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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 7:10:04 GMT -5
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? I have 2 theories: 1. The whole mystery machine thing is a front for dealing weed everywhere they go, selling what little of the product Shaggys not, like, partaking himself. Zoiks! 2. Alternately, and largely stolen from Friends, the gang are alternating their mystery solving with trawling colleges and rock venues after gigs, selling Scooby Snacks to stoners with the munchies. "Heyyy. Snack duuuuuude!"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 7:19:55 GMT -5
Works for me, Simon.  (Especially the first theory!). |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 16, 2019 14:20:35 GMT -5
Less fun than Simon's theories but wasn't Daphne supposed to be super rich?
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 17, 2019 22:51:35 GMT -5
In terms of the comics, the best of them were the product of Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle, who worked on the series at Gold Key and Marvel. Spiegle's stuff was sold around the world.
The Hanna-Barbera licenses were held by Western/Gold key, in the 60s and beginning of the 70s, then Charlton ended up with many (if not most), by the mid-70s. Their tenure didn't last too long, except for stuff like the Flintstones, and Marvel had it around 1977. Kind of surprised that no one really went after the Filmation properties, though a lot of Filmation's product were licensed cartoons. Still, you'd think a Groovie Goolies comic would have been a no-brainer. DC got Isis because of the relationship with Filmation, for the Shazam live action show and its crossovers with Isis. Still, Space Sentinels, Freedom Force, Jason of Star Command, Space Academy, Ghostbusters, etc; you'd think there would have been a nibble.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 18, 2019 4:31:36 GMT -5
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? I have 2 theories: 1. The whole mystery machine thing is a front for dealing weed everywhere they go, selling what little of the product Shaggys not, like, partaking himself. Zoiks! 2. Alternately, and largely stolen from Friends, the gang are alternating their mystery solving with trawling colleges and rock venues after gigs, selling Scooby Snacks to stoners with the munchies. "Heyyy. Snack duuuuuude!"
I remember this question came up late one night in the dorm in college; our general conclusion was that, yes, Shaggy was selling both weed and Scooby snacks to stoners, but also that Daphne was turning tricks (with Fred acting as her pimp). |
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Post by brutalis on Sept 18, 2019 7:35:54 GMT -5
I have 2 theories: 1. The whole mystery machine thing is a front for dealing weed everywhere they go, selling what little of the product Shaggys not, like, partaking himself. Zoiks! 2. Alternately, and largely stolen from Friends, the gang are alternating their mystery solving with trawling colleges and rock venues after gigs, selling Scooby Snacks to stoners with the munchies. "Heyyy. Snack duuuuuude!"
I remember this question came up late one night in the dorm in college; our general conclusion was that, yes, Shaggy was selling both weed and Scooby snacks to stoners, but also that Daphne was turning tricks (with Fred acting as her pimp). Poor Velma, left as the lone sentinel of virtue in this gang of teenage criminals who has to come up with bail money and getting the rest out of jail all of the time. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 18, 2019 9:04:54 GMT -5
Poor Velma, left as the lone sentinel of virtue in this gang of teenage criminals who has to come up with bail money and getting the rest out of jail all of the time. Hmm, yeah, 'virtue.' I should have added that we saw Velma as the accountant and, more importantly, mastermind who set up the whole operation in the first place. |
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Post by brutalis on Sept 18, 2019 10:33:17 GMT -5
Poor Velma, left as the lone sentinel of virtue in this gang of teenage criminals who has to come up with bail money and getting the rest out of jail all of the time. Hmm, yeah, 'virtue.' I should have added that we saw Velma as the accountant and, more importantly, mastermind who set up the whole operation in the first place. Heh, Scam artist, embezzler, Pyramid Schemer Supreme, manipulator of friends. Yeah, pretty sure Velma is the true brains and power behind the Scooby Gang now that you mention it Edo! But hey, Velma should be smart enough to "appear" virtuous and letting the rest take the fall in all of her glorious games of deceit! We have the makings of a really great Crime Noir novel series here with the Gang! If H/B is willing to let the Banana Splits be turned into a horror movie why not do a twist of Scooby Doo as criminals! The gang getting caught in the end and saying: I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for the dag blasted Police/Detectives/Lawyers!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 18:16:24 GMT -5
I wish Marvel Comics would somehow (impossible, I know) re-acquire the rights to produce Scooby comics. Imagine the prospect of a "Scooby Team-Up Title" over there. Wow, just imagine Deadpool/Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo/Dr Strange and Scooby-Doo/Spider-Man.
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Post by tarkintino on Sept 20, 2019 15:37:44 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. Josie and the Pussycats Hanna-Barbera's version of the Archie comic was only using the Scooby-Doo template where "villains" were concerned, but as you know, Josie had her own comic called She's Josie, which made its debut in February of 1963, with characters such as ever-scheming Alexandra and her twin brother Alex(ander). Alan and Sebastian the Cat joined the title in 1969--before Scooby-Doo ever hit the air. Moreover, the musical numbers of the first season of Scooby-Doo was cashing in not only on the popularity of the so-called "Bubblegum Music" genre, but the idea of young characters having adventures whether accompanied by music or playing it. For roughly three 1/2 years, this had been huge thanks to The Monkees, and in the comics, The Archies. It was the phenomenal success of The Archies' single, "Sugar, Sugar" (released in May of 1969) that undoubtedly set the stage for Hanna-Barbera to add musical sequences to not only Scooby-Doo, but all of their horrid clone series to follow. One of the reasons they obtained the rights to Josie was due to the "Pussycats" band created for the comic in 1969, and with rock then being a hot association with Archie characters (and the rub of rival studio Filmation beating them to get the rights to adapt Archie, et al.), H-B used the Archie template for its own shows--including the one Archie property that were able to grab. So, while H-B shameless cloned Scooby-Doo, Josie and the Pussycats was already part of Archie Comics' well-marketed push into pop music before the debut of the H-B series. |
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Post by String on Sept 22, 2019 11:39:42 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  Wow, I have never heard of this cartoon till this very moment. Oh, this looks priceless, I need to watch this now Scooby was always a fun cartoon but I also liked the songs they featured. Like in the first season, what was it, the episode where they faced off against the prehistoric cavemen at the aquarium? 'Seven Days a Week Now' was sung during a chase scene, loved that one. Then there was the guest star episodes, loved the ones with Jerry Reed and Mama Cass Elliot. Especially the song Jerry kept singing to lead the gang to where he was locked up in the theater. 'Sweet Mary Sunshine, she's alright with me'. Great music and scooby snacks, what more do you need? |
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Post by tarkintino on Sept 24, 2019 17:43:36 GMT -5
Wow, I have never heard of this cartoon till this very moment. Oh, this looks priceless, I need to watch this now To quote Dr. Zaius, "...you may not like what you find."Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids--aside from the obvious title lift, tried to really hit kids over the head with its "borrowed" teen idol figures. The reason the lead character had the last name Cassidy was not just a reference to the movie, but to then-teen idol David Cassidy (below, left):  ...one of the stars of The Partridge Family TV series (and records), and the cartoon model sheet leans in that direction. If that was not enough, Micky Dolenz--former lead singer/drummer for The Monkees (above, right) voiced the drummer character on this cartoon, and even his look was swiped, right down to the curly 'do Dolenz sported in those years. Overall, the series--lasting only 13 episodes--was a very watered down version of Josie and the Pussycats, minus the colorful characters, but anyone interested will have to see for themselves. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Oct 7, 2019 11:21:10 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! I watched both 70's Scooby Doo movies with Batman not too long ago, and they are fun. I have to say, though, that the Brave and the Bold movie with Scooby Doo is great! I thought it was fun and in the same spirit and style as the wonderful Brave and the Bold series, while throwing in a lot of nods to the old time Scooby fan. The only thing I question is why they had Plastic Man instead of Elongated Man in that Detectives Club. I don't really think of Plastic Man as a detective, whereas Elongated Man is known as the Ductile Detective and the Stretchable Sleuth and even had a regular feature in Detective Comics! Still, that is a nit. Also, I've finished watching season one of Scooby Doo Where Are You a couple of months ago and yeah, it's as formulaic as I remembered (almost always only one suspect!) but I am very much looking forward to watching seasons 2 and 3! |
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Post by dbutler69 on Oct 7, 2019 11:33:09 GMT -5
In terms of the comics, the best of them were the product of Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle, who worked on the series at Gold Key and Marvel. Spiegle's stuff was sold around the world. The Hanna-Barbera licenses were held by Western/Gold key, in the 60s and beginning of the 70s, then Charlton ended up with many (if not most), by the mid-70s. Their tenure didn't last too long, except for stuff like the Flintstones, and Marvel had it around 1977. Kind of surprised that no one really went after the Filmation properties, though a lot of Filmation's product were licensed cartoons. Still, you'd think a Groovie Goolies comic would have been a no-brainer. DC got Isis because of the relationship with Filmation, for the Shazam live action show and its crossovers with Isis. Still, Space Sentinels, Freedom Force, Jason of Star Command, Space Academy, Ghostbusters, etc; you'd think there would have been a nibble. I'd have loved to have seen a Space Sentinels/Freedom Force comic. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Oct 7, 2019 11:41:31 GMT -5
Scooby Doo has major nostalgia value for me. I'd watch reruns of Scooby Doo, Where Are You (and occasionally one of the movies from the early to mid 70's) every day after school, sometimes at my house, but often I'd go to my best friend's house and watch it. I'd also watch the Saturday morning new series, which for me at that time was Laff-A-Lympics and Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo (count me as a Scrappy Doo hater).
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