A Podcast Named Scooby-Doo!

I am joined on this episode by podcaster and author, Greg Ehrbar! Greg is the host of the Funtastic World of Hanna & Barbera podcast as well as the writer of several books, including his latest, Hanna-Barbera: The Recorded History, which we discuss on the show. I had a great time chatting all things H-B with Greg and we ran long enough that I had to split the conversation into two episodes! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future. All material not produced by Bonsai Digital Productions is used for review or educational purposes and is the property of the original copyright holder.

I am joined on this episode by Warner Bros. Discovery's Library Historian, George Feltenstein, for an enlightening conversation about the Warner Archive Collection, remastering and releasing film, television, and animation for home video, Hanna-Barbera, and Scooby-Doo! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future. All material not produced by Bonsai Digital Productions is used for review or educational purposes and is the property of the original copyright holder.

Very pleased to welcome writer, Josie Campbell, to the podcast! Josie sat down with me to talk about working on scripts for Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, writing the delightful direct-to-video Legion of Super-Heroes animated film, as well as her New Champion of Shazam mini-series for DC Comics. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future. All material not produced by Bonsai Digital Productions is used for review or educational purposes and is the property of the original copyright holder.

On this episode I am pleased to welcome to the show artist, designer, director, and author, Valerio Ventura! Valerio's career in animation spans over 30 years but he is probably best known today for his work on the DC SUPER HERO GIRLS show, winning a Daytime Emmy in 2014 for his work on MICKEY MOUSE, and serving as the Art Director on two sesons of HBO Max' adult animated series, VELMA. Valerio took some time out of his busy post-production schedule to chat with me about his career, their design approach on VELMA, and his latest work, the 2023 novel, KILLHER - THE AKIRA FILES. Visit Valerio's Website! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.  

APNSD! welcomes cartoonist, podcaster, teacher, and Toth enthusiast, Paul Fricke, to the show! Paul is well-versed in the career and work of Alex Toth, a legendary comic book artist as well as a designer and storyboard artist at Hanna-Barbera for 15 years. Paul joins me on the show to discuss Toth's life and art and his seminal contributions to saturday morning cartoons. Get comfortable and settle in as Paul and I talk design, process, comics, and, of course, Scooby-Doo! Visit Paul's LinkTree! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

On the latest episode of the podcast I sit down and chat with the exhibit developer who put together the Scooby-Doo! Mansion Mayhem exhibit for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Stephanie Eddleman.  Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

The podcast returns with a new audio edition of The Apocalypse Variations featuring comic book artist, ChrisCross, who contributed the artwork to the cover of SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #32 as well as many other projects over the course of his 30-plus year career. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

On this holiday episode of the podcast we present the long out-of-print Scooby-Doo and Friends christmas album from Peter Pan Records. Featured are two classic audio dramas starring the voice cast from the television series, The Mystery of the Missing Santa and Trouble at Santa's Workshop. So cozy on up to the fire, grab some hot cocoa, and enjoy Scooby-Doo and Friends in Exciting Christmas Stories! Music: "Scary Christmas", "Scroogey Doo" (Jake Monaco) Originally released on vinyl by Peter Pan Records in 1978 Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

APNSD! welcomes award-winning composer, songwriter, and producer, Ryan Shore, to the show! Ryan has contributed fabulous scores for three of the direct-to-video Scooby movies including the most current film in the series, Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo! Get comfortable and settle in as Ryan and I talk music, process, soundtracks, and, of course, Scooby-Doo! Visit Ryan's official website! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Show Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Comic book writers, Ivan Cohen and Sholly Fisch, join me on the podcast to talk about their experiences writing for the Scooby-Doo licensed books, including their Batman/Scooby-Doo Mysteries series, as well as working in the world of all-ages comics, and filling us in on what to expect from Batman/Scooby-Doo volume two! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! producer and showrunner, Zac Moncrief joins me on the podcast to talk about his career in animation and spearheading one of the most divisive (but really kind of brilliant) iterations of the franchise to break out into the wild.  Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

I am pleased as punch to be welcoming producer and showrunner, Chris Bailey, to the podcast. On this episode of the show, Chris talks about his career in animation, visual effects, and  more specifically, producing and running the latest television iteration of everyone's favourite mystery gang, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who? Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

On this episode of the podcast I speak with background designer and art director, Cheryl Johnson, about her experiences working on two seasons of the irreverent, divisive, and vastly underappreciated Scooby series, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo. Visit Cheryl's website at CBJART Online. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Writer, Ernie Altbacker, joins me on the podcast to talk about crafting the screenplay for the Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon direct-to-video movie. We also discuss some of Ernie's early career in writing for animation as well as his most recent contributions to the DC Animated Universe, Constantine: House of Mystery, currently available on home video and, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, co-written with John Semper, Jr. and hitting store shelves at the end of July, 2022. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Writer/producer, Heath Corson, joins me on the podcast for a career-spanning chat delving into his experiences contributing to two of the LEGO Scooby-Doo movies, his writing for Atom Ant and Magilla Gorilla for the DC/HB imprint of comic books, and so much more! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Returning guest and friend of the show, Charles M. Howell IV, joins me to lay down an exclusive audio commentary track for the 1988 premiere episode of the eighth series in the franchise, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

The wonderful and talented, Jill Thompson, joins me on the podcast to chat about art, process, comics, and, of course, Scooby-Doo! Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Writer, Morgan Baden, joins Mike on the podcast to talk about her work on the Daphne and Velma Scholastic book series, her history with Scooby-Doo, and writing for licensed properties. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

Marty Grabstein, voice of Courage the Cowardly Dog, joins me on the podcast to have a conversation about revisiting his signature character now appearing in the latest, and possibly kookiest, Scooby-Doo D2V movie, Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog. Music: "Game of Life" (Andy Sturmer) Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.

On this installment of the podcast I sit down with animator, Tom Cook, and discuss what it was like to work at Hanna-Barbera during the late '70s animating for shows like Scooby-Doo and the Super-Friends.  Tom's Facebook  Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all good podcatchers. Check out the Official Site If you'd like to join the conversation follow us on Facebook or Twitter More info and bonus material for episodes available at the official show blog Please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the show. Your support means a lot and goes a long way to helping grow the audience and the podcast so we can continue to bring you more ambitious and high quality Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera related content in the future.