Night of the Living Doo
In 2001 as the big Scooby-Doo revival was underway, Cartoon Network premiered a new Scooby special in a very unique way... For Halloween, the channel ran a 24 hour marathon of various Scooby episodes, with scenes from the new "Night of the Living Doo" injected as filler during the commercial breaks. Weird thing is, they played the entire special during commercial breaks (numerous times, as a matter of fact), then ended the marathon with the complete special in its entirety.
Like most CN originals from that time, "Night of the Living Doo" is cheaply made, really jokey and the humor skewers toward a more adult audience (though it's still kid-friendly) -- it's basically a spoof of "The New Scooby-Doo Movies." Gary Coleman joins up with the gang, and they wind up spending Halloween night in an allegedly-haunted mansion owned by David Cross. There they find mummies, zombies and other madness, as well as special guests Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (who cover the Scooby-Doo theme and sing an original song), Mark Hamill and Jabberjaw.
To the best of my knowledge, "Night of the Living Doo" never aired on TV again, and it's never been released on home video (which is a shame cuz it would've made a nifty DVD extra), though it was briefly available to watch on the Adult Swim website. Since all things Scooby seem to be getting legit releases, here's hoping this quirky special surfaces again one of these years!
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