In this episode of the Unmasked History of Scooby Doo, Alexa speaks with Laren Bright, writer and story editor on A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
Highlights of this episode include:
1- Laren’s stories from working at Hanna-Barbera.
2- What the writing process was like for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
3- Laren’s thoughts on including positive messages in children’s cartoons.
Make sure to listen to the episode above! Or you can read a transcript of the interview here.
Below you can take a look at a bunch of photos Laren was kind enough to send me.
“Captain Planet won several Environmental Media Awards. Here’s one I got for Gorillas Will Be Missed.” – Laren BrightFlintstone Kids production cell. “Just before I started working at H-B they used to throw away thousands of these cells. Then apparently someone realized they might have value as collectibles and they stopped tossing them. I got a few before they became inaccessible.” – Laren BrightJust Say No autographed art cell. “They gave cells like this to all the key people who worked on this show.” – Laren BrightNational Association for Youth Award for the Flintstone Kids Just Say No special.Flintstone Kids hoodie.A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Emmy nomination ad.Captain Planet foam core sign – “I don’t remember what it was used for, but I liked it & took it before it was thrown away.” – Laren Bright“A Sero Cell from Batman the studio gave us.” – Laren BrightCaptain Caveman cell.Captain Caveman cell.
