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Review
Nov 13, 2020 18:38:26 GMT -5
Post by Doo on Nov 13, 2020 18:38:26 GMT -5
This was such an amazing episode to honor Alex Trebek. I loved how the episode was set up like a Jeopardy game and you could tell a lot of love was put into the episode. The villain was pretty cool too, especially since he didn't really act like a villain unless provoked by him losing the game. That re-imagining of Scooby running into the Funland Robot in a barrel was super neat too! This is my second-favorite episode of the series so far.
A few things to note too: The Boomerang description oddly calls the villain (called Max in the episode), "Andy the Brain Bot" despite there being no one named Andy in the episode. In addition, the URL for this episode on Boomerang says it was intended as episode 46.
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Review
Nov 13, 2020 19:36:59 GMT -5
Post by wileyk209 on Nov 13, 2020 19:36:59 GMT -5
How sweet of Warner Bros. to post this on Boomerang in memory of Alex Trebek... My maternal grandparents, who used to live with me and my family until I was six years old when they moved to Maine, were fans of "Jeopardy!" and watched it every night it was on, and soon my younger brother began to get into the show and would watch it with them, and after they moved out my brother would still watch the show, still watching to this very day. I was not a regular watcher of "Jeopardy!" but was familiar with it enough to understand parodies and references to it in cartoons I'd watch and such, like Alex Trebek guest-starring as himself in "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy," or as "Alan Quebec" on "Rugrats," the "International Show-and-Tell Competition" host on "The Magic School Bus," and "Alex Lebek" on "Arthur." I really enjoyed how they did a "Jeopardy!" episode here, especially since I enjoyed the ones from "Mama's Family" ("Mama on Jeopardy!") and "The Nanny" ("Franny and the Professor.") Shaggy getting a minus score especially reminded me of those, but then making a good recovery in Double Jeopardy! Still not that big on the 2008-present "Jeopardy!" theme songs; I prefer the versions used from 1984 up to 2008. I also miss the old beeping they used to use for the board-fill. But enough "Jeopardy!" nostalgia for now. Wow, what a LONG cold open! The series intro didn't come on until four minutes into the episode! I also liked hearing some classic H-B sci-fi sound effects used with Max the robot. They even had the audience applaud at Velma getting the Video Daily Double, like in the real show! (And I liked Velma saying "Jinkies!" when she got it.) But they didn't applaud when Shaggy got one... Ooooh, nice bit with the gang hiding behind the original 1960s Jeopardy set, too! Heh, I remember my brother told me the first time our dog was in the same room as my brother watching "Jeopardy!" and the "round over" beeping sounded, our dog barked at the sound! So I was kind of half-expecting Scooby to do so too. A contestant betting all of it also reminded me of the aforementioned "Mama's Family" and "Franny and the Professor" episodes, too. Shaggy ending up becoming "Jeopardy!" Champion also reminded me of "Franny and the Professor" when Fran Fine managed to luck out there in a similar fashion, complete with really long answer! Overall, it was a fun episode, and I like how they even had Johnny Gilbert provide the announcer voice, like in the actual show!
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Post by somebody-doo on Nov 14, 2020 10:25:20 GMT -5
This was a nice episode! I haven't liked Guess Who much, but this one was fun. The only criticism I have is the portrayal of Shaggy as being stupid and having a "little brain." True, he ultimately wins, but it's done more as a joke than showing that Shaggy is actually a smart guy. I'm not saying he would have beat Velma, but I don't think you should go as far as to make him out to be completely "food and fear but no smarts."
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Post by scoobylover on Nov 14, 2020 19:20:41 GMT -5
I liked the Jeopardy setting, it was a noce change in pace and plot. For the rest I didnt really enjoy this episode. Daphne and Fred basically said two lines each which pissed me off a lot. Once again they’re giving way too much time to the guest star, it would have been nice of Daphne and Fred were investigating while Velma and Shaggy were playing. Maybe sacrificing those long chase scenes they are dragging for so long in the episodes. We wanted Fred and Daphne to have some character development for so long and now it’s completely lost. Also agree on the dumbing down of Shaggy, it’s been very evident in this show that they reduced him to a dimwit, once again showing how the flattened his character, especially in this second season. I liked Scooby showing appreciation for Shaggy, but it wasn’t my favorite episode. Also I prefer this flowy animation rather than the first season one. Oh and the Jeopardy presenter also starred as guest star, Johnny Gilbert! Jeez hes 96
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Review
Nov 14, 2020 19:41:48 GMT -5
Post by wileyk209 on Nov 14, 2020 19:41:48 GMT -5
Also agree on the dumbing down of Shaggy, it’s been very evident in this show that they reduced him to a dimwit, once again showing how the flattened his character, especially in this second season. I liked Scooby showing appreciation for Shaggy, but it wasn’t my favorite episode. Yeah, it kind of reminds me how Shaggy was similarly dumbed down in the 1994 "Arabian Nights" TV movie. And he and Scooby were also more cowardly than usual in that movie, too! Snipple Animation's work in this show is pretty fluid and more cartoony than the Korean studios (as Snipple is located in the Philippines). I've noticed so far the only Korean studio involved in Season 2 is Digital eMation, whom has also animated all the direct-to-video movies for ten years now and several episodes of the past three shows. Season 1 also had Yeson Animation ("Ed, Edd 'n Eddy," "The Fairly OddParents," "Family Guy," "King of the Hill," etc.) and NE4U involved, and they were dropped for Season 2. Snipple Animation has also done excellent work in "Looney Tunes Cartoons" and "Green Eggs and Ham," and their work in "Wabbit"/"New Looney Tunes" was also similarly more fluid than the Korean studios involved (Yearim and Rough Draft, the latter only working on that show's first season), and they'll also be working on the "Animaniacs" revival premiering on Hulu next week, alongside the aforementioned Digital eMation and a few other studios. Yep, Snipple's definitely one of Warner's go-to animation houses nowadays.
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