People asking about some particular subjects not in the video- -What's new Scooby Doo is great but it's just modern scooby, and it mostly exists because of Zombie Island's success, so I ain't got nuttin else to say bout it, was kinda just going for broad strokes here - Tried the apocalypse comic and I love DeMatteis but ehhhh, yet another post apocalypse comic or hilarious shonen parody, which do you think i'd have had more fun editing c'mon fam -Ain't nobody even mentioning Laff a Lympics ya heathens smh
1.really good video,I love this. 2 one thing which you didn't mention ,that before John Constantine,Before Buffy "The Vampire Slayer"Summers, and to a small point,Kolchak:The Night Stalker. Scooby Doo (and The Scooby gang) were the First Super-Famous "Paranormal Detectives" that everyone knew. And plus the famous trope that have been Aped in multiple tv and Movies:The Chase scenes with pop music,Scooby snacks as Drug Reference,SHAGGY as a Marajuana Icon(even though he's based on Maynard G Krebs, played by Bob "Gilligan" Denver ). And the implied ,by the fans sexual tension of Fred/Daphane and Velma/Shaggy and of course "I would've gotten Away with it if it wasn't for you Meddling KIDS!!"
Laff a Lympics is great. I loved that show when I was a kid in the 80's and I still love it now. Scooby-Doo meets the Boo Brothers was a great tv film.
Given that you persuaded me to give one or two Scooby series I'd decided to pass over a second chance, I am a little sad you didn't say more on _Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!_ I was in my 20's when it aired... but since I was still a "big kid", I watched Saturday morning cartoons (usually by recording them and watching them after work). I'd skip this show because the first episode was _meh_ as were the handful of others I'd sometimes "accidentally" watch (because it was on in the background or I was too lazy to fast-forward). *Except* for the finale. I hadn't planned on watching it, but I did and it was actually decent, maybe even good. However, the local affiliate (or maybe the network itself) stopped airing it shortly after, so I never got around to seeing if I had been too hard on it or if it was truly as bad as it seemed _except_ for a handful of good jokes. I mean, from what I do remember, I think I was relating to and rooting for the series main bad guy...
This video awakened repressed memories of the guy in my 7th grade class who had really elaborate fan art of the Ghoul School girls in his notebook and him suddenly flipping back really fast when he flipped too far and showed us the page of him embracing the mummy girl. Wild.
"Scoob, your electrical engineering degree is coming in handy." "...Finally." Alright, that clip single handedly convinced me to give this show a shot, while also making me laugh till I started coughing. Great!
Me too. I've always dismissed the show and couldn't get into the first couple of episodes I tried to watch but that clip did make me chuckle and want to try again.
One thing about Zombie Island that I love is that when the villains' masks are removed, it isn't the moment that the conflict is over, like usual. Instead, it's the moment where the threat of the movie reaches its absolute peak.
Yeah it's genius. To go a bit deeper, if I may: normally in Scooby-Doo, when the mask is removed from the monster to reveal the normal person beneath, there's a sense of returning normalcy. The characters and audience are reassured that the world is normal after all, and there really wasn't anything to be afraid of. But in Zombie Island, the entire formula happens in reverse. The mask is removed from the normal humans, revealing monsters beneath. All that effort that previous Scooby-Doo properties have put into reassuring you that at the end of the day, monsters aren't real, is suddenly shattered. Everything is turned on it's head, and the situation seems hopeless. The characters don't know how to deal with the situation they now face, which reflects the audience's shock at the movie going in such a different direction. It's no surprise, then, that the only ones who can save the day are the ones who have *always* believed in the supernatural explanation until proven otherwise: Shaggy and Scooby.
@@satansgayniece6246 very good analysis, as a kid I felt what you described and I think that's why zombie island still sticks in my head. Also shaggy and Scooby were the only members to ever meet actual supernatural creatures like in 13 ghosts, ghoul school or the reluctant werewolf, if you consider that canon.
That's probably the best Scooby cross over. I love how they implemented the old animated style, my favorite episode and villan turned even more evil. The comedy was amazing too. Maybe he didn't see it
Loved what I saw, but haven't seen it in full, and didn't know how to fit it in. Would probs go back and add that and Shaggy beating up everyone in the bar.
@@BMask The one with the Shaggy bar fight that turned him into the unbeatable god of the internet is Scooby-Doo: Legend of the Phantosaur. It has one of my favourite Scooby movie intros. Check it out some time.
Funniest scene in franchise history is in SD: MI where Fred, freaked out over losing Daphne to a handsome, charming rich guy, lets himself go and is found weeks later, disheveled and living literally in his VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER. He then gives the gang his recipe for making "hobo soap" out of a pine cone and, like, bear grease. I'm 57 and ROTFL when I recently saw that clip on TH-cam.
@@davidalbertomejiacabrera7148 The scene is in one of the "Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated" episodes. This link ALLUDES to it, but I can't located the actual scene on TH-cam except as part of some compilation: th-cam.com/video/JBkAb82hFT0/w-d-xo.html
I know you didn't cover every Scooby series, but wasn't "What's New Scooby Doo?" one of the more important iterations? It was like, the definitive Scoob of the 2000s. Anyways, great video as usual!
Honestly i felt like that was the formula at its worst. I found that series kinda boring back when i saw it, because it never did anything new, the entire premise was that its the same as always but with modern technology.
Sorry, I agree with the others- that show didn't add anything iconic, it was just the formula boosted to the early 00s. BUT. It gave us one of the best theme songs. Thanks Simple Plan.
The SD franchise has a pretty memorable rouges gallery surprisingly. It's got a lot of dull villains, but the fact some of them we remember so vividly today honestly speaks volumes. You get shadow ghosts, to dragons, to evil toys, to gator people, to the traditional universal monsters. The variety and portrayal of the villains, even in more recent cartoons and movies, guarantee at least one will stick with you. And it's great that the og monsters are still popular today after so long.
I really hope Scoob and Shag gets animated someday, everyday it becomes more popular. And the Ghoul School girls appeal to a certain audience, that's why they get a lot of art, you get me?
I am the first to defend "Be Cool Scooby-Doo" - that show was brilliant... the animation style was a bit jarring at first, but made sense for the style of the show which was brilliant. I was born in '69 and while when I was young I didn't realise we had the same birth year, I have always felt like there was a personal link between us. I know that sounds completely silly but it is true... and I will stand by it.
Cyber chase brings back more nostalgia than any other movie I've watched. The diversity of settings and introduction to prolific Scooby Doo villains for me will never be topped. Also Iron-side was the coolest villain purely for his dolphin riding skills, and sick face guard.
I'd love to see a full animated adaptation or something of Scoob and Shag, but sadly that'd be impossible because of the nightmare of licensing that would be required.
We don't forget, there's just nothing special to say. It's new episodes of scooby doo that we got thanks to the success of Zombie Island and the movies that followed, and they're good. Cut, print, ship it, done.
I agree with B-Mask. Whats New was what the franchise needed at the time, a return to the original formula but in a modern setting. But because it doesn't have any new twist or take on things it is hard to really say much about.
@@BMask True but after watching two peoples video not even mention What's New, Scooby-Dooi i had to google Scooby-Doo to make sure that i wasn't going craze remembering What's New, Scooby-Doo.
Kinda surprised you didn't put the KISS crossover in the video, as it has some of the most Jack Kirby-esque designs and some really unironic hype moments.
YES! Someone who doesn't jut outright dismiss Be Cool Scooby on the basis of its weird art style! It's such a genuinely funny show, and it was a really welcome change of pace to have the gang seem like they actually enjoyed each other's company after the drama fest that was Mystery Incorporated.
This made me smile from ear to ear. I had a personal collection to the franchise since my family knew one if the main animators behind the original series and honestly you summed up the appeal quite well. Btw the wax phantom is best monster, don't @ me.
For me my top 5 Scooby doo animations are as follows: .that weird one where they are trapped in a video game with the Hannah babara version of Marvel’s electro .the one where shaggy becomes a werewolf .ghouls school, Tannis is so precious .zombie island .mystery inc animation, I’m rewatching it and I can still remember the plot to most of the episodes so far.
There were numerous Easter eggs, tying it to the Mel Brooks movie, Young Frankenstein. There was an inn in the village called Gasthaus Schwanstucker, which was the euphemism in the Brooks picture for the male organ, among other things that are not obvious.
@Will N Well aside from placing it into the 21st century which in itself lead to new concepts and ideas not present in previous incarnations, it also used music from contemporary genres.
@Will N Considering that what's new scooby doo had episodes when they went to places like Russia and when they did go to already visited concepts it was done differently enough to not warrant comparisons. Second, nearly most of your comment has barely any correlation to mine. I didn't say anything about the gang's traits, or "Contemporary Placement". Third, how are you gonna accuse what's new scooby doo of nearly killing the series when evidence says otherwise? It had multiple movies based on the artstyle, using voice actors after the show already ended. Shaggy and scooby doo got a large negative reception, it was not a liked show and it ended with less episodes and seasons.
@Will N The foundation of the show was taking the original format of the show and modernizing it for the 21st century, because there was no 2000s era scooby do television show. Scooby doo does get better ratings when it changes the status quo, but stuff like 13 ghosts or get a clue, or any of the scrappy shows were just adding characters to see what sticks. Not stuff like Mystery Inc which actually furthers the show; also a pup named scooby doo had 4 seasons, not 3. Mystery Inc by its structure is so drastic compared to any of the scooby doo shows, and Return to Zombie Island wasn't status quo it was nostalgia bait for the original film and the tv films have little in common with What's new when it comes to the writing structure, artstyle, and animation.
I want my blu-Ray of every Scooby show and movie, I can’t believe how little they’ve taken advantage of Scooby nostalgia with blu-ray sets with new extras and stuff.
NotOrdinaryInGames Yeah that’s possible, they didn’t always value those old cels enough back then, I hope that’s not the case though, but it wouldn’t surprise me. Still, there’s higher quality versions on stuff like HBOmax now I think, they could at least use those or something but on blu-ray. Also, still doesn’t stop them from releasing all the Scooby series made in digital on blu-ray, Be Cool only got volume DVD sets, and they couldn’t even be bothered to release season 2. I think the broadcast version on Boomerang looked better than those DVDs, it’s ridiculous that’s all these series get with blu-ray having been around this long.
A Pup Named Scooby Doo was my favorite growing up. I love how they were always making fun of common Scooby Doo tropes while still doing them. It was actually the only series Fred wasn’t voice by Frank Welker.
While I understand why it doesn't happen, MAN i wish you posted more often. I get notificaitons when you do, of course, but every time it's been so long since the last one that I go "...wait, who?" Then I watch the vid and the second you speak I go "OMG Yeaaaahhhh!" and withOUT exception; I always love the vids. They're well made on every level. Your thoughts are on point, clever, unique in their articulated perspective and perceptions. I cannot say enough. You r work really, really is absolutely fantastic. I just wish there were more examples of it in a more rapid fire forma. Anyroad; thank you for all that you do, mate. Chers formBristol.
Well made and very good. Let me say, you are the only reviewer who I have ever heard focus the point made that "A Pup named Scooby Doo" takes place in a 50s aesthetic. I had an argument with someone about that claimes it was supposed to be the 1990s. Well said...thus, I am subscribed. Carry on!!!!
This was "my" show growing up. My bedroom was decked out in all scooby stuff, I owned every one of these on tape, and was obsessed. I don't do anything in film for a career, but went to school for it my last couple years of highscool, and since then have had a good eye for critiquing everything I watch. The nostalgia and now critical eye coming together on something like this as an adult is pretty satisfying. This was an extremely enjoyable surprise , your videos never let me down lol.
"Alright dog, I'm gonna ask you a simple question and you're gonna give me a simple answer: ARE. YOU. AN ALIEN?" "Nope" "Well I'm convinced" From Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
My take of _Into the Scooby-Verse_ is how much I really appreciate it this franchise from it's good and not so good incarnations of Scooby and the Gang.
12:53 I mean Riverdale sticks strictly to Archie comics stuff far as I know. ...Which is actually an upside to Archie losing Sonic... (I mean there _was_ the whole Archie & Friends: A Halloween Tale which was more of a Sabrina and Sonic crossover but even still, Sonic even had his own version of Archie Andrews after the Super Genesis Wave, a GUN agent named Captain Andrews, alongside the rest of Spider Troupe which is basically just Archie characters as GUN agents)
Would really love more videos like this dissecting popular franchises. You manage to get it done perfectly. Scoob will live forever and I will read Scoob n Shag.
Honestly them making the hex girls and Vincent regular parts of the SD universe that show up sometimes makes me wish they would do the same for Flim Flam, the ghoul girls, and yes...even an updated scrappy. I mean even the "scooby rip off" characters have shown up to be parts of their universe so I'd love to see other characters from other series or movies show up every now and then.
I really like Ghoul School in a nostalgic way, it feels like proto-Monster High to me but I cant get over how weird people are about it😖. Good video tho
It was weird how they just popped out of nowhere a few years back some of the art is weird but some cute then we have middle where the girls are older but still wholesome
I gotta tell you, I’ve watched this video around 10 times and have recommended it to people who share my love of the Scooby franchise. This video truly dives into how grand of an icon Scooby doo has become, influencing other franchises, becoming a true standard, even being a gateway into horror/suspense and even being able to respectfully scale up or down itself in that sense. Scooby will continue to influence for years to come.
THANK YOU! I can’t believe I finally found a Scooby video with good things to say about Be Cool. I’ve been annoyed at it’s bad reputation for years, I watched the whole thing through with my dad, who’s also a Scooby fan, and we both loved it. I can’t wait for it to be appreciated after it’s time ala Wind Waker. Also yes, Scooby in Be Cool is the best, by far many of the funniest lines in the show. Also it’s subtle, but the wheezing noise he made after blowing up balloons in “Into the Mouth of Madcap” was great. Also great video, I’m loving the sudden attention Scooby’s getting on TH-cam now that the 50th anniversary is here.
For the latest series, Mystery Inc. had the most interesting storyline and it was cool having an episodic Scooby Doo with the entire story being the huge mystery. Be Cool Scooby Doo was definitely the funniest of them all. I missed quite a few episodes but those that I did see kept me entertained and I felt like the gang grew with me as it was still entertaining to watch. I will definitely give the webtoons series a try but also hope there will be a new Scooby Doo universe show coming soon!
I love that Zombie Island switches the villain reveal. In a regular episode at the end the gang unmask a monster to reveal a human. In Zombie Island they end up unmasking humans that are revealed as monsters.
For anyone who's curious about the orchestral battle theme that plays at 17:17, it's Space Battleground from Star Fox Assault (which, by the by, has a stupidly fantastic soundtrack).
@@doclouis4236 I never played it, so I can't say much on the gameplay. (And I'm not planning on buying it since, like most 1st party GameCube games, it costs a silly amount of money these days.) I don't know whether I'd enjoy it or not, since I wasn't too big on Star Fox 64.
@@FrDougal9000 I mean, buying it used or as just a disc isn't gonna be too expensive is it? It's like $20 on Ebay. It has arwing flying on rails shooting, third person shooter and tanks. If you do plan on buying it, make sure to change the controller settings to twin stick shooter to make it play better because everyone who has had first impressions about this game always complains about the default controls without changing them in settings.
@@doclouis4236 Maybe we're looking in different places on eBay, but I've just checked and most copies of Assault cost at least $20-30 but usually go well above that, and that's not even counting the shipping. Even if I were interested, I wouldn't buy it for that price. Maybe I'll get a decent computer one of these days and just emulate the thing? Still, I at least appreciate the tips regarding the controls for the shooting sections, so thank you very much for that. I'll keep it in mind if I ever pick the thing up. :)
Another fantastic video! Seeing so many cartoons and franchises rise and fall, I never stopped to question why Scooby Doo just kept going and always felt relevant. There's so many interesting takes for the same characters and premise, kudos to the writers who keep doing great things with these characters. Also mad respect for the Scoob and Shag call out, that silly webcomic is TOO GOOD.
haven't watched it since i was a little kid, but i remember one thing i liked about 'pup' was they offered multiple suspects and clues.. . i mean yea, if a kid was paying attention they could solve the case by the end, but that's the whole point of a mystery: pay attention and play along.. . the original is iconic, but that was always it's main weakness imo; there was usually only ONE new character introduced (spoiler: they were always the culprit), so it never succeeded at being a true mystery like 'pup' did.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Scooby doo on zombie island was awesome. I remember it scared me when I was a kid. I always felt that Scooby doo the movie took the plot from Scooby doo on zombie island with the group trying to find real ghosts.
Wow, I actually forgot the twist to zombie island. Now I want to rewatch it but I'm kind of sad I didn't heed the spoiler, because I didn't think it was possible to get spoiled on a 20 year old movie I'd already seen before.
Scooby doo wasn’t just apart of my childhood it’s apart of my life! Great video essay 10:57 you better believe I would go to a Scooby doo museum! And yes I was 10,000 volt ghost fan as well and I was also validated by how badass he was in this movie
My head canon about the solo Scooby/Shaggy (and sometimes Scrappy and/or Daphne) is that all those "real" ghosts and stuff were actually some guy in a mask, but the two of them were just too scared to solve the mystery.
I just want a Mystery Incorporated type show again tbh. Scooby Doo used to be brooding and kinda dark and light at the same time which i really enjoyed. over the years though it's gone from being like that to just being a kids show again. A new mystery incorporated type show for the series would really invigorate the fanbase tbh.
I like Where Are you and the Scooby Show. Then I saw ZI, CC, and Alien Invaders and fell in love. I didn’t find the older shows, but when going on holiday I found the 3 old movies on VHS in the airport. Boos Brothers being the best, but actually loved all three because they felt so perfectly Scooby Doo yet so different. I didn’t like mystery incorporated at first, but I think it was the same as Pup. It fit perfectly in it’s time.
People asking about some particular subjects not in the video-
-What's new Scooby Doo is great but it's just modern scooby, and it mostly exists because of Zombie Island's success, so I ain't got nuttin else to say bout it, was kinda just going for broad strokes here
- Tried the apocalypse comic and I love DeMatteis but ehhhh, yet another post apocalypse comic or hilarious shonen parody, which do you think i'd have had more fun editing c'mon fam
-Ain't nobody even mentioning Laff a Lympics ya heathens smh
laff-a-lympics deserves its own video and you know it
1.really good video,I love this. 2 one thing which you didn't mention ,that before John Constantine,Before Buffy "The Vampire Slayer"Summers, and to a small point,Kolchak:The Night Stalker. Scooby Doo (and The Scooby gang) were the First Super-Famous "Paranormal Detectives" that everyone knew. And plus the famous trope that have been Aped in multiple tv and Movies:The Chase scenes with pop music,Scooby snacks as Drug Reference,SHAGGY as a Marajuana Icon(even though he's based on Maynard G Krebs, played by Bob "Gilligan" Denver ). And the implied ,by the fans sexual tension of Fred/Daphane and Velma/Shaggy and of course "I would've gotten Away with it if it wasn't for you Meddling KIDS!!"
Laff a Lympics is great. I loved that show when I was a kid in the 80's and I
still love it now. Scooby-Doo meets the Boo Brothers was a great tv film.
Given that you persuaded me to give one or two Scooby series I'd decided to pass over a second chance, I am a little sad you didn't say more on _Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!_ I was in my 20's when it aired... but since I was still a "big kid", I watched Saturday morning cartoons (usually by recording them and watching them after work). I'd skip this show because the first episode was _meh_ as were the handful of others I'd sometimes "accidentally" watch (because it was on in the background or I was too lazy to fast-forward).
*Except* for the finale. I hadn't planned on watching it, but I did and it was actually decent, maybe even good. However, the local affiliate (or maybe the network itself) stopped airing it shortly after, so I never got around to seeing if I had been too hard on it or if it was truly as bad as it seemed _except_ for a handful of good jokes. I mean, from what I do remember, I think I was relating to and rooting for the series main bad guy...
What about shaggy and scooby get a clue
This video awakened repressed memories of the guy in my 7th grade class who had really elaborate fan art of the Ghoul School girls in his notebook and him suddenly flipping back really fast when he flipped too far and showed us the page of him embracing the mummy girl. Wild.
I didn't know you went to school with Plague of Gripes, mandalore.
why is it always Ghoul School
My god, Mandy WTF
You went to school with PlagueOfGripes?
@@BMask because, as the internet has been discovering more and more in the past few decades, cute monster girls have appeal
"Scoob, your electrical engineering degree is coming in handy."
"...Finally."
Alright, that clip single handedly convinced me to give this show a shot, while also making me laugh till I started coughing. Great!
Me too. I've always dismissed the show and couldn't get into the first couple of episodes I tried to watch but that clip did make me chuckle and want to try again.
The show is very underrated, its one of the cartoons over the last few years that has made me laugh a lot.
Here I am trying to get an electrical engineering degree, and I didn't know that one of my biggest inspirations had this degree
Oh god, I feel complete. Another human being that actually likes Be Cool, Scooby-Doo... sure, I was sceptical, but man it's too funny.
I like Be Cool Scooby-Doo as well.
One thing about Zombie Island that I love is that when the villains' masks are removed, it isn't the moment that the conflict is over, like usual. Instead, it's the moment where the threat of the movie reaches its absolute peak.
Subvert expectations. Transcend above the usual formula.
It does good job introduces genuine supernatural elements to real world setting
The montage of unmasking villains is both a homage and elevation of the story to come
Yeah it's genius. To go a bit deeper, if I may: normally in Scooby-Doo, when the mask is removed from the monster to reveal the normal person beneath, there's a sense of returning normalcy. The characters and audience are reassured that the world is normal after all, and there really wasn't anything to be afraid of. But in Zombie Island, the entire formula happens in reverse. The mask is removed from the normal humans, revealing monsters beneath. All that effort that previous Scooby-Doo properties have put into reassuring you that at the end of the day, monsters aren't real, is suddenly shattered. Everything is turned on it's head, and the situation seems hopeless. The characters don't know how to deal with the situation they now face, which reflects the audience's shock at the movie going in such a different direction. It's no surprise, then, that the only ones who can save the day are the ones who have *always* believed in the supernatural explanation until proven otherwise: Shaggy and Scooby.
@@satansgayniece6246 very good analysis, as a kid I felt what you described and I think that's why zombie island still sticks in my head. Also shaggy and Scooby were the only members to ever meet actual supernatural creatures like in 13 ghosts, ghoul school or the reluctant werewolf, if you consider that canon.
Why does no one talk about the Supernatural Crossover episode. This episode is fantastic with Dean trying to perserve their innocence
That's probably the best Scooby cross over. I love how they implemented the old animated style, my favorite episode and villan turned even more evil. The comedy was amazing too. Maybe he didn't see it
Did you know there was a scrappy no joke he actually did in modern animation
Loved what I saw, but haven't seen it in full, and didn't know how to fit it in. Would probs go back and add that and Shaggy beating up everyone in the bar.
@@BMask The one with the Shaggy bar fight that turned him into the unbeatable god of the internet is Scooby-Doo: Legend of the Phantosaur. It has one of my favourite Scooby movie intros. Check it out some time.
That's what makes the scene so chilling. If you weren't aware of that twist, you'd initially assume that it would go down the typical route.
Man, this series could pull off its own Scooby-Doo: Into the Scooby-Verse at this point
Didn't they already? Lmao
Cyber chase. But I would love to see them interact with Zombie apocalypse at least once.
Funniest scene in franchise history is in SD: MI where Fred, freaked out over losing Daphne to a handsome, charming rich guy, lets himself go and is found weeks later, disheveled and living literally in his VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER. He then gives the gang his recipe for making "hobo soap" out of a pine cone and, like, bear grease. I'm 57 and ROTFL when I recently saw that clip on TH-cam.
Excuse me WHAT I have to see this old-timer
What is the name of the short.
@@davidalbertomejiacabrera7148 The scene is in one of the "Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated" episodes. This link ALLUDES to it, but I can't located the actual scene on TH-cam except as part of some compilation: th-cam.com/video/JBkAb82hFT0/w-d-xo.html
I know you didn't cover every Scooby series, but wasn't "What's New Scooby Doo?" one of the more important iterations? It was like, the definitive Scoob of the 2000s. Anyways, great video as usual!
Honestly i felt like that was the formula at its worst. I found that series kinda boring back when i saw it, because it never did anything new, the entire premise was that its the same as always but with modern technology.
What's New Scooby-Doo didn't add anything new, it wasn't worth mentioning.
@@Kikkerv11 did come right after the movies though, kept the wheel turning for the Scooby series
Sorry, I agree with the others- that show didn't add anything iconic, it was just the formula boosted to the early 00s. BUT. It gave us one of the best theme songs. Thanks Simple Plan.
@@charlesintune that right there.
That theme song is gold!!
Scoob and Shag being mentioned as part of the lineup of memorable, landmark parts of Scooby Doo is incredible.
It's unreal how well the original series monster/ghost designs hold up 50 years later, like holy shit
The SD franchise has a pretty memorable rouges gallery surprisingly.
It's got a lot of dull villains, but the fact some of them we remember so vividly today honestly speaks volumes.
You get shadow ghosts, to dragons, to evil toys, to gator people, to the traditional universal monsters.
The variety and portrayal of the villains, even in more recent cartoons and movies, guarantee at least one will stick with you. And it's great that the og monsters are still popular today after so long.
Everyone: "What about What's New Scooby Doo?"
Me: "What about the masterpiece that is Scooby Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery?"
Kiss had such awesome powers in that one.
That movie was an acid trip and a half.
I really hope Scoob and Shag gets animated someday, everyday it becomes more popular.
And the Ghoul School girls appeal to a certain audience, that's why they get a lot of art, you get me?
That audience needs to delete its browsing history before the cops show up
"joke comic turns into Shonen anime"
Tails Gets Trolled says high
MrZurata to be fair tails gets trolled was accidentally funny in the beginning. I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed the correlation tho
Please do more videos like this, it was fantastic and appealed to me specifically
Oh My God Nick! What Up?
Wow this has to be a good vid if nicktendo likes it😂😁
10:15 Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well
Mark??? And no one's replied to you??? What in the--
The blip second of Martin Mystery being on screen is all the validation I'll need for the rest of the year.
Oops I mean *insert quote from the video.*
When was he... wut??!
2:44 or so.
I am the first to defend "Be Cool Scooby-Doo" - that show was brilliant... the animation style was a bit jarring at first, but made sense for the style of the show which was brilliant.
I was born in '69 and while when I was young I didn't realise we had the same birth year, I have always felt like there was a personal link between us. I know that sounds completely silly but it is true... and I will stand by it.
Seeing someone talk so positively and optimistically about the Scooby franchise is so neat. Made me want to go and see these films.
Im 33 years old. I still love Scooby Doo. And still struggle to figure out the mystery. Which is more than I can say for other modern detective shows.
Cyber chase brings back more nostalgia than any other movie I've watched. The diversity of settings and introduction to prolific Scooby Doo villains for me will never be topped.
Also Iron-side was the coolest villain purely for his dolphin riding skills, and sick face guard.
I'd love to see a full animated adaptation or something of Scoob and Shag, but sadly that'd be impossible because of the nightmare of licensing that would be required.
"And for no better reason than a love of justice. And my van! And a knack for medelling! And a love for my van!"
I love Fred
scoob n shag is a visual masterpiece and i will not hear otherwise
14:01 SCOOBY SOLVED THIS MYSTERY IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SNACKS!
3:06 Those action poses, man.
“We are going to beat you to death.”
AAAAAH i saws “Scoob and Shag” by Misterie Crew in the thumbnail I clicked solely for the commander.
Why dose everyone who talks about Scooby Doo seem to forgets about What's New, Scooby-Doo.
We don't forget, there's just nothing special to say. It's new episodes of scooby doo that we got thanks to the success of Zombie Island and the movies that followed, and they're good. Cut, print, ship it, done.
I agree with B-Mask. Whats New was what the franchise needed at the time, a return to the original formula but in a modern setting. But because it doesn't have any new twist or take on things it is hard to really say much about.
@@BMask True but after watching two peoples video not even mention What's New, Scooby-Dooi i had to google Scooby-Doo to make sure that i wasn't going craze remembering What's New, Scooby-Doo.
Kinda surprised you didn't put the KISS crossover in the video, as it has some of the most Jack Kirby-esque designs and some really unironic hype moments.
And now I know what film I need to watch next! Thanks for the heads up!
@@BMask The pleasure is mine ~
YES! Someone who doesn't jut outright dismiss Be Cool Scooby on the basis of its weird art style! It's such a genuinely funny show, and it was a really welcome change of pace to have the gang seem like they actually enjoyed each other's company after the drama fest that was Mystery Incorporated.
This made me smile from ear to ear. I had a personal collection to the franchise since my family knew one if the main animators behind the original series and honestly you summed up the appeal quite well. Btw the wax phantom is best monster, don't @ me.
Mystery Incorporated is one of my favorite cartoons and I wish they would do something like it again
Honestly, scoob and shag is probably one of the best fan made things ever created.
For me my top 5 Scooby doo animations are as follows:
.that weird one where they are trapped in a video game with the Hannah babara version of Marvel’s electro
.the one where shaggy becomes a werewolf
.ghouls school, Tannis is so precious
.zombie island
.mystery inc animation, I’m rewatching it and I can still remember the plot to most of the episodes so far.
video game one is cyberchase
Finally someone recognized Franken Creepy as the masterpiece it is.
There were numerous Easter eggs, tying it to the Mel Brooks movie, Young Frankenstein. There was an inn in the village called Gasthaus Schwanstucker, which was the euphemism in the Brooks picture for the male organ, among other things that are not obvious.
Haunted Chest: “Whoever opens me up unleashes the 13 ghosts.”
Me: *Yeets the lid into the Nth dimension*
literally marx character
I'm surprised you didn't talk about What's New Scooby Doo. I remember watching that quite a bit.
@Will N Well aside from placing it into the 21st century which in itself lead to new concepts and ideas not present in previous incarnations, it also used music from contemporary genres.
@Will N Considering that what's new scooby doo had episodes when they went to places like Russia and when they did go to already visited concepts it was done differently enough to not warrant comparisons. Second, nearly most of your comment has barely any correlation to mine. I didn't say anything about the gang's traits, or "Contemporary Placement". Third, how are you gonna accuse what's new scooby doo of nearly killing the series when evidence says otherwise? It had multiple movies based on the artstyle, using voice actors after the show already ended. Shaggy and scooby doo got a large negative reception, it was not a liked show and it ended with less episodes and seasons.
@Will N The foundation of the show was taking the original format of the show and modernizing it for the 21st century, because there was no 2000s era scooby do television show. Scooby doo does get better ratings when it changes the status quo, but stuff like 13 ghosts or get a clue, or any of the scrappy shows were just adding characters to see what sticks. Not stuff like Mystery Inc which actually furthers the show; also a pup named scooby doo had 4 seasons, not 3.
Mystery Inc by its structure is so drastic compared to any of the scooby doo shows, and Return to Zombie Island wasn't status quo it was nostalgia bait for the original film and the tv films have little in common with What's new when it comes to the writing structure, artstyle, and animation.
It depresses me to no end that some of the funniest writing in Hannah Barbara was in Top Cat and barely anyone talks about it.
I am in full agreement, and I want to change that eventually. More people need to know about that time he gave dating advice in the maternity ward.
>small girl obsessed Twitter
SHOTS FIRED
Also, I want my Blu-Ray set of Mystery Inc.
I want a straight to video mystery inc. movie
I want my blu-Ray of every Scooby show and movie, I can’t believe how little they’ve taken advantage of Scooby nostalgia with blu-ray sets with new extras and stuff.
@@mlsdreavusjargon6910 It is possible high quality tapes of the old shows were never created, or erased.
NotOrdinaryInGames Yeah that’s possible, they didn’t always value those old cels enough back then, I hope that’s not the case though, but it wouldn’t surprise me. Still, there’s higher quality versions on stuff like HBOmax now I think, they could at least use those or something but on blu-ray.
Also, still doesn’t stop them from releasing all the Scooby series made in digital on blu-ray, Be Cool only got volume DVD sets, and they couldn’t even be bothered to release season 2. I think the broadcast version on Boomerang looked better than those DVDs, it’s ridiculous that’s all these series get with blu-ray having been around this long.
@@mlsdreavusjargon6910 As long as I get my Mystery Inc BDs, I will be happy.
It's crazy how Scooby and Sesame Street are 50 years old and still remain important icons today across generations!
Literally binged through all of Scoob and Shag after this video💁
"Ticket, I don't need no ticket, I'm a bear!" had me in stitches.
Scooby Doo is the best! I was super surprised to see Scoob and Shag get a shout out, but that web comic is dope!
A Pup Named Scooby Doo was my favorite growing up. I love how they were always making fun of common Scooby Doo tropes while still doing them.
It was actually the only series Fred wasn’t voice by Frank Welker.
While I understand why it doesn't happen, MAN i wish you posted more often.
I get notificaitons when you do, of course, but every time it's been so long since the last one that I go "...wait, who?" Then I watch the vid and the second you speak I go "OMG Yeaaaahhhh!" and withOUT exception; I always love the vids. They're well made on every level.
Your thoughts are on point, clever, unique in their articulated perspective and perceptions. I cannot say enough. You r work really, really is absolutely fantastic.
I just wish there were more examples of it in a more rapid fire forma.
Anyroad; thank you for all that you do, mate. Chers formBristol.
Ugh, ending with a fanfiction webcomic...
_*sees Popeye fighting_
...well, I'm sold.
It is definitely great.
Well made and very good. Let me say, you are the only reviewer who I have ever heard focus the point made that "A Pup named Scooby Doo" takes place in a 50s aesthetic. I had an argument with someone about that claimes it was supposed to be the 1990s. Well said...thus, I am subscribed. Carry on!!!!
This was "my" show growing up.
My bedroom was decked out in all scooby stuff, I owned every one of these on tape, and was obsessed.
I don't do anything in film for a career, but went to school for it my last couple years of highscool, and since then have had a good eye for critiquing everything I watch.
The nostalgia and now critical eye coming together on something like this as an adult is pretty satisfying.
This was an extremely enjoyable surprise , your videos never let me down lol.
"Alright dog, I'm gonna ask you a simple question and you're gonna give me a simple answer: ARE. YOU. AN ALIEN?" "Nope" "Well I'm convinced"
From Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
My take of _Into the Scooby-Verse_ is how much I really appreciate it this franchise from it's good and not so good incarnations of Scooby and the Gang.
12:53 I mean Riverdale sticks strictly to Archie comics stuff far as I know.
...Which is actually an upside to Archie losing Sonic... (I mean there _was_ the whole Archie & Friends: A Halloween Tale which was more of a Sabrina and Sonic crossover but even still, Sonic even had his own version of Archie Andrews after the Super Genesis Wave, a GUN agent named Captain Andrews, alongside the rest of Spider Troupe which is basically just Archie characters as GUN agents)
Would really love more videos like this dissecting popular franchises. You manage to get it done perfectly. Scoob will live forever and I will read Scoob n Shag.
Honestly them making the hex girls and Vincent regular parts of the SD universe that show up sometimes makes me wish they would do the same for Flim Flam, the ghoul girls, and yes...even an updated scrappy.
I mean even the "scooby rip off" characters have shown up to be parts of their universe so I'd love to see other characters from other series or movies show up every now and then.
I really like Ghoul School in a nostalgic way, it feels like proto-Monster High to me but I cant get over how weird people are about it😖. Good video tho
It was weird how they just popped out of nowhere a few years back some of the art is weird but some cute then we have middle where the girls are older but still wholesome
I gotta tell you, I’ve watched this video around 10 times and have recommended it to people who share my love of the Scooby franchise. This video truly dives into how grand of an icon Scooby doo has become, influencing other franchises, becoming a true standard, even being a gateway into horror/suspense and even being able to respectfully scale up or down itself in that sense. Scooby will continue to influence for years to come.
Just thought I should say the the song used in the intro is called "Bump In The Night" by Allstars
Thxxxxx❤
THANK YOU! I can’t believe I finally found a Scooby video with good things to say about Be Cool. I’ve been annoyed at it’s bad reputation for years, I watched the whole thing through with my dad, who’s also a Scooby fan, and we both loved it. I can’t wait for it to be appreciated after it’s time ala Wind Waker. Also yes, Scooby in Be Cool is the best, by far many of the funniest lines in the show. Also it’s subtle, but the wheezing noise he made after blowing up balloons in “Into the Mouth of Madcap” was great.
Also great video, I’m loving the sudden attention Scooby’s getting on TH-cam now that the 50th anniversary is here.
For the latest series, Mystery Inc. had the most interesting storyline and it was cool having an episodic Scooby Doo with the entire story being the huge mystery. Be Cool Scooby Doo was definitely the funniest of them all. I missed quite a few episodes but those that I did see kept me entertained and I felt like the gang grew with me as it was still entertaining to watch. I will definitely give the webtoons series a try but also hope there will be a new Scooby Doo universe show coming soon!
Watched this just to hear you talk about the live action movies. They're one of my biggest guilty pleasures
I love this channel so much. Thank you for validating my love of the live action scooby doo movies.
I love that Zombie Island switches the villain reveal. In a regular episode at the end the gang unmask a monster to reveal a human. In Zombie Island they end up unmasking humans that are revealed as monsters.
For anyone who's curious about the orchestral battle theme that plays at 17:17, it's Space Battleground from Star Fox Assault (which, by the by, has a stupidly fantastic soundtrack).
Probably cause it was developed by Namco. Half the songs in that game wouldn't sound out of place in Soul Calibur.
Someone mentions Assault and doesn't talk about how good the gameplay was. For shame.
@@doclouis4236 I never played it, so I can't say much on the gameplay. (And I'm not planning on buying it since, like most 1st party GameCube games, it costs a silly amount of money these days.) I don't know whether I'd enjoy it or not, since I wasn't too big on Star Fox 64.
@@FrDougal9000 I mean, buying it used or as just a disc isn't gonna be too expensive is it? It's like $20 on Ebay. It has arwing flying on rails shooting, third person shooter and tanks. If you do plan on buying it, make sure to change the controller settings to twin stick shooter to make it play better because everyone who has had first impressions about this game always complains about the default controls without changing them in settings.
@@doclouis4236 Maybe we're looking in different places on eBay, but I've just checked and most copies of Assault cost at least $20-30 but usually go well above that, and that's not even counting the shipping. Even if I were interested, I wouldn't buy it for that price. Maybe I'll get a decent computer one of these days and just emulate the thing? Still, I at least appreciate the tips regarding the controls for the shooting sections, so thank you very much for that. I'll keep it in mind if I ever pick the thing up. :)
Another fantastic video! Seeing so many cartoons and franchises rise and fall, I never stopped to question why Scooby Doo just kept going and always felt relevant. There's so many interesting takes for the same characters and premise, kudos to the writers who keep doing great things with these characters. Also mad respect for the Scoob and Shag call out, that silly webcomic is TOO GOOD.
It really deserves more attention and support. It goes for a Shonnen vibe and achieves that fantastically.
haven't watched it since i was a little kid, but i remember one thing i liked about 'pup' was they offered multiple suspects and clues.. . i mean yea, if a kid was paying attention they could solve the case by the end, but that's the whole point of a mystery: pay attention and play along.. . the original is iconic, but that was always it's main weakness imo; there was usually only ONE new character introduced (spoiler: they were always the culprit), so it never succeeded at being a true mystery like 'pup' did.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
"I think I might have figured something out!"
"WHO SAID THAT!?"
LOVE LOVE LOVE THE FACT YOU USED “BUMP IN THE NIGHT” BY ALLSTARS
Mystery Inc deserved way more it's so damn good and hilarious
Scoob and shag is one of my favorite roller coasters
I literally just bing read "Scoob and Shag" and holy shit, I did not expect how just... Amazingly out there it is!
Scooby doo on zombie island was awesome. I remember it scared me when I was a kid. I always felt that Scooby doo the movie took the plot from Scooby doo on zombie island with the group trying to find real ghosts.
Honestly who doesn’t love Zombie Island? The best scooby movie by far and I love Scooby Doo.
2023 update challenge: find 5 nice things to say about 'velma'
Me: sees scoob and shag fading in
Also me: ohh yes here we go
“Flim Flam”
*cue intense flashback you forgot you had*
LOL halfway thru the video, i was itching to type something about scoob and shag and im so glad you mentioned it , great vid dude
*See's scoob and shag for the first time
Im confused yet intrigued
Wow, I actually forgot the twist to zombie island. Now I want to rewatch it but I'm kind of sad I didn't heed the spoiler, because I didn't think it was possible to get spoiled on a 20 year old movie I'd already seen before.
Need to know where that clip with Scrappy saying that he's been longer than all of the other characters came from.
th-cam.com/video/2IuC9OEH6HA/w-d-xo.html
Here ya go
What’s new scooby-doo is soo chill it couldn’t fit on the list
SCOOB AND SHAG IS AMAZING !
especially the newst episodes !
"Give Fred the bed, you bastards," is valid asf. That was eye-opening. Gotta agree with Scooby-Doo 2 being the peak of Fred💯💯💯😂
DC comics needs to make more Scooby Doo Where are you? Comic books
Scooby doo wasn’t just apart of my childhood it’s apart of my life! Great video essay
10:57 you better believe I would go to a Scooby doo museum!
And yes I was 10,000 volt ghost fan as well and I was also validated by how badass he was in this movie
"Ghoul School is not that good" bruh... you're aiming at my heart with that one, I dare say it was almost better than Zombie Island
My head canon about the solo Scooby/Shaggy (and sometimes Scrappy and/or Daphne) is that all those "real" ghosts and stuff were actually some guy in a mask, but the two of them were just too scared to solve the mystery.
Can't wait eventual "Crisis on edge of Scooby-verse" story line.
They did that in comics.
its been done
What is the name of that comic?
But is there a "Into the Scooby Verse" movie??
@@Mike-xh2vm Scooby-Doo Team Up #100
"Ticket? I dont have a ticket, I'm a bear!" God bless Yogi
I never heard of Shag & Scoob but it looks like a more competently-made Tails Gets Trolled
So, guess I have to read it
RIP Joe Ruby, co-creator of Scooby-Doo. Two days ago.
‘Pup’s 50’s vibe also benefited from the 50’s aesthetic resurgence in the 80’s
Scoob and Shag is incredible. Also 13 Ghosts is peak Scooby.
I just want a Mystery Incorporated type show again tbh. Scooby Doo used to be brooding and kinda dark and light at the same time which i really enjoyed. over the years though it's gone from being like that to just being a kids show again. A new mystery incorporated type show for the series would really invigorate the fanbase tbh.
Scoob and Sagg is the best take on Scooby Doo. Its Scooby Doo mixed with a Shonen Battle Manga.
I like Where Are you and the Scooby Show. Then I saw ZI, CC, and Alien Invaders and fell in love. I didn’t find the older shows, but when going on holiday I found the 3 old movies on VHS in the airport. Boos Brothers being the best, but actually loved all three because they felt so perfectly Scooby Doo yet so different.
I didn’t like mystery incorporated at first, but I think it was the same as Pup. It fit perfectly in it’s time.
Completely agree, Yogi Bear is the Mickey Mouse of Hanna Barbera.
Sometimes I feel bad about the state of this franchise and where it's going. But this video has given me faith :)
Why did I think this was a powerscaling video
Great Danes live less time than most dogs, 8-10 years, so he would be about five and a half dogs old and five if you push it.
Ghoul School was like a goofy Harem anime and Phantasm was best girl :p also to be honest kinda hope for a spinoff even without Scooby
Thank you for talking about Scoob and Shag because that's why I clicked on this video I've awaited this moment :)))♥️
I also clicked because of that
this video is an instant 10/10 for reminding me the song "Bump in the Night" exists