BONE CHILLERS

*Note only VHS-modified intro available at this time.

BONE CHILLERS

(ABC, September 7-December 7, 1996)

Hyperion Pictures, The Fred Silverman Company

MAIN CAST:

Esteban Powell – Brian Holsapple

Linda Cardellini – Sarah

John Patrick White – Fitzgerald Crump

Saadia Persad – Lexi

Charles Fleischer – Arnie

            While most people are more likely familiar with R.L. Stein’s Goosebumps series of children’s horror books, there was another series running at the same time. Created and mostly written by Betsy Haynes, Bone Chillers was a horror anthology series published by HarperCollins. The first book in the series, Beware the Shopping Mall, was published in 1994 and was followed by 26 more entries; with the last book published in 1998.

The cast: Fitz, Sarah, Brian and Sarah.

            A year after Goosebumps got its own television show, Bone Chillers followed suit. Developed by Adam Rifkin, the series decided to abandon the anthology format in favor of a continuing cast. The series was set at the fictional Edgar Allan Poe High School, named after the noted writer, and focused on four freshmen: Brian (Esteban Powell), Lexi (Saadia Persad), Sarah (Linda Cardellini) and Fitz (John Patrick White). There, they encountered monsters brought to life by magic spells and lightning, creatures that invaded their dreams, homicidal plant life, and even an evil principal (Arthur Burghardt). Aiding them in dealing with the weirdness of school was the school janitor, Arnie (Charles Fleischer), who lived in the basement (and considering the school was a cobwebbed-covered mess, he probably should have focused more on his actual job).

The evil principal.

            Bone Chillers debuted on ABC on September 7, 1996. The series was written by Rifkin with Michele Rifkin, Carl V. Dupré, Alex Zamm and Matthew Bates. While a couple of episodes were adapted directly from the books, the stories were largely original to the series. A running gag on the episode title screens featured a callback to old movies, which would proclaim the type of technology used to film them. The parodies included “Sphinx-o-Round”, “Amphibi-o-Vision”, “Widescream” and “Scare-o-Morphic”, amongst others. Haynes would appear at the end of episodes to talk to the audience about using their imaginations and exploring any interest they may have in being a writer. The series’ music was composed by Randall Crissman and Christopher Hoag.

Frankenturkey the book vs. the VHS.

            Despite being one of ABC’s top-rated Saturday morning programs, the show unfortunately had a case of bad timing. Disney had purchased ABC in 1996 and proceeded to expel any show from the network that wasn’t produced or owned by them outright. As a result, Bone Chillers was cancelled after a single season of 13 episodes. Ironically, Disney’s home-distribution arm, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, would release three VHS collections of the series containing two episodes each: Art Intimidates Life, Frankenturkey and Back to School. The VHS episodes featured a slightly modified opening sequence, with the show’s title giving way to also include the tape’s subtitle. The episode “Romeo and Ghouliette” was also adapted as the last book in the series, utilizing the show’s characters.

EPISODE GUIDE:

“Art Intimidates Life” (9/7/96) – Things that are drawn end up becoming real.

“Teacher Creature” (9/14/96) – The school’s new teacher is turned into a frog when he accidentally eats the toxic eggs found by Fritz and Brian in the swamp.

“Back to School” (9/21/96) – The school’s food is usually disgusting, but Fitz realizes something is wrong when his classmates begin fighting for second helpings.

“Frankenturkey” (9/28/96) – Fritz and Brian create a decoy for the school turkey meant to feed the students, but it ends up struck by lightning and comes to life.

“Mummy Dearest” (10/5/96) – A mummy interrupts the school play.

“Charlotte’s Revenge” (10/12/96) – The school finds itself under siege by a giant spider.

“Romeo and Ghouliette” (10/19/96) – Lexi is determined there is something wrong with new girl Julie, especially since she’s taken an interest in Fitz.

“Gorilla My Dreams” (10/26/96) – Everyone’s dreams end up invaded by a gorilla.

“Mr. Fitz and Dr. Hyde” (11/2/96) – Fitz repeatedly transforms into an insane monster.

“Root of All Evil” (11/9/96) – Plants come to life and attack the students of the school.

“Edgar Allan Poe-Session” (11/16/96) – When the principal removes Poe’s bust from the lobby, the writer’s ghost becomes angry.

“Scmendel’s Comet” (11/30/96) – Kirk and his friends find stealing an upcoming test’s answers a challenge when a passing comet unleashes strange abilities within the school.

“Full Moon Goon” (12/7/96) – Fitz and Briand discover that Sarah’s new friend Lobo is a werewolf.

ROBERT FORSTER DEAD AT 78

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He guest-starred in an episode of Godzilla: The Series as a police officer and Jack Chapman, and played reporter Jack Kurtzman in several episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012).

MARSHALL EFRON DEAD AT 81

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He starred as Deputroll Flake in Trollkins, Ratso in The Kwicky Koala Show, Sloppy Smurf in The Smurfs, Mooch in The Biskitts, and Fat Cat in Kidd Video. He also guest-starred as Howl in Pink Panther and Sons, Lousy Lizard in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, and Quint in Kenny the Shark as well as provided additional voices for Shirt Tales, Saturday Supercade and Snorks.

RIP TAYLOR DEAD AT 84

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He starred as The Grump in Here Comes the Grump; Sheldon the Sea Genie in Sigmund and the Sea Monsters; Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1992); and The Royal Record Keeper and the Royal Judge in The Emperor’s New School. He also guest-starred as Mr. Wackypants in an episode of What’s New, Scooby-Doo? and provided additional voices for Popeye and Son, Snorks and Garfield and Friends.

MY PET MONSTER

MY PET MONSTER

(ABC, September 12-December 19, 1987)

Nelvana Ltd., Those Characters From Cleveland, Telefilm Canada

MAIN CAST:

Jeff McGibbon – Monster

Sunny Besen Thrasher – Max Smith

Alyson Court – Jill Smith

Stuart Stone – Chuckie

Dan Hennessey – Beastur

Colin Fox – Mr. Hinkle

Tracey Moore – Princess

            Created by AmToys, a subsidiary of American Greetings, My Pet Monster was a plush doll targeted towards boys; the first of its kind. Designed to be simultaneously cute and terrifying, the large doll came came with bright orange manacles that had a trick link that would allow the simulation of his escaping from them. The manacles could also be removed and worn by kids to act like the monster themselves.

            To promote the doll, American Greetings went all-out for a major media push by commissioning a direct-to-video live-action special based on the toy. It was produced by Nelvana with The Global Television Network and Telefilm Canada. Also titled My Pet Monster, the special finds young Max Smith (Sunny Besen Thrasher) being transformed into a monster whenever he was hungry due to a strange statue in a museum. Dr. Snyder (Colin Fox), the man who found and brought back the statues, sought to capture Max to prove that the legends of their power were true and to validate his work. The special was written by J.D. Smith and directed by Timothy Bond. It would be released onto VHS by Hi-Tops Video with the doll in 1986.

Monster with Chuckie, Max and Jill.

            The doll proved a hit, and American Greetings sought to keep up the momentum by commissioning Nelvana to expand the special into an animated series. However, changes were made to the overall concept. While it still featured Max (again played by Thrasher, although depicted as blonde and without glasses), this time Monster (Jeff McGibbon) was a separate entity that could become an inanimate toy when magical manacles were placed on him. The only others to know about the monster were Max’s sister, Jill (renamed from Melanie in the special and also made blonde, but again played by Alyson Court), and Max’s friend, Chuckie (Stuart Stone). Fox also returned as a new character: next door neighbor Mr. Hinkle who lived with his dog, Princess (Tracey Moore). Hinkle knew about Monster but always failed in trying to prove he existed to others. A new antagonist was introduced in the form of Beastur (Dan Hennessey), who came from Monsterland like Monster and sought to drag him back home by any means. Beastur was briefly mentioned in the special in relation to the statues.

Monster in toy mode.

            My Pet Monster debuted on ABC on September 12, 1987. The series was largely driven by the chaos that ensued by the kids trying to keep Monster a secret and Monster constantly trying to engage with the world with his limited understanding of how things worked. Other storylines also dealt with school bullies and monster hunters. Smith returned to write several episodes as well as assistant story-edited with Peter Sauder, who also wrote several scripts. The writing staff was rounded out by Mike Silvani, Steve Wright, Alan Swayze and John de Klein. Development of the characters was directed by George Chanter, Linda Edwards, Rochelle Lulow and Ralph Shaffer, and facilitated by Jim Elliot, Tom Jacobs, Cindy Moyer, Michael Robertson and Susan Trentel. John Welsman returned from the special to comprise the series’ score, but the theme was composed by Marvin Dolgay and Kevan Staples. Animation duties were handled by Hanho Heung-Up Company, Ltd.

Beastur, foiled again!

            The show actually proved popular enough to warrant a continuation, but American Greetings felt no need to pursue a second season at let it end after 13 episodes. The My Pet Monster toyline continued to thrive into the early 90s, spawning dolls of various sizes, spin-off characters and other merchandise like books, lunch boxes and puzzles, until the appeal had run its course. In 2001, a company named ToyMax attempted to cash in on nostalgia by releasing a new 22-inch talking version of the doll. Somewhere along the way, My Pet Monster came into the possession of Saban Brands and was included in the Hasbro buyout in 2018.

The DVD cover art.

            As for the animated series, Hi-Tops released several episodes to VHS beginning in 1988. KaBoom! Entertainment released the complete series onto DVD exclusively for Canada in 2008. A United States version would be released the following year by Trinity Home Entertainment. 

EPISODE GUIDE:

“Goodbye Cuffs, Goodbye Monster” (9/12/87) – Max discovers his new monster toy is alive while another monster comes looking to bring him home.

“The Wolfmen are Coming!” (9/19/87) – Max tries to get tickets for The Wolfmen concert while Jill’s costumes make Mr. Hinkle think there are real wolfmen loose in the neighborhood.

“Boogie Board Blues” (9/26/87) – Max’s friends come to his aid to help him win the Junior Boogie Board Competition.

“Rock-a-bye Babysitters / Monster Cookie Mix-Up!” (10/2/87) – Max and Chuckie have to babysit Mr. Hinkle’s niece for Jill, and Monster wants to help. / Monster devours the cookies Jill baked for a charity drive and Beastur interrupts the attempts to replace them.

“The Masked Muncher!” (10/17/87) – Chuckie and school bully Leo make a bet for the upcoming pie-eating contest, and if Leo wins, he gets Monster.

“Runaway Monster” (10/24/87) – Monster decides to run away when he thinks everyone forgot his birthday.

“Finders Keepers / My Poet Monster” (10/31/87) – Everyone is after Monster when he decides to keep the stolen jewels he found. / To thank Max for teaching him to write, Monster signs Max’s badly-graded essay so that his mother won’t see it.

“Escape from Monsterland!” (11/7/87) – The kids and Monster end up trapped in Monsterland.

“Little Bigfoot” (11/14/87) – The kids and Monster go camping with Mr. Hinkle in an attempt to solve the mystery of Bigfoot.

“Monster Makes the Grade!” (11/21/87) – Intrigued by the school elections, Monster poses as an exchange student to get involved in the process.

“Monster Movie Mayhem! / Superhero For Hire!” (12/5/87) – The kids make a movie with Monster that accidentally gets switched with a video of a show dog. / Monster becomes a superhero and fights crime.

“Gorilla My Dreams” (12/12/87) – Beastur crashes the gang’s trip to the zoo.

“The Monster Hunter” (12/19/87) – Not only does Monster have to evade Beastur, but a monster hunter that’s looking for him.

ALAN ZASLOVE DEAD AT 92

You can read the full story here.

He was an animator on Fractured Fairy Tales, The Gumby Show and George of the Jungle; served as a producer on Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears, DuckTales, Darkwing Duck and Aladdin; and directed episodes of The Smurfs, Snorks, Galtar and the Golden Lance, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Challenge of the GoBots, Yogi’s Treasure Hunt, Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears, DuckTales, Darkwing Duck and Aladdin. He also provided titles for The Smurfs and served as story director for Space Stars.

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THE CAST OF SCOOBY-DOO

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BE COOL, SCOOBY-DOO!

BE COOL, SCOOBY-DOO!

(Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Boomerang SVOD, October 5, 2015-March 18, 2018)

Warner Bros. Animation

For background information on Scooby-Doo, check out the post here.

            The 12^th incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise decided to change some things up. Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! decided to do away with the darker take of its predecessor, Mystery Incorporated, and put a greater focus on comedy. The characters were given traits and outfits taken straight from the original 1969 incarnation, but with redesigned character models described by producer Zac Moncrief as a “simplistic, edgy design to match the comedic styling of this latest version.”

New Scooby, same scares.

            Be Cool followed the Mystery, Inc. gang after they had just finished high school and were determined to spend one last summer together travelling; and, of course, they constantly encountered monsters and mysteries along the way. This was the first series in the franchise to not feature any kind of involvement from Casey Kasem, who had died the year before, and the first to have Kate Micucci as Velma, replacing Mindy Cohn. Grey Griffin remained as Daphne and Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, as well as Frank Welker--the only original cast member--as Fred and Scooby. It aired between Cartoon Network, Boomerang and the Boomerang streaming service for two seasons. It was decided to end the series in favor of staring a new one: Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, which would update The New Scooby-Doo Movies format of the kids encountering various famous and fictional guest-stars. In the meantime, Be Cool continued to air in reruns on Boomerang.

SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED

(Cartoon Network, April 5, 2010-April 5, 2013)

Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network UK

For background information on Scooby-Doo, check out the post here.

            The 11^th incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise and the first not to air on Saturday mornings where Scooby had lived since his 1969 debut (at least until it began airing in reruns). Developed by Mitch Watson, Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone, the series sought to do a few new things while also paying respect to what came before. It took a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classic Scooby formula by giving outlandish technology and backstories to the villains which utilized a character design reminiscent of the original Hanna-Barbera models with modern flourishes and several design tweaks. It was also done in a more semi-serious and darker tone, like the original entries in the concurrent direct-to-video movie series, with a serialized ongoing story arc (with elements recycled from an unproduced cartoon based on The Goonies). There was a greater focus placed on the characters’ personal relationships; including seeing Fred and Daphne and Shaggy and Velma ending up romantically involved.  

Sometimes you don't have to leave home for a good mystery.

Unlike the other Scooby shows, instead of traveling around the country/world, the Mystery, Inc. gang was mostly located in their hometown of Crystal Cove (replacing Coolsville as established in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo); the self-proclaimed “Most Hauntedest Place on Earth”. With that came the reintroduction of genuine supernatural elements to the television franchise for the first time since The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo. Frank Welker, Grey Griffin and Mindy Cohn continued to voice Fred and Scooby, Daphne and Velma, respectively. However, this marked the animated debut of Matthew Lillard as Shaggy after having portrayed him in the first two live-action movies. Original Shaggy Casey Kasem, who had retired from voice acting in 2009, played Shaggy’s father in several episodes in what would be his final animation role before his death in 2014. The series aired on an inconsistent schedule on Cartoon Network; taking frequent hiatuses after airing blocks of episodes. The ultimate fate of the show was left in question until it was finally revealed that it would be ending after 2 seasons and 52 episodes.

SID HAIG DEAD AT 80

You can read the full story here.

He starred as Dragos in Jason of Star Command. He also guest-starred as a fur smuggler in an episode of Wonderbug, Chief Running Nose in an episode of Monster Squad (1976), and The Genie in two episodes of Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.

 

SHAGGY AND SCOOBY-DOO GET A CLUE!

SHAGGY & SCOOBY-DOO GET A CLUE!

(CW, September 23, 2006-March 15, 2008)

Warner Bros. Animation

MAIN CAST:

Scott Menville – Norville “Shaggy” Rogers, Dr. Trebla, Agent 4

Frank Welker – Scooby-Doo, Agent 3, Agent 13, Menace, Fred Jones

Casey Kasem – Dr. Albert Shaggleford

Jeff Bennett – Dr. Phineas Phibes, Agent 2, Ricky, Mr. Invisible

Jim Meskimen – Robi, Agent 1, Agent 7, Mark, ART

            While What’s New, Scooby-Doo? was a return to the classic Scooby-Doo formula of the 70s, the 10^th incarnation decided to jump ahead to the next era from the 80s.

Shaggy and Scooby enjoying their patented hot dog tacos.

            Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! put a renewed focus on the titular characters, who weren’t as much of one in the previous series. The series introduced yet another uncle for Shaggy (Scott Menville), Dr. Albert Shaggleford (Casey Kasem): a brilliant inventor who had managed to become targeted by some despicable people and was forced to go underground. He leaves his estate, fortune and inventions to Shaggy and Scooby-Doo (Frank Welker) and they become his agents in stopping the world-conquering schemes of the nefarious Dr. Phineus Phibes (named after a Vincent Price character, voiced by Jeff Bennett). Dr. Phibes was a technology thief with a prosthetic hand that could change into a variety of devices, as well as attract lightning strikes leading to his rarely venturing outside himself. To achieve his goals, Dr. Phibes wanted the nanotech formula Shaggleford invented that had a variety of applications; including giving random special abilities to a person if they happened to be ingested (Shaggy frequently baked the formula into Scooby Snacks). Instead of the Scooby “mystery of the week” formula, the show only had the one ongoing mystery of where Shaggleford was since his disappearance; focusing instead on the comedic action and spy-like adventure elements.

Character models for Mystery, Inc., Robi, Albert, Dr. Trebla and Dr, Phibes.

            Warner Bros. had wanted to give the franchise a fresh new take, which was developed by Ray DeLaurentis and overseen by Eric Radomski. The decision was made by Warners to once again dump Fred (Welker), Daphne (Grey DeLisle) and Velma (Mindy Cohn) from the show in order to streamline the ultimate focus and further cement that this was a new incarnation of the franchise. The Mystery, Inc. gang did make a couple of cameos and were full-on guest-stars in one episode, and also continued to be featured in the ongoing direct-to-video movie series. Once again Shaggy had possession of the gang’s transport, the Mystery Machine, which he upgraded to be able to transform into a variety of vehicles (usually the wrong ones for a given situation).

Agent 1 & 2, Ricky, Mark and Trebla look on as Robi joins Dr. Phibes?

            Taking their place was Shaggleford’s defective robotic butler, Robi (Jim Meskimen). Robi tended to break through objects instead of going around them, was a lousy cook, and an impressionist. However, his primary function was to serve as a communication device between Shaggleford and Shaggy; often appearing as a hologram projection to warn of Dr. Phibes’ next scheme. Aiding Dr. Phibes was his army of nondescript agents. They all wore the same uniforms with a number designation on their chests. Agent 1 (Meskimen) was the no-nonsense second in command of Dr. Phibes’ forces, and was often paired with the dimwitted Agent 2 (Bennett). There was also his right-hand man and advisor, Dr. Trebla (Menville), who turned out to be Shaggleford in disguise as a means to spy on Dr. Phibes’ operation. Rounding out Dr. Phibes’ crew were his own personal inventors Ricky (Bennett) and Mark (Meskimen), who were based on the titular character and his brother from Napoleon Dynamite, and Menace (Welker), a recipient of the nanotech formula that made him super strong and steadily drove him mad.

Pimp My Ride: Scooby Edition.

            Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! debuted on The CW as part of the Kids’ WB programming block on September 23, 2006. This would end up being the last series with the involvement of Hanna-Barbera co-founder Joseph Barbera, who would pass away during its production, and the last to originally air on Saturday mornings—Scooby’s lifetime home. The series marked the first time Kasem had not voiced Shaggy on a television show, although he continued to do so in the animated films (notably, Shaggy would return to eating meat in the series), as well as the first time that the episode titles would be shown at the start of the end credits instead of at the beginning of the episode. It was also the third to utilize character designs other than the Hanna-Barbera originals. As animation production had gone mostly digital, it was decided to alter the character designs to best utilize the technology as well as compensate for tight budgets and schedules. The designs were done by Lois M. Lee, taking a strong inspiration from the live-action Scooby films for the Mystery, Inc. gang.

Menace on nanotech.

            The series was predominantly written by DeLaurentis, who served as story editor, with additional writing from Scott Kreamer, Steve Sessions, Reid Harrison, Meredith Jennings-Offen, Jim Krieg, Stephen Sustarsic, and Will Schifrin. Animation duties were handled by Digitial Emation, Inc. and Dongwoo Animation, although the opening titles, designed by Radomski, was animated by Six Point Harness Studios with a theme by Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. Mothersbaugh’s music production company, Mutato Muzika, handled the rest of the series’ music.

Scooby with elastic powers.

            Get a Clue! aired sporadically over the course of two seasons, taking frequent breaks of a few weeks after a grouping of episodes. Ultimately, the series failed to connect with viewers who were put off by its radically different art style and changes to the well-known format. Although what ended up being the series finale ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, it’s unknown if a third season was ever planned.

The UK DVD cover.

The first 8 episodes were released onto DVD across two volumes by Warner Home Entertainment in 2007 and 2008. Between 2009 and 2019, additional episodes were included as special features of other Scooby releases; including Where Are You! Volumes 1-4, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Complete Second, Third and Fourth Seasons, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo! The Complete Series, 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack and Surf’s Up, Scooby-Doo! and Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! Both seasons were made available for streaming on iTunes and Amazon Prime Video, as well as Boomerang’s SVOD subscription service.

EPISODE GUIDE:

Season 1:

“Shags to Riches” (9/23/06) – Shaggy and Scooby explore the mansion Shaggy’s uncle left him after a villain forces him into hiding.

“More Fondue for Scooby-Doo” (9/30/06) – Albert sends Shaggy and Scooby to Switzerland to stop Dr. Phibes from interrupting an anti-global warming conference.

“High Society Scooby” (10/7/06) – Shaggy and Scooby sneak into a country club to protect three scientists from being abducted by Dr. Phibes.

“Party Arty” (11/4/06) – The homeowners’ association comes down on Shaggy and Scooby’s housewarming party, which Dr. Phibes plans to crash.

“Smart House” (11/11/06) – Intercepting Dr. Phibes’ computer virus causes Shaggy and Scooby to release it inside their mansion.

“Lighting Strikes Twice” (11/18/06) – Scooby has to face his fear of lightning to stop Dr. Phibes’ weather machine.

“Don’t Feed the Animals” (2/3/07) – Dr. Phibes plans to destroy the rainforest to find the leaves that could lead to eternal life.

“Mystery of the Missing Mystery Solvers” (2/10/07) – Shaggy and Scooby get so caught up in being honored as mystery solvers that they fail to prevent people from disappearing.

“Chefs of Steel” (2/17/07) – Dr. Phibes creates a hypnotic hibachi to use on Scooby and Shaggy to make them reveal the nano-tech formula.

“Almost Ghosts” (2/24/07) – Mystery Inc. reunites to stop Dr. Phibes’ invisible agents from infiltrating an army base.

“Pole to Pole” (3/3/07) – Shaggy and Scooby enter a race to stop Dr. Phibes’ EMP bomb from wiping out all technology, which they discover has been planted on the Mystery Machine.

“Big Trouble” (4/28/07) – Albert alerts Scooby and Shaggy to Dr. Phibes’ attempt to destroy them with a giant robot.

“Operation Dog and Hippy Boy” (5/5/07) – Dr. Phibes assembles a team of ruthless criminals to destroy Shaggy and Scooby.

Season 2:

“Shaggy and Scooby World” (9/22/07) – Dr. Phibes turns Shaggy and Scooby’s amusement park into a death trap.

“Almost Purr-fect” (9/29/07) – Shaggy and Scooby’s dog show is infiltrated by Dr. Phibes in a cat disguise.

“Inside Job” (10/6/07) – Shaggy and Scooby have to figure out how to purge the nano-bots that Dr. Phibes ingested before he becomes unstoppable.

“Zoinksman” (10/13/07) – Shaggy dons a defective super suit in order to stop Dr. Phibes from raining nuclear winter upon the world.

“The Many Faces of Evil” (11/3/07) – Dr. Phibes produces an army of nano-clones that represent a different aspect of his personality.

“Cruisin’ For a Bruisin’” (11/10/07) – Shaggy, Scooby and Dr. Phibes all decide to take a vacation and end up on the same cruise ship.

“There’s a Doctor in the House” (12/1/07) – When Dr. Phibes’ evilest clone kicks him out of his lair, he ends up shacking up with Shaggy and Scooby.

“Super Scary Movie Night” (1/26/08) – Dr. Phibes builds versions of the Universal monsters onto discs and plans to duplicate them.

“Runaway Robi” (2/2/08) – Robi runs away from home when he overhears Shaggy and Scooby declare he’s not a good personal trainer.

“Don’t Get a Big Head” (2/16/08) – Dr. Phibes makes a new nano formula to make himself super smart and decides to make the world super dumb.

“Scooby-Dudes” (2/23/08) – Dr. Phibes returns to the ranch he grew up on and creates giant vicious animals to help him conquer the world.

“Zoinks The Wonderdog” (3/8/08) – When Shaggy’s original dog returns, Scooby gets jealous and he seeks out his previous owner.

“Uncle Albert Alert” (3/15/08) – Dr. Phibes discovers he has a mole in his organization: Uncle Albert!