To speak honestly, I thought scooby and those others like Tom & Jerry were the banes of my childhood. "Oh, you just got home from school? How about this crap for the next 4 hours so you are just better off doing your homework immediately? It's not remotely funny and the plot is slower than flowing molasses" Maybe it's less because I hate the shows, and more that they were on endlessly on cartoon network. Though, I am unsure. The plots across all scooby doos are nearly identical, the comedy similarly, was so lacking it was either slapstick or "Well, I know you wouldn't go after that obviously fake plastic monster like it has been every single time, but wouldjya do it for THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE scooby snacks?" "RAH!RAH! RAH!" Or how about the "movies" that they made of them, and I don't mean live action. The venture brothers depiction of scooby doo would likely have been a much more watchable show for all the dysfunction it presented lol
I still don't get what people see in Tom and Jerry as it currently exists. I get the feeling it might have been a funny cartoon at some point, but it's been so censored for so long that I doubt anyone has seen a legitimately entertaining version of it in 20 or 30 years.
Because of political correctness and complaining parents. You've got to remember just how old these cartoons are, blackface jokes don't exactly fly anymore.
Unfortunately when you cut out the objectionable-to-modern-audiences bits in something like Tom and Jerry, you're left with a pretty bland and boring product.
I'm not wrong. They rely on the same plot over and over again. Perhaps they are blind to it by childhood, but scooby doo was doodoo. Regardless, i'm not going to complain. I knew what I was getting into by commenting in this thread. Others agree with me, though, or at least recognize what I am saying, and that's satisfaction enough lol
I remember seeing A Pup Named Scooby Doo and thinking how much different it was from the other Scooby Doo show, I thought it lookes a little more modern, of course looking back the animation in the 80s one is pretty bad.
Same here, this was the only series I always watched, Wow Just checked and even 13 Ghosts was still in the 80's, I only first watched it early 2000's before they came with "What's New Scooby Doo" which followed a very routine setup.
I liked the original Scooby-Doo, but I'd seen all the episodes. The Scrappy-Doo show you're talking about and, later, What's New Scooby Doo had many more episodes.
-888- · 3 points · Posted at 20:22:54 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I think you're referring to The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, in which Scrappy wasn't annoying like before.
Did you see the one where the protagonist's efforts are being slowed by spooky paranormal stuff and then they "let's split up gang and look for clues" and finally hatch an elaborate trap for capturing the villian which shaggy and scooby somehow manage to fuck it up after being bribed, not for one, not for two, but THREE SCOOBY SNACKS and it is revealed that it actually isn't a monster, just some bitter person with misguided ideas, and he woulda gotten away with it too if it werent for those meddlin' kids?
I loved it. When I was little my TV at home didn't have Cartoon Network, so I could only watch it at my grandparents house. Every morning I'd watch some Scooby.
As someone who was born in the 60s, Scooby Doo was really great and the best of a lineup. We had 3 channels, assorted UHF channels - depended upon where you lived, and PBS.
You guys have had dozens of channels and dozens of years of produced entertainment to choose from for those of you that are younger than 30.
I can honestly say no generation of Scooby Doo has ever done it for me and it surprises me that it's still being produced today.
rotj · 16 points · Posted at 18:56:34 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Yep. Didn't really like anything from Hanna-Barbera growing up. Flintstones, Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Jonny Quest, Smurfs, Snorks--all of them were just terribly boring to watch. Maybe discovering the Simpsons at age 6 spoiled everything else for me.
[deleted] · 10 points · Posted at 15:16:14 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)*
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[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 17:43:46 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Saw something about this in a thread the other day comparing people who like corny humor to people who hate it. Scooby-Doo is built off corny humor, I personally love it, but I understand your hate
It's not corny humor, it's like the level below "ha! he got a pie thrown in his face!" humor. It's so contrived I have a difficult time even using the word humor sparingly to describe it.
"Wouldja do it for threeee scooby snacks?" Knee slappin stuff, or how about the ol' "oh man, it's so hilarious you guys are incompetent and retarded every single time we are about to catch a monster, isn't it, everyone?" or maybe "YOU MEDDLIN' KIDS" every time?
I thought maybe it was just because the original series was a product of it's time, but the new stuff is just as bad. It's like they never hired new writers.
Gang meets "protagonist" whose good outcome is hampered by seemingly paranormal activity.
Gang witnesses paranormal activity first hand.
Gang suspiciously snoops around and decides to catch the cause of the paranormal activity in an elaborate Rube Goldberg inspired trap.
Scooby and/or Shaggy is reluctant to participate. "Scooby snack" bribery ensues.
Scooby and/or Shaggy (and later and/or, Scrappy) somehow screw it all up, resulting in some quick last minute thinking by the smarter members of the gang.
Gang finally captures cause of paranormal activity and reveals dastardly plot. Thankful "Protagonist" rejoices!
"And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids."
Except for Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. That show was like a cross between Scooby Doo and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and darn it if it didn't work. Only Scooby show to ever actually make me laugh, and the best plot out of anything aside from maybe that Zombie Island movie.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 00:11:00 on January 22, 2015 · (Permalink)
Scooby and Shaggy would always have a stoner food gag and they would always be the ones to find the monster after the gang split up if I'm not mistaken.
After loony tunes I thought the watering down of cartooning in the sixties was awful, repeating backgrounds, same script every episode and lousy production values.
Scooby Doo was one thing, what they did to Tom and Jerry was sickening.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 04:58:08 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Iweasle · 2 points · Posted at 19:48:50 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I remember when I was little I would play outside until I saw the sprinklers come on and that always meant Scooby Doo was on. It was absolutely my favorite show.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:21:42 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Holy shit. I remember being PISSED about having to go to a family friend's party in the middle of this show. Couldn't say anything though cause if get spanked.
It's probably my favorite show of all time. I got the box set that comes inside a cardboard mystery machine with all there seasons. The show really is timeless.
Scooby Doo is the bomb. One of the items on my bucket list is to own a mystery machine. I loved the corny humor, the comedy combo of Shaggy and Scoob always makes laugh.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 04:56:14 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Used to watch this all the time back in the early '00s. Love this show.
I didn't! I always hated scooby doo. To me it was just another Power Rangers show. Every episode the exact same thing happens with the exact same ending. Talk about boring TV.
[deleted] · 10 points · Posted at 15:16:32 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)*
I have always been a fan of Warner Brothers animation (Looney Tunes, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Batman TAS) and Tex Avery.
Today's shows are sort of a mixed bag. I am not a fan of all the kids card/toy driven shows like Ben 10, Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh (the only two that come to mind at the moment). Sort of the same formulaic thing. Also not into shows that are really just for kids like Phineas and Ferb.
Just to rattle off a few "current" animated shows I do like: Regular Show, Adventure Time, Bob's Burgers, Home Movies, Futurama, Robot Chicken, Justice League/JLU; story-driven/Non-Mech anime like Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Ghost in the Shell and even Shin Chan.
I really like regular show. It's funny, because I probably like it because it was supposed to be on adult swim. In fact, the pitched episode, when on an acid trip, are a few of the character models they use for regular show.
I guess it goes without saying, but early Spongebob was also pretty hilarious.
Amen! This show scared the shit out of me for some reason and I really wanted to like it too. What's weird is that I used to watch courage the cowardly dog with no problem.
I liked through out the ages I forget most of the older episodes and then watching again as an adult who smokes weed just made me that much more closer to, Velma, when we solve mysteries together. Gooooood times.
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 17:12:20 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Have you ever seen the Venture Bros episode where they make fun of Scooby Doo?
There's something cozy about the original Scooby Doo Mysteries show. The next iteration with the celebrities never had the same charm IMO. Some would argue that the show kept devolving after that. I didn't mind the early 90's A Pup Named Scooby Doo either, but I thought the Zombie Island film was pretty decent.
Andrew6 · -3 points · Posted at 15:32:57 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Super downvotes incoming but I hated that damn show, it was so boring.
Tsurii · -6 points · Posted at 16:17:29 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Yeah, no. It seems the hive hates Scoob and the gang. Who woulda thunk it?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:41:21 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
MYSTERY INC SUCKS
Seriously, I prefer this, because it was classy, and the 2000s version of Scooby Doo, which had a pop-punk feel to it I loved. Mostly the 2000s version.
I didn't. Growing up Scooby Doo was the bane of my existence. In the early days of Cartoon Network they always used to play it too.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 10:33:57 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I hated it so much.
axck · 1 points · Posted at 18:17:04 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
It was all that was ever on Cartoon Network during the days. I loathed it. Didn't age well at all.
hfshyfr · 0 points · Posted at 20:17:17 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Have you guys seen the newest series reboot starring Bree Olson? It's worth a watch. They definitely threw in some material adults will appreciate that kids might not get.
I hated, absolutely hated, Scooby Doo when I was growing up. Cartoon Network was relatively new, and every day if you happened to stay home from school or during the weekend from like 10am - 2pm it was a marathon of this terrible, terrible program
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:22:40 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I hate you and wish I was a gypsy so I could curse you.
[deleted] · 121 points · Posted at 14:45:20 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Anyone else remember the 25 hour scooby marathons Cartoon Network would have on Halloween?
90sNerdJosh · 72 points · Posted at 17:23:51 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I remember every day being a 25 hour Scooby-Doo marathon on cartoon network. Seems like it was always on
alkapwnee · -33 points · Posted at 20:24:52 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
To speak honestly, I thought scooby and those others like Tom & Jerry were the banes of my childhood. "Oh, you just got home from school? How about this crap for the next 4 hours so you are just better off doing your homework immediately? It's not remotely funny and the plot is slower than flowing molasses" Maybe it's less because I hate the shows, and more that they were on endlessly on cartoon network. Though, I am unsure. The plots across all scooby doos are nearly identical, the comedy similarly, was so lacking it was either slapstick or "Well, I know you wouldn't go after that obviously fake plastic monster like it has been every single time, but wouldjya do it for THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE scooby snacks?" "RAH!RAH! RAH!" Or how about the "movies" that they made of them, and I don't mean live action. The venture brothers depiction of scooby doo would likely have been a much more watchable show for all the dysfunction it presented lol
Spare me, cartoon network, please.
BrownBear93 · 38 points · Posted at 21:14:21 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Oh, so you were one of thoooose kids.
[deleted] · 16 points · Posted at 21:42:48 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Were you always like this or is this a phase?
Owyn_Merrilin · 4 points · Posted at 00:51:01 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I still don't get what people see in Tom and Jerry as it currently exists. I get the feeling it might have been a funny cartoon at some point, but it's been so censored for so long that I doubt anyone has seen a legitimately entertaining version of it in 20 or 30 years.
respectthegoat · 2 points · Posted at 01:36:06 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Censored? there was one where both Tom and Jerry commit suicide at the end. Blue cat Blues
Owyn_Merrilin · 2 points · Posted at 01:50:51 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Censored.
respectthegoat · 2 points · Posted at 01:53:01 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
what the fuck why would they do that.
Owyn_Merrilin · 0 points · Posted at 02:02:32 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Because of political correctness and complaining parents. You've got to remember just how old these cartoons are, blackface jokes don't exactly fly anymore.
Unfortunately when you cut out the objectionable-to-modern-audiences bits in something like Tom and Jerry, you're left with a pretty bland and boring product.
ToastedCupcake · 2 points · Posted at 05:42:09 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
When Tom started talking and there was a narrator it went to shit.
Adverted · 0 points · Posted at 00:46:47 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I actually agree with you. RIP Karma.
alkapwnee · -6 points · Posted at 03:50:30 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I'm not wrong. They rely on the same plot over and over again. Perhaps they are blind to it by childhood, but scooby doo was doodoo. Regardless, i'm not going to complain. I knew what I was getting into by commenting in this thread. Others agree with me, though, or at least recognize what I am saying, and that's satisfaction enough lol
wicknest · -1 points · Posted at 07:42:42 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
the whole time reading your comment i couldn't decide at which point to just downvote you already. i couldn't believe i had not done it sooner.
Cabooseaholic · 3 points · Posted at 04:18:38 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I remember watching Scooby Doo when I missed school.
propercotton · 91 points · Posted at 16:28:01 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Loved it. When I was a kid I didn't realize that it was vintage.
factorblue · 55 points · Posted at 18:15:54 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Neither did I. Heck, anything from Hanna-Barbera I saw I thought was pretty modern back in the 90s as a kid.
dakay501 · 25 points · Posted at 18:28:11 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I remember seeing A Pup Named Scooby Doo and thinking how much different it was from the other Scooby Doo show, I thought it lookes a little more modern, of course looking back the animation in the 80s one is pretty bad.
propercotton · 7 points · Posted at 22:06:17 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
yep. Flintstones and Jetsons were new to me
jay212127 · 4 points · Posted at 20:04:37 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Same here, this was the only series I always watched, Wow Just checked and even 13 Ghosts was still in the 80's, I only first watched it early 2000's before they came with "What's New Scooby Doo" which followed a very routine setup.
Nwsamurai · 37 points · Posted at 16:32:58 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Theme song still gets stuck in my head randomly.
BrachiumPontis · 21 points · Posted at 18:49:11 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We've got some work to do now!
Nwsamurai · 17 points · Posted at 19:00:36 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Damnit
Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We need some help from you now.
Come on Scooby Doo, I see you, Pretending you've got a sliver.
You're not foolin' me 'cause I can see, The way you shake and shiver.
BrachiumPontis · 11 points · Posted at 19:04:47 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
You know we got a mystery to solve and Scooby Doo,be ready for your act.
Don't hold back!
hillary0813 · 14 points · Posted at 19:40:34 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
And Scooby Doo if you come through you're gonna have yourself a Scooby Snack!
BrachiumPontis · 10 points · Posted at 22:06:52 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Scooby dooby do here are you! You're ready and you're willing!
swagshoah · 7 points · Posted at 02:47:31 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
'Cause we can count you, (Scooby) Scooby Doo, I know you'll catch that villain!
BrachiumPontis · 7 points · Posted at 02:59:32 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
ROOBY DOOBY DOO!
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 21:53:47 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
SCOOBY DOOBY DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? YOU STUPID SON-OF-A-BITCH DOG!
PartTimeMisanthrope · 62 points · Posted at 14:34:02 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
And then Scrappy came on the scene...
therealduffin · 35 points · Posted at 17:39:04 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Scrappy Doo is a very interesting case, I don't think there has ever been such a universally loathed character.
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 19:38:13 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Even the TV trope for a universally loathed character is "The Scrappy".
[deleted] · 12 points · Posted at 19:36:08 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Jar Jar Binks
Owyn_Merrilin · 5 points · Posted at 00:53:28 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Not sure if even Jar Jar is as uniformly loathed as Scrappy. Even the writers hated him by the time the live action movie came out.
BrachiumPontis · 18 points · Posted at 18:48:37 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I liked Scrappy Doo.
KnottyKitty · 36 points · Posted at 20:42:07 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
You shut your whore mouth.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 21:53:13 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Make me cumnugget.
KnottyKitty · 7 points · Posted at 23:45:17 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Harsh words from a cuddle machine.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:48:13 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Ditto,
Kitty.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:31:26 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Don't call him a nugget!
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 23:37:23 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Don't tell me what to do you candlesniffing FUCKFENCE.
GO CLIMB A WALL OF DICKS!
The104Skinney · 4 points · Posted at 18:56:35 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Me too. I could barely watch the mysteries but when it was just Shaggy, Scrappy, and Scooby? I could watch those all of the time on Cartoon Network.
BrachiumPontis · 4 points · Posted at 18:58:07 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I liked the original Scooby-Doo, but I'd seen all the episodes. The Scrappy-Doo show you're talking about and, later, What's New Scooby Doo had many more episodes.
-888- · 3 points · Posted at 20:22:54 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I think you're referring to The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, in which Scrappy wasn't annoying like before.
FlabertoDimmadome · 0 points · Posted at 21:34:38 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Yea I only liked scrappy doo, the original show always gave me a headache
respectthegoat · 1 points · Posted at 01:38:36 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
scooby Dum was a lot worse in my opinion
Fightthefire21 · 1 points · Posted at 07:44:10 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Jar Jar Binks and Scrappy Doo. The duo you love to hate
gatorfan93 · 8 points · Posted at 17:12:42 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Fucking Scrappy. "Let me 'em, let me at 'em!"
zombiescooby · 1 points · Posted at 22:39:14 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I've always hated that little bastard.
23_ · 9 points · Posted at 00:30:43 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I can't be alone in thinking, "holy shit this was the sixties?!" I remember watching this in maybe late 90s and loving it. Scooby Doo was the tits
grapesandmilk · 2 points · Posted at 02:24:50 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
The last year of the sixties.
OF_Jason · 2 points · Posted at 03:56:43 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
69
23_ · 1 points · Posted at 08:18:19 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
That's still the sixties...
grapesandmilk · 1 points · Posted at 19:00:04 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I know. I was thinking that might be the reason it surprised you.
[deleted] · 12 points · Posted at 17:30:59 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I feel like there were only eight episodes... that I watched over and over and over again.
alkapwnee · 11 points · Posted at 21:55:59 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Did you see the one where the protagonist's efforts are being slowed by spooky paranormal stuff and then they "let's split up gang and look for clues" and finally hatch an elaborate trap for capturing the villian which shaggy and scooby somehow manage to fuck it up after being bribed, not for one, not for two, but THREE SCOOBY SNACKS and it is revealed that it actually isn't a monster, just some bitter person with misguided ideas, and he woulda gotten away with it too if it werent for those meddlin' kids?
Yeah I liked that one.
MercuryPDX · 3 points · Posted at 01:03:30 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Exactly.
Drcat1990 · 22 points · Posted at 16:27:50 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I feel alone, i loved Scooby doo. Some of my first memories are of it
mylittl3pwny · 22 points · Posted at 16:33:23 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
ITT people do not like this show. I liked it, maybe I'm weird?
JacZones · 18 points · Posted at 16:43:16 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I loved this show. I liked A Pup Named Scooby-Doo more. But this one was good.
zombiescooby · 4 points · Posted at 22:40:24 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
That was my favorite growing up! I also enjoyed What's New Scooby-Doo.
BrownBear93 · 4 points · Posted at 21:16:47 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was amazing! Definitely my favorite version of Scooby-Doo when I was a kid.
FURyannnn · 3 points · Posted at 18:14:38 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I loved it. When I was little my TV at home didn't have Cartoon Network, so I could only watch it at my grandparents house. Every morning I'd watch some Scooby.
mynameisnotjacob · 4 points · Posted at 18:41:43 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Loved the old episodes, not the newer ones!
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 21:54:07 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Mystery Incorporated is pretty good.
1859 · 6 points · Posted at 20:28:17 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Scooby Doo was great! It encouraged critical thinking, and taught that the things that scare us are rarely as bad as we thought they'd be.
On the flip side, it also showed that there's no such thing as monsters, only people. And the implications of that are even scarier.
... now onto the commercial break!
Chicken-n-Waffles · 8 points · Posted at 16:47:44 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
As someone who was born in the 60s, Scooby Doo was really great and the best of a lineup. We had 3 channels, assorted UHF channels - depended upon where you lived, and PBS.
You guys have had dozens of channels and dozens of years of produced entertainment to choose from for those of you that are younger than 30.
PacManDreaming · 4 points · Posted at 18:43:10 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Yep, one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons, when I was a kid back in the '70s. It just wasn't Saturday unless you got to watch Scooby Doo.
timrbrady · 32 points · Posted at 14:53:13 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I can honestly say no generation of Scooby Doo has ever done it for me and it surprises me that it's still being produced today.
rotj · 16 points · Posted at 18:56:34 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Yep. Didn't really like anything from Hanna-Barbera growing up. Flintstones, Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Jonny Quest, Smurfs, Snorks--all of them were just terribly boring to watch. Maybe discovering the Simpsons at age 6 spoiled everything else for me.
[deleted] · 10 points · Posted at 15:16:14 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)*
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[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 17:43:46 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Saw something about this in a thread the other day comparing people who like corny humor to people who hate it. Scooby-Doo is built off corny humor, I personally love it, but I understand your hate
alkapwnee · 3 points · Posted at 20:29:04 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
It's not corny humor, it's like the level below "ha! he got a pie thrown in his face!" humor. It's so contrived I have a difficult time even using the word humor sparingly to describe it.
"Wouldja do it for threeee scooby snacks?" Knee slappin stuff, or how about the ol' "oh man, it's so hilarious you guys are incompetent and retarded every single time we are about to catch a monster, isn't it, everyone?" or maybe "YOU MEDDLIN' KIDS" every time?
hendrix- · 4 points · Posted at 14:01:40 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
dae zoinks
timrbrady · 9 points · Posted at 15:18:01 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I thought maybe it was just because the original series was a product of it's time, but the new stuff is just as bad. It's like they never hired new writers.
MercuryPDX · 13 points · Posted at 17:46:08 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)*
It's the same plot:
Gang meets "protagonist" whose good outcome is hampered by seemingly paranormal activity.
Gang witnesses paranormal activity first hand.
Gang suspiciously snoops around and decides to catch the cause of the paranormal activity in an elaborate Rube Goldberg inspired trap.
Scooby and/or Shaggy is reluctant to participate. "Scooby snack" bribery ensues.
Scooby and/or Shaggy (and later and/or, Scrappy) somehow screw it all up, resulting in some quick last minute thinking by the smarter members of the gang.
Gang finally captures cause of paranormal activity and reveals dastardly plot. Thankful "Protagonist" rejoices!
"And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids."
Owyn_Merrilin · 7 points · Posted at 00:55:51 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Except for Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. That show was like a cross between Scooby Doo and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and darn it if it didn't work. Only Scooby show to ever actually make me laugh, and the best plot out of anything aside from maybe that Zombie Island movie.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 00:11:00 on January 22, 2015 · (Permalink)
Scooby and Shaggy would always have a stoner food gag and they would always be the ones to find the monster after the gang split up if I'm not mistaken.
not_a_miller_rep · 3 points · Posted at 15:50:10 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I absolutely hate the show, but I'll be damned if scooby doo and the boo brothers isn't one of the greatest movies ever
UndeadBread · 1 points · Posted at 23:14:20 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Same here. I mean, I liked The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo and the Boo Brothers movie as a kid, but I couldn't stand the actual show and I still can't.
jfmherokiller · 3 points · Posted at 20:21:28 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
here is the intro in gif form https://i.imgur.com/VfPV8tB.gif
swagshoah · 3 points · Posted at 02:46:20 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Holy shit, I could remember the lyrics word-for-word as I watched this.
You deserve an upvote, even it that GIF is ant-sized.
jfmherokiller · 1 points · Posted at 03:27:34 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
well I always go for length of gif and not size of gif
madusa77 · 3 points · Posted at 23:18:46 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
My niece is 6 and loves this show.
[deleted] · 20 points · Posted at 15:25:30 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)*
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cedley1969 · 9 points · Posted at 22:57:10 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
After loony tunes I thought the watering down of cartooning in the sixties was awful, repeating backgrounds, same script every episode and lousy production values. Scooby Doo was one thing, what they did to Tom and Jerry was sickening.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 04:58:08 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
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cedley1969 · 2 points · Posted at 16:34:45 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
It was mostly, then it went from hand shaded cells like this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/TomandJerryTitleCards.jpg
To this
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/31200000/Tom-and-Jerry-in-race-cars-tom-and-jerry-31222326-1024-768.jpg
There were also some terrible spin offs like Tom and Jerry kids.
event_horizon_ · 0 points · Posted at 16:40:02 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Ditto that. I never liked the show.
blandrew · 6 points · Posted at 19:07:11 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I actually really hate Scooby-Doo.
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 19:49:16 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I know, it was the same story every episode with a different "ghost". Kind of the same reason I hate Power Rangers.
blandrew · 3 points · Posted at 19:55:51 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I absolutely agree.
j-awesome · 2 points · Posted at 19:18:42 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I loved Scooby doo as a kid!
Iweasle · 2 points · Posted at 19:48:50 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I remember when I was little I would play outside until I saw the sprinklers come on and that always meant Scooby Doo was on. It was absolutely my favorite show.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:21:42 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Holy shit. I remember being PISSED about having to go to a family friend's party in the middle of this show. Couldn't say anything though cause if get spanked.
ScoobyDDoo · 2 points · Posted at 23:49:51 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
It's probably my favorite show of all time. I got the box set that comes inside a cardboard mystery machine with all there seasons. The show really is timeless.
NewThreshold · 2 points · Posted at 01:06:28 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
The art was fantastic
shaggy9 · 2 points · Posted at 01:58:10 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I could NEVER figure out who was behind it. Never ever
ThrowbackGaming · 2 points · Posted at 03:22:13 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Scooby Doo is the bomb. One of the items on my bucket list is to own a mystery machine. I loved the corny humor, the comedy combo of Shaggy and Scoob always makes laugh.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 04:56:14 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Used to watch this all the time back in the early '00s. Love this show.
amazingnachos · 3 points · Posted at 19:03:52 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I just never could get into this show and I always wondered what made everyone love it.
I guess I'm just a weirdo.
ThunderFlash10 · 2 points · Posted at 22:50:45 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
No. It just wasn't your cup of tea. What cartoons (if any) did you enjoy in youth? That might give you an idea of your taste vein.
amazingnachos · 1 points · Posted at 23:15:31 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I cant think of any cartoons that i liked actually which now realized seems very strange.
hpclone25 · 5 points · Posted at 23:26:11 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I didn't! I always hated scooby doo. To me it was just another Power Rangers show. Every episode the exact same thing happens with the exact same ending. Talk about boring TV.
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MercuryPDX · 2 points · Posted at 17:37:36 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)*
I did too. Once my younger self realized it was the same cartoon over and over again in a different setting (haunted amusement park, haunted seaside village, haunted museum, etc.) I avoided it any way I could.
Same with Popeye, and eventually Tom and Jerry.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:43:05 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
what shows did you begin to like? what do you think of today's shows?
MercuryPDX · 0 points · Posted at 21:06:31 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I have always been a fan of Warner Brothers animation (Looney Tunes, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Batman TAS) and Tex Avery.
Today's shows are sort of a mixed bag. I am not a fan of all the kids card/toy driven shows like Ben 10, Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh (the only two that come to mind at the moment). Sort of the same formulaic thing. Also not into shows that are really just for kids like Phineas and Ferb.
Just to rattle off a few "current" animated shows I do like: Regular Show, Adventure Time, Bob's Burgers, Home Movies, Futurama, Robot Chicken, Justice League/JLU; story-driven/Non-Mech anime like Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Ghost in the Shell and even Shin Chan.
alkapwnee · 1 points · Posted at 21:59:29 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I really like regular show. It's funny, because I probably like it because it was supposed to be on adult swim. In fact, the pitched episode, when on an acid trip, are a few of the character models they use for regular show.
I guess it goes without saying, but early Spongebob was also pretty hilarious.
Iheartcheetos · -4 points · Posted at 16:31:12 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Amen! This show scared the shit out of me for some reason and I really wanted to like it too. What's weird is that I used to watch courage the cowardly dog with no problem.
pradocol1 · 3 points · Posted at 16:07:33 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I liked through out the ages I forget most of the older episodes and then watching again as an adult who smokes weed just made me that much more closer to, Velma, when we solve mysteries together. Gooooood times.
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 17:12:20 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Have you ever seen the Venture Bros episode where they make fun of Scooby Doo?
pradocol1 · 2 points · Posted at 17:33:39 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Haha yes that is in the top 5 favorites
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 17:37:47 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Do you want to get back in the box?
pradocol1 · 3 points · Posted at 17:52:49 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
"Ted, you said I can see my parents."
Indigoh · 2 points · Posted at 18:33:34 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
My little brother doesn't love it.
They don't show it on TV anymore and he doesn't watch TV. He's stuck on the computer.
homergonerson · 1 points · Posted at 21:59:31 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
They still show it, just depends on what channels you get. Think it's on cartoon network in the afternoons
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:13:20 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Best cartoon ever, still looking for a proper scooby doo compilation torrent.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:16:00 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Frank Welker. Playing Freddie since 1969.
ren410 · 1 points · Posted at 20:46:05 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Sorry it freaked me the fuck out and still does. That being said I'm afraid of weird shit.
NotSoRichieRich · 1 points · Posted at 20:57:49 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
The latest incarnation of the franchise is a far cry from the original. Not even close.
chowsareunderrated · 1 points · Posted at 21:23:32 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Just realized, shouldn't the "!" Be a "?"?
Tom2208 · 1 points · Posted at 21:30:18 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I love Scooby. Always have, always will.
ME24601 · 1 points · Posted at 22:10:03 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
In terms of Scooby Doo, the best thing to come out of it was Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.
ThunderFlash10 · 1 points · Posted at 23:10:18 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
There's something cozy about the original Scooby Doo Mysteries show. The next iteration with the celebrities never had the same charm IMO. Some would argue that the show kept devolving after that. I didn't mind the early 90's A Pup Named Scooby Doo either, but I thought the Zombie Island film was pretty decent.
shockingnews213 · 1 points · Posted at 03:48:31 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
Shouldn't it be a question mark not an exclamation mark?
caseystrain · 3 points · Posted at 17:11:46 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I hated this show and still do
Andrew6 · -3 points · Posted at 15:32:57 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Super downvotes incoming but I hated that damn show, it was so boring.
Tsurii · -6 points · Posted at 16:17:29 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Yeah, no. It seems the hive hates Scoob and the gang. Who woulda thunk it?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:41:21 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
MYSTERY INC SUCKS
Seriously, I prefer this, because it was classy, and the 2000s version of Scooby Doo, which had a pop-punk feel to it I loved. Mostly the 2000s version.
virtualpig · 1 points · Posted at 07:49:40 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I didn't. Growing up Scooby Doo was the bane of my existence. In the early days of Cartoon Network they always used to play it too.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 10:33:57 on August 30, 2014 · (Permalink)
I hated it so much.
axck · 1 points · Posted at 18:17:04 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
It was all that was ever on Cartoon Network during the days. I loathed it. Didn't age well at all.
hfshyfr · 0 points · Posted at 20:17:17 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Have you guys seen the newest series reboot starring Bree Olson? It's worth a watch. They definitely threw in some material adults will appreciate that kids might not get.
SDMasterYoda · -7 points · Posted at 17:25:15 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I always hated Scooby Doo. I never understood why it was so popular.
fosterwallacejr · -11 points · Posted at 16:42:07 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I hated, absolutely hated, Scooby Doo when I was growing up. Cartoon Network was relatively new, and every day if you happened to stay home from school or during the weekend from like 10am - 2pm it was a marathon of this terrible, terrible program
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:22:40 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I hate you and wish I was a gypsy so I could curse you.
jraus885 · -1 points · Posted at 20:10:15 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
Fuck you
TrappedInOhio · -6 points · Posted at 17:48:30 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I've never been a fan of Scooby Doo.
mynameisalso · -1 points · Posted at 18:26:42 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I grew up in the 40s
jamestheman · -1 points · Posted at 19:37:37 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
TIL Scooby Snacks were pot brownies
-888- · -1 points · Posted at 20:25:12 on August 29, 2014 · (Permalink)
I'm a big fan of the recent Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated series. IMO the best series they've made.