Quit Clowning!

Quit Clowning!
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Premiere date	September 12, 2019
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Grey Griffin; Kate Micucci; Kenan Thompson; Dee Bradley Baker; Kari Wahlgren
Music composed by	Steven Morrell
Writer(s)	Annalisa LaBianco; Jeffery Spencer
Director(s)	Sean Bishop; Collette Sunderman (voices)
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"Quit Clowning!" is the twelfth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season one. It aired on September 12, 2019 on Boomerang's SVOD service. It was written by Annalisa LaBianco and Jeffery Spencer, produced by series creator, Chris Bailey, directed by Sean Bishop, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Mystery Inc. joins Kenan Thompson in his hometown of Atlanta when he is asked to host a telethon to support his favorite childhood TV station.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Meghan: Kenan Thompson!
Shaggy: That's right, dude! He's totally, like...!
Mystery Inc.: Actor and comedian, Kenan Thompson!
Megan: Uh, yeah, fine, cause I already know that.

A.J.: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling--.
Kenan: Oh!
Simone: Ta-da!
Kenan: Timing!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Anchorwoman	Kari Wahlgren
Anchorman	Frank Welker
Mayor	N/A
Baby orangutan	N/A
Kenan Thompson	Himself
Pazzo the Ghost Clown	Dee Bradley Baker
Meghan	Kari Wahlgren
Daphne Blake	Grey Griffin
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
A.J. Dobbs	Dee Bradley Baker
Fleegle (picture)	N/A
Bingo (picture)	N/A
Snorky (picture)	N/A
Drooper (picture)	N/A
Tundro (picture)	N/A
Zok (picture)	N/A
Tara (picture)	N/A
Dorno (picture)	N/A
Igoo (picture)	N/A
Zandor (picture)	N/A
Gloop (picture)	N/A
Gleep (picture)	N/A
Pazzo	Dee Bradley Baker
Contractor	N/A
Simone	Grey Griffin

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Georgia
    - Atlanta
      - QTTT station
      - Thompson residence
      - Pazzo's Pizza Pie Place (mentioned)
The Moon

Objects

Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2019.

Music

The theme song, entitled "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?," was written by Chris Bailey, and performed by David Poe. It was produced by Vivek Maddala. The episode's main music was composed by Steven Morrell.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 12, 2019 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service
United Kingdom and Ireland: February 17, 2020 on Boomerang
Canada: October 27, 2020 on Teletoon

Behind the scenes

With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Shaggy this time.
The opening shot of Atlanta is reused from what was originally Chicago in "When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!"
Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
Scooby says "Ruh-roh" once.
Velma says "Jinkies" twice.
In this episode, it's QTTT that produced the live performances of The Banana Splits, and aired The Herculoids.
Fred disguises himself in Flintstones-esque clothes, while Daphne disguises herself in exact clothing like Jeannie's from Jeannie.

Errors

The anchorman is credited as "Sports guy," despite not talking about sports.
In this episode, Simone is supposed to be an old classmate of Kenan's from their middle school, but in "The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!", she went to high school with Christian Slater. That's a nine-year difference between the two actors.

Legacy

Simone has appeared several times since trying to be noticed for being the talented performer that she is.
For some reason, A.J. Dobbs is back as the Pazzo in "One Minute Mysteries!"
The baby orangutan was in a ventriloquist's act in "Too Many Dummies!"

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- January 19, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- May 31, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.

References