Pompeii and Circumstance

Pompeii and Circumstance
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Premiere date	February 22, 2003
Run time	20:58
Starring	Frank Welker Casey Kasem Mindy Cohn Grey DeLisle Mark Hamill Daran Norris Tara Strong
Writer(s)	Ed Scharlach
Storyboard artist(s)	Sandra Frame Chris Harmon Jim Shellhorn
Director(s)	Tom Mazzocco Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Marian Lin
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"Pompeii and Circumstance" is the thirteenth episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo? season one. It aired on February 22, 2003 on The WB's Kids' WB morning block. It was written by series co-creator, Ed Scharlach, produced by other series co-creator, George Doty IV, directed by Tom Mazzocco, 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
• Scungimondo Corporation

Locations

• Earth
  • Italy
    • Pompeii
      • Pompeii Colosseum
    • Florence
      • Vivoli Gelati
      • Scungimondo Corporation building
    • Pisa
      • Learning Tower of Pisa
    • Parma
    • Bologna
    • Venice
      • Piazza San Marco
    • Perugia
      • • Spoleto
    • Rome
      • Trevi Fountain
      • Va'Napoli Scungimondo Hotel
    • Campania
      • Gulf of Naples
      • Mount Vesuvius
      • Ischia
    • Sorrento
    • Naples
    • Capri
    • Adriatic Sea

Objects

• Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

• Gladiator's chariot
• Gang's mopeds

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 music was also composed by Dickerson and Meroni.

Song

• "Hai Capito" - Luciano Palermi, Raffaella Camera, and Rich Dickerson

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 22, 2003 on The WB

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a play on Sir Edward Elgar's song "Pomp and Circumstance Marches," which is played at every American high school graduation ceremony.
• The Mystery Machine is absent.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Le gladiateur de Pompéi	The Gladiator of Pompeii
Greek	Το Τέρας της Πομπηίας Περιπέτειες στην Πομπηία	The Monster of Pompeii Adventures in Pompeii
Italian	Un Viaggio A Pompei	A trip to pompeii
Norweign	Gladiatoren i Pompeii	The gladiator in pompeii
Polish	Heca w Pompejach	Fun in pompeii
Spanish (Latin America)	Pompeya y Circunstancia	Pompeii and Circumstance

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 8, 2005: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 7: Ghosts on the Go on DVD.
  • February 20, 2007: Warner Home Video releases What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 1st Season on DVD.
  • August 30, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Zombies on DVD.
  • October 16, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills 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.