tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post3343255047760558958..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Toon-arama: Why Scooby Doo WorkedAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-40793766624538116272014-03-26T05:14:18.414-04:002014-03-26T05:14:18.414-04:00Re: Diversity, it just goes to show you that somet...Re: Diversity, it just goes to show you that sometimes all people need are a shared interest/love/value (or sometimes an enemy) etc., to build a friendship. Mystery Inc. got nuthin' on Carl & Ellie from Up, though. :)<br /><br />Speaking of Mystery Inc., were they actually a corporation? Did they make any money solving mysteries? Did they solve other mysteries in between shows, and the shows were simply their pro bono work? (No, that's not a Scooby-Doo "Movies" w/ Sonny & Cher joke.)<br /><br />I have a theory that one of them must be heir to the Scooby Snacks fortune. It would explain how they could afford to tool around with no clear source of income and why they seemed to have an infinite supply of Scooby Snacks. Daphne seems like the rich girl type. Or Shaggy could be the one. (Not clear if the snacks were named after Scooby or vice versa.) I also figured Fred owned the van, and Velma was helping make sure nobody got killed by some criminal psychopath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-41563002250231696062014-03-12T00:38:46.855-04:002014-03-12T00:38:46.855-04:00PikeBishop, I understand there were tight shorts? ...PikeBishop, I understand there were tight shorts? ;-PAndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-30923432327751529422014-03-12T00:34:29.599-04:002014-03-12T00:34:29.599-04:00Ugh! I was hoping I imagined it. BTW, my neighbor...Ugh! I was hoping I imagined it. BTW, my neighbor Carol, a year behind me in school had kind of a proto-Sarah Palin vibe, looked dynamite in glasses and did I mention the tight shorts? ;-) Talking dogs? PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-68971576412367103972014-03-12T00:29:32.420-04:002014-03-12T00:29:32.420-04:00PikeBishop, There was indeed a Scooby Dum. He was...PikeBishop, There was indeed a Scooby Dum. He was a cousin who lived in a swamp and spoke like a hillbilly. And yes, he wore a fishing hat. He showed up in a handful of episodes.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG1wuVE3RSY" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-83125613704974932892014-03-12T00:19:22.584-04:002014-03-12T00:19:22.584-04:00Wasn't there also a "Scooby Dumb" or...Wasn't there also a "Scooby Dumb" or "Scooby Dope" character that came in after Scrappy? I have vague recollections of a buck toothed Scooby clone with a redneck style fishing hat. Am I imagaining this? I was born in 65, and Scrappy came along right about the time I was hoping Carol would come to the door in her tight shorts to greet me as I delivered their newspaper! Talking detective dogs were becoming less important to me around that time. ;-)PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-8964960492617904642014-03-11T23:04:40.009-04:002014-03-11T23:04:40.009-04:00Kit, I've heard that, that he kept it from bei...Kit, I've heard that, that he kept it from being cancelled. But his episodes are truly horrible, and he is a deeply unpleasant character.<br /><br />Yeah, I remember Flim Flam. I can't stand him either.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-48542645109182647972014-03-11T22:30:10.551-04:002014-03-11T22:30:10.551-04:00Read up on Scrappy. To his credit he apparently di...Read up on Scrappy. To his credit he apparently did save it from cancellation which may have helped keep the show in the spotlight. <br /><br />The problem I had with him as a kid was that he was just annoying. He would try to pick fights with monsters he had no hope of defeating. <br /><br />Also, remember Flim-Flam?Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-51042255110300413892014-03-11T22:02:14.755-04:002014-03-11T22:02:14.755-04:00GypsyTyger, Great point! LOL!GypsyTyger, Great point! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18395630991871272752014-03-11T22:01:48.279-04:002014-03-11T22:01:48.279-04:00John, I totally agree about the positive messages....John, I totally agree about the positive messages. The original Scooby Doo sends an amazing number of positive messages to kids. And as you note, it's gloriously playful and funny. That's why I rate this as one of the best as well.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-78701948382287126682014-03-11T21:58:29.913-04:002014-03-11T21:58:29.913-04:00Interesting points, John Jameson. Interesting points, John Jameson. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-27797800881756491772014-03-11T21:49:23.776-04:002014-03-11T21:49:23.776-04:00Josie and the Pussycats were hotter than you know....Josie and the Pussycats were hotter than you know. One of them was Cheryl Ladd! ;)<br />GypsyTygerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-77519558677918525262014-03-11T21:07:26.793-04:002014-03-11T21:07:26.793-04:00I love Scooby-Doo (pre Scrappy, obviously). It is ...I love Scooby-Doo (pre Scrappy, obviously). It is a great cartoon for everyone, but is particularly valuable during the age when children are beginning to realise that all is not well in the adult world (crime, war, famine, etc.). Here a team of children and a dog solve problems that adults cannot deal with because they are too busy, too complacent, too prejudiced, too gullible, too indifferent or too complicit. It sends out a whole host of positive messages: "it is okay to be afraid", but then "confront your fears", for example (a message one can find in not nearly so convincing a way in self-help books). Scooby-Doo deals with teamwork, loyalty, persistence, and so many other substantial things, while also being gloriously playful and funny. I rate it as one of the best cartoon series of all time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105609617071999765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47098888169459919232014-03-11T19:54:29.728-04:002014-03-11T19:54:29.728-04:00Outlaw, Josie and the Pussycats were indeed hot. :...Outlaw, <i>Josie and the Pussycats</i> were indeed hot. :)<br /><br /><i>Scooby</i> debuted in Sept. 1969. <i>Josie</i> debuted a year later in Sept. 1970.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-78771990851856344022014-03-11T19:43:19.434-04:002014-03-11T19:43:19.434-04:00But Josie and the Pussycats were hot. I'll ta...But Josie and the Pussycats were hot. I'll take your work for it but I always thought those two shows were contemporaries, not that Josie was an attempted knock off. I always thought the Groovie Goolies were a knock off of something terrible. Fat Albert had the same kind of vibe about everyone being friends as well.Outlaw13https://www.blogger.com/profile/17232117096525959967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-58841639539267918002014-03-11T17:21:50.323-04:002014-03-11T17:21:50.323-04:00P.S. The inconsistent scheduling was a real proble...P.S. The inconsistent scheduling was a real problem with <i>Mystery, Inc.</i>. Plus, they didn't do a lot of episodes.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-28477872588752259562014-03-11T17:19:22.234-04:002014-03-11T17:19:22.234-04:00Kit, On the direct-to-video Scooby Doo...
These a...Kit, On the direct-to-video Scooby Doo...<br /><br />These are bad:<br /><br /><i>1 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island September 22, 1998<br />2 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost October 5, 1999<br />3 Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders October 3, 2000<br />4 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase October 9, 2001<br />5 Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire March 4, 2003<br />6 Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico September 30, 2003<br />7 Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster June 22, 2004<br />8 Aloha, Scooby-Doo! February 8, 2005<br />9 Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? December 13, 2005<br />10 Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! February 24, 2006<br />11 Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! September 4, 2007<br />12 Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King September 23, 2008<br />13 Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword April 7, 2009</i><br /><br />These were bad because they were all about pushing PC feminist, environmental and pro-wicca messages. The stories were packed with the message that white males were evil and stupid and girls needed to prove their athletic prowess by being better than the males around them to show their worth. <i>Witch's Ghost</i> comes across as an hour long advertisement for wicca. The monsters were real. The characters displayed no real friendships. The animation was generic. The stories were weak and predictable.<br /><br />In 2010, that changed. The monsters became fake again. The friendships returned. The animation improved. The stories became stronger. And ALL the PC elements vanished. That resulted in the following films which are really very good.<br /><br /><i>14 Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo February 16, 2010<br />15 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare September 14, 2010<br />16 Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur September 6, 2011<br />17 Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire March 13, 2012<br />18 Big Top Scooby-Doo! October 9, 2012<br />19 Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon February 26, 2013<br />20 Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright August 20, 2013</i><br /><br />I highly recommend each of those.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-33443202183277435632014-03-11T17:03:26.470-04:002014-03-11T17:03:26.470-04:00My problem with the show was the inconsistent sche...My problem with the show was the inconsistent schedule that made it impossible to know when a new episode was airing. :-) <br /><br />What did you think of <i>Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island</i>? The one set in New Orleans with real monsters?<br /><br />By the way, Grey Delisle, the voice of Azula from <i>Avatar: The Last Airbender</i> has also been the voice of Daphne since <i>Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase</i> since the tragic death of voice actress Mary Kay Bergman in 1999. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-3290190375252145292014-03-11T16:34:33.385-04:002014-03-11T16:34:33.385-04:00Kit, In Mystery, Inc., the TV show, I thought they...Kit, In <i>Mystery, Inc.</i>, the TV show, I thought they made Fred too bumbling and blinded by his obsession with traps and they made introduced a crush angle with Velma and Shaggy that I didn't like. That said, I enjoyed the way the characters were written and voiced and drawn. I thought the stories were a notch above anything I'd seen in a long time. I liked the continuing nature of the story as well.<br /><br />Now, <i>the new movies</i> are totally excellent. They are super well animated, excellently voiced, solidly written and with lots of fun twists and turns.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-89575418439932637672014-03-11T16:21:28.608-04:002014-03-11T16:21:28.608-04:00Andrew,
What were your problems with the newest S...Andrew,<br /><br />What were your problems with the newest <i>Scooby-Doo</i> cartoon? And what did you like about it?Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-4656100774404695902014-03-11T15:14:01.070-04:002014-03-11T15:14:01.070-04:00Jed, That's because you grew up before the age...Jed, That's because you grew up before the age of constant television. That's probably a good thing actually. :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-9233622244714810902014-03-11T14:46:49.640-04:002014-03-11T14:46:49.640-04:00I liked Scooby, but my knowledge of Toons is limit...I liked Scooby, but my knowledge of Toons is limited to grandkids age brackets. I could get behind an animated Prince Valiant or Phantom, though :)Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-54657643811215745862014-03-11T13:48:54.234-04:002014-03-11T13:48:54.234-04:00KRS, I'm actually a fan of the movies. I thou...KRS, I'm actually a fan of the movies. I thought they nailed Shaggy perfectly as well as the Shaggy-Scooby relationship. I think they were unfair to Fred and Daphne, but not so much that I disliked the films. They were fun and funny with a good sense of humor and a bit of parody mixed in.<br /><br />I also love how they make Scrappy out as a monster.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-75205383176231837732014-03-11T13:46:59.078-04:002014-03-11T13:46:59.078-04:00PikeBishop, It's an interesting idea except th...PikeBishop, It's an interesting idea except that it ignores the fact that except when they go to these places, which are always described as way out in the boonies, the towns are usually hopping with economic activity. Also, many of the crimes were real estate crimes with the intent of scaring people off because rundown land was about to become valuable as something was moving into the area or because something like gold was found on the land. In fact, I would say that the ease with which they spend money without any visible sign of having a job suggests that they live in a pretty prosperous period, which would fit with the boom-time culture of Southern California in the early 1960s, when this was made.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-71979875445430552232014-03-11T13:40:22.366-04:002014-03-11T13:40:22.366-04:00Shawn, LOL! Yeah, that too.Shawn, LOL! Yeah, that too.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-44452752149213415792014-03-11T13:39:57.836-04:002014-03-11T13:39:57.836-04:00PDBronco, I haven't seen those. Thanks for th...PDBronco, I haven't seen those. Thanks for the tip!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com