List of What's New, Scooby-Doo? episodes

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What's New, Scooby-Doo? is an American animated mystery-comedy series. The show was broadcast from September 14, 2002 to July 21, 2006 on Kids' WB, a Saturday morning children's programming block on The WB Television Network.[1] This is the ninth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, and features the main characters - Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo - investigating appearances of supernatural creatures.

Series overview[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
114September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)March 22, 2003 (2003-03-22)
214September 13, 2003 (2003-09-13)March 27, 2004 (2004-03-27)
314January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29)July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21)

Episodes[]

Season 1 (2002–03)[]

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"There's No Creature Like Snow Creature"Joe SichtaJim KriegSeptember 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)

The gang travels to a mountain resort for some skiing and to watch a snowboarding competition, but end up investigating rumors of a snow creature that is attacking the participants. However, when Velma comes down with a cold and Fred injures his leg, it is up to Scooby, Shaggy and Daphne to solve the mystery.


Villain(s): The Snow Creature/Avalanche Anderson


Chase scene song: "It's a Rad, Rad World" by Sebastian Robertson
22"3-D Struction"Tim MaltbyEd ScharlachSeptember 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)

Daphne's uncle sends the gang to Costa Rica for the opening of a museum exhibit on dinosaurs. When they meet archaeologist Melbourne O'Reilly, he reveals the legend of a dinosaur spirit. So when the gang watch a dinosaur film in the museum's theatre, the dinosaur in the film jumps out of the screen and into the audience. It is up to the gang to figure out who is really behind this mystery.


Villain(s): The Dinosaur Spirit/Luis Cepeda and Heather Lane


Chase scene song: "Güe - Güe - Güepa" by Chicos de Barrio
33"Space Ape at the Cape"Swinton O. Scott IIIGeorge Doty IVSeptember 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)

While visiting NASA in Florida, a mysterious alien egg hatches. The gang must stop the alien before NASA's shuttle mission is aborted.


Villain(s): The Space Ape/Janet Lawrence


Chase scene song: "Music of America" by Poster Children
44"Big Scare in the Big Easy"Tom MazzoccoGeorge Doty IV, James Krieg and Ed ScharlachOctober 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)

The gang stays at a housing estate next to a graveyard during their spring break in New Orleans. They soon realize that two Civil War ghosts re-enact a duel every night to scare away guests. Daphne is later kidnapped, so it is up to Fred, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby to find her and uncover the truth.


Villain(s): The Ghosts of the Leland Brothers/Crawdad Mike and his bus driver


Chase scene song: "Man With the Hex" by The Atomic Fireballs
55"It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine"Joe SichtaMark TuroszOctober 26, 2002 (2002-10-26)

The Mystery Machine gains a life of its own and starts to drive by itself, so the gang tries searching for clues to figure out why. This leads them to the Mystery Kids, a band of talented kids who formerly owned the Mystery Machine. While trying to solve the mystery, the van rampages out of control all over town, and Shaggy and Fred nearly get arrested by a police officer.


Villain(s): The Possessed Mystery Machine/Susan Dinwiddie


Chase scene song: "I'd Do Anything" by Simple Plan
66"Riva Ras Regas"Russell Calabrese and Swinton O. Scott IIITom SheppardNovember 2, 2002 (2002-11-02)

The gang wins a competition to go to Las Vegas to meet teen pop sensation Lindsay Pagano, who takes a liking to Fred, but they soon end up trying to uncover the mystery of a deceased magician named Rufus Raucous, whose ghost has risen from the grave to haunt the theatre that Lindsay is performing at.


Villain(s): The Ghost of Rufus Raucous/Phylidia Flanders


Chase scene song: "Here I Come Vegas" by Lindsay Pagano
77"Roller Ghoster Ride"Scott Jeralds and Tim MaltbyDwayne McDuffieNovember 9, 2002 (2002-11-09)

The crew goes to a very popular roller coaster park, when Shaggy and Scooby win a competition to design a hot roller coaster ride to construct and build for the park, but they end up running into some ride mischief with a ghost who wants to break all the rides for no apparent reason.


Villain(s): The Roller Ghoster/Terry


Chase scene song: "Saying Goodbye" by The Muffs
88"Safari, So Goodi!"Tom MazzoccoEd ScharlachNovember 23, 2002 (2002-11-23)

On a safari hunt in Africa, the gang discovers that the animals are changing into a yellow color and doing strange things. They must solve the mystery fast, or else the same thing might happen to Scooby.


Villain(s): The Jungle Demons/Honey and Henry Hunsecker


Chase scene song: "Hatari Safari" by Rich Dickerson
99"She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore"Scott Jeralds and Joe SichtaJim KriegNovember 30, 2002 (2002-11-30)

The gang goes on a trip to an island in the South Pacific where they spend their vacation and encounter a sea serpent known as Motoshondu.


Villain(s): The Motoshandu Sea Serpent/Crunchy a.k.a. Charles Granville


Chase scene song: "Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones
1010"A Scooby-Doo! Christmas"Scott JeraldsJonathan Collier, George Doty IV, James Krieg, Ed ScharlachDecember 13, 2002 (2002-12-13)

Scooby and his pals arrive in a town where Christmas is not celebrated because a headless snowman terrorizes the residents, so the amateur sleuths set out to solve the mystery.


Villain(s): The Headless Snowman/Professor Higgenson


Chase scene song: "Santa Claus, Santa Claus" by Heavy Trevy
1111"Toy Scary Boo"Russell Calabrese and Scott JeraldsGeorge Doty IVFebruary 1, 2003 (2003-02-01)

The gang investigates a toy store where living toys are taking over. They suspect a really interested fanatic is involved in the case.


Villain(s): The Living Toys/Officer Claphammer


Chase scene song: "Scooby, Scooby-Doo" by Rich Dickerson
1212"Lights! Camera! Mayhem!"Scott Jeralds and Tim MaltbyJim KriegFebruary 15, 2003 (2003-02-15)

The gang gets VIP passes at a movie studio in Hollywood, California, where a remake of teen spy movie Spy Me a River is being filmed, only to be sabotaged by the Faceless Phantom, believed to be the ghost of the original film's leading star.

Villain(s): The Faceless Phantom/Vincent Wong


Chase scene song: "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" by The Ramones
1313"Pompeii and Circumstance"Scott Jeralds and Tom MazzoccoEd ScharlachFebruary 22, 2003 (2003-02-22)

While visiting Pompeii in Italy, the gang battles an ancient zombie gladiator, who appears to be responsible for illegally dumping waste onto Mount Vesuvius.


Villain(s): The Zombie Gladiator and the Ghost of Emperor Saladicus/Ugo DiRinaldi and Captain Guzman


Chase scene song: "Hal Capito" by Luciano Palermi, Raffaella Camera, and Rich Dickerson
1414"The Unnatural"Scott Jeralds and Joe SichtaGeorge Doty IVMarch 22, 2003 (2003-03-22)

The gang goes to a baseball stadium to see Luis Santiago break the home run record, but the ghost of the record's former owner shows up, reluctant to see his record broken.


Villain(s): The Ghost of Cab Craig/Bob Taylor


Chase scene song: "Play My Game" by The Donnas

Season 2 (2003–04)[]

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
151"Big Appetite in Little Tokyo"Scott JeraldsJim KriegSeptember 13, 2003 (2003-09-13)

After Velma wins a contest for the best invention, the gang travels to Tokyo, Japan. When a mystical person zaps a pizza with a monster-transformation spell, Shaggy eats it. Shaggy starts to grow into a Godzilla-like monster whenever he goes to sleep and he starts eating everything in sight. Shaggy then gets framed by the monster and everyone thinks Shaggy is the culprit. Now the gang is running around Tokyo trying to get away from the police, who want to capture Shaggy.


Villain(s): The 30-Foot Shaggy/Professor Promfit


Chase scene song: "Urei" by Puffy AmiYumi
162"Mummy Scares Best"Joe SichtaEd ScharlachSeptember 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)

While in Egypt on an archaeological dig with Melbourne O'Reilly, the gang encounters Pharaoh Scamses the XV – a mummy who has a knack of turning tourists into zombie minions.


Villain(s): The Mummy of Scamses XV/Prince Kazzal Al-Famir


Chase scene song: "Time Running" by Tegan and Sara
173"The Fast and the Wormious"Tom MazzoccoTom SheppardSeptember 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)

After Fred decides to try his hand at cross-country racing in Mexico, the gang is stuck with a giant worm, its fanatical worshipers and a racer who would resort to anything to win the race. This episode marks the first appearance of recurring character Gibby Norton.


Villain(s): Gusano Grande/Gibby Norton


Chase scene song: "Punk Rock Y Subversion" by Los Miserables
184"High-Tech House of Horrors"Russell CalabreseGeorge Doty IVOctober 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)

The gang ends up going to a future fair in Omaha; however, the main attraction the house of the future is closed due to the mysterious disappearance of a teenager. The creator of the house, Professor Ostwald, tells the gang that nothing is wrong; however, after Daphne disappears, the gang has to go back to the house to search for her, but are soon locked in, along with the Blather Brothers and the Reality TV star Horatio Hidalgo.


Villain(s): S.H.A.R.I and Jeeves (J-31 Version 2.3)/The House


Chase scene song: "Another Way" by Paul van Dyk
195"The Vampire Strikes Back"Tom MazzoccoJordana ArkinOctober 18, 2003 (2003-10-18)

The gang travels to an old Transylvanian castle on a rainy night to watch the shooting of the Hex Girls' new music video. When they arrive, they find out that the band is breaking up, since a vampire is on the loose. Fred decides to go straight to trapping the vampire. They do so, only for Fred to turn into a bat. It is up to Scooby and the gang to solve the mystery.


Villain(s): The Fortescu Vampire/Steve and Stu Fortescu


Chase scene song: "Petrified Bride" by The Hex Girls (Jennifer Hale, Kimberly Brooks and Jane Wiedlin)
206"A Scooby-Doo Halloween"Swinton O. Scott IIINahnatchka KhanOctober 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)

After the gang solves another mystery, they go to Banning Junction to visit Velma's family for Halloween, but they meet ghostly scarecrows who try to ruin the festivities. The gang attempts to save the town before the ghost of Hank Banning appears.


Villain(s): The Scarecrows and the Ghost of Hank Banning/Marcy


Chase scene song: "Shout It Out Loud" by KISS
217"Homeward Hound"Tim MaltbyJoseph Barbera and Tom MintonOctober 25, 2003 (2003-10-25)

After the gang votes on their next destination, they end up at the annual dog show, courtesy of Scooby. There, Shaggy runs into an old acquaintance, Meadow, and her dog, Milady Moonbeam. However, the gang then has an unpleasant run-in with a Cat Creature who seems bent on ruining the dog show and stealing the puppies of the former winner dog, Crissie. This episode marks the first appearance of the Secret Six puppies: Maize, Flax, Jingle, Knox, 14-Carat and Bling-Bling and their owner Mr. B.


Villain(s): The Cat Creature/Meadow


Chase scene song: "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" by The Ramones
228"San Franpsycho"Tae Ho Han and Tim MaltbyBill CanterburyMarch 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)

The gang goes to the Grind Games in San Francisco to meet an old friend, Ryan Sheckler, who is participating. However, they soon find out that the games are being terrorized by the San Franpsycho, the ghost of a former Alcatraz inmate.


Villain(s): The San Franpsycho/Rudy Banyez


Chase scene song: "Doing Time" by MxPx
239"Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman"Swinton O. Scott IIIGeorge Doty IVMarch 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)

In Quebec, Canada, the gang runs into Simple Plan while en route to the Montreal Rock Festival. When both their vans become wrecked, they have to spend the night at a nearby ghost town. It soon becomes obvious that something invisible is out to get Simple Plan, and even worse for Velma, Gibby Norton is also present in the ghost town.


Villain(s): The Invisible Madman/Zeke Zillion, Gibby Norton, Eve De LaFaye, Jack Hunter


Chase scene songs: "You Don't Mean Anything" and "The Worst Day Ever" by Simple Plan
2410"Recipe for Disaster"Tom MazzoccoBill CulveriusMarch 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)

After Shaggy wins a trip to the Scooby Snack Factory, the gang prepares for a well-deserved holiday. Unfortunately, there is very high security in the factory due to spies and, worst of all, a monster covered in Scooby Snack batter is scaring away the workers.


Villain(s): The Scooby Snack Monster/Penelope Bailey


Chase scene song: "Sabre Dance" by Love Sculpture
2511"Large Dragon at Large"Tim MaltbyTom SheppardMarch 24, 2004 (2004-03-24)

In the middle of a Renaissance fair in Scotland, a dragon starts terrorizing everyone.


Villain(s): The Glasburgh Dragon/A robot controlled by Jameson Stephen Ripley


Chase scene song: "The Ghosts of Me and You" by Less Than Jake
2612"Uncle Scooby and Antarctica"Russell CalabreseJim KriegMarch 25, 2004 (2004-03-25)

While trying to bring a penguin named Little Pete back to Antarctica, the gang stumbles upon a fish-like creature that has imprisoned a professor under the ice.


Villain(s): The Finned Fiend/Monroe Hopper


Chase scene song: "Southbound" by MxPx
2713"New Mexico, Old Monster"Tim MaltbyEd ScharlachMarch 26, 2004 (2004-03-26)

An ancient bird kidnaps locals from a Native American reservation in New Mexico, where Shaggy, Scooby, and the gang visit Shaggy's old friend, Jimmy Proudwolf and his dog, Shooby. Shaggy is about to enter a contest with a sculpture he made of Scooby's head, but the bird steals it, right before kidnapping Daphne.


Villain(s): The Wakumi Bird/Colonel Henry Thornwald


Chase scene song: "No Control" by Blackfire
2814"It's All Greek to Scooby"Russell CalabreseGeorge Doty IVMarch 27, 2004 (2004-03-27)

Whilst vacationing in Greece, Shaggy's purchase of a mysterious amulet only serves to cause a centaur to chase him.


Villain(s): The Centaur/Susie Smythe


Chase scene song: "Sahara" by Mikro

Season 3 (2005–06)[]

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
291"Fright House of a Lighthouse"Chuck SheetzGeorge Doty IVJanuary 29, 2005 (2005-01-29)

When the gang stays with Fred's uncle in Wisconsin, they attempt to unmask the ghost of a lighthouse keeper who is causing havoc to local ships. In addition, one of the ships that the keeper sank has returned as a ghost ship.

Villain(s): The Creepy Keeper/Verona Dempsey


Chase scene song: "High Five" by Calibretto 13
302"Go West, Young Scoob"Chuck SheetzEd ScharlachFebruary 5, 2005 (2005-02-05)

The gang travels to an old western town, Cyber Gulch, where the robot residents have spiraled out of control.


Villain(s): Cold Steel and the Robot Bandits/Gibby Norton


Chase scene song: "Haven't Been Myself In a While" by CIV
313"A Scooby-Doo Valentine"Chuck SheetzNahnatchka KhanFebruary 11, 2005 (2005-02-11)

Shortly after returning to their hometown, the gang investigates some mysterious disappearances of teenagers on Lovers Lane, while Shaggy and Scooby catch up with old girlfriends, but the culprits behind it all appear to be the gang themselves! In order to avoid going to jail, the gang sets up a decoy to catch the true culprits.


Villain(s): The Evil Mystery Inc. Clones/J.C. Chasez and henchmen


Chase scene song: "Walk on the Wire" by Sahara Hotnights
324"Wrestle Maniacs"Chuck SheetzChris BrownFebruary 12, 2005 (2005-02-12)

Fred enters a wrestling competition that is haunted by the ghost of a former wrestler, now a contorted mutant known as "the Titanic Twist".


Villain(s): The Titanic Twist/Kurt and Connie Crunch


Chase scene song: "All Twisted" by CIV
335"Ready to Scare"Chuck SheetzMatt WayneFebruary 19, 2005 (2005-02-19)

The gang heads to Paris to see Daphne's cousin, Danika, win "Model of the Year," but they discover that she has been abducted by a gargoyle from the Notre Dame cathedral that has come to life.


Villain(s): The Gargoyle/Danika


Chase scene songs: "Nonchalant" by Chapeaumelon and "Ça plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertrand
346"Farmed and Dangerous"Chuck SheetzJordana ArkinFebruary 26, 2005 (2005-02-26)

The gang goes to visit Mr. B and the Secret Six puppies on their new farm, but soon discover that a demon farmer is haunting their farm, which was built over an ancient graveyard, and wants the puppies gone. It is up to Scooby and the gang to unravel the mystery.


Villain(s): The Demon Farmer/Farmer P alias Neville Poppenbacher


Chase scene song: "Something's Going On" by A
357"Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend"Chuck SheetzBill CanterburyMarch 5, 2005 (2005-03-05)

The gang heads to Russia to see the U.S. ice hockey team play against Russia for the Emperor Cup, but they encounter the ghost of a former Russian hockey player who has stolen the trophy and now haunts the stadium. Brett Hull guest stars.


Villain(s): The Frozen Fiend/Galina Korzakhov


Chase scene song: "I'll Search Forever" by Rich Dickerson
368"A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown"Chuck SheetzChris BrownMarch 12, 2005 (2005-03-12)

Shaggy competes in a mini-golf tournament that is terrorized by a giant metallic clown. In a surprising twist of events, Shaggy, driven by his desire to win the tournament, faces the monster boldly and it is Velma, who is scared of clowns, who ends up being frightened by the monster.


Villain(s): The Metallic Clown/Mayor Snipper


Chase scene song: "Something Special" by CIV


Note: This episode's flashback to Mystery Inc.'s younger years is done as a homage to the predecessor series, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
379"Camp Comeoniwannascareya"Joe SichtaGeorge Doty IVMarch 19, 2005 (2005-03-19)

Scooby and Shaggy go to a summer camp to volunteer, unaware that the camp is haunted by a slimy creature known as the Toxic Terror.


Villain(s): The Toxic Terror/Gray


Chase scene song: "Stronger" by Taxiride
3810"Block-Long Hong Kong Horror"Chuck SheetzEd ScharlachMarch 26, 2005 (2005-03-26)

The gang travels to Hong Kong so that Shaggy can get his rubber duck repaired, while the city is terrorized by a Chinese dragon who has stolen an expensive ring.


Villain(s): The Hong Kong Dragon/Wu and the Acrobats


Chase scene song: "Hong Kong Holiday" by E.G. Daily
3911"Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters!"Chuck SheetzBill CanterburyApril 2, 2005 (2005-04-02)

Fred competes in a car race, with the rest of the gang as his pit crew. However, none of them realize that it involves a skeleton racer driving a monster truck.


Villain(s): The Skeleton Racer/Jimmy and Cindy


Chase scene song: "Hot" by Smash Mouth
4012"Gold Paw"Chuck SheetzChris BrownApril 9, 2005 (2005-04-09)

Once again, the gang visits the Secret Six puppies at Fort Knox, but come to discover that a creature made of gold is haunting the place, turning everything he touches into solid gold. Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby do everything in their power to keep the Gold-Ade factory open.


Villain(s): The Gold Monster/Drill Sergeant Payne


Chase scene song: "Pressing On" by Relient K
4113"Reef Grief!"Chuck SheetzEd ScharlachApril 16, 2005 (2005-04-16)

Shaggy and Scooby enter a sandcastle building competition in Australia, but later discover that a monster made from coral is on the loose and the builders are disappearing under the sand.


Villain(s): Rama Yam alias Spencer Johnson


Chase scene song: "New Planet" by Smash Mouth
4214"E-Scream"Chuck SheetzGeorge Doty IVFebruary 21, 2006 (2006-02-21) (DVD)
July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) (Cartoon Network)[citation needed]

Velma plans to relax while the rest of the gang takes part in a video game convention in Los Angeles, but soon finds she has to contend with a virtual-reality game come to life.


Villain(s): The Osomons/Video game


Chase scene song: "Holiday" by Otherstarpeople

References[]

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 534–538. ISBN 978-1538103739.
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