What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Series, 2002, The 2000s, Set in Modern mysteries
What's New, Scooby-Doo? is #15 of 27 in release order and #14 of 27 in chronological order in the Scooby-Doo.
The story
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang are launched into the 21st century, with new mysteries to solve.
What's New, Scooby-Doo? recap
The original gang returns in a modern setting, with laptops, cell phones and a Mystery Machine full of gadgets, but the format is the classic one: travel somewhere, meet a monster, set a trap, unmask the culprit. The characters are close to their 1969 selves. Fred is obsessed with building elaborate traps that usually fail, Daphne has learned to defend herself, Velma is the brains, and Shaggy and Scooby are still hungry and scared. Casey Kasem returns as Shaggy after several years away, and Frank Welker, the voice of Fred, now also voices Scooby. The gang travels widely, to Scotland, Mexico, Hawaii, Egypt, Japan and an Antarctic research station, and recurring characters include the Hex Girls and Velma's awkward admirer Gibby Norton. The pop punk band Simple Plan performs the theme and appears in one episode. The series aired on Kids' WB from 2002 to 2006, for 42 episodes over three seasons.
What's New, Scooby-Doo? ending explained
What's New, Scooby-Doo? ended without a finale. The last episode, "E-Scream", has the gang at a video game convention where cuddly characters turn evil, and it turns out the whole mystery was a virtual reality test Velma was running. The show led into Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006), and its designs and voice cast carried on in the direct-to-video films of the period.
Where to watch What's New, Scooby-Doo?
What's New, Scooby-Doo? is streaming on Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.4/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scooby-Doo, before Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
- Chronological order: after Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, before Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster.
What to watch before What's New, Scooby-Doo?
In release order, 11 Scooby-Doo essentials come before What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002), from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969) to Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001).
Cast
- Frank Welker as Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers (voice)
- Mindy Cohn as Velma Dinkley (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Daphne Blake (voice)
- James Arnold Taylor as Sonny Les Matines / Guy L'Avorton (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Snow Creature (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as General Niedermeyer / Mr. B / MP Guard #1 (voice)
- Jennifer Hale as Honey Hunsecker / Dr. Joan Goodfew (voice)
- John DiMaggio as Sanfran Psycho (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Natlas (voice)
- Steve Blum as J.T. Page / Steve Powell (voice)
- Lauren Tom as Heather Lane (voice)
Created by Sander Schwartz.