Night of the Living Doo

Night of the Living Doo
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Based onScooby-Doo
by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
Written by
Directed by
  • Casper Kelly
  • Jeffrey G. Olsen
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Ashley Nixon
  • Casper Kelly
  • Jeffrey G. Olsen
Running time20 minutes
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseOctober 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)
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Night of the Living Doo is an American animated television special that aired on Cartoon Network on October 31, 2001.[1] The cartoon is a comedic parody of a typical episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, complete with unlikely guests and a retro style.[2] Its title is a riff on the Night of the Living Dead franchise.[3] The animation was produced by Cartoon Network and broadcast in small segments during commercial breaks of a Halloween Scooby-Doo marathon. At the end of the marathon, the complete special was broadcast in its entirety and was available on the Adult Swim website for a brief period.[4] It has not been released on home video.[5]

The special features a new opening title sequence combining the opening for The New Scooby-Doo Movies with clips of the special, set to the cover of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! theme song as performed by Matthew Sweet for Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits. It was nominated for an Annie Award.[6]

In this special the characters are animated in a classic retro style in an effort to parody real episodes. The show is meant to have the 60s feel with modern humor and celebrities. Most of the scenes have the gang's animation directly rotoscoped from certain classic episodes, in some cases even completely re-dubbed footage.

  1. ^ Pellegrini, Mark (April 21, 2015). "Night of the Living Doo: The Forgotten Scooby-Doo Special Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  2. ^ Staff (October 28, 2001). "For Young Viewers; A Spookfest for Ghouls and Bats of All Ages". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. ^ Kane, Joe (2010). Night of the Living Dead: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever. Citadel Press. pp. 212-213. ISBN 9780806534312.
  4. ^ Rattolle, Vinnie. "Night of the Living Doo". CultOddities. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ^ "Complete List of Episodes Not on the Best of New Scooby Doo Movies". DVD Talk. January 11, 2005. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ^ "Scooby Doo's Night of the Living Doo (TV)". FilmAffinity. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.