When one thinks of the original Fantasy Island series, it’s often in comparison to that of The Love Boat, as they both had a somewhat anthology-like format and a variety of guest stars every week, but the pilot movie for Fantasy Island, which aired on ABC back in 1977, was a rather darker animal than…
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The Wonderful World of Scooby-Doo (1969-2023)
In the annals of mystery-solving investigators, there are few who have stood the test of time as well as the members of Mystery Incorporated. Now, some may argue that the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple have more literary credentials, but did either of those two have a talking dog on their team? Yeah,…
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019-2021) – Review
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? is the thirteenth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, and at best, it is to be considered a soft reboot of the 1972 series titled The New Scooby-Doo Movies, where each episode would feature a new guest star — whether they be real-life celebrities like Cher and Don Knotts or fictional ones…
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991) – Review
In an ultimate prequel to the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! the network took the eighth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon back in time to when the Scooby gang were pre-teens. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was the final television series in the franchise in which Don Messick would portray Scooby-Doo before his…
The New Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983-1984) – Review
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…