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Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow
	; DVD cover featuring the special.
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor	Warner Home Video
Release date	September 10, 2013
Run time	21:40
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Mindy Cohn; Grey DeLisle Griffin; Josh Keaton; Kelly Hu; Jeff Bennett; Steve Blum; Gary Anthony Williams; Wendie Malick
Executive producer(s)	Sam Register
Producer(s)	Victor Cook; Alan Burnett
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Story by	Paul Dini; Misty Lee
Screenplay by	Len Uhley
Director(s)	Michael Goguen
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Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow is an American animated mystery horror-comedy direct-to-video (DTV) short film based on the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! TV series in 1969. It was released by Warner Home Video on September 10, 2013. It was written by Paul Dini, Misty Lee, and Len Uhley, and directed by Michael Goguen. The film is the third installment in the Scooby-Doo 2-D animated direct-to-video short film series.

During a small town's Halloween, its story of a living scarecrow seems to come true.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Abner: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and your spooky old dog.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Levi	Josh Keaton
Maizy	Kelly Hu
Jake	Jeff Bennett
Jake's friend	N/A
Cornfield Clem	Steve Blum
Velma Dinkley	Mindy Cohn
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Fred Jones	Frank Welker
Velma Dinkley	Grey DeLisle Griffin
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Mayor Husk	Gary Anthony Williams
Abner	Steve Blum
Sheriff Kern	Wendie Malick
Dwayne	Unavailable
Witch	Grey DeLisle Griffin
Mr. Bumpy	Jeff Bennett
Grave keeper	Jeff Bennett
Benjamin Franklin (money print)	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Cobb Corners
    - Maria's Restaurant
    - Pizza Barn
    - Novelty store
    - Cemetery
    - Cobb Corners Community Bank (mentioned)
- China (mentioned)
The Moon

Objects

Net gun

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine
Abner's car

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Robert J. Kral, and edited by Christine Luethje.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 10, 2013 on DVD
United Kingdom and Ireland: August 4, 2014 on DVD

Behind the scenes

This is the second Halloween special Paul Dini wrote after The New Scooby-Doo Mysteires episode "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" in 1984.
The guy who takes the picture of Levi and Maizy resembles Lance Damon from the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright.
Shaggy's costume after the mystery is solved is a Blue Falcon costume based on the design used in the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon.

Errors

Did Abner use the money from other bank heists to pay for the extendable arms?

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Italian	Scooby-Doo! E Il Mistero Del Granturco	Scooby-Doo! and the Mistery of the Corn

Home availability

In the United States:
- September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- August 4, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife on DVD.

Trailers

References

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 |prodcompany= [[Warner Bros. Animation]]
 |distributor= [[Warner Home Video]]
-|released= September 10, 2013
+|released= [[September 10]], [[2013]]
 |run_time= 21:40
-|starring= [[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle|Grey DeLisle Griffin]]
+|starring= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle|Grey DeLisle Griffin]]<br />[[Josh Keaton]]<br />[[Kelly Hu]]<br />[[Jeff Bennett]]<br />[[Steve Blum]]<br />[[Gary Anthony Williams]]<br />[[Wendie Malick]]
 |execs= [[Sam Register]]
 |producers= [[Victor Cook]]<br />[[Alan Burnett]]
 |music= [[Robert J. Kral]]
-|screenplay= '''Story:''' [[Paul Dini]] & [[Misty Lee]]<br />'''Teleplay:''' [[Len Uhley]]
+|story= [[Paul Dini]]<br />[[Misty Lee]]
+|screenplay= [[Len Uhley]]
 |director= [[Michael Goguen]]
 |previous= Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays
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-'''''Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow''''' is a 2013 mystery horror-comedy direct-to-video (DTV) short film based on the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' TV series in 1969. It was released by [[Warner Home Video]] on September 10, 2013. It was written by [[Paul Dini]], [[Misty Lee]], and [[Len Uhley]], and directed by [[Michael Goguen]]. The film is the third installment in the ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' direct-to-video short film series.
+'''''Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow''''' is an American animated mystery horror-comedy direct-to-video (DTV) short film based on the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' TV series in [[1969]]. It was released by [[Warner Home Video]] on [[September 10]], [[2013]]. It was written by [[Paul Dini]], [[Misty Lee]], and [[Len Uhley]], and directed by [[Michael Goguen]]. The film is the third installment in the ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' 2-D animated direct-to-video short film series.
 During a small town's Halloween, its story of a living scarecrow seems to come true.
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-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Abner (Spooky Scarecrow)|Cornfield Clem]]
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker]]
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Gary Anthony Williams]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Abner (Spooky Scarecrow)|Abner]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Abner]]
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 ==Locations==
-* [[United States]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Cobb Corners]]
+** [[United States]]
-*** [[Maria's Restaurant]]
+*** [[Cobb Corners]]
-*** [[Pizza Barn (Spooky Scarecrow)|Pizza Barn]]
+**** [[Maria's Restaurant]]
-*** Novelty store
+**** [[Pizza Barn (Spooky Scarecrow)|Pizza Barn]]
-*** Cemetery
+**** Novelty store
-*** Cobb Corners Community Bank (mentioned)
+**** Cemetery
-* [[China]] (mentioned)
+**** Cobb Corners Community Bank (mentioned)
+** [[China]] (mentioned)
 * [[Moon|The Moon]]
@@ Line 110: / Line 112: @@
 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-[[Robert J. Kral]] composed the music and edited by [[Christine Luethje]].
+The music was composed by [[Robert J. Kral]], and edited by [[Christine Luethje]].
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: September 10, 2013 on DVD
+* United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: [[August 4]], [[2014]] on DVD
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* This is the second Halloween special Paul Dini after ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteires]]'' episode "[[A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle]]" in 1984.
+* This is the second Halloween special Paul Dini wrote after ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteires]]'' episode "[[A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle]]" in [[1984]].
-* The guy who takes the picture of Levi and Maizy resembles [[Lance Damon]] from the direct-to-video film ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]''.
+* The guy who takes the picture of Levi and Maizy resembles [[Lance Damon]] from the direct-to-video film ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (film)|Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]''.
-* Shaggy's costume after the mystery is solved is a Blue Falcon costume based on the design used in the direct-to-video film ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]''.
+* Shaggy's costume after the mystery is solved is a Blue Falcon costume based on the design used in the direct-to-video film ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (film)|Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]''.
 ==Errors==
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 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United States:
+** September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife]]'' on DVD.
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
+** August 4, 2014: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife'' on DVD.
 ==Trailers==
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:2013]]
+[[Category:Directed by Victor Cook]]
 [[Category:Films]]
 [[Category:Halloween specials]]
 [[Category:Scooby-Doo films]]
+[[Category:Scooby-Doo]]
 [[Category:Short films]]
+[[Category:Warner Bros. Animation]]
+[[Category:Written by Paul Dini]]