Scoobynatural

"Scoobynatural"
	Supernatural episode
Episode no.	Season 13; Episode 16
Directed by	Robert Singer (live-action); Spike Brandt (animation)
Written by	Jim Krieg & Jeremy Adams
Production code	T13.20566
Original air date	March 29, 2018
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
	Peter New as Jay; Kegan Frith as Ghost Kid; Voices: Grey Griffin as Daphne Blake; Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers; Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley; Frank Welker as Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo; Stephen Stanton as Cosgood Creeps;
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"Scoobynatural" is the sixteenth episode of the thirteenth season of the paranormal drama series Supernatural, and the 280th episode overall. The episode was written by Jim Krieg & Jeremy Adams and directed in live-action by Robert Singer and in animation by Spike Brandt. It was first broadcast on March 29, 2018, on The CW. In the episode, Sam, Dean, and Castiel are sucked into the animated world of Scooby-Doo and must help the Scooby Gang solve a mystery when a real ghost crashes the events of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Night of Fright Is No Delight".

The four current voice actors who appear in current Scooby-Doo media reprise their roles for the episode: Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers, Grey Griffin as Daphne Blake, and Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley.

The episode received critical acclaim for its humor, meta references, sense of nostalgia, and the natural fit between the two series.

Plot[]

After stopping a plush dinosaur that comes to life in a pawn shop and attacks, the grateful owner gives Dean a new TV for free. While testing out the TV, the Winchesters are sucked into Dean's favorite episode ("A Night of Fright Is No Delight") of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, followed soon after by Castiel. To the group's shock, they discover an actual ghost that begins killing people and the Winchesters and the Scooby Gang are forced to team up together to stop it. Working together, the Winchesters and the Scooby Gang trap the ghost, who reveals himself to be a young boy who is being used by a greedy real estate developer in the real world to scare away reluctant shop owners. The ghost helps the Winchesters and Castiel fool the Scooby Gang into thinking that it was a human villain before returning the Winchesters and Castiel to the real world. There, the three put the ghost to rest and get the criminal arrested for tax evasion. Before getting sucked into Scooby-Doo, Castiel is shown to have gotten the fruit from the Tree of Life, bringing the Winchesters one step closer to their goal of opening a portal to Apocalypse World.

Production[]

The idea of a crossover episode with Scooby-Doo had been discussed by the writers and producers of Supernatural for several years. The ability to do a crossover was made possible because the rights to both shows are owned by Warner Bros.^[1]

Reception[]

The episode received critical acclaim.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] In her review for Den of Geek!, Bridget LaMonica gave the episode a score of 5/5, calling it a "milestone" and "a shameless dose of humor and nostalgia that found a way to blend two tonally different series."^[6] Samantha Highfill of EW echoed the sentiment and gave the episode an "A" grade, adding that "No other show could do this and do it so well."^[7] Kaitlin Thomas of TVGuide compared the episode favorably to past meta-installments "Changing Channels" and "The French Mistake" and said that it "is destined to become an instant classic."^[8]

References[]

↑ Turchiano, Danielle (21 March 2018). "How 'Supernatural's' 'Scooby-Doo' Crossover Came To Be". {{cite web}}:
↑ McLevy, Alex (March 29, 2018). "Supernatural is dead serious about the comic sweetness of its Scooby-Doo crossover". The A.V. Club. {{cite web}}:
↑ Yeoman, Kevin (March 29, 2018). "ScoobyNatural Review: Supernatural Delivers An Absurdly Fun Crossover". Screen Rant. {{cite web}}:
↑ Melrose, Kevin (March 29, 2018). "SCOOBYNATURAL IS EVERYTHING WE LOVE ABOUT SUPERNATURAL — AND SCOOBY-DOO". Comic Book Resources. {{cite web}}:
↑ Tatham, Chelsea (March 29, 2018). "10 times 'Scoobynatural' proved it was the best TV crossover of the year". Tampa Bay Times. {{cite web}}:
↑ LaMonica, Bridget (March 29, 2018). "Supernatural Season 13 Episode 16: Scoobynatural Review". Den of Geek!. Dennis Publishing. {{cite web}}:
↑ Highfill, Samantha (March 29, 2018). "Supernatural recap: 'Scoobynatural'". Entertainment Weekly. {{cite web}}:
↑ Thomas, Kaitlin (March 29, 2018). ""Scoobynatural" Is Proof Supernatural Isn't Out of Gas Creatively". TVGuide. {{cite web}}:

External links[]

Scoobynatural at the Internet Movie Database

[1] Turchiano, Danielle (21 March 2018). "How 'Supernatural's' 'Scooby-Doo' Crossover Came To Be". {{cite web}}:

[2] McLevy, Alex (March 29, 2018). "Supernatural is dead serious about the comic sweetness of its Scooby-Doo crossover". The A.V. Club. {{cite web}}:

[3] Yeoman, Kevin (March 29, 2018). "ScoobyNatural Review: Supernatural Delivers An Absurdly Fun Crossover". Screen Rant. {{cite web}}:

[4] Melrose, Kevin (March 29, 2018). "SCOOBYNATURAL IS EVERYTHING WE LOVE ABOUT SUPERNATURAL — AND SCOOBY-DOO". Comic Book Resources. {{cite web}}:

[5] Tatham, Chelsea (March 29, 2018). "10 times 'Scoobynatural' proved it was the best TV crossover of the year". Tampa Bay Times. {{cite web}}:

[6] LaMonica, Bridget (March 29, 2018). "Supernatural Season 13 Episode 16: Scoobynatural Review". Den of Geek!. Dennis Publishing. {{cite web}}:

[7] Highfill, Samantha (March 29, 2018). "Supernatural recap: 'Scoobynatural'". Entertainment Weekly. {{cite web}}:

[8] Thomas, Kaitlin (March 29, 2018). ""Scoobynatural" Is Proof Supernatural Isn't Out of Gas Creatively". TVGuide. {{cite web}}:

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Characters	Scooby-Doo • Shaggy Rogers • Daphne Blake • Fred Jones • Velma Dinkley • Scrappy-Doo
Television series	Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (episodes (1969–1970)) • The New Scooby-Doo Movies (episodes (1972–73)) • The Scooby-Doo Show (episodes (1976–78)) • Laff-A-Lympics (1977–78) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–82) • The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–84) • The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (episodes (1988–1991)) • What's New, Scooby-Doo? (episodes (2002–06)) • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (episodes (2006–08)) • Mystery Incorporated (episodes (2010–13)) • Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015–18) • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019–present)
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Television films and specials	Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978) • Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979) • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) • Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) • Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988) • Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) • Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994) • Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes (1998) • Night of the Living Doo (2001) • Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games (2012) • Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays (2012) • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013) • Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace (2013) • Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014) • Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015) • Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror (2015)
Direct-to-video films	Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) • Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) • Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) • Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) • Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003) • Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003) • Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) • Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005) • Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005) • Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) • Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007) • Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008) • Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009) • Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010) • Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010) • Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011) • Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) • Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012) • Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2013) • Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013) • Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013) • Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014) • Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (2014) • Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015) • Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015) • Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016) • Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016) • Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017) • Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (2017) • Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) • Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018) • Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019) • Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019) • Scoob! (2020) • Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020) • Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021) • Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021)
Live-action films	Scooby-Doo (2002) • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) • Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010) • Daphne & Velma (2018)
Video games	Scooby-Doo (1986) • Scooby-Doo Mystery (1995) • Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom (1999) • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Adventures (2000) • Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers (2000) • Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) • Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights (2002) • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem (2004) • Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (2005) • Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? (2006) • Scooby-Doo! First Frights (2009) • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp (2010)
Amusement rides	The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990) • Scooby's Ghoster Coaster (1998) • Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion (2001) • Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster (2002)
Comic books	Scooby Apocalypse (2016–19) • Scooby-Doo! Team-Up (2013–19)
Soundtracks	Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection (1998) • Scooby-Doo (2002)
Miscellaneous	Scooby Snacks • "Scoobynatural"
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