In this sixth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, the creators once again altered the format. Now, it would no longer be a half-hour show consisting of three seven-minute shorts, but, instead, a half-hour show consisting of two eleven-minute shorts. This kind of decision-making is what truly sets some television executives above the rest. On the…
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980-1982) – Review
In this fifth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo, the series format changed even more radically than just having the addition of Scrappy-Doo. This time out, the series would switch from the standard 30-minute mystery to three seven-minute shorts that would feature Scooby-Doo, his nephew Scrappy-Doo, and Shaggy with the rest of the Mystery Inc. missing in…
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) – Review
As the 80s approached, it became clear to the folks at Hanna-Barbera that the tried and true Scooby-Doo formula was getting a little stale, and if nothing was done, the show was facing cancellation. Things had to change. In an attempt to shake things up, they released a primetime special called Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood in…
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976-1978) – Review
Following the cancellation of The New Scooby-Doo Movies and the reruns of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, our cowardly canine and his friends found themselves moving from CBS to ABC where the hour-long format used for the New Scooby-Doo Movies would continue in the form of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour. This series would sandwich together an episode…
Daphne & Velma (2018) – Review
In the fifth instalment of the Scooby-Doo live-action film series, we get another “reboot” that has its own take on how the Scooby gang first met, or to be more accurate, how two of the Scooby gang first met because you won’t find Fred, Shaggy over even Scooby-Doo in this particular mystery. The big question…