Andrew Osmond encounters more than just animated encounters in Bristol this year, as Encounters 2006 showcases both animation and live-action.
"... It's been my experience that it's almost always the original characters (like Yogi, Huck, Top Cat and Scooby-Doo) who rise to the level of perennial superstar." -- Joe Barbera ---
"I've loved Scooby from the inception, and so has everyone else." -- Don Messick, voice of Scooby ---
"You know, people are always ripping things off, but they've never been able to touch Scooby. He's there and he's riding." -- Joe Barbera ---
"I started with them 17 years ago as Shaggy. That was the same year we started 'America's Top 40' ... Shaggy has been the longest acting job I've ever had." -- Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy ---
"Along came Scooby-Doo. That was something I couldn't predict... the dog became the star... we worked so hard on his personality." -- Joe Barbera
