The ghost of an Alcatraz prisoner haunts a skateboard competition.The ghost of an Alcatraz prisoner haunts a skateboard competition.The ghost of an Alcatraz prisoner haunts a skateboard competition.
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Ryan Sheckler
- Self
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Casey Kasem
- Shaggy
- (voice)
Frank Welker
- Fred
- (voice)
- …
Nika Futterman
- Rutie Banez
- (voice)
- (as Nikka Futterman)
Grey Griffin
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
- (as Grey DeLisle)
- …
Maurice LaMarche
- Haze Ferlenguini
- (voice)
- …
Kevin McDonald
- Julian Libris
- (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (as Kevin M. Richardson)
- …
Mindy Cohn
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
John DiMaggio
- Sanfran Psycho
- (voice)
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The creepy case of Franspsycho
Am not a sporty person, but there are several good and more Scooby Doo episodes centered around sports, such as 'The Scooby Doo Show's' "The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race" and 'What's New Scooby Doo's' "The Unnatural". The Scooby Doo franchise has also made effective use of prison settings or ghosts of prison inmates, 'The Scooby Doo Show's' "The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face" being a prime example. So "The San Franpsycho" had great potential.
Which it more than lived up to, in not only one of the best Season 2 episodes but also in the better half when ranking the episodes of 'What's New Scooby Doo'. It makes great use of the setting, has one of the show's standout villains and helped make skateboarding interesting. Am not a fan of skateboarding usually and have limited knowledge of it, but "The San Franpsycho" makes it interesting in staying true to its spirit and educating and was clearly in love with it.
The animation is its usual vibrant, fluid and atmospheric self. The character animation on the villain was a very cool, unique and genuinely scary one, the skateboarding moves don't look rushed at all and Alcatraz never fails to give me the creeps when used in Scooby Doo. It's even creepier here than it is in 'Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo's' "I Left My Neck in San Francisco" (my personal favourite episode of that show). The music gels well tonally and stylistically and doesn't feel over-used or over-scored.
Absolutely love the chase scene and the chase song, and it is a shame that one of the best chase scenes/songs of Season 2 was also too short. The writing has enormous entertainment value and charm, especially with Shaggy and Scooby, while the Alcatraz setting really adds to the creepiness. One also doesn't have to have much knowledge of skateboarding or like it to love "The San Franpsycho", which was clearly in love with and made the most of it.
Story-wise, "The San Franpsycho" is very energetic and lots of fun, the thrill and danger of skateboarding evident, and also very creepy. There is also a very sweet touch with the skate kid and Fred with the trolley. The villain is one of the most memorable of Season 2, in design (which is the stuff of nightmares) and personality. The reveal was clever and not predictable at all. The gang are on top form, especially Shaggy and Scooby, and the voice acting is on point. Frank Welker's Scooby voice by now had grown on me.
Concluding, one of the show's best. 9/10.
Which it more than lived up to, in not only one of the best Season 2 episodes but also in the better half when ranking the episodes of 'What's New Scooby Doo'. It makes great use of the setting, has one of the show's standout villains and helped make skateboarding interesting. Am not a fan of skateboarding usually and have limited knowledge of it, but "The San Franpsycho" makes it interesting in staying true to its spirit and educating and was clearly in love with it.
The animation is its usual vibrant, fluid and atmospheric self. The character animation on the villain was a very cool, unique and genuinely scary one, the skateboarding moves don't look rushed at all and Alcatraz never fails to give me the creeps when used in Scooby Doo. It's even creepier here than it is in 'Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo's' "I Left My Neck in San Francisco" (my personal favourite episode of that show). The music gels well tonally and stylistically and doesn't feel over-used or over-scored.
Absolutely love the chase scene and the chase song, and it is a shame that one of the best chase scenes/songs of Season 2 was also too short. The writing has enormous entertainment value and charm, especially with Shaggy and Scooby, while the Alcatraz setting really adds to the creepiness. One also doesn't have to have much knowledge of skateboarding or like it to love "The San Franpsycho", which was clearly in love with and made the most of it.
Story-wise, "The San Franpsycho" is very energetic and lots of fun, the thrill and danger of skateboarding evident, and also very creepy. There is also a very sweet touch with the skate kid and Fred with the trolley. The villain is one of the most memorable of Season 2, in design (which is the stuff of nightmares) and personality. The reveal was clever and not predictable at all. The gang are on top form, especially Shaggy and Scooby, and the voice acting is on point. Frank Welker's Scooby voice by now had grown on me.
Concluding, one of the show's best. 9/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Dec 14, 2021
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