Finding the best 5 episode stretch in TNSDMovies

[matt]

Well I am doing this for this series now. Reminder, these are the average placement for each 5 episode stretch in my rankings

1-5 10.4
2-6 11.4
3-7 15
4-8 12.6
5-9 15
6-10 13.6
7-11 13.8
8-12 12.6
9-13 12.8
10-14 10.2
11-15 12
12-16 7.6
13-17 7
14-18 7.8
15-19 11.4
16-20 13.2
17-21 16.6
18-22 17
19-23 18.2
20-24 15

Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall (5), Phantom of the Country Music Hall (6), Caped Crusader Caper (12), Loch Ness Mess (1), and Mystery on Haunted Island (11) was the definitive winner here with the only stretch even being close were the ones with one more on either side. Big loser here is Mystery in Persia, Spirited Spooked Sports Show, Exterminator, Weird Winds of Winona, and Haunted Candy Factory. Not surprising as those don’t rank super high even if I like most of them, and it has one of the only episodes I don’t like in Mystery in Persia

[moonscar]

Aw man this is really tough because I find so many of these episodes to be pretty inconsistent. I still enjoy them but can't stick them on and watch them often like with SDWAY & TSDS.

My pick would probably be #4 The Frickert Fracas - #8 The Secret of Shark Island. I enjoy all the episodes in this stretch and it all culminates with my absolute favourite of the entire series. I was initially thinking #6-#10 but I'm just not a fan of The Spooky Fog of Junberry at all. One of my least favourites, nowadays.

[Doo]

This is another tough one! I would honestly have to go with "Wednesday Is Missing" through "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes," as I believe any other five-episode stretch would have an episode I don't love or just think is okay in it. I do love "The Secret of Shark Island" though, I just like "Wednesday Is Missing" a little better!

[matt]

Sept 29, 2021 1:38:23 GMT -5 moonscar said:

Aw man this is really tough because I find so many of these episodes to be pretty inconsistent. I still enjoy them but can't stick them on and watch them often like with SDWAY & TSDS.

My pick would probably be #4 The Frickert Fracas - #8 The Secret of Shark Island. I enjoy all the episodes in this stretch and it all culminates with my absolute favourite of the entire series. I was initially thinking #6-#10 but I'm just not a fan of The Spooky Fog of Junberry at all. One of my least favourites, nowadays.

Spooky Fog is difficult to rank. A tale of two halves really

[matt]

Sept 29, 2021 8:58:27 GMT -5 Doo said:

This is another tough one! I would honestly have to go with "Wednesday Is Missing" through "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes," as I believe any other five-episode stretch would have an episode I don't love or just think is okay in it. I do love "The Secret of Shark Island" though, I just like "Wednesday Is Missing" a little better!

I might be a bit lower on A Good Medium is Rare and Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde. My rankings went as followed

1. Lochness Mess
2. Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair
3. Ghost of Bigfoot
4. Secret of Shark Island
5. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
6. Phantom of the Country Music Hall
7. Frickert Fracas
8. Haunted Carnival
9. Haunted Showboat
10. Guess Who’s Knott Coming to Dinner
11 Mystery on Haunted Island
12. Caped Crusader Caper
13. Weird Winds of Winona
14. Ghosty Creep From the Deep
15. Haunted Candy Factory
16. Wednesday is Missing
17. Ghastly Ghost Town
18. The Exterminator
19. Spooky Fog
20. Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde
21. Spirited Spooked Sports Show
22. A Good Medium is Rare
23. Ghost of the Red Baron
24. Mystery in Persia

[Doo]

Sept 30, 2021 17:22:50 GMT -5 matt said:

Sept 29, 2021 8:58:27 GMT -5 Doo said:

This is another tough one! I would honestly have to go with "Wednesday Is Missing" through "Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hydes," as I believe any other five-episode stretch would have an episode I don't love or just think is okay in it. I do love "The Secret of Shark Island" though, I just like "Wednesday Is Missing" a little better!

I might be a bit lower on A Good Medium is Rare and Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde. My rankings went as followed

1. Lochness Mess
2. Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair
3. Ghost of Bigfoot
4. Secret of Shark Island
5. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
6. Phantom of the Country Music Hall
7. Frickert Fracas
8. Haunted Carnival
9. Haunted Showboat
10. Guess Who’s Knott Coming to Dinner
11 Mystery on Haunted Island
12. Caped Crusader Caper
13. Weird Winds of Winona
14. Ghosty Creep From the Deep
15. Haunted Candy Factory
16. Wednesday is Missing
17. Ghastly Ghost Town
18. The Exterminator
19. Spooky Fog
20. Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde
21. Spirited Spooked Sports Show
22. A Good Medium is Rare
23. Ghost of the Red Baron
24. Mystery in Persia

Oh wow! Those two are super low! What was it about those two episodes you didn't like as much?

[matt]

Oct 1, 2021 13:35:59 GMT -5 Doo said:

Sept 30, 2021 17:22:50 GMT -5 matt said:

I might be a bit lower on A Good Medium is Rare and Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde. My rankings went as followed

1. Lochness Mess
2. Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair
3. Ghost of Bigfoot
4. Secret of Shark Island
5. Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall
6. Phantom of the Country Music Hall
7. Frickert Fracas
8. Haunted Carnival
9. Haunted Showboat
10. Guess Who’s Knott Coming to Dinner
11 Mystery on Haunted Island
12. Caped Crusader Caper
13. Weird Winds of Winona
14. Ghosty Creep From the Deep
15. Haunted Candy Factory
16. Wednesday is Missing
17. Ghastly Ghost Town
18. The Exterminator
19. Spooky Fog
20. Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde
21. Spirited Spooked Sports Show
22. A Good Medium is Rare
23. Ghost of the Red Baron
24. Mystery in Persia

Oh wow! Those two are super low! What was it about those two episodes you didn't like as much?

I enjoy watching both, but Jekyll and Hyde was just weaker than the ones that came before it on the list to me. A Good Medium is Rare is just very messy overall. Still enjoyable but not very well written with several loose ends and an abrupt ending