Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! is a 2021 animated TV special celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the Scooby-Doo franchise. It aired on October 29, 2021 on The CW. It was written and directed by Jonathan Stern.

Mystery Inc. reunites at the old stomping grounds of their youth at neither Coolsville or Crystal Cove, but at Warner Bros. Studios, where all their old mysteries had been filmed. While they reminisce about the good old days that were all just made for television, a real monster just happens to be skulking around the lot.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kate Micucci
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cyber Velma
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Old Iron Face
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Knight
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Janel Parrish
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jerry Beck
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| David Silverman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Seth Green
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tony Cervone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tom Sito
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Samson the Strongman
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Green Ghosts
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scare Pair
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snow Ghost sheriff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wendy Harris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marvin White
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wonder Dog
 * style="background-color:#fff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wonder Woman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aquaman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Superman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joseph Barbera
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna (photo)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ghost of Redbeard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bryn
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mary Lynn Rajskub
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joe Ruby
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ken Spears
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Iwao Takamoto (photo)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Fred Silverman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jabberjaw
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Great Gazoo
 * style="background-color:#clear"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bram Penobscot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| William Shakespeare
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Marlon Brando
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scrappy-Doo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ghost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Snagglepuss
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Snow Ghost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Diedrich Bader
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Olivia Liang
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Samurai
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Abraham Lincoln
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Carter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Karamo Brown
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ken Spears
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Iwao Takamoto (photo)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Fred Silverman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jabberjaw
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Great Gazoo
 * style="background-color:#clear"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bram Penobscot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| William Shakespeare
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Marlon Brando
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scrappy-Doo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ghost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Snagglepuss
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Snow Ghost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Diedrich Bader
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Olivia Liang
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Samurai
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Abraham Lincoln
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Carter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Karamo Brown
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Diedrich Bader
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Weird Al Yankovic
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Olivia Liang
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Herself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Samurai
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Abraham Lincoln
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Carter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Karamo Brown
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Abraham Lincoln
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Carter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Karamo Brown
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Carter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Karamo Brown

Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Junior Super Friends
 * Super Friends (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Los Angeles
 * Burbank
 * Warner Bros. Studios lot
 * Hall of Justice
 * Gotham City
 * Batcave
 * Japan

Objects

 * Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine

Development
The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special was given an early announcement on May 25, 2021.

On October 4, The CW officially announced that Jonathan Stern would write and direct, Janel Parrish would host, along with several guest stars, and the date it would premiere.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 21, 2021 at 8 pm on The CW

Behind the scenes

 * The title is a reference to the original TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
 * The 1979 television special Scooby Goes Hollywood similarly had the gang be revealed to just have been actors the whole time.
 * It is a parody of Warner Bros.' own Friends: The Reunion that aired in May 2021.
 * Before the gang leave the van, real people can clearly be seen in the front seats from a distance.
 * The following clips are shown:
 * DTV film Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase: Velma and Cyber Velma bump into each other at the amusement park
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "What a Night for a Knight:" The Black Knight trips over Velma; Shaggy swinging into the top of the museum.
 * Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "One Minute Mysteries:" The gang walking in a mine.
 * Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode "Some Fred Time:" Scooby jumps in Shaggy's arm.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Jeepers, It's the Creeper:" Scooby sees chicks hatch.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Bedlam in the Big Top:" Samson the Strongman lifts Shaggy and Scooby while they are inside weights.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Night of Fright is No Delight:" Both of the Phantom Shadows appear to scare Scooby.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright:" Shaggy and Velma dance while Scooby dances with the caveman costume.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "That's Snow Ghost:" Scooby saves Velma from the sawmill; Velma pushes Scooby on the transparent skis; Shaggy opens blinds to reveal the Snow Ghost standing outside of the window.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Mystery Mask Mix-Up:" The Scare Pair chases the gang.
 * The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song/The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair:" Scooby spins around on a toy.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Hassle in the Castle:" Fred and Scooby search together.
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Go Away Ghost Ship:" Scooby draws on the Ghost of Redbeard; Scooby bites into the fog like it was a donut.
 * The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo theme song where Scooby pulls Scrappy away from a ghost.
 * Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus:" Weird Al breaks down in front of his camp.
 * Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword: Shaggy and Scooby fight the Black Samurai.
 * Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "A Mystery Gang Divided:" Scooby and Shaggy run away from the ghost of Abraham Lincoln.
 * Velma wears her particular pair of glasses because she thinks they make her look cool.
 * Batman and the Batcave's appearances are based on their design from the TV series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which had a crossover with Scooby-Doo in the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

Trailers
Promo:

Featurette: