"What's New, Scooby-Doo?" Gold Paw (TV Episode 2005) Poster

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Gold Paw
MrFilmAndTelevisionShow19 August 2021
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This episode somehow allows the gang to get into the Gold room at Fort Knox, it doesn't matter who your friends are I very much doubt civilians are allowed in there. Being completing caked in gold even if it is easy-pealy would surely suffocate whomever was surrounded in it too!
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7/10
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MarkLynnIreland12941 August 2023
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I seen this episode quite a few times when it was on CD with Hong Kong one and Reef Grief sandcastle building one. This episode in which the Mystery Gang visit Fort Knox in Kentucky military building is like the third Child's Play movie.

Perhaps a much better role than Homeward Hound, and quite the same to Farmed and Dangerous, this is a pretty decent episode with the Secret Six even though one of them fell foul or unfortunate to Gold Monster power halfway throughout this episode, although its pose changed which is an unexplained error.

Animation, voice performance humour is all good. The chase scene song Pressing On is good, and the mystery is quite even from Shaggy lookalike character Travis Knox ownership of land, and Gold Ade drink lady name sounds like "Sucrose" as explosions causing her out of business.
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9/10
Solid gold
TheLittleSongbird26 December 2021
It was great to see the Secret Six once again and loved them in both their previous appearances. "Homeward Hound" was a case of them being better than the episode itself overall, but "Farmed and Dangerous" is pretty wonderful and shows how the Scooby Doo franchise excels so much when it comes to the creepiness factor. My first viewing of "Gold Paw" was very positive, with the setting, the villain and the Secret Six being the things that made it especially good.

"Gold Paw" still is a wonderful episode, one of the best of Season 3 and very close to a 'What's New Scooby Doo' high point (still very firmly in the top half and high up in it). Of the three Secret Six episodes, it gets my vote as the best. While "Farmed and Dangerous" also still holds up as truly excellent (was conflicted on "Homeward Hound"), "Gold Paw" was a little more original and utilised the Secret Six the best, it's also the episode where their personalities shine the most.

The animation expectedly is rich in colour, light and dark, and beautifully detailed in the backgrounds. The characters are well designed and drawn, with fluid movement and with no unintentionally creepy expressions. The standout in this regard is the awesome design for the villain, one of the best of the show for its creativity and how it blends into the background (which is what is scary about it too). The music has its usual groove and atmosphere, the theme song is infectious in alternative to annoying and the chase scene and song have a lot of energy.

Absolutely loved the Secret Six here in their best episode. They are so adorable but also have a lot of strong personalities. Being very intelligent, resourceful and brave. The rapport between them is hard to resist. The other standout characters wise is the Fort Knox villain, whose sinister presence is hard to forget. The gang are true to character and are far from bland, though are not quite on the same level as the Secret Six and the villain. Shaggy and Scooby have lost none of their fun and charm factors.

Furthermore, "Gold Paw's" writing is great too, with many funny lines and some very cute little character moments. The mystery is a fast paced, eventful and fun one, while the perpetrator was not a shock it wasn't one of those prematurely easily foreseeable ones too. There is a good creepiness to the atmosphere and the setting helps it. The voice acting is great all round.

Concluding, excellent. 9/10.
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