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Post by snesgamer on Dec 29, 2014 1:28:29 GMT -5
Overall, it's a fun series, but extremely marred in some ways:
*The worst incarnations of Fred and Daphne out of any series. This is the series that got Fred turned into the "lovable idiot' character that most newer versions fall back on to some degree. Daphne is obnoxious and entirely unlikable here.
*The stock animations for the characters they used every time they dance are annoying too. Especially Velma's where she moves her head back and forth and Fred doing - whatever he's doing
*The "Do YOU know who it is?" filler material at the end of each episode. Why? Were they trying to train kids to notice the clues in the series that were designed for older audiences?
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Post by scoob16 on Dec 29, 2014 3:49:37 GMT -5
Well, I can't say I hated those parts, they added this bit of comedy to the show.
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Post by wileyk209 on Jan 13, 2015 11:12:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I didn't like how this is where the "dumbed down Fred" originated from. It was actually funny here, but not on "What's New Scooby-Doo" or the recent made-for-video movies since that time (though at least Fred got cool again in the second season of SD:MI!) Daphne was actually pretty cool in the Pup series, though. It's like the crew behind "What's New" mostly just watched "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" for their research... I also actually like the dancing animations by the Scooby gang. That was usually how Glen Kennedy drew characters dancing (sometimes it'd show up in his other work too, like on "Tiny Toon Adventures" or the "Wacky World of Tex Avery" intro.) Dancing like that was a Kennedy Cartoons trademark. Though Velma and Daphne's dances were supposed to be based off some of the dancing in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (ESPECIALLY Velma.) I can even do some of those dances too, especially since I am a part-time mascot performer (imagine seeing a big fuzzy kangaroo dancing like young Scooby!) "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" did also somewhat train me in trying to solve these cases. Nowadays in many cases (especially the made-for-video movies) I can figure out the mystery before the gang! They should hire me to be in the group  |
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Post by Jeepers on Feb 7, 2015 18:04:33 GMT -5
To be honest, I really enjoyed A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. I always saw it as a pretty refreshing change from the grown-up Scooby-Doo...of course I would think that because I was a kid when this was on. I also always thought this had one of the cutest theme songs but that's neither here nor there. The one thing I didn't really like was how the characterization of Fred in this was the launching platform to dumb-ing him down. I also think this is where some of the immaturity of the later shows spawned from. It was like since the jokes and gags were funny and went over well on this, it sort of crept into the shows where they were older and it just didn't work. The reason the gags and jokes were funny is because it was aimed toward little kids, not because that's how we, as fans, wanted them to actually portray these characters. I like a lot about A Pup Named Scooby, though, especially the episodes where we see their families. It was a cute and funny show for kids and, seeing as how I was a kid when it originally aired, I enjoyed it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 9:26:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I didn't like how this is where the "dumbed down Fred" originated from. It was actually funny here, but not on "What's New Scooby-Doo" or the recent made-for-video movies since that time (though at least Fred got cool again in the second season of SD:MI!) Daphne was actually pretty cool in the Pup series, though. It's like the crew behind "What's New" mostly just watched "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" for their research... I also actually like the dancing animations by the Scooby gang. That was usually how Glen Kennedy drew characters dancing (sometimes it'd show up in his other work too, like on "Tiny Toon Adventures" or the "Wacky World of Tex Avery" intro.) Dancing like that was a Kennedy Cartoons trademark. Though Velma and Daphne's dances were supposed to be based off some of the dancing in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (ESPECIALLY Velma.) I can even do some of those dances too, especially since I am a part-time mascot performer (imagine seeing a big fuzzy kangaroo dancing like young Scooby!) "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" did also somewhat train me in trying to solve these cases. Nowadays in many cases (especially the made-for-video movies) I can figure out the mystery before the gang! They should hire me to be in the group The problem is shows began inserting feminist ideology into cartoons. Thus a male leader was seen as "oppression"; which is why Daphne who was usually "danger prone" was suddenly highly intelligent and an expert martial artist. While Velma was made into a lost nerd who needed the "guidance" of Daphne to find boys; and Fred was made into a bumbling idiot. The best way to brainwash a generation is to start with its children. |
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