A favorite from my childhood, it amazes me how this cartoon still wins new fans over 30 years later. There's a lot of comedy that as a kid, I just took so literal, that make it refreshing to view them again as an adult. For example, Shaggy and Scooby retrieving a discarded key to escape by going out the window, going back in the window just to open the door to get out again. You gotta love it.
(Spoiler alert!) Two things to know when trying to figure out who did it. This primarily pertains to the first two seasons, but carry over into some later seasons of "the Scooby Doo Show" and "the New Scooby-Doo Movies." 1. If a character recalls a firsthand flashback in which they were the first to meet the ghost, etc.. then they are the bad guy. 2. At least five out of six times, which ever character is being voiced by John Stephenson (a.k.a. Mr. Slate) is the bad guy.
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I also love how every villain is a ghost. Not just a werewolf.. but a ghost of a werewolf. Not just a witch, but a ghost of a witch. Hanna-Barbera never matched the quality level on their cartoons after this one.
(Spoiler alert!) Two things to know when trying to figure out who did it. This primarily pertains to the first two seasons, but carry over into some later seasons of "the Scooby Doo Show" and "the New Scooby-Doo Movies." 1. If a character recalls a firsthand flashback in which they were the first to meet the ghost, etc.. then they are the bad guy. 2. At least five out of six times, which ever character is being voiced by John Stephenson (a.k.a. Mr. Slate) is the bad guy.
(End Spoiler alert!)
I also love how every villain is a ghost. Not just a werewolf.. but a ghost of a werewolf. Not just a witch, but a ghost of a witch. Hanna-Barbera never matched the quality level on their cartoons after this one.