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52-500: Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real world celebrities or well-known animated characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving mysteries. This concept was later revisited with a similar animated series titled Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? , which premiered in 2019. The New Scooby-Doo Movies

104-425: A story arc ). In some cases a guest star may play an important recurring character and may appear many times in a series, despite not being a member of the main cast; they may ultimately be asked to join the main cast if their role continues. The title special guest star is typically used in television for a celebrity guest, but it is also occasionally used for a regular cast member—usually for an actor or actress who

156-455: A common practice. Guest artists should not be confused with touring groups, troupes, orchestra, or even individual artists, although the distinction may be blurred. In the case of touring, their act is independent in itself, while the guest takes part in the act of the resident staff. The duration of involvement of a guest artist may vary, from separate short-term acts with fees per concert to fixed temporary contracts for several seasons. In

208-794: A counterfeiting ring run by a strange hooded figure who has been sending counterfeit money to the Joker and the Penguin. With the Mystery Machine stuck in mud, Mystery Inc. ends up becoming housekeepers for the Addams Family while Gomez and Morticia go on vacation to the Okefenokee Swamp . A giant vulture like super villain known as the Vulture threatens the Addams house and Wednesday goes missing, so Scooby and

260-518: A crop-dusting job on a farm haunted by the ghost of Baron Manfred von Richthofen . In Florida , Mystery, Inc. and the Harlem Globetrotters encounter a mysterious ship, crewed by ghost pirates, in a swamp. Rock musician Davy Jones is the heir to Hagglethorn Hall, a haunted fortress that was brought over from the United Kingdom ... but a phantom knight does not want him to take it over, so

312-431: A guest star on a record, a production coordinator must in many cases obtain permission from the record label of the guest and make sure that proper credits are delivered to the host record label. Often credits appear in the form " Artist name , courtesy of Record Label name. " The guests are often referred to as featured artists or featured guests. Such a performer may be annotated in credits or even in song titles by

364-463: A package with the 15 previously released episodes and as a standalone release. This release was planned for the 50th anniversary of Scooby-Doo. No explanation for the previous appearances' rights issues was provided. The only episode that has not been released or announced for release on DVD is "Wednesday Is Missing", which features the Addams Family. Season set Volume sets Other releases The two episodes featuring Batman and Robin and two of

416-438: A television series, the appearance of a special guest star, or depending on an overabundance of guest star appearances to the frustration and demerit of the regular cast of the series, could mark the moment when a series " jumps the shark "; that is, a doomed attempt to reverse a decline in popularity. Okefenokee Swamp The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat -filled wetland straddling

468-430: Is attested with more than a dozen variant spellings of the word in historical literature. Though often translated as "land of trembling earth", the name is likely derived from Hitchiti oki fanôːki "bubbling water". The Okefenokee was formed over the past 6,500 years by the accumulation of peat in a shallow basin on the edge of an ancient Atlantic coastal terrace, the geological relic of a Pleistocene estuary. The swamp

520-601: Is bordered by Trail Ridge, a strip of elevated land believed to have formed as coastal dunes or an offshore barrier island. The St. Marys River and the Suwannee River both originate in the swamp. The Suwannee River originates as stream channels in the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp and drains at least 90 percent of the swamp's watershed southwest toward the Gulf of Mexico. The St. Marys River , which drains only 5 to 10 percent of

572-512: Is famous for its amphibians and reptiles such as toads , frogs , turtles , lizards , snakes , and an abundance of American alligators . The oldest known alligator, named "Okefenokee Joe" after environmentalist Okefenokee Joe , died in September 2021, at almost 80 years of age. The Okefenokee Swamp is also a critical habitat for the Florida black bear . More than 600,000 acres (240,000 ha) of

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624-554: Is featured heavily but joined the show after the rest of the cast was signed. The first regular cast member in a TV series to be credited as special guest star was Jonathan Harris in Lost in Space . In a nonfiction television show , a guest star is a guest on the show who is a celebrity or other noteworthy interviewee or commentator. For a list of guest appearances in television, see Lists of guest appearances in television . In video games ,

676-458: Is hired to exterminate the bugs in the home of known horror movie actor Lorne Chumley. It becomes difficult as there are monsters around each corner. The gang teams up with the Speed Buggy crew to find out why a town's population is suddenly declining, as they learn that something is strangely blowing in the wind and it is causing the residents to be fearful. Answering the cries of The Mamas and

728-561: The Dixie Queen , where they bump into Josie and the Pussycats. Jeannie brings Mystery, Inc. along for a time-travel trip to help stop Jadal the Evil Djinn's plan to thwart a young prince's elevation to sultan. The gang help coach Tim Conway track down the ghostly athlete, Fireball McFain, who is haunting the students and faculty of Velma's alma mater. Mystery, Inc. helps out Don Adams when he

780-765: The Georgia – Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness . The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia and is the largest " blackwater " swamp in North America. The swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974. The name Okefenokee

832-662: The 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio . The first season of the series was animated at Hanna-Barbera's main studio in Los Angeles, while the second season was animated at their newly formed studio, Hanna-Barbera Pty, Ltd. in Australia. Side-tracked by a giant bat, the gang helps the Three Stooges ( Moe , Larry , and Curly Joe ) with their theme park: a real-life ghost town with real-life ghostly villains. Mystery Inc. teams up with Batman and Robin to uncover

884-467: The 438,000-acre (177,000 ha) Okefenokee, sending volumes of smoke across the southern Atlantic seaboard and with an unknown impact on wildlife. With the drought still continuing, the massive Honey Prairie fire continued to burn at only 75% containment. On April 17, 2012, the Honey Prairie Fire was finally declared out. Thousands of firefighters, refuge neighbors, and businesses contributed to

936-549: The Okefenokee Refuge. However, in 2022, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff blocked the proposed titanium mine after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warned of severe potential damage to the wildlife refuge. The Okefenokee Swamp was listed as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers in 2020 and again in 2023 on account of the mining threats. The Okefenokee Swamp is part of the Southeastern conifer forests ecoregion . Much of

988-592: The Okefenokee is a southern coastal plain nonriverine basin swamp , forested by bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) and swamp tupelo ( Nyssa biflora ) trees. Upland areas support southern coastal plain oak domes and hammocks , thick stands of evergreen oaks . Drier and more frequently burned areas support Atlantic coastal plain upland longleaf pine woodlands of longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ). The swamp has many species of carnivorous plants , including many species of Utricularia , Sarracenia psittacina , and

1040-561: The Okefenokee region burned from April to July 2007. Essentially the entire swamp burned, but the degrees of impact are widely varied. Smoke from the fires was reported as far away as Atlanta and Orlando . Four years later, in April 2011, the Honey Prairie wildfire began when the swamp was left much drier than usual by an extreme drought . As of January 2012, the Honey Prairie fire had already scorched more than 315,000 acres (127,000 ha) of

1092-519: The Papas singer "Mama" Cass Elliot, Mystery, Inc. find themselves trying to unmask the Green Globs who are running amok in her candy factory. Mystery, Inc. arrives at a carnival run by Dick Van Dyke and assist him when a ghostly strongman begins haunting it. Upon attempting to release a complete DVD set of the 24-episode series in 2005, Warner Home Video was unable to negotiate agreements with several of

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1144-405: The abbreviation feat. or further abbreviation ft. ; or by the word with or abbreviation w/ . The specific credit and billing given to a given performer—"starring," "guest star," "special guest star," "also starring," etc.—is a matter negotiated between the production and the performer or their agent. In a TV series , a guest star is an actor who appears in one or a few episodes (sometimes

1196-451: The blending of characters originating from a different series, franchise or medium entirely (see crossovers in video games ). In the case of specific crossovers already being the main theme, guest characters may be those who do not fit within that theme. The inclusion of stars, particularly those from older generations near the end of their career arcs, may bring benefits to the stars themselves. In rap, mutual and multiple guest starring

1248-575: The center of the refuge on May 5, 2007, eventually merging with another wildfire that began near Waycross, Georgia , on April 16 when a tree fell on a power line. Named the Bugaboo Scrub Fire , by May 31, it had burned more than 600,000 acres (240,000 ha), or more than 935 square miles, and remains the largest wildfire in both Georgia and Florida history. In 2011, the Honey Prairie Fire consumed 309,200 acres (125,100 ha) of land in

1300-617: The early colonial period when such speech was common in England, well into the 20th century. The Suwannee Canal was dug across the swamp in the late 19th century in a failed attempt to drain the Okefenokee. After the Suwannee Canal Company's bankruptcy, most of the swamp was purchased by the Hebard family of Philadelphia, who conducted extensive cypress logging operations from 1909 to 1927. Several other logging companies ran railroad lines into

1352-537: The early days of the pop music industry the bands were relatively stable units, and while guests were not uncommon, they were seldom given credits on album covers. For example, Eric Clapton was not credited in print for his guitar performance in the release of " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " of The Beatles . Gradually guest appearances have become a fully credited staple of music industry. The custom of guest appearance has become especially prominent in rap music , and this influenced rock musicians as well. To have

1404-650: The episodes' guest stars to have those episodes included. As a result, the DVD was released under the title The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies , and featured only 15 episodes culled from both seasons. The opening titles on this release were edited to remove the images of the Addams Family, Batman and Robin, the Harlem Globetrotters, the Three Stooges, and Laurel and Hardy. On April 4, 2019, Warner Bros. announced plans to release eight more episodes, both as part of

1456-622: The gang gets caught between colonial ghosts and a sea serpent. While intending to go on a trip to Picnic Island, the gang and the Harlem Globetrotters end up on a boat going to the nearby Haunted Island, where they are greeted by ghostly goings-on. While en route to the Tom Sawyer festival during a storm, the gang gets lost on the Mississippi River along the Illinois - Missouri border and wind up getting stuck on dock near an old haunted showboat,

1508-447: The gang go to find her and stop the Vulture. Villains: The Vulture (piloted by the former Housekeepers) Jonathan Winters invites the gang to visit a farm, where Maude Frickert needs help finding a secret formula—unless a mysterious villain known as Scarecrow gets to it first. Stuck in a storm, the kids take shelter in a nearby mansion, where a hooded ghost of Captain Moody seems to think

1560-426: The gang help him solve the mystery while contending with a frog-like moat monster. Scooby and the gang go to hear a concert by Jerry Reed, but discover he is missing and are told by Ben Bing and Bertha to leave the place because everything is fine. Mystery, Inc. teams up with Batman and Robin when Professor Flakey is kidnapped by the Joker and the Penguin. Inviting the Harlem Globetrotters to Shaggy's uncle's house,

1612-436: The giant Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis . A species of mushroom-like fungus Rogersiomyces okefenokeensis J.L. Crane & Schokn. 1978 is found in the swamp. The Okefenokee Swamp is home to many wading birds , including herons , egrets , ibises , cranes , and bitterns , though populations fluctuate with seasons and water levels. The swamp also hosts numerous woodpecker and songbird species. Okefenokee

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1664-520: The hazardous swamps, likely contributed to their later employment by the Spanish as ferrymen across the St. Johns River , near the riverside terminus of North Florida's camino real. Modern-day longtime residents of the Okefenokee Swamp, referred to as "Swampers", are of overwhelmingly English ancestry . Due to relative isolation, the inhabitants of the Okefenokee used Elizabethan phrases and syntax, preserved since

1716-534: The interface between the federal refuge and the surrounding industrial tree farms. Many visitors enter the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge each year. The swamp provides an important economic resource to southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. More than 600,000 visitors from as many as 46 countries travel to the Okefenokee refuge each year to enjoy its unmatched wilderness. This tourism supports over 750 local jobs and contributes over $ 64 million to local economies. A 50-year titanium mining operation by DuPont

1768-444: The kids are someone else. They finally find the real Captain Moody and unmask the fake Captain Moody, revealing it to be none other than Captain Moody's two nephews. After returning the dog of Phyllis Diller, Mystery, Inc. join her to a seance at the mysterious Magic Mansion, where they find out a gargoyle and two phantoms are after her hidden treasure. Mystery, Inc. comes to the aid of Sandy Duncan when various monster attacks disrupt

1820-479: The latter duo appeared in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon) both appeared on the show a year before they were incorporated into Hanna-Barbera shows of their own, The Addams Family and Super Friends , respectively. After The New Scooby-Doo Movies ended its original network run in August 1974, repeats of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! aired on CBS for the next two years. No new Scooby-Doo cartoons would be produced until

1872-424: The other real artists or fictional characters by not being part of or fitting the usual theme of the cast. They are usually recognisable on their own and only appear once or rarely within that cast. In show business , a guest appearance is the participation of an outsider performer (such as a musician or actor ) in an event such as a music record or concert , show , etc., when the performer does not belong to

1924-457: The production of her latest movie. Mystery, Inc. stays at an offshore hotel with Sonny and Cher when the hotel manager warns them of shark men who rise from the waves. Mayhem ensues in the western town of Juneberry when the fog rolls in. The ghost of Bigfoot has been scaring everyone away from a popular skiing resort. Scooby's gang, together with Laurel and Hardy, try to solve the mystery. The Three Stooges are in danger when Curly Joe takes up

1976-421: The regular band, cast, or other performing group. In music, such an outside performer is often referred to as a guest artist. Guest appearances have been known in theatre , ballet , and classical music for centuries, with guests both from the home country and from abroad. The advent of air transport has made this practice much more practical and global. In classical music, guest orchestra conductors are

2028-470: The safe suppression of this fire. At the peak of fire activity on June 27, 2011, the Honey Prairie Complex had grown to 283,673 acres (114,798 ha) and had 202 engines, 112 dozers, 20 water tenders, 12 helicopters, and 6 crews with a total of 1,458 personnel assigned. Over the duration of the fire, there were no fatalities or serious injuries. Firefighters managed to contain most of the fire within

2080-456: The same piece with a new star. Commercialization of guests policy may also have negative consequences. Local theatres may limit the growth opportunities for their performers in favor of guests. Sometimes rehearsal times are inadequate to fully integrate the home and guest styles. Touring increases physical load on an actor. It is also associated with multiple stress factors: from jet lags to close calls due to unanticipated travel delays. With

2132-658: The show moved to ABC in September 1976 on the highly publicized The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour . When the various Scooby-Doo series entered syndication in 1980, each New Movies episode was halved and run as two half-hour parts. The USA Network Cartoon Express began running the New Movies in their original format beginning in September 1990; they were rerun on Sunday mornings until August 1992. In 1994, The New Scooby-Doo Movies began appearing on three Turner Broadcasting networks: TNT , Cartoon Network and Boomerang . Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in

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2184-414: The swamp until 1942; some remnants remain visible crossing swamp waterways. On the west side of the swamp, at Billy's Island, logging equipment and other artifacts remain of a 1920s logging town of 600 residents. Most of the Okefenokee Swamp is included in the 403,000-acre (163,000 ha) Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge . The largest wildfire in the swamp's history began with a lightning strike near

2236-598: The swamp's southeastern corner, flows south along the western side of Trail Ridge, through the ridge at St. Marys River Shoals, and north again along the eastern side of Trail Ridge before turning east to the Atlantic. The earliest known inhabitants of the Okefenokee Swamp were the Timucua -speaking Oconi , who dwelt in or on the margin of the swamp. The Spanish friars built the mission of Santiago de Oconi in order to convert them to Christianity. The Oconi's boating skills, developed in

2288-556: The swamp. There are four public entrances: In addition, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Okefenokee Swamp Park , provides the northernmost access into the Okefenokee Swamp near Waycross, Georgia . State Road 2 passes through the Florida portion between the Georgia cities of Council and Moniac . The graded Swamp Perimeter Road encircles Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Gated and closed to public use, it provides access for fire management of

2340-405: The term denotes a playable character whose inclusion in that video game's roster does not follow the template set by the majority of the other characters (for non-playable characters this applies too, see Cameo appearance ). The premise of a playable character straying from a general theme may, for example, include the introduction of real-life personalities to a roster of fictional characters or

2392-416: The three episodes featuring the Harlem Globetrotters were also included in two separate releases: Scooby-Doo Meets Batman and Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters . The Addams Family episode "Wednesday is Missing" was released to VHS in Australia under the title "Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family" and was also released in the U.K. on VHS, along with the Three Stooges episode "Ghastly Ghost Town" under

2444-528: The title "Scooby-Doo Meets the Three Stooges". "The Secret of Shark Island" (featuring Sonny and Cher) episode was released in the U.S. and the U.K. on VHS on a video called Hanna-Barbera Presents: The Best of Scooby-Doo . Guest appearance The term guest appearance generally denotes the appearance of a guest in an artistic or pop-culture setting. The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists , featured artists , guest stars , or guest fighters , depending on context), are distinguished from

2496-419: Was done by imitators ( The Three Stooges and Laurel and Hardy ), and the rest were crossovers with present or future Hanna-Barbera characters. The characters from other Hanna-Barbera shows Harlem Globetrotters , Josie and the Pussycats , Jeannie , and Speed Buggy all appeared on the show during or after their own shows' original runs; The Addams Family and Batman and Robin (the first time

2548-507: Was recognized as a way to diversify the performance. In theatre and ballet, guest appearances diversify actors' repertory and experience under different choreographers, and give more acting opportunities. Even for established stars, prestigious overseas engagements increase their home status. Conversely, a guest star benefits the receiving troupe, bringing new inspiration and technique. Audience would welcome diversity, and theatrical business benefits as well: theatre connoisseurs will come to see

2600-410: Was set to begin in 1997, but protests and public–government opposition over possibly disastrous environmental effects from 1996 to 2000 forced the company to abandon the project in 2000 and retire their mineral rights forever. In 2003, DuPont donated the 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) it had purchased for mining to The Conservation Fund , and in 2005, nearly 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of the donated land

2652-652: Was the last incarnation of Scooby-Doo airing on CBS, and also the franchise's final time to feature Nicole Jaffe as the regular voice of Velma Dinkley , due to her marriage and retirement from acting. Many of the guest stars who appeared in The New Scooby-Doo Movies were living celebrities who provided their own voices ( Don Knotts , Jerry Reed , Cass Elliot , Jonathan Winters , Sandy Duncan , Tim Conway , Dick Van Dyke , Don Adams , Davy Jones and Sonny & Cher , among others); some episodes featured celebrities who were retired or deceased, whose voicing

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2704-681: Was transferred to Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. In 2018, Twin Pines Minerals LLC proposed another titanium mining operation near the Okefenokee Swamp. Over 60,000 people sent comments opposing the operation. Later, in 2020, a new rule by the first Trump administration reduced what was protected under the Clean Water Act , removing about 400 acres (160 ha) in the proposed mining site from federal protections. The updated plan would include mining 577.4 acres (233.7 ha) for titanium and zirconium, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) southeast of

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