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Post by jonathanmuddlemore on Dec 3, 2018 14:28:00 GMT -5
Now that every single series is available to watch on the Boomerang app, its got me thinking: what do modern kids think of all the different incarnations of Scooby-Doo, specifically how they relate to each other?
The Scooby-Doo shows that were on when I was a kid were What's New Scooby-Doo and Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue. I of course was very familiar with Where Are You and Pup Named Scooby-Doo through reruns and VHS tapes. The first Scooby episode I ever saw was actually a Scrappy episode, Strange Encounters of a Scooby Kind (re-ran on Cartoon Network). Occasionally I caught episodes from other series through various VHS tapes. The only two Scooby series' I never saw once were Yabba-Doo and 13 Ghosts.
But anyway, as a kid I was always under the impression that all of the Scooby incarnations were connected somehow. That the same Scrappy who met the Boo Brothers also tried to kill the gang on Spooky Island. This was before The Mystery Begins and Mystery Incorporated made that theory impossible. And I'm wondering, in our modern era of cinematic universes, would a kid today think the same thing or view each incarnation as separate entities? What would a modern child's first exposure to Scooby-Doo be? Boomerang is the only channel that reruns Scooby-Doo at all and Be Cool wasn't really given a proper TV run. Unless a child's parents already had that channel or the streaming app, the only way a modern child could get into Scooby-Doo is through the DVDs.
I'm sorry this is super rambley and all over the place, it's just some stuff I've been thinking lately.
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Post by vakanai on Dec 21, 2018 7:34:41 GMT -5
Probably the same way I saw it during the 90s/early 00s - I didn't notice or care when I did that the reruns were from different times or series, and I never thought about how they related to each other, I just enjoyed the antics and mystery and characters.
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Post by russm on Dec 21, 2018 9:25:29 GMT -5
Probably the same way I saw it during the 90s/early 00s - I didn't notice or care when I did that the reruns were from different times or series, and I never thought about how they related to each other, I just enjoyed the antics and mystery and characters. Spot on. Same with comics, they don't care if it's a signed limited-edition exclusive variant yadda yadda yadda. They just want to be entertained. |
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Post by 90s2000sDoo on Dec 24, 2018 17:59:17 GMT -5
I grew up in Scooby Doo’s prime of the late 90s and early 2000s. So I watched Scooby Doo Where Are You reruns on Cartoon Network along with What’s New. I had the VHS of the Zombie Island thru Cyber Chase. I also collected DVDs and other VHS. Also the live action films came out in theaters.
I think he is more of a cultural icon now like Mickey Mouse, where kids haven’t actually watched him but know who he is. I think most kids have maybe watched a handful of episodes and maybe a movie or two.
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Post by jonathanmuddlemore on Dec 24, 2018 18:12:07 GMT -5
I grew up in Scooby Doo’s prime of the late 90s and early 2000s. So I watched Scooby Doo Where Are You reruns on Cartoon Network along with What’s New. I had the VHS of the Zombie Island thru Cyber Chase. I also collected DVDs and other VHS. Also the live action films came out in theaters. I think he is more of a cultural icon now like Mickey Mouse, where kids haven’t actually watched him but know who he is. I think most kids have maybe watched a handful of episodes and maybe a movie or two. Mickey Mouse is pretty popular again thanks to his new show on Disney XD |
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Post by futurerocker on Dec 28, 2018 18:23:07 GMT -5
Growing up the two most prominent series I watched were What's New and Where Are You. After watching some Where Are You VHS sets I was hooked and have been a fan since then. I was probably 3 or 4 when I was introduced to Scooby Doo and as a kid I enjoyed it. I also remember watching the first four DTV and the live action movies as well.
As a kid I never remember thinking about an overall plot or timeline with the series. I only really payed attention to the antics of our beloved great dane and beatnik and seeing what supernatural experience they were gonna run into next. As for how kids view it today, I think it not regards as one of the great as we did growing up in the 90s and early two thousands. Everyone knows the name Scooby Doo, but barley watch it. I think this has to do how the little scooby doo is shown on TV. Cartoon Network barely ever airs it anymore beside on Boomerang which I have heard is a dead channel at this point. If they want to keep Scooby Doo relevant, they need to start airing it again and start by having a consistent schedule for Guess Who and having some reruns. Doing this will help get it beloved and discovered by new fans.
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Post by ShaphneLegacy27 on Dec 28, 2018 19:08:55 GMT -5
What about moving the series to Discovery Family or even Nick since Cartoon Network treats it poorly these days? The Boomerang channel is probably dead since they barely air Hanna Barbera cartoons in recent years. I personally think CN should have made a separate channel for their ended shows (or show them on the main channel in a classic block which could replace Adult Swim) and leave Boomerang for the older cartoons from the 1940's to early 1990's.
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Post by jeepersneaker on Jan 7, 2019 21:10:16 GMT -5
Scooby Doo seemed like it aired ALL THE TIME when I was growing up. Most frequently what’s new and get a clue were airing, so I was exposed to those the most, then introduced to where are you and the new Scooby Doo movies through Boomerang (back when it was good) That’s definitely the problem now - I have many young kids in my family who wouldn’t have seen the Scooby Gang outside of a random movie like Goblin King had it not been me exposing them to the series. . Despite the fad with apps and streaming services, I think TV still has a general hold on kids. My nephew’s favorite shows stil are the Cartoon Network aired shows, which unfortunately Scooby hardly airs on.
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Post by vakanai on Jan 7, 2019 21:24:14 GMT -5
Scooby Doo seemed like it aired ALL THE TIME when I was growing up. Most frequently what’s new and get a clue were airing, so I was exposed to those the most, then introduced to where are you and the new Scooby Doo movies through Boomerang (back when it was good) That’s definitely the problem now - I have many young kids in my family who wouldn’t have seen the Scooby Gang outside of a random movie like Goblin King had it not been me exposing them to the series. . Despite the fad with apps and streaming services, I think TV still has a general hold on kids. My nephew’s favorite shows stil are the Cartoon Network aired shows, which unfortunately Scooby hardly airs on. This. If Scooby is going to stay relevant for decades to come, he needs a stronger on air presence here in the states. Cartoon Network seems to have no interest in airing reruns of our favorite talking dog (even for relatively new shows like Mystery Inc. and Be Cool, it's all relegated to Boomerang). Eventually kids may just know of him rather than have seen the cartoons. Growing up during the 90's and early 00's I knew more about Scooby from the old reruns of Where Are You than the shows that aired new when I was a kid. |
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Post by jonathanmuddlemore on Jan 7, 2019 22:16:47 GMT -5
Did anyone else not watch 13 Ghosts at all when they were kids? I never saw it reran anywhere and don't remember seeing any DVD release. I only knew it existed because I accidentally came across it on some cartoon database when I was young. But I never watched an episode until a couple years ago. It seems like there's been a bigger push for 13 Ghosts with the recent compilations DVDs and I guess the new movie will make it a permanent part of Scooby canon again.
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Post by ShaphneLegacy27 on Jan 8, 2019 4:52:22 GMT -5
This is how I fell about the other shows I grew up with which are no longer airing. Kids may hear about them from their parents and older relatives, but won't ever get to see them since home releases are going obsolete and are no longer shown on TV. And a kid is unlikely going to search for online cartoon sites which have them.
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Post by vakanai on Jan 12, 2019 5:51:02 GMT -5
Did anyone else not watch 13 Ghosts at all when they were kids? I never saw it reran anywhere and don't remember seeing any DVD release. I only knew it existed because I accidentally came across it on some cartoon database when I was young. But I never watched an episode until a couple years ago. It seems like there's been a bigger push for 13 Ghosts with the recent compilations DVDs and I guess the new movie will make it a permanent part of Scooby canon again. I only ever remember seeing one, maybe two episodes as a child in the early 90s, and I don't remember enough details to tell you anything about which episode it was. I think they were on a boat or a ship if that helps. So pretty darn close to having not watched 13 Ghosts, just got one barely remembered episode.
Luckily the new movie gives me an excuse to check the series out on DVD (Amazon has it)...
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Post by Doo on Jan 12, 2019 10:05:21 GMT -5
Did anyone else not watch 13 Ghosts at all when they were kids? I never saw it reran anywhere and don't remember seeing any DVD release. I only knew it existed because I accidentally came across it on some cartoon database when I was young. But I never watched an episode until a couple years ago. It seems like there's been a bigger push for 13 Ghosts with the recent compilations DVDs and I guess the new movie will make it a permanent part of Scooby canon again. I only ever remember seeing one, maybe two episodes as a child in the early 90s, and I don't remember enough details to tell you anything about which episode it was. I think they were on a boat or a ship if that helps. So pretty darn close to having not watched 13 Ghosts, just got one barely remembered episode.
Luckily the new movie gives me an excuse to check the series out on DVD (Amazon has it)...
That would be "Ship of Ghouls." It probably would have made little sense to you as well I'm guessing, since the plot of that episode related to the 13 ghosts that were already captured escaping from the chest. |
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Post by russm on Jan 12, 2019 12:46:26 GMT -5
Well older properties are reused in advertising - in the UK we have had one bank used the likes of Top Cat, Scooby Doo, Flintstones in their advertising. And then there's these Plus we have had reboots of many in comic form like Dastardly and Mutley, The Jetsons... We even have He Man teaming up with Batman. Now while much will be playing to the nostalgia crowd it does put them back in circulation. We even have statues for these folk coming out this year.  I can't peak for the US but in the UK there does seem to be a wider range of old and new shows being shown but remember, there is a huge amount of new content being made right now for all ages and only a few will stand the test of time. Children will find out things, hear things, come across things online. WBKids has the first ten minutes of many Scooby DTVs up on YouTube. But ultimately most things will pass. Remember how all conquering the Teletubbies were a few years ago, but now? Many good shows have come and gone, shows of our childhood that were epic then but often not a good when viewed through more adult (read cynical) eyes. Scooby has upped their game over the years and can still command the creation of new material, most franchises from my childhood haven't had that chance. |
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Post by futurerocker on Jan 23, 2019 23:35:57 GMT -5
Did anyone else not watch 13 Ghosts at all when they were kids? I never saw it reran anywhere and don't remember seeing any DVD release. I only knew it existed because I accidentally came across it on some cartoon database when I was young. But I never watched an episode until a couple years ago. It seems like there's been a bigger push for 13 Ghosts with the recent compilations DVDs and I guess the new movie will make it a permanent part of Scooby canon again. 13th Ghost and majority of the 80s series are barely rerun at all. The only thing I can remember from that Era of Scooby Doo is seeing the Nutcracker Scoob on Boomerang. I think they don't push those through reruns because of the negative reception they received when they first aired. Many people haven't seen some of those series at all and are relatively hard to watch. |
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