Curse of the Collar

"Curse of the Collar" is the first episode of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo season two, and the fourteenth overall. It aired on September 9, 1989 on ABC. It was written by Bill Matheny, Lane Raichert, and Laren Bright, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Scooby-Doo Detective Agency
 * National Exaggerator (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Coolsville
 * Knittingham Puppy Farm

Objects

 * National Exaggerator newspaper
 * Doo family collar
 * Velma's computer
 * Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

 * Buster's dogcatcher truck

Music
The music was composed by John Debney. Joanne Miller was director of music supervision.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 9, 1989 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first episode with Lane Raichert as showrunner, who replaced Tom Ruegger after he left Hanna-Barbera to run Tiny Toon Adventures at Warner Bros. Animation.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * July 18, 2006: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Volume 4 on DVD.
 * March 17, 2009: Warner Home Video releases A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Complete 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Season on DVD.