This TV special was aired as several short segments before being shown in full. This is the same release format that the previous three Scooby-Doo specials had, Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes, The Scooby-Doo Project and Night of the Living Doo.
Scooby-Doo and Courage the Cowardly Dog would end up having another crossover 21 years later. In the direct-to-video film, Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021).