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…
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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…
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013) – Review
Gaston Leroux’s classic tale, The Phantom of the Opera, is one of the most adapted literary horror stories to date — only beaten out by Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula — so it’s a bit surprising that it took Scooby-Doo and the gang this long to give us their take on this classic…
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012) – Review
Music has been a key element to Scooby-Doo since the very beginning, from the nonsensical pop songs that highlighted the chase sequences of the original Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, to the appearance of the rock group Hex Girls in Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost, but now with Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire, we get the…