A Pup Named Scooby Doo episodes ranked

[matt]

30. Dog Gone Scooby: Just a very poor episode. Paula P Casso is TERRIBLE and runaway episodes are both too depressing and cheesy to ever work that well

29. Catcher on the Sly: Pretty much a waste of 3 minutes. Also, I thought Buster McMuttMauler was dead if he was a ghost in Curse of the Collar

28. Wrath of Waitro: At least this one is more creative than Catcher on the Sly

27. Mayhem of the Moving Mollusk: Annoyingly obvious, even for an A Pup Named Scooby Doo episode. Also feels like it loses some charm outside of the typical Coolsville setting

26. Dawn of the Spooky Shuttle Scare: Mediocre at best, Space Ape at the Cape did this better. But the fact that the guys name is "Simon Simonson" somehow makes this episode both gain and lose points at the same time resulting in a net zero

25. The Computer Walks Among Us: Hot take here, but after rewatching this series, I found this one kinda... annoying?

24. Ghost of Mrs Shushman: I mean, it COULD'VE been higher had it had a proper chance to do so. It was just shorter than the rest (besides Catcher and Waitro)

23. The Story Stick: Totem Pole Monster? Seriously? That is weird even for this show. Other than that, it's fine I guess but nothing special

22. Night of the Boogey Biker: The reveal is the main star of this episode

21. Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece: It has its moments, but the hairpiece is just too weird to get even higher. And this is from someone who hasn't even got to CHICKENSTEIN yet

20. The Return of Commander Cool: Has some funny gags, but is rather boring other than that. Red Herring's scream was always really funny to me though

19. Night of the Living Burger: The rest of this show is actually pretty good. Like way better than you would expect. Burger Monster is an iconic episode of the series

18. Ghost Who's Coming to Dinner: This is a fun one. Perhaps a bit overplayed in comparison to the rest in my childhood

17. Scooby Dude: Perhaps a bit preachy and the token "Just say no" episode at the time, but with this being uncharted territory for Scooby Doo, I'll allow it. Interesting episode

16. Lights...Camera...Monster: Probably the LEAST obvious solution in this series. Another really interesting episode

15. Now Museum Now You Don't: This one has a lot of fun gags. "Clues don't just walk up and say hi" "Hi!"

14. The Babysitter From Beyond: One of the most popular episodes, I can see why. After all, it is creative and darker than most episodes. Just not really one that is one of my VERY favorites, but that is just a personal taste

13. Curse of the Collar: This is a really cool episode

12. Robopup: Honestly, this episode does the whole robotic dog better than What's New Scooby Doo did

11. The Spirit of Rock N Roll: I can't be the only person who dies laughing every time the Purvis impersonator scene comes on

10. Wrestle Maniacs: The humor is just way better in this episode than it has any right to be. Just all the way from start to finish, this episode is hilarious. Is it a bit ridiculous? That is probably an understatement. But this one deserves more credit. I prefer it to the What's New one

9. The Sludge Monster From the Earth's Core: On the other hand, here is one of the most well remembered and fondly remembered of this series, and for good reason. It is really fun to see the inside of Scooby's doghouse, and the mystery itself is pretty nice

8. Terror Thy Name is Zombo: A childhood favorite. I love the setting and Zombo is a pretty creepy and yet fun at the same time villain

7. Wanted Cheddar Alive: A classic. Easily the better Scooby Snax Factory episode over Recipe for Disaster. That is three personal wins for this series with Robopup and Wrestle Maniacs as well

6. For Letter or Worse: Another classic here. I love what they did with all of the suspects

5. Chickenstein Lives: Ok I'm sorry, but this episode perfectly encapsulates everything glorious and hilarious about this series

4. Snow Place Like Home: This one is just super nostalgic

3. Were Doo of Doo Manor: I think almost everyone I have seen agrees that this is just way better than every other season 3 episode

2. The Schnook That Took My Comic Book: This one is CLOSE to number one. The humor is done expertly and the introduction of Commander Cool is iconic for this series

1. A Bicycle Built For Boo: The pilot is pretty much stone perfect. An engaging plot, a really nice use of the detective theme, a creepy house setting, it has everything. Best episode of this series

[Doo]

30. Catcher on the Sly - Very pointless Tom and Jerry antics.

29. The Wrath of Waitro - Better than "Catcher on the Sly" but still not a well-developed plot. Both this episode and "Catcher" could have given up their time to extend "The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham" and I would not have been sad.

28. Mayhem of the Moving Mollusk - Not nearly as bad as the last two, but still missing some of the usual charm of the series. Villain was a bit too outlandish for me to enjoy.

27. Dawn of the Spooky Shuttle Scare - This was a decent episode premise, but it was given no time to develop.

26. Night of the Boogey Biker - Better than the previous one, but it's only real appeal is the reveal at the end.

25. The Story Stick - Kind of boring. I also had some issues with the indigenous representation in this episode. Shaggy and Scooby's whooping and hollering pretending to be indigenous people at the beginning is unfortunate, and while they do try to turn it around with showing Warren is just a "normal person" by having him speak English, it still wasn't great representation, as that sort of frames it that indigenous people have to speak English to be "normal" and "accepted." Having the Totem Monster speak gibberish that no one can understand during his story also kind of mocks indigenous languages, which I wasn't a fan of. All in all, it's certainly better than some of the previous episodes with indigenous representation. I'm not saying that HB was intentionally trying to be horrible racists, but those couple of things were issues for me and I don't think they thought through it as well as they should.

24. Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece - The villain was pretty weird, even if there were some funny moments.

23. Dog Gone Scooby - An okay episode, but it does get a bit sad that Scooby thinks no one wants him. The easy cop-out ending is also stupid, and reminds me of a "it was all a dream!" type ending. I wasn't the hugest fan of Paula either.

22. The Return of Commander Cool - I found Shaggy to be a bit too bossy here. The episode is a bit boring, although it does have its moments.

21. The Computer Walks Among Us - I enjoyed this episode and liked the setting of the school. It was interesting having Velma's computer be the villain.

20. Night of the Living Burger - This was a fun episode. It got a tiny bit annoying to have Shaggy and Scooby constantly fighting by the end, but there are some good moments here. The Burger Monster was ridiculously silly.

19. Now Museum, Now You Don't - Nice episode. The plot of Shaggy and Scooby being framed was entertaining.

18. Robopup - I really enjoyed this episode. It was fun seeing Daphne's house and getting to know her family. Villain was cool.

17. Wrestle Maniacs - This episode is pretty hilarious. The villain is absolutely ridiculous. Now we're getting into really good territory where it's hard to rank the rest of these!

16. The Spirit of Rock N Roll - Matt, you are indeed not the only one who finds the Purvis impersonator funny lol. I like the villain. The skeleton-like qualities in his design are cool. Buddy made for a good temporary gang member for this episode.

15. Scooby Dude - Love the Headless Skateboarder and it's cool we get to meet Velma's aunt. The only thing bringing this down is the preachy "Say no to drugs," however, I get that this is a product of its time.

14. Chickenstein Lives - This episode does a really good job encapsulating what's good about the show like Matt said. Lots of great humor here! I enjoyed the villain and the Flintstone Kids cameo on TV was fun.

13. Terror Thy Name is Zombo - Lots of fun. Zombo's one of the creepier Pup villains and I enjoy the setting.

12. Snow Place Like Home - Great winter episode! The ice demon was cool. Liked Mr. and Mrs. Morganson.

11. The Sludge Monster from the Earth's Core - I like the TARDIS dynamic with Scooby's doghouse, and the villain is unique. The upside down face is creepy.

10. Ghost Who's Coming to Dinner - Wonderful Halloween episode. I know most people don't like Boobeard, but I enjoy him as a villain. The B-plot of the gang having to help a real ghost is so neat.

9. Were Doo of Doo Manor - Very fun episode and I loved meeting Scooby's family. Cool villain. I've always wondered what happened to Uncle Horton though lol.

8. Wanted Cheddar Alive - Such a classic. The Cheese Monster is such a cheesy villain (I'll see myself out lol), but one of my favorites.

7. Ghost of Mrs. Shusham - Hot take, but I really liked this episode. The plot is so much fun and I like the switch where Shaggy and Scooby solve the mystery rather than Velma. It's done a lot more naturally than "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown" in my opinion.

6. Lights...Camera...Monster - Like Chickenstein, this encapsulates everything goofy and wonderful about this series. One of the best villains in my opinion.

5. For Letter or Worse - Classic. I liked the Ghost of Al Cabone as a villain and what they did with the suspects was cool. The game show thing was fun.

4. The Schnook That Took My Comic Book - Such an iconic episode. I loved Dr. Croaker and the introduction of Commander Cool. Great humor as well.

3. A Bicycle Built for Boo - Such an amazing premiere! It perfectly captures all the tropes of the series, between the comedy, the creepy house, and kind of goofy villain.

2. Curse of the Collar - This episode really stands out to me for how dark the tone is. For a series that was pretty silly, this episode is super creepy. The Ghost of Buster Mcmuttmauler is one of the spooky/menacing villains of the show. His skeleton design is so creepy-looking! It's a shame they completely ruined it in "Catcher on the Sly" lol.

1. The Babysitter from Beyond - Perfect in every way. Boogedy Bones is such a creepy villain, particularly in the scene where he's running up the stairs about to catch Scooby. Very unique villain idea. Manny the Mauler is a more silly villain, but he fits well with the show. All the different villains and the setting were utilized so well. The idea of the gang being trapped in a house surrounded by villains is so cool to me and they executed it perfectly here. The best episode of the show.

[matt]

I honestly forgot about those moments in The Story Stick. It’s always pretty weird to see stuff like that, but I agree that it has been worse before. Still certainly hurts it in comparison to the rest of the series

Glad to see the Purvis impersonator get some more praise as a hilarious suspect beyond just me lol

I don’t blame you for the Ghost of Mrs Shusham praise. I thought it could be really interesting, but similar to the Space Shuttle and Boogey Biker episodes, it just felt like it needed more time to develop more for me