Fun Fact of the Week #322

11/16/2020

In the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Total Jeopardy!" (released this past Friday to honor Alex Trebek) Velma and Shaggy compete against a robot. The episode mentions that it was the first time ever a robot had competed on Jeopardy. In real life, there was a three-part episode of Jeopardy called "The IBM Challenge," in which a robot named Watson competed against two humans for the first time ever. It is very likely that the plot of the Guess Who episode was inspired by this episode of Jeopardy. The three-part episode aired over the span of February 14-16, 2011.

17 Comments

Jakob Chaves-Polgrain

11/16/2020 05:23:24 pm

Wow! Such an interesting piece of trivia.

WildwindVampire link

11/16/2020 08:31:33 pm

Thanks! :)

Carson Maitland - Smith link

11/16/2020 11:12:10 pm

Have you seen the new Tom and Jerry movie poster?

Shadowscooby

11/17/2020 08:31:56 am

I saw the new Tom and Jerry movie poster. It looks good and worth watching. I always wanted to see a crossover between Tom and Jerry and Scooby doo. Hopefully, we get that one day.

Amber noel

11/17/2020 10:05:58 am

To be honest I'm kind of suprised that a crossover with tom and jerry hasn't happend yet

Amber noel

11/17/2020 10:16:39 am

Actually looking back I don't know how a crossover with scooby doo and tom and jerry is going to work.

WildwindVampire link

11/17/2020 10:28:04 am

Honestly I'm not a huge fan of Tom & Jerry.

Becker

11/17/2020 02:52:17 pm

That hurt reading, ngl

WildwindVampire link

11/17/2020 05:19:13 pm

Aww, I'm sorry! :( I just have not really ever gotten into it, it's not that I hate it or that I think it's terrible.

Raymond Yorysh

10/21/2021 03:41:48 pm

I hope we get that day too because we need Tom and Jerry back to making direct to video movies.

whackman

11/17/2020 11:16:37 am

I think a Scooby-Doo/Tom and Jerry crossover would be a bad idea in my opinion. also the latest tom and jerry animated movie which was Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was rather poorly received by people.The film was met with negative reviews, with some critics questioning its existence. Ryan Scott of Movieweb described it as "just the latest in a long line of these uncalled for mashups."Beth Elderkin of Gizmodo wrote: "Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is not just stupid, it's insulting. It's a cheap mockbuster with a cat and mouse artlessly, needlessly inserted." I think it was a pretty bad movie made by WB all things considered. I dread to think what a Scooby-Doo/Tom and Jerry crossover movie would be like made WB. I think some things are best left alone.

Shadowscooby

11/17/2020 12:31:51 pm

What are your thoughts on Tom and Jerry Spy Quest

whackman

11/17/2020 02:01:41 pm

I'm afraid that I really don't have much good to say about Tom and Jerry spy quest.I've watched this several times,and I can't find much to like about it except for the really nice beginning credits. I wish this whole movie was animated like the opening title sequence as the animation was raw and energetic. A great throwback to animation of old. I'm convinced that it was a play on the old opening sequence from the original Johnny Quest cartoons.The only other good thing that I could say about it was the comment the President made when the Washington Monument missile launched. That got a great big chuckle out of me. The President, in the Oval office, looks out to see the Washington Monument lift off and says to his people, "Why wasn't I told about this?". It was delivered in such a deadpan way that it was funny to me.
The Bad:
le sigh....where to begin. The animation was really jerky and too exaggerated at times. It didn't feel consistent to me and it wasn't smooth like what I think of with Tom and Jerry cartoons. I couldn't put my finger on why until after the second viewing when I finally realized that this Tom and Jerry Spy Quest is really more of a Johnny Quest movie guest staring Tom and Jerry. Unlike some of the previous outings with Tom and Jerry the cartoon's theme's were of a younger audience, within the first 8 minutes you could definitely tell this was for a much older audience. Particularly the sand mermaid scene with Tom and the dance number with Jade *shudder*. Hence my saying this is more of a Johnny Quest movie than Tom and Jerry.

Dr. Zin. I don't watch much Johnny Quest so I'm not really familiar with his character, but a caricature like that character in 2015 should probably raise an eyebrow or two....moving on.

Jerry is kind of a real jerk to Tom in this one. Tom wasn't paying much attention when he covered Jerry's beach spot, which set Jerry off to attack Tom. So a simple mistake pretty much ruined Tom's day with Jerry decided that Tom's his new hobby. Every time Tom tries to eat or get away, Jerry is always there to starve him or put Tom in harms way. It got old after awhile.

Gah, the tired cliche of some goon as the Dustin Hoffman "Rainman" character. Please, stop with this character. It's overdone.

The Ugly:
Okay...Why is Tom such a sniveling scared cat that turns into this berserker fighter when a dog barks at him. Seriously! Any time a dog barks, and there is always some dog that barks at him, Tom is triggered into this blind, hysterical rage. It's played for laughs more often than not and it comes in handy rather conveniently in spots. The worst offense is when Tom is trying to get the courage to fight the Hench cats at the end, but can't do it unless a reluctant, confused Bandit barks at him.

WTF! Why must Droopy always make a cameo in a Tom and Jerry movie? Some please explain this to me? I've come to loathe seeing Droopy in any of these recent cartoons. Don't get me wrong here, I LOVED the original Droopy cartoons when they were done by TEX AVERY, separate from Tom and Jerry. These Droopy cameos are a taint from the Tom and Jerry Kids cartoon era, it's the only explanation I have for why he keeps showing up in Tom and Jerry movies. And another thing: Droopy singing! It was awful...terrible...it was part of the Jezebel Jade number which was ridiculous in and of itself and certainly not for kids under 12. Totally out of place for a Tom and Jerry cartoon.

Overall, this wasn't bad for a Johnny Quest movie, but this was a terrible Tom and Jerry film. It's definitely for older kids who like Johnny Quest. as a Tom and Jerry cartoon it was lacking. Jerry is an aggressive mouse that's really abusive to Tom and Tom is kind of a complacent punching bag that just wanted to mind his own business.

Shadowscooby

11/17/2020 05:36:40 pm

I also really liked the beginning credits of the film. I thought everything else was ok. I wish they picked a different voice actor for dr zin though.

whackman

11/18/2020 02:36:54 pm

for those who do not live in the us.. you guys can now find a WEB-DL rip of the episode guess who, total jeopardy in 1080p quality. on nanda.to (it's a DDL/forum site) the file is named like this.
Scooby-Doo.and.Guess.Who.S03E14.1080p.VRV.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.x264-JEW
however this was ripped from the VRV streaming platform not boomerang. the thing is boomerang mirrors their content to VRV also, enjoy everyone.and before you ask no, this episode is not on kimcartoon.

Carson Maitland - Smith link

11/21/2020 11:39:04 pm

Do the Scooby-Doo's my favourite song from Scooby-Doo an the Lost City of Gold

Raymond Yorysh

10/21/2021 03:39:30 pm

I think a Scooby Doo/Tom and Jerry crossover is a good idea in my opinion because it has been 4 years since they made Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and if anyone who is related or friends with the animators, tell them we want a Scooby Doo and Tom and Jerry crossover.

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