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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 2:51:18 GMT -5
Today marks fifty years since Scooby-Doo debuted - in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (yep, no question mark): How old does that make Scooby in dog years? The show ran for 3 seasons (41 episodes). And Scooby has stood the test of time since, having appeared in countless shows such as Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979-80), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002-2006), etc. Not to mention countless movies such as Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) and Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006). And let's not forget the live-action movies. The most recent movie (animated) was Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island, released digitally in September 2019. Given the concept is one of the most formulaic ever, it's remarkable, in a good way, that it has stood the test of time for fifty years! There have been variations at times, but for most of its history, the formula was followed. The Scooby Gang, travelling in the Mystery Machine van, would arrive in a small town (who was paying for their trips, they didn't seem to have a job?). They'd learn that a town was being terrorised by a ghost/wizard/monster/skeleton/alien/etc. They would investigate. Eventually, they would trap the monster and unmask it, revealing a man (I can't recall a single unmasking ever revealing a woman). The man would reveal to be some unscrupulous individual, engaged in something like smuggling or robbery - and had used a monstrous disguise to scare people away. One wonders why these creeps didn't just go about their business surreptitiously. Surely dressing up as monsters attracts attention, right? But fiction has its own logic, thankfully so. Despite the formula, it did work well. And the various shows/movies got the opportunity to showcase everything from wizards and ghouls to aliens and skeletons. Mulder and Scully would be proud. Occasionally, the Scooby Gang would come across real monsters. For the most part, though, the formula has remained. The Scooby Gang even got to team with Batman and Robin more than once:  My favourite Scooby-Doo animated movie is Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness, where the Scooby Gang get to go into space with space baron, Sly Baron - and some astronauts:  Of course, Scooby has also appeared in comics, published by Marvel and DC (has any other publisher had the licence?):   |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 5:34:26 GMT -5
My vet told me that an average dog is translated to 6.5 human years to one dog year. So, the answer is 325 years for Scooby Doo! ... I was going on 11 years of age when this beloved cartoon came on television and watch some of them for fun and kicks and my favorite Scooby Doo Cartoon is when the whole gang met Batman and Robin!
Man, I'm getting too old!
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Post by brutalis on Sept 13, 2019 7:42:18 GMT -5
Long live the Scoobster and Shag-man along with the rest of the gang and usual assortment of monstrous villainy! You look like you haven't aged a day Scoob! Is there a secret ingredient in those Scooby snacks of yours? You are a part of my childhood, my teens, my adulthood and I shall be watching you from my wheelchair (painted like the Mystery Machine of course) and carry a stuffed version of you into my casket. Scoooooooooooby Rooooooooooooby Rooooooooooooooooooooo indeed!!!
You forgot to mention Scooby and the gang were so popular that Hanna-Barbera made a ton of other cartoon shows using basically the same premise and characterizations with cosmetic changes.
Fangface
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
The Chan Clan
Speed Buggy
Funky Phantom
Josie and the Pussycats
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
Jabberjaw
The Buford Files
Casper and the Angels
The New Shmoo
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 8:09:47 GMT -5
Long live the Scoobster and Shag-man along with the rest of the gang and usual assortment of monstrous villainy! You look like you haven't aged a day Scoob! Is there a secret ingredient in those Scooby snacks of yours? You are a part of my childhood, my teens, my adulthood and I shall be watching you from my wheelchair (painted like the Mystery Machine of course) and carry a stuffed version of you into my casket. Scoooooooooooby Rooooooooooooby Rooooooooooooooooooooo indeed!!! You forgot to mention Scooby and the gang were so popular that Hanna-Barbera made a ton of other cartoon shows using basically the same premise and characterizations with cosmetic changes.Fangface Goober and the Ghost Chasers The Chan Clan Speed Buggy Funky Phantom Josie and the Pussycats Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Jabberjaw The Buford Files Casper and the Angels The New Shmoo Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids I didn't forget, but that would have made it a long post. Plus, I have little knowledge of any of those other shows.  |
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Post by Confessor on Sept 13, 2019 8:21:45 GMT -5
I always enjoyed the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons as a kid, but I can't say that I ever loved them. There were other Hanna-Barbera kids cartoons that I watched in the late '70s and early '80s that I enjoyed more, such as The Flintstones and Top Cat. And the addition of Scrappy-Doo to the cast was not a good one, but still, the show's a classic. No doubts there.
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Post by brutalis on Sept 13, 2019 8:31:22 GMT -5
I always enjoyed the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons as a kid, but I can't say that I ever loved them. There were other Hanna-Barbera kids cartoons that I watched in the late '70s and early '80s that I enjoyed more, such as The Flintstones and Top Cat. And the addition of Scrappy-Doo to the cast was not a good one, but still, the show's a classic. No doubts there. Yep, Scrappy can get lost on a deserted monster island and be eaten. Did anybody other than the Executives like the annoying little dog dropping? I really liked that Scrappy was the "joke" villain for the 1st live action movie. The only good thing ever done with the mouthy runt. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 8:42:43 GMT -5
I must confess, Scrappy-Doo fan here. I like his bravery - and how he stood up to monsters. Each to their own, but never got the hate. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 13, 2019 9:20:42 GMT -5
I must confess, Scrappy-Doo fan here. I like his bravery - and how he stood up to monsters. Each to their own, but never got the hate. Oh, you're the one. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 13, 2019 9:28:00 GMT -5
Of course, Scooby has also appeared in comics, published by Marvel and DC (has any other publisher had the licence?): Gold Key did the initial Scooby book in 1970. Charlton did 11 issues in 75-76. Harvey did a handful of issues in the early 90s and Archie had the licence in the mid-90s until HB was purchased by Warner Brothers and DC took over any Scooby books. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 9:55:38 GMT -5
Thanks, Slam, I wasn't sure about other licensees.  Yes, I'm the sole Scrappy-Doo fan. I guess that makes me unique at...something. |
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Post by The Captain on Sept 13, 2019 14:46:03 GMT -5
The best episode of "Scooby-Doo" ever is the crossover with "Supernatural" in that show's 13th season (entitled "Scoobynatural"). The Winchester brothers get sucked into a cursed television set and wind up meeting with the Scooby gang on one of their mysteries, during which the ghost turns out to be an actual spirit and the "real" supernatural events (including deaths) that are normally only a part of the brothers' world become part of the Scooby gang's world as well.
It more or less acknowledges the fact that "Supernatural" is basically just a real world, scarier version of "Scooby-Doo", and while it pokes fun at the original (such as how Fred's penchant for making Rube Goldberg-esque traps to catch "ghosts" doesn't actually work on non-corporeal spooks), it does so in a loving and reverent manner to its predecessor. It's all a bit of silly fun but it pulls it off in a logical manner (at least in terms of the established workings of the Supernatural-verse).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 10:25:02 GMT -5
I must confess, Scrappy-Doo fan here. I like his bravery - and how he stood up to monsters. Each to their own, but never got the hate. Oh, you're the one. I was going to comment that I'd never encountered a fan of Crappy-Doo, when, as if by magic...
The whole Scooby thing must be some sort of record - has any other show lasted so long with only 1 plot, endlessly rehashed?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 11:00:31 GMT -5
It could be some sort of record, Simon.
There may well be periods of time where it was off the air, but I can think of at least 10 Scooby shows. And since 1998, when Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was released, there appears to have been an animated film every year, plus several live-action movies.
What I want to know is who pays for the Scooby Gang's lifestyle. Are they lottery winners? They never charged for their services and didn't appear to have jobs. So who was paying for them to traipse around the United States?
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Sept 14, 2019 12:38:19 GMT -5
I got nothin' against Scrappy-Doo, either. I preferred Scooby Dum, but I liked the Scooby/Scrappy/Shaggy/Daphne/Fred/Velma format. Once characters I liked started being dropped, I was less happy.
Side-note: Scooby Doo Team-Up was the only DC comic I bought regularly over the last couple years. Love Team-Up books!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 14:56:43 GMT -5
Scooby-Doo Team-Up is awesome. I remember one issue where Bats and Robin describe criminals as a "superstitious and cowardly lot". Scooby and Shaggy say something like, "So are we!" The Scooby Gang/Flintstones crossover is one of my favourite modern comics: 
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