be available to own on Digital on June 4, 2019. Digital ownership allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices.  Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and others.

My Thoughts

This two DVD collection brings together some of the greatest Scooby Doo movies of all time.  The almost complete collection has twenty-three episodes while the lost episodes has eight. Each one features amazing celebrity appearances including Sony & Cher, Abbot & Costello, Don Knots, Batman and Robin, the Harlem Globetrotter, the Three Stooges, and so many more. They also do tons of great spoofs of classic tales such as the Phantom of the Opera and Jekyll & Hyde. Each show is packed full of mystery fun, and sometimes great music. And of course, there's always the fun unmasking at the end of every movie!
Oh my gosh! This DVD set has brought my childhood back to the forefront. Scooby-Doo was my favorite show when I was a kid. I can see myself sitting in the kitchen with the wood paneling, watching these shows all summer long. I'm so excited to have the chance to share all my favorite episodes with my own children. It's a great collection, and a great way to celebrate the anniversary of the show. You can grab a copy for yourself in stores nationwide or online at Amazon.




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