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A Masterpiece!
AnhartLinkin
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Kaydan Christian
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
conallturley
The New Scooby-Doo Movies may not be as good as the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! but that's not to say it isn't just as fun. The episodes in this show are extended (around 38-40 mins) allowing for twice the shenanigans. There's also the addition of celebrity guests to help the gang solve the mystery each episode, which allows for a lot of funny moments.Whilst some of the episodes can become a little tedious due to the longer run time, on the whole the episodes are thoroughly enjoyable. The quality of animation seems to have been taken down a notch, with some glaring errors throughout the series, but this can be overlooked (maybe that's just the nostalgia speaking).The voice cast remains the same as the second season of SDWAY, with Casey Kasem, Heather North, Nicole Jaffe, Frank Welker and Don Messick reprising their roles as Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Scooby respectively, and they are all excellent in their roles.The guest stars on the show are varied, for example the Addams Family, Sonny and Cher, Batman and Robin, The Harlem Globetrotters, Davy Jones etc, and it's nice watching them interact with the gang and helping with the investigation. In my opinion some of the guests are used more effectively than others but that's just me.One of the minor issues I have with a few episodes is that there are instances where the writers tried to make jokes that were just not very funny or just felt a bit cringe. Like in the first episode with The Three Stooges, Fred jokes that the desert is like a woman, it goes on and on and on, and he says this to Daphne! Also in the episode with Davy Jones, again Fred (come on Fred, what are you at) makes a 'quip' about women when the girls offer to help Davy out of a suit of armour after he fell down a flight of stairs. "Women, go figure them out". Alright Fred, you're trying to be funny and it's just not. Aside from these silly jokes, the humour is pretty good overall.Overall, The New Scooby-Doo movies is a fun show that is quite often overlooked by fans. I can remember quite a few of the episodes vividly and enjoyed rewatching them all again before writing this review. If you haven't seen the show already I would suggest watching it. If you're a first time Scooby viewer, maybe it would be best to start off with average length episodes from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! or The Scooby-Doo Show, but if you're a Scooby fan who has somehow missed this series... give it a go! Some episodes may seem a bit boring due to a weak story and so-so guests, but on the whole the show is a lot of fun with some very memorable episodes.
OllieSuave-007
This is the second incarnation of the Scooby-Doo cartoon series, where the Great Dane joins sleuths Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy to solve ghostly and out-of-this-world mysteries. Now, along for the ride in each episode are celebrity guest stars like Don Knotts, Sonny & Cher, Batman & Robin, Laurel & Hardy and the Addams Family. With this series incarnation, you continue to see some good classic detective elements in the episodes, from finding clues to splitting up to investigate, and gags and goofy comedy that the characters serve up, mostly courtesy of Shaggy and Scooby. It can be a fun show at times, but this incarnation doesn't have as much of that spooky and suspense feel as the original series, as a result from the integration and concentration of the celebrity guest stars (which gave the series a more wacky, whimsical and light-hearted feel). I feel even the Mystery, Inc. gang characters act a little too overzealous and over-excited since they're around the guest stars, especially that of Fred, Daphne and Velma. Overall, it's a still good childhood show, sure to generate some laughter from the kids. Grade B
richard.fuller1
Why did the Mystery Machine kids suddenly start teaming up with these characters? Why not Yogi Bear or Huckleberry Hound? Why was this cartoon an hour long? Scooby Doo, at this time, was only 3 years old. The transition of these kids and their dog will be one of the most intriguing journeys in cartoon history to track. The Scooby Movies are that incredible as well.I do recall eventually watching these back when they aired, and clearly did not watch them straight through. The New Scooby Movies aired opposite the quickly-cancelled Saturday Superstar Movies on ABC, which I did watch instead back then in '72.Later that year, I would check out the movies and was floored. The animation for many HB cartoons at this time was poor, plots are horrible too, so the celebs were pretty much on their own. Don KNotts does seem to be the winner here with his two appearances. In this limited animation program, he does manage to deliver some one-of-a-kind lines for a cartoon.My siblings and I did rather enjoy the Jonathan Winters one as well, mainly for the Mother Frickert character, also voiced by Winters. Phyllis Diller seemed to have extensive fun too (when the gang is trying to open a heavy door, Diller quips "what a shame I'm not strong instead of just. . . gorgeous!" she says in an alluring manner).I had no recollection of the Cass Elliott adventure in the candy factory, but Elliott seems to have fun, as she runs with the more exciting Shaggy and Scooby. It is interesting to study who runs with the exciting pair and who runs with the dull trio, Fred, Velma and Daphne. Sonny & Cher, the Stooges and ALL of Josie and the Pussycats would go with the trio, leaving Shaggy and Scooby to save the day.Davy Jones adventure would stand as perhaps the only time that the group split differently with Davy taking Velma and Daphne and Fred going with Shaggy and Scooby. I do recall the ghostly knight and the moat monster from Jones' Hagglethorne Hall adventure, but I didn't recall Davy Jones til I saw the show later.
Stan Laurel died in '65, Oliver Hardy in '56 so no, neither of them did their voices. The same for Larry Fine of the stooges, who had a stroke in '71. Both Moe Howard and Fine would die in '75, so they were clearly too old to do decent voices perhaps.Also, the real Harlem Globetrotters didn't do the cartoon voices, as that is Scatman Crothers doing Meadowlark Lemon's voice, in the Globetrotter cartoon as well as in the 3 Scooby movies.Jerry Reed ("Little Mary Sunshine") and Sandy Duncan were voted the two worst movies.I had no remembrance of the Dick Van Dyke, Don Adams or Tim Conway movies either, probably because I was too little to know who they were.Hands down, the Josie and the Pussycats meeting has to be the most incredible with Josie-Daphne, Alan M.-Freddie, Shaggy-Alexander cancellations taking place left and right, especially to the point of Alexander's voice changing. Not surprising, Casey Kasem has no recollection of this meeting as he must have thought he was doing the same character's voice. Still, the meetings are head-shaking as well. Don Adams is an exterminator, Jonathan Winters was working at a service station, Tim Conway was a coach, Dick Van Dyke was the owner of a carnival. Good or bad, there must be something to the cartoons as they are being discussed and debated over thirty years later and counting.
IrockGswift
I wasn't born when this cartoon aired Saturday mornings,but I caught the sydications in the 80s. I enjoy how Scooby teamed up with other Hanna-Barbera toon stars to solve mysteries. Along with Scooby and the gang there were celebrities like Don Knotts,the Addams Family,and the Harlem Globetrotters. These guest made it easier for Scooby and gang to solve mysteries because they're always strength in numbers.
