I really don't remember watching this when I was a kid - and I remember swearing that I had watched every episode! Watched this episode for the first time and maybe there was a reason for it not being on any of the Direct-to-Video DVDs I owned. The story itself is fine - involves a quasi (modo)-Hunchback-esque character and vampires and callbacks to the original 1969 series. What bothered me was the inconsistency of animation-for some reason this episode did not feel like a typical episode animated for Scooby Doo, it felt like an episode edited for another series - the transitions were speedy and the limbs of Velma and Shaggy looked weird at times. Some of the scripting also felt too forced for the characters. As a viewer, I'm not super happy with the episode - however as an artist (not an animation artist), I can understand art direction changes + deadlines. Was a fun episode analysis for me, at least!
Review of The Vampire Strikes Back
