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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 3h

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

This marathon was meant to lead into the TV premiere of the GOAT, "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island". Had a "Behind The Music" vibe, it had some pretty funny gags. Fred singing "Old Man River" is always amusing.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

I had something else planned for my Halloween thing but I ended up getting into a rant about a franchise that was a major part of my childhood. So, here's the bumpers from CN's 1998 Scooby Doo marathon, "Those Meddling Kids"...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhLf...

Those Meddling Kids: 25 Hours of Doo (Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes) - Segments Only

YouTube video by Scooby-Doo Archive

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

The current state of Scooby Doo was very disjointed with an "adult comedy" that didn't even have Scooby in it, another live-action adaptation for Netflix, some anime inspired project that will either go to Adult Swim or Hulu. And the DTV series seemingly being quietly cancelled after a 25 year run.

scooby doo from the scooby doo cartoon has a blue collar

ALT: scooby doo from the scooby doo cartoon has a blue collar

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

The respective writers of those "sequels" immediately got the word out that that's not what their vision & the producers, namely James Krieg, pushed it. Krieg also wrote "Scoobynatural", which I know has its fans but I did not care for it. Especially the unfunny anachronism of Scrappy's cameo.

Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 14h

And the less said about Return to Zombie Island and The 13th Ghost, the better.

Making two of the last HB-era Scooby production utterly meaningless and throwing everything both brought to the franchise was... a choice.

A bad choice. A terrible choice. An awful choice.

But a choice.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

Like how Marvel refuses to let Spider-Man grow up, Warner Bros apparently does want Scooby & the Gang to remain meddling kids, even though the status quo for a decade was them being adults who lived on their own & had multiple jobs. Then came the retcons to that alleged sequel to Zombie Island.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

Which includes WBA insisting on a very particular version of how Scooby Doo should be & pushing the showrunner out partway through the second season. And you could see that in projects made post "Be Cool" showed that. Tired meta jokes, celebrity guest stars, & insisting the Gang are teenagers.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

Now, I love "Be Cool, Scooby Doo", I think it has the best takes on Fred & Daphne. (And Grey DeLisle agreed with me on Daphne when I saw her at MomoCon) But that show seemed to be set up to fail between being sent to Boomerang & WB meddling with the production.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

It's around this time, for reasons still never properly explained, after a decade voicing Velma, Mindy Cohn aka "the Good Mindy Velma", was phased out of the role and eventually be replaced by Kate Micucci. I've come to like Kate's Velma, but this happened while Cohn was fighting breast cancer.

a young man is making a funny face and says `` that is not '' with his hands .

ALT: a young man is making a funny face and says `` that is not '' with his hands .

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

AND THEN there was a period between Mystery Incorporated ended & criminally underrated "Be Cool, Scooby Doo" went into production where things began to slip further. Remember when they tried to revive A Pup Named Scooby Doo as off-brand Muppets? Off-brand Muppets that stared into your soul?

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 13h

Then there were the live action TV films that had Hayley Kiyoko as Velma. Then those random TV specials that use the DTV art style. And the DTV team didn't seem to like SDMI, I think the one time they referenced was the Mystery Machine had a Crystal Cove license plate... Before it exploded.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 14h

And Matthew Lillard would take over the role of Shaggy in both the TV & DTVs with "Mystery Incorporated", a series I have... Opinions on it. And of course, the DTV films starting with "Abracadabra Doo", at which certainly does not even try to follow Derrick J. Wyatt's art direction.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 14h

For example, about the same time the forgotten (for a good reason) "Shaggy & Scooby Doo Get A Clue" aired on Kids WB, the Direct-To-Video movies' cast & art style still used "What's New" for reference. This would go on until Casey Kasem officially retired from the role of Shaggy...

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 14h

From a major Scooby Doo fan, the franchise has been in a bit of a mess for nearly 20 years & only progressively got worse. Yes, I'm including the stuff from the franchise that I personally enjoyed like "Be Cool", I feel like Scooby & the Gang has been run into the ground & no real direction.

Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-Sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 14h

Other Scooby Doo-related beliefs:
-The DTV movies from 2019 which completely retconned "Zombie Island" & "13 Ghosts" both need to be erased from existence
-Hex Girls should lead any real franchise revival (notice how the franchise has been dormant since "Holiday Heist" was thrown into the abyss?)

Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-Sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 15h

Honestly?
He literally didn't.
All he did was want to hang around with his uncle and his human friends, what's wrong with that?
Plus, goal with him was to keep the franchise going after the ratings dried and they ran out of stories to tell with the original gang.
Guess what?
Mission successful.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 16h

So, this is apparently real. Kappei Yamaguchi, THE voice of Usopp from One Piece for 25 years now, is the voice of Moxxie in the Japanese dub of Helluva Boss. Wow...

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 17h

Been a while since I did a Pile of Loot drop, these been paid for some time & needed to be shipped…

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

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Quordle

Put your skills to the test and solve four words at once! You have 9 guesses to solve all four words. A new Quordle available each day to solve.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

* 5-8 more episodes
FUCK, I just now noticed that.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

61. Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy in "The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile"
It's always sad to see a GOAT washed. Chuck Jones, once known for high energy slapstick & manic chases in his cartoons, by this point feels like being in his mid 60s affected his timing.

DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

"A very merry Hallow! And a happy new 'Ween!"

DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

The cat is like "It wasn't THAT funny."

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

Then there's a scene where a cop sees all this happen & they do the "reports it to the station & the desk sergeant doesn't believe him only for the same crazy thing to in the station" gag. But they drag this gag out, it's sluggishly paced.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Chuck, you did create the Road Runner from Looney Tunes. Wish you directed a Halloween related short that I could watch instead.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

So, Raggedy Ann & Andy get the pumpkin onto the skateboard, only for it to go out of control, this to lead to a chase that eventually involves the mouse, a random cat, & the ragdolls getting covered in bedsheets. What I just described to you went on for 3 minutes.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 1d

There's a bit where a the pumpkin trauma dumps to a random mouse who gets fed up & leaves. What I described should be an amusing gag. But it takes two scenes to get to the punchline & loses any impact. Less "saw it coming" & more "just get on with it".

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