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  • Acting for Two:
    • In episode two, Kate Micucci voices Velma and April from The Funky Phantom. Additionally, Tom Kenny voices Augie and Mudsy in the same episode.
    • In episode three, Frank Welker voices Magilla Gorilla, albeit only in more realistic ape grunts this time around in addition to his usual roles of Scooby and Fred.
    • "A Haunt of a Thousand Voices!" has the gang meeting their voice actors.
  • Adored by the Network: The series was renewed for a second season before it even premiered. It no doubt was caught up in the AT&T planned reorganizing of Warner Media. It was started before the merger was complete, but it was kept in production with the season two pick up when the other HB/RS/MGM legacy properties were quietly ended, most of which with episodes not yet on Boomerang. While full reorganization of the channel under AT&T has yet to be realized (as AT&T has pretty much decided to end separate Turner management by giving Cartoon Network and Boomerang to Warner Bros in their entirety), the decision to have this series air on Cartoon Network first before ending the other legacy series on Boomerang implies heavily Guess Who? was already prepared to be the new starting point. However, since then it seems this show will wrap production after Season 2 (or 4, if they are split in halves). AT&T being very mum about their overall plan for Cartoon Network has lead to the belief if they do want a refresh of the HB brands as a whole, it isn't here yet. Also note this show and Jellystone were in the works before the court ruling came down, while the new Flintstones was not.
  • Channel Hop: The series was always meant to air on Boomerang, but repeats aired on Cartoon Network. However, Cartoon Network dumped the show after six episodes, and it became a Boomerang exclusive. Then, for Season 2, it got heavily promoted as being part of HBO Max, where it aired its final episodes.
  • Fake Brit:
  • Invisible Advertising: While Warner Brothers releases myriad promos for new episodes online, on Cartoon Network proper there are no advertisements for new episodes of this series, which run once a week (initially twice a week before its encore slot was paved over with Ben 10 (2016) and Teen Titans Go!), except for a one second blurb while the episode is already running that the show is "next". This is in stark contrast to one of the other three WB animation shows currently running on CN, Teen Titans Go!, which often has a countdown timer obscuring part of the new Scooby Doo episode to promote -its- new episode screening later in the day which is promoted every commercial break and then rerun often.
  • Meaningful Release Date:
    • "What A Night For A Dark Knight", the episode where Batman guest-starred, was released two days before Batman's anniversary day, September 21, 2019.
    • Alex Trebek’s episode, "Total Jeopardy!", was aired five days after his death as a tribute.
  • Milestone Celebration: The show came out in 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Scooby-Doo franchise.
  • Out of Order: While still episodic, there are instances of episodes airing out of order. For example, Chris Bailey said how the 13th episode that aired, which is the Batman episode, is the pilot .
    • In "The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!" from season 1, two clips of the gang's past mysteries are actually from season 2 episodes "The Horrible Haunted Hospital of Dr. Phineas Phrag!" and "A Fashion Nightmare!".
  • Posthumous Credit: Alex Trebek passed away just five days before his episode, "Total Jeopardy!", was released.
  • Promoted Fanboy: Jaleel White made it clear on Twitter that acting in a Scooby-Doo show is a bucket list item for him, as a signed Scooby-Doo animation cel is one of his prized collectibles.
  • Rereleased for Free: The whole series is free to watch on Tubi starting on June 2023.
  • Role Reprise:
  • Screwed by the Network: In addition to receiving next-to-no reruns and the aformentioned Invisible Advertising, Cartoon Network just stopped airing the show after 6 episodes despite initial reports saying that episodes would air there a week after Boomerang and clips on days the episodes would have aired being uploaded. Fortunately, the show would eventually be added to Boomerang a little over a year later, with heavy advertising and much better timeslots. The series did return to Cartoon Network's lineup in October 2022 for Scoobtober however, and has been airing even after Scoobtober ended.
  • What Could Have Been:

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