The Sword, the Fox and the Scooby-Doo!
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| Premiere date | July 2, 2020 |
| Starring | Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Grey Griffin Kate Micucci Mark Hamill Stephen Stanton |
| Music composed by | Steven Morrell |
| Writer(s) | Thomas Krawjewski |
| Director(s) | Mike Milo Collette Sunderman (voices) |
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"The Sword, the Fox and the Scooby-Doo!" is the fifteenth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season one. It aired on July 2, 2020 on Boomerang's SVOD service. It was written by Thomas Krawjeski, produced by series creator, Chris Bailey, directed by Mike Milo, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.
Mark Hamill has a run-in with Mystery Inc. in Japan, and this couldn't have happened at a better time, because his old drama teacher has been kidnapped by a fox monster.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Fred: Hold the phone! Mark Hamill!
Mystery Inc.: Star Wars' Luke Skywalker!
Mark: I'll push down on the bumper, while you come towards me.
Fred: No, it's really Mark Hamill!
Mystery Inc.: Luke Skywalker from Star Wars.
Mark: Yeah, you guys said that already.
Coach Roachner: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids, and famous actor and alumnus, Mark Hamill!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Yokuhama Japan
- Restaurant
- Gridley Tunnel
- Temple
- Nile C. Kinnick High School (mentioned)
- Yokuhama Japan
- Tokyo
- United States (indirectly mentioned)
- California (mentioned)
- Los Angeles (mentioned)
- California (mentioned)
- Japan
Objects
- Japanese sword
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
On April 6, 2018, Hamill had told a fan on Twitter that he had recorded lines for the Joker for an upcoming episode of Scooby-Doo.[1]
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 performed by Steven Morrell.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United Kingdom and Ireland: February 18, 2020 on Boomerang
- Australia: May 16, 2020 on Boomerang
- United States: July 2, 2020 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service
- Canada: August 5, 2020 on Teletoon
Behind the scenes
- With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Daphne this time.
- This isn't the first time gang had met Mark Hamill, as the first time was actually in the Night of the Living Doo short special. It could be chalked up to not considered canon, but even in real life, Mark Hamill acted like this episode was the first time he had voiced himself in a Scooby-Doo cartoon.[2]
- There are several jokes about Hamill playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. Hamill seems much more receptive this time around than he did in Night of the Living Doo, where he was written as someone who was reluctant and embarrassed by it.
- Fred says "Hold the phone" twice.
- Mark implies that he is the Joker (by laughing like him) which is how he knew about the kids helping Batman save Alfred in "What a Night, for a Dark Knight!" Mark was in fact the voice of the Joker in the latter.
Errors
- There's a comma next to Scooby-Doo's name in the credits as if there's supposed to be another character after him.
Critical reception
In other languages
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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
- ^ Hamill, Mark in response to @Christo98764110 (April 6, 2018). "No. The last time I did The Joker was on an upcoming "Scooby Doo'.". Twitter. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Hamill, Mark (July 17, 2020). "I've met Scooby & the gang many times as various characters-but never as myself ('til now) HIGHLIGHTS: A) I return to Japan🇯🇵for my Yo-High Reunion. B) 1st time the cartoon Mark ever had a beard.🧔🏻C) Thanks to @tomkrajewski -Enough #SW references to make a Sarlacc puke!🤮#RuhRoh🤣". Twitter. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
