It is ironic that episodes designed to be timeless by featuring celebrities are exactly the ones that have aged out of existence. Sonny & Cher, Don Knotts, and Phyllis Diller were household names in 1972; today, their estates want a piece of the digital pie.
This might be the single most impossible episode to find legally. Jeannie is owned by Sony Pictures Television (originally Screen Gems, which co-produced I Dream of Jeannie ). Hanna-Barbera did not secure perpetual rights. In this episode, Jeannie blinks Scooby and Shaggy into a Persian palace. Because the character is controlled by a major rival studio, Warner Bros. (who owns Hanna-Barbera) cannot release this episode without paying exorbitant fees. The New Scooby-Doo Movies with Missing Episodes
When the home video market exploded, Warner Bros. (who now owns the Hanna-Barbera library) faced a conundrum. To release The New Scooby-Doo Movies in full, they would have to renegotiate the licensing rights for every song and every celebrity likeness used in the show. In many cases, this was deemed too expensive or legally complicated. It is ironic that episodes designed to be