Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend

Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
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Premiere date	March 5, 2005
Run time	21:07
Starring	Frank Welker Casey Kasem Mindy Cohn Grey DeLisle Ron Perlman Jeff Glen Bennett Greg Ellis Brett Hull Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Writer(s)	Bill Canterbury
Storyboard artist(s)	Sandra Frame Peter Ferk Chris Harmon Ken Laramay (revisionist)
Director(s)	Chuck Sheetz Younggil Lee (supervising/overseas)
Animation director(s)	Jinchan Jeong (overseas) Hanwon Lee (overseas) Soojong Lee (overseas) Root (overseas)
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"Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend" is the eighth episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo? season three, and the thirtieth overall. It aired on March 5, 2005 on The WB's Kids' WB morning block. It was written by Bill Canterbury, produced by series co-creator, George Doty IV, directed by Chuck Sheetz, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• Earth
  • Russia
    • Moscow
      • • Ice hockey complex
        • Lenin's Tomb
        • Hall of leaders
        • Tailor shop
        • Siberia
  • United States (mentioned)
  • Sweden (mentioned)
  • Finland (mentioned)

Objects

• Emperor's Cup
• Scooby Snax

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine
• Ice resurfacer

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2004.

Music

The theme song, also called "What's New, Scooby-Doo?," was written by Rich Dickerson and Gigi Meroni, and performed by Simple Plan. The music was also composed by Dickerson and Meroni.

Song

• "I'll Search Forever" - Rich Dickerson

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 5, 2005 on The WB

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Το Φάντασμα του Πάγου	The Ghost of the Ice

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • June 14, 2005: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5: Sports Spooktacular on VHS.
  • June 14, 2005: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5: Sports Spooktacular on DVD.
  • January 8, 2008: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 3rd Season on DVD.
  • June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: The Complete Series on DVD.
  • June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: The Complete Series (50th Anniversary Collection edition) on DVD.