Big Scare in the Big Easy

Big Scare in the Big Easy
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Premiere date	October 5, 2002
Run time	21:20
Writer(s)	George Doty IV Jim Krieg Ed Schlarch
Storyboard artist(s)	James Fujii Brian Hogan Chris Rutkowski
Director(s)	Tom Mazzocco Scott Jeralds (supervising)
Animation director(s)	Sandra Frame Mary Hanley Jim Shellhorn
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"Big Scare in the Big Easy" is the fourth episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo? season one. It aired on October 5, 2002 on The WB's Kids' WB morning block. It was written by series creators, George Doty IV, Jim Krieg, and Ed Scharlach, and directed by Swinton Scott, and Collette Sunderman.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• Haunted New Orleans Tours
• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Louisana
      • New Orleans
        • Bourbon Street
        • Leland Gables
        • Leland Cemetery
        • Rivergate
        • Haunted New Orleans Tours building
        • Supermarket of the Supernatural

Objects

• Supposed ectoplasm
• Five Skull Fire Sauce
• Shaggy's cell
• Hologram projector

Vehicles

• Tour bus

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2002.

Music

The theme song was written by Rich Dickerson and Gigi Meroni, and performed by Simple Plan. The score was composed by Dickerson and Meroni.

Song

• "Man with the Hex" - The Atomic Fireballs

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 5, 2002 on The WB

Behind the scenes

• The Mystery Machine is absent.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Ο Μεγάλος Φόβος στο Μπιγκ Τζι Μεγάλη Τρομάρα στη Νέα Ορλεάνη	Big Scare in the Big Ji Big Scare in New Orleans
Polish	Stare upiory w Nowym Orleanie	Old ghouls in New Orleans

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • August 19, 2003: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape on VHS.
  • June 1, 2004: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape on DVD.
  • February 20, 2007: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 1st Season on DVD.
  • April 1, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Friends on DVD.
  • August 13, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.
• In the United Kingdom:
  • May 3, 2004: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape on VHS.
  • May 3, 2004: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 1: Space Ape at the Cape on DVD.
  • May 28, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Friends on DVD.
  • September 23, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.