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Post by scoob16 on Jul 17, 2014 9:13:12 GMT -5
I liked this one. And the Indian Witch Doctor has become a classic villain.
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Post by wileyk209 on Jul 19, 2014 13:18:13 GMT -5
For sure. I liked how the episode seemed to have more of a "secret agent" feel to it, complete with modern technology outfitted into the Mystery Machine for this episode (and this predates the later Warner movies and "What's New Scooby-Doo!") The railroad trestle scene sure was exciting. I also liked how the Midnight Express train had parts of the Santa Fe logo and markings on the locomotive, like this: (This is actually a model from my train layout, but you can see the resemblance.) I also found it ironic, when Shaggy makes the "Whoo-whoo!" train whistle noises and Velma comments "We can get along without the sound effects, thank you," because we all know the classic Scooby-Doo/Hanna-Barbera universe was FULL of sound effects!
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Post by camerabrain on Oct 12, 2014 6:22:51 GMT -5
"Maybe he went to night school." Shaggy says about the Indian witch doctor"s perfect English. My favorite quote.
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Post by mattpricetime on Nov 8, 2014 11:16:55 GMT -5
Freddy's line at the end is also a pretty good quote from the more serious side of the spectrum.
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Post by doobert on Oct 1, 2015 22:03:55 GMT -5
Well this certainly seems like it's an early episode of the series. It just kinda feels like they made a mystery episode featuring The Scooby-Gang, and then decided to add supernatural elements at the last minute. Minds you it's not bad, it's just a little average compared to some episode of the series. I do appreciate Velma's quote "We can get along without the sound effects, thank you", though, and I liked how the episode opened with a daytime scene for a change.
Also I was always confused about who played The Indian Witch Doctor? Is that Hal Smith? Doesn't really sound like him.
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Post by somebody-doo on Apr 1, 2016 14:41:38 GMT -5
I think I like this Witch Doctor better than later ones.
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Post by 90s2000sDoo on Sept 15, 2017 13:54:51 GMT -5
This villain is just alright and the mystery is just okay. But the cliffside Indian dwelling is a super good setting. A fun episode, but not the greatest
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Post by Grin on Feb 12, 2018 22:34:15 GMT -5
I'm glad this did not air today lol. The intro episode was fresh, from Scooby's perspective in this episode. Then cut to the gang 'having fun' at the beach. And how they outran the train is funny, especially Shaggy, who pumps his very hardest on that handcar.
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Post by jonathanmuddlemore on Nov 13, 2018 12:10:29 GMT -5
It bugs me that this episode doesn't even attempt to make the audience think that the Witch Doctor might be real. The very first time we see him, he talks and acts like a modern day crook and it just makes the disguise feel pointless.
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Post by futurerocker on Nov 14, 2018 0:13:38 GMT -5
I've always felt like this episode was one of the weaker episode of the series. IT doesn't help that Buck Masters sounds exactly like the Witch Doctor. The abandoned village was pretty cool, but I felt like this episode had a lot of filler and not enough going on.
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Post by matt on Dec 6, 2020 15:01:35 GMT -5
I liked how the episode seemed to have more of a "secret agent" feel to it I agree with this. Definitely a weaker episode in the series in my opinion, but I appreciate the experimentation where it was less about finding out the mystery and more about the crime and the detective sides of things
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Post by scoobylover on Dec 19, 2020 8:06:52 GMT -5
Another classic episode which feels more like a police investigation than a mystery, which I love
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Post by moonscar on Dec 23, 2020 12:46:41 GMT -5
This is probably the worst episode of the series. You can tell they still hadn't quite nailed the formula of the show yet.
The mystery & monster is extremely lacklustre but I do still love the whole train segment, as it's honestly quite a tense action set-piece for a kids cartoon
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Post by moonscar on Mar 15, 2021 4:59:21 GMT -5
Spoke about this one above and my thoughts haven't really changed. Still a decent enough watch but probably the weakest "Where Are You" episode by a fair distance.
Mystery: 5/10 Villain: 5/10 Setting: 7.5/10
Overall Score: 6/10
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Post by Ark on Mar 27, 2021 11:03:35 GMT -5
For sure. I liked how the episode seemed to have more of a "secret agent" feel to it, complete with modern technology outfitted into the Mystery Machine for this episode (and this predates the later Warner movies and "What's New Scooby-Doo!") The railroad trestle scene sure was exciting. I also liked how the Midnight Express train had parts of the Santa Fe logo and markings on the locomotive, like this: (This is actually a model from my train layout, but you can see the resemblance.) I also found it ironic, when Shaggy makes the "Whoo-whoo!" train whistle noises and Velma comments "We can get along without the sound effects, thank you," because we all know the classic Scooby-Doo/Hanna-Barbera universe was FULL of sound effects! These are very astute observations!
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