I was just a baby when this series aired on Saturday mornings. I actually didn't see the New Scooby Doo Movies until I was in grade school and they aired it weekday afternoons in syndication. I think it aired on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons in 2 part format and I never saw them fully together until Cartoon Network came about. The first one I ever saw was when they met Sandy Duncan. The original voice cast was back and while I did not think the animation style was as good as their predecessing series, I did enjoy the shows. On this Scooby series, I was first introduced to the likes of Jerry Reed, Jonathan Winters, Davy Jones of the Monkees, Cass Elliot of the Mamas and Papas, Don Adams, and Sonny and Cher. I was also introduced to the late team of Laurel and Hardy as well. My favorite ones had recurring guests like the Three Stooges, and the Harlem Globetrotters, I also enjoyed seeing the casts of Jeannie, Josie and the Pussycats and Speed Buggy show up. But most of all, my all time favorites are the two episodes where the gang met up with and aided Batman and Robin in capturing the Joker and the Penguin. They already had Casey Kasem in the cast, it was nice they got a hold of Olan Soule (Batman) and Ted Knight (Joker and Penguin) as well.The Batman episodes probably gave HB practice for animating the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt as well as the SuperFriends.But these Scooby shows are enjoyable to watch. Just grab a bag of popcorn and you're good to go. Unfortunately, HB only released small collection of Scooby Movies instead of the entire series.
... View MoreI 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.
... View MoreDon't get me wrong, I love "Scooby Doo" as much as the next guy, and I do like this show. I think the concept was good overall, but the problem I have is basically the celebrities that Scooby and the gang met. For instance, they met Laurel and Hardy both of whom were dead before "Scooby-Doo" even hit the airwaves. Another moment was when they met the "Three Stooges" which was cool, the only thing was that Curly was dead for 20 years prior to the show's airing (It would've made sense if they had Curly Joe who WAS alive at the time appear but nooo. They had Curly!), although Moe, and Larry were OK since they were still alive at that time. Plus, how many times did Scooby and the gang solve mysteries with the Globetrotters? I know I've seen two episodes where they solved mysteries with the Globetrotters, but wasn't there another one (I might be right on just 2)? That right there is "Recycling" since they had ANOTHER episode with the Globetrotters (Don't get me wrong, the Globetrotters episodes are my favorites, as well as the Mama Cass one, but it's best to have a guest on ONCE. It's not a good thing to have one person, or persons on more then once). However, this show also had crossovers too with "Josie and the Pussycats", and "Speed Buggy". This was cool since all of these cartoons had one thing in common: They all involved characters who SOLVED mysteries!! That was a good point right there. I think I've got this down pat.As I said before, don't get me wrong, I DO like this show, the only thing is that the celebrities that Scooby and the gang met were either dead, or that they solved mysteries with one particular group of celebs once too many. Overall this show is good. 8/10.
... View MoreThis show was funny and the guest stars were good sometimes. The Harlem Globetroppers and Don Knots were hilarious! Still the Batman & Robin episode was pretty messed up though. Nevertheless it was fun having a one hour Scooby show.
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