Fun Fact of the Week #410

7/18/2022

Mr. Neither joins us again for this week's fun fact to break down the number of plot holes in "Homeward Hound" from What's New, Scooby-Doo?. It makes little sense for Lady Moonbeam to dress up as Scooby, as unless the dognappers somehow came up with their entire plan in a half hour, the gang hadn't decided whether to go to the dog show yet and thus having another dog dress up as Scooby wouldn't make sense. Perhaps if it was Chrissy it would have made sense, since she was already in the dog show. Moreover, when it's discovered Scooby is fake, no attempt was made to unmask him or somehow find its owner. The fake Scooby completely disappears until the unmasking. In addition, the gang wouldn't have known where Scooby might have been, so it seems unlikely that they would have found him so quickly in such a random spot.

116 Comments

Becker

7/18/2022 05:17:07 pm

This episode in general is very strange and off in a not so entertaining way, except the plot with the fake Scooby and how Shaggy deals with it, but other than that not really engaging, quite tedious actually. It's the only WNSD episode off the top of my head I just don't enjoy overall. I never go out of my way to watch it. I'm sure there's a few others that are meh, but they don't reach dislike territory for me.

WildwindVampire link

7/18/2022 10:01:12 pm

Yeah, I find this one to be very mid as well. It's not a bad episode by any means, but it's not great by WNSD standards IMO.

Mr Neither

7/19/2022 09:47:47 am

The whole premise is decent but the execution is atrocious.

WildwindVampire link

7/19/2022 10:04:59 am

Agreed, the episode feels kind of rushed through and like the plot isn't developed as much as it could have been. I feel like it could have been an interesting direction for the plot to go to have the gang search for the kidnappers/owner of the fake Scooby, and maybe that's how they could have run across Scooby, but instead they just dropped that plotline completely without explanation.

Matt

7/19/2022 10:36:48 am

I’d also put it among the worst of the series, but not at the very bottom

WildwindVampire link

7/19/2022 02:39:18 pm

I would say Safari So Goodi would be at the bottom for me, but this one is close.

Becker

7/19/2022 03:15:53 pm

The whole concept and plot of Safari So Goodi was good enough to be pretty okay, even if the execution wasn't quite the best it could've been.

Matt

7/19/2022 03:42:29 pm

Believe it or not, I used to dislike Safari So Goodi as a kid, but I kinda dig it now, partially thanks to how WEIRD it is. I think the comedy was pretty well executed and the side characters were interesting. If anything, seeing Scooby Of The Jungle from the NSDASDS really made me appreciate the execution here, because it could be SO much worse

An unpopular opinion I have is that Camp
Comeoniwannascareya is a WEAK episode episode of WNSD because I really found that taking out the rest of the gang took away a lot of charm of the series in general. But I can respect it for what it is even if it is almost at the bottom of my series rankings. Plus, even I’ll admit that some comedy with Dennis was well done.

No, what is now at the bottom of my rankings for the series is Recipe For Disaster. Little-kid-me wouldn’t have believed that that episode would eventually get that title for me, but I just don’t care for it at all. The Scooby Snack factory premise was done better both after and ESPECIALLY before with Sorcerer Snacks Scare and Wanted Cheddar Alive, but even then, the setting is still way too interesting to excuse this episode for how bored it made me. It isn’t even as entertainingly bad as something like Big Appetite in Little Tokyo which is just so truly ridiculous that it has some charm, Recipe For Disaster is just really bland in terms of the plot, and coasted way too much on a setting that has been done in better episodes. There are some decent gags here and there like in every episode, but this one doesn’t pay off for me

I realize that is an unpopular opinion, and sorry if that read off as a rant, but I just felt like I needed to explain my opinion because it seems like I am on my own island regarding my thoughts about Recipe For Disaster haha

Matt

7/19/2022 03:49:03 pm

I would say my bottom 5 of the series are

5. She Sees Sea Monster By The Sea Shore

4. Big Appetite In Little Tokyo

3. Homeward Hound

2. Camp Comeoniwannascareya

1. Recipe for Disaster

WildwindVampire link

7/19/2022 06:57:05 pm

@Becker I felt the execution of Safari So Goodi was worse than Homeward Hound, but that could be just me.

@Matt That's true, it doesn't get much worse than Scooby of the Jungle lol. I liked the comedy and there were some good moments, but...and you won't like this lol...I kind of dislike it for a similar reason to "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall." The pace is really slow, there's no solid mystery, and there's not really much of a villain presence. I also tend not to like animal villains (i.e. the Ape from Guess Who) because it feels kind of boring and like a cop-out of having to come up with a real villain. I like monstrous animals, for example the Fox Monster, but just having a regular animal be the villain has never been my favorite and tends to bring down episodes for me.

"Camp Comeoniwannascareya" never bothered me, in fact, I always have considered it a unique novelty episode. I wouldn't have wanted Fred, Velma and Daphne to be gone regularly (guess we'll see how that goes with Mystery Pups lol), but one episode is fine. The only thing I didn't like is that the kids were kinda one-dimensional. I think they were kinda going for making them similar to Fred, Velma and Daphne, but their dialogue was pretty interchangeable and they didn't feel like they had any distinct character attributes.

I wasn't really bothered by "Recipe for Disaster" either. I liked the villain and the Scooby Snack Factory worked good as a setting. I liked the mystery too. I agree "Wanted Cheddar Alive" and "Sorcerer Snacks Scare" are better, but I didn't necessarily consider this one to be bad. And no worries, it didn't come off as a rant at all :)

Here's my bottom five:
5. Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
4. Uncle Scooby and Antarctica
3. Reef Grief
2. Homeward Hound
1. Safari So Goodi!

Matt

7/20/2022 12:23:50 am

Yeah, since the last time I spoke of it, Scooby of the Jungle has fallen to being one of the WORST actual mystery episodes ever made in my mind. A lot of it just has to do with this one really creepy detail that I noticed and mentioned this one time that I'm not even willing to bring up again just for how uncomfortable it is. It doesn't help that the episode itself is pretty bad anyway though

I guess I am just the type who enjoys seeing the mystery develop in unique ways, like in POTCMH and Safari So Goodi. In fact, I have quite the opposite reaction, as I think a switch up like that was really cool in both cases. And this case of using animals as the villains certainly felt unique enough for me to give it some credit

And I do think that if any of those new characters in Camp Comeoniwannascareya actually had a personality (besides Dennis who played a small role anyway, but hey, he had a personality for sure), it would definitely make losing Fred, Daphne, and Velma a smaller blow for the episode and maybe make it work. Unfortunately though, I was bored by the three main kids and Grey.

I'm actually more optimistic with Mystery Pups for a few reasons: it is a little kids show, the whole show will have to be set up for not having those three characters, and most importantly, it looks adorable lol

I like Uncle Scooby and Antarctica. It is probably in the 25-30 range of the series, so below average for the series, but I like it. Another episode where I felt like the side characters weren't overwhelming, but still relatively interesting. And the chase scene rocks, which I can't lie and say that doesn't help it a little bit

Reef Grief is very silly, but it has a slight edge over something like She Sees Sea Monster By The Sea Shore which I felt like it didn't have much unique going for it beyond being a token diving underwater episode, where with Reef Grief, say what you want about it, but it certainly is unique

I guess for me, the episodes I find weaker in this series specifically are ones that I felt just didn't grip me as much, as opposed to ridiculous episodes that DEFINITELY stick with me. Luckily though, I won't say there is an episode here that I really find truly awful, like Ransom of Scooby Chief or Scooby of the Jungle lol

Mr Neither

7/20/2022 04:02:33 am

The terrible robot cowboy episode. Enough said. That episode is so bad it's off the scale of badness.

Becker

7/20/2022 06:50:45 am

Oof, I'm not one for the Go West Young Scoob and Big Appetite in Little Tokyo slander lol, those are 2 of my favorite episodes of this show actually. They're both such crazy ideas, but they work very well for me.
Go West is an absolute novelty episode executed just perfectly strange to be a blast, the best type of "go with the flow" plot.
And Little Tokyo has a very cool story, setting and monster all around, plus I'm a sucker for episodes where a member is a suspect, it adds a special type of tension.

I've actually noticed my opinions aren't as popular when it comes to WNSD as they are with the classics. My "controversial opinions" in regards to the classic era are more scarce. The biggest ones there are probably some divisive TSDS season 3 material, how I do not think Loch Ness Mess is a top 25 episode, or how I do think Foul Play in Funland is a top 25 episode (bear in mind I never thought any of these things were so divisive or unpopular until this blog and Scooby Addicts). My other opinions don't really get close to so out of the ordinary.
However, when it comes to WNSD, you've got stuff ranging from The Fast and the Wormious being one of the best of the series, The Vampire Strikes Back being dead in the middle, Farmed and Dangerous being dangerously close to bottom 5. Yeah stuff like that.

To expand on Farmed and Dangerous, I genuinely do not get what's so special about that episode, nothing about it stands out that much to me besides the whole popcorn lol. To me Fright House of a Lighthouse is a clearly better "classic feel episode" than this one in pretty much every way. Guess I'm not a Secret Six kinda guy, except Gold Paw, that one is very good.

Becker

7/20/2022 07:26:32 am

@Matt, I honestly don't remember shit about Scooby of the Jungle, but I get the feeling that's for the best lmao. Also, Recipe for Disaster doesn't really strike me as something so egregious that it's worthy of bottom of the barrel personally. To me it's just a more generic run-of-the-mill WNSD episode, but considering the standards of WNSD, it means it still ends up being pretty decent (I feel the same way about She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore). Wanted Cheddar Alive is obviously better, but I don't really think Sorcerer Snacks Scare is better.

@Wildwind, about the whole not much villain presence and solid mystery thing, I feel like that also applies to Loch Ness Mess, which is your favorite episode of all time, while you don't like Country Music Hall and Safari So Goodi. I also agree more with Matt's take on Reef Grief and Uncle Scooby and Antarctica (the latter title sounds so Scrappy lol), was a bit surprised they're in your bottom 4.

My bottom 5 of WNSD:
5) The Unnatural
I guess an unpopular opinion? Not an episode that particularly gets a lot of love, but not one that people seemingly dump on. Keep in mind, this episode is still an Okay Tier for me. In fact, only the #1 is Dislike Tier. To me, The Unnatural is the WNSD equivalent of The Ghost that Sacked the Quarterback, nothing about it is really great, but nothing about it is too bad either, it's just pretty decent all around.

4) Farmed and Dangerous
You know how I said earlier that this was close to bottom 5? Yeah, scratch that. The more I think about it, the more I realize I simply do not care about it as much as the ones above. Safari So Goodi was gonna be on this list, but while writing I realized I find the plot and monsters concept of Safari even more interesting and unique than I thought I did.

3) Camp Comeoniwannascareya
Don't like that title to start off lol, but I agree more with Wildwind's opinion, I don't mind this episode too much. I mean sure, it's a novelty episode, but it's not done in a very engaging way. The absence of Fred, Velma and Daphne was actually more emphasized by the presence of these wooden blank slate kids. Setting is okay enough, story is bleh. Great monster though.

2) Riva Ras Regas
This is the same case as Farmed and Dangerous, never been that much of a fan of this episode even as a kid. The elements feel a bit tired for some reason, not at their best at all. Weird monster and characters. Again, it's okay, but kinda dull and not something that enthralls me, at least the way it was executed.

1) Homeward Hound
I've said my piece on this one, the only Dislike Tier WNSD episode.

Matt

7/20/2022 12:14:43 pm

@Becker It looks like I agree more with Wildwind’s list than any other one here. Because I cannot, under any circumstances, agree with Farmed and Dangerous being bottom 5. I’d say it is the best episode of the series not named Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman. I don’t even really have a big argument for why other than the fact that it is just really damn good. I also can’t agree with The Unnatural or Riva Ras Regas being anywhere near bottom 5. They are both top 20 of the series for me, I’d say

@Mr Neither- If it makes you feel better, I would say it would fall around the 30 range for me, but I am legally obligated to not dislike an episode with Gibby Norton ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:19:22 pm

@Matt I remember what you said about Scooby of the Jungle on ScoobyAddicts, and yeah, I agree it's super creepy and disturbing. Makes me uncomfortable thinking about it tbh. I hope it was just an animation glitch, but idk.

I liked Dennis in Camp Comeoniwannascareya, but yeah, Grey was boring too. I agree Mystery Pups looks adorable haha.

I do like the chase scene and unique plot in Uncle Scooby and Antarctica. This is such a solid series that I really don't have too many episodes I don't like, but my issue with lies with what you said about how it's kind of below average for the series in a lot of ways. I kind of feel a similar way about Reef Grief that you do for She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore, but it's been a while since I've seen either so maybe I'll have to watch both of these again one of these days.

I don't find any of the episodes here awful either, even Homeward Hound and Safari So Goodi. My least favorites are more just episodes that were below average for the series or there was an element that could have been developed better.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:28:20 pm

@Becker I will say Big Appetite in Little Tokyo has definitely grown on me over the years, and I don't really dislike much about it. It's a bit slow to start in my opinion which is my only real quip with it. I like the novelty of the episode otherwise. I actually like Vampire Strikes Back & Farmed and Dangerous as episodes, I know a lot of people consider the former to be just okay, but I quite like it. The setting and villain of Farmed and Dangerous were genuinely spooky, and of course The Secret Six were really cute lol.

I don't find Recipe for Disaster particularly egregious either, it's just an average episode for me. I know Mr. Neither shares your opinion on "The Unnatural," but I'm not sure if that's just because he doesn't care for baseball or if there are other reasons. "Riva Ras Regas" on the other hand is really surprising. I like the monster and I thought Lindsay was a great addition to the episode. The plot was really interesting and I would even consider this a pretty classic WNSD episode.

I didn't realize you were on ScoobyAddicts! You certainly don't have to tell me, but I have to admit I am a little curious what your username is on there, just because now I'm wondering if I've seen your posts on there before not knowing it was you haha.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:28:52 pm

@Matt I missed your bottom comment when I first responded, but I have a soft spot for Gibby Norton too haha.

Becker

7/20/2022 01:52:00 pm

@Matt, sorry man, but I really don't see the magic of Farmed & Dangerous. Considerably more so than Loch Ness Mess, because that episode I still like a lot. Sure, the tractor is cool, but the monster, the Demon Farmer himself, is very generic, uninspired and unmemorable to me. The mystery is forgettable too, doesn't really grab my attention. I'm not usually a fan of farm settings in general. I don't feel the atmosphere except for a couple of moments with the tractor in the night. Even the Scooby getting lost subplot almost manages to be uninteresting, but the underground tunnels save that. Mr B and the Secret Six are just not characters that appeal to me unless they are in a military setting, where they truly shine and I genuinely think they're great. I've tried to understand the appeal of this episode in case I was just oblivious and missing something, but I can't find any explanation as to why it's so good besides statements that it's so good. We all have those kinds of episodes, Farmed & Dangerous is possibly the biggest example for me.

@Wildwind, The Vampire Strikes Back is a pretty good episode, I like it, especially the Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats callbacks and the Fredbat subplot, but I felt the Hex Girls' presence was a bit out of place. They weren't really prominent or essential to the plot in a way that their appearance was necessary or impact was felt, they feel like they're just there. You could replace them with any other band, their characterizations don't really shine. I'm not as huge of a Hex Girls fan as most people seem to be to begin with. Furthermore, I don't really like JJ Hakimoto in either of his appearances in this show, he's kind of a dumb douchebag, but not in an overt way (Freddie Prinze Jr 2002 style) to the point where it becomes funny and entertaining, he's just annoying more than anything. About Riva Ras Regas, I don't think the pace and story are that great, interactions are kinda awkward, the monster looks a bit goofy, Lindsay was pretty bland, and it doesn't really get going until the last few minutes imo. Cool to see you like Big Appetite in Little Tokyo, despite it being in your bottom 5 (WNSD is just that good, amirite). As far as the ScoobyAddicts question, I don't have an account on that forum, I just check in every now and then.

And yeah, I'm contractually obligated to love every episode with Gibby too lol. Obviously not just because he's in them, I genuinely love those 3 episodes without taking into account the Gibby bonus.

Matt

7/20/2022 02:05:34 pm

See that’s the thing: I can’t really make a huge argument because it is one of those episodes where if you don’t care for the basics (villain, setting, etc.) then it probably just won’t stand out. But since I do really like the villain, setting, the tunnels, the creepy night at the farm atmosphere (I also LOVE the Frickert Fracas), it comes together all really, really, really well. And I think a lot of people just feel that way. It isn’t groundbreaking for Scooby Doo in terms of storytelling and episode construction, like say Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman, but is all around a really well put together episode in our view, especially with scenes and an atmosphere that is genuinely creepy at times, which is the reasoning behind it being a fan favorite I guess

Becker

7/20/2022 02:20:25 pm

That's fair, I guess the elements don't come together for me. Funny enough, I really like Frickert Fracas, but NOT because of the farm setting, as a main reason at least (but I do prefer the way they use it here more than in Farmed & Dangerous).

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 04:15:04 pm

I will admit that the Hex Girls being there boosted the episode even more for me, because I enjoy episodes set in castles and vampires as villains, so this episode had a lot of things going for it. I will agree that the Hex Girls' personalities didn't really shine as much as they could have here, but I'm willing to forgive it. JJ Hakimoto is kinda just there for me, I never found him funny like I think the writers were going for, but I didn't dislike him as a character either.

I can't say I really agree on Riva Ras Regas, in fact it's one of my favorite episodes of the series and I didn't find Lindsay bland, but I definitely respect your opinion on it.

Oh okay, I thought you were saying you had an account on ScoobyAddicts but I misunderstood.

I saw I missed replying to the Loch Ness Mess comment since there was a lot to reply to. I actually feel the villain presence works great there. Yes, they only show up a couple of times, but good chunks of the episode are centered around the ghosts appearing and the second half focuses on the sea serpent, so it didn't bother me. My issue with Country Music Hall is more that the gang doesn't even meet the villains until the last five minutes of the episode, and the villain designs weren't particularly memorable or spooky-looking. Matt's argument about episodes being having a well-put-together atmosphere between all the different elements describes The Loch Ness Mess perfectly, IMO.

Becker

7/20/2022 04:38:04 pm

It felt like the Hex Girls were kinda tacked onto Vampire Strikes Back, it's like they wanted the Hex Girls to appear in an episode but weren't sure which one, and went with the vampire episode cuz they had just been in a vampire movie (plus with JJ the director in the ep too). That doesn't mean they were bad though, it still worked out fine enough even if a bit forced.

Yeah, Riva Ras Regas just ain't doing much for me outside of the magic scenes and humor. I didn't even realize for a long time that Lindsay is a real person and not just a character created for the episode, I don't think they conveyed that very well. The way she was utilized and portrayed personality-wise in the episode didn't help make her stand out in such a way to make you think she's an actual artist. Other episodes like San Franpsycho and especially Simple Plan did a better job with that.

Yeah, you're right about the villain presence, but the solid mystery aspect I feel is a bit closer, it's not quite as important in Loch Ness Mess I think.

Matt

7/20/2022 07:01:12 pm

I never minded JJ Hakimoto myself. I have a nostalgic soft spot for every recurring What’s New character beyond Elliott who is just an obnoxious brat where the episodes are better off without him

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 08:07:07 pm

Completely agreed. Elliot always annoyed me too.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 08:19:06 pm

Yeah, even for how much I love Vampire Strikes Back as an episode, I agree with you the Hex Girls did feel a bit forced in.

You definitely aren't the only person to think Lindsay wasn't a real person. I distinctly remember telling somebody back when Lindsay and I collaborated on the 300th fun fact for the site, and they responded "wait, she's a real person?" lol. They should have handled that aspect a bit better, given she shared that her purpose for appearing in the episode was mainly to get promotion from her first album (so like Simple Plan).

Becker

7/21/2022 03:36:31 am

Honestly I didn't mind Elliott too much, he was just kinda whatever, he filled the asshole role well enough when he appeared and didn't annoy me so much that I wanted him to disappear.

WildwindVampire link

7/21/2022 11:09:19 am

Interesting to see different perspectives. I personally found him far more annoying than JJ Hakimoto, but thankfully his appearances were short.

Jakob123

7/19/2022 10:24:51 pm

To be fully honest I personally don't believe WNSD had any bad qualities I think all the episodes are all good for what they are, in their own way at least.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:30:05 pm

I also think it's a solid series with a lot of amazing episodes. There weren't any episodes I hated, I just thought there were a couple that weren't as good as some of the others like "Safari So Goodi!" and "Homeward Hound," but even those are good in their own way.

James Dixon

7/20/2022 03:47:49 am

I have no problems with this episode per se, but I see the issues that other people have pointed out. The whole 101 Dalmatians angle actually makes this episode rather unique in comparison to the rest of the series. I welcome the Secret Six and wish they could be brought back. I love that it brought out a more paternal side to Scooby.

Joseph Barbera actually has his name credited as a story contributor, because he wanted this as a whole movie but I don't know if this was based on an old or new idea.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:31:14 pm

I liked the Secret Six too! I feel like I've heard one of the creatives involved with WNSD mention there was a spin-off of the Secret Six pitched, but I'm not sure who would have mentioned that or if I'm just misremembering.

James Dixon

7/20/2022 03:48:36 am

On a unrelated note, did "E-Scream" really premiere on Cartoon Network, instead of The WB?

Becker

7/20/2022 07:56:49 am

Yes it is true. It aired over a year after episode 41 (Reef Grief). It didn't air during the original run on The WB (idk why), it only aired once the reruns on CN started.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:33:14 pm

I've always found that odd, not only that they aired it on a different network, but that it actually was put out on DVD before it aired on TV. It's so strange they'd just delay that episode so long. That was a few years before I became a part of the online fandom, but knowing how frustrating it was waiting for those last few episodes of BCSD and Guess Who, that had to have been so frustrating to be waiting over a year for just one single episode!

Mr Neither

7/20/2022 04:16:51 am

5. New Mexico, Old Monster - Just a bit of a strange episode for me and makes little sense.
4. The Unnatural - Americans need to find some decent sports.
3. A Scooby-Doo Halloween - Lame, just lame.
4. Homeward Hound - A total mess.
5. Go West, Young Scooby - Oh look, more ROBOTS! ZZZZZZZZ

Becker

7/20/2022 08:00:57 am

I assume Homeward Hound and Go West, Young Scoob were supposed to be #2 and #1, and not going backwards? I definitely understand your #2, #4 and #5 picks, but I really struggle with #1 and #3. But hey, we all have different opinions.

Mr Neither

7/20/2022 09:22:39 am

Yep, I can't count.

Mr Neither

7/20/2022 09:27:05 am

1 literally makes me fall asleep, it literally feels like 20 minutes of nothing. As for 3, a jealous cow builds some robots and borrows the schools movie projector, there, saved you twenty minutes. My opinion really is a divisive one but Scooby Doo Halloween is truly a terrible episode, one of those, that like Homeward Hound, promises so much and ends up falling flat. Needed a plot similar to the cornfield clem special.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:13:10 pm

Those episodes were so bad that he didn't want to disgrace the numbers 1 and 2 by picking choices for them, so he had to reuse 4 and 5 lol. I definitely don't agree with what you said about The Unnatural, Go West Young Scoob or especially Scooby-Doo Halloween. In fact, I'd say Scooby-Doo Halloween was far better than Spooky Scarecrow, which came off kind of rushed and unmemorable to me. I agree with New Mexico Old Monster being a bit of a weaker episode, but I do appreciate it for its uniqueness. In

Becker

7/20/2022 01:53:28 pm

I agree with Wildwind

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 04:02:38 pm

I don't know why there was an extra "In" at the end of my last comment. I wasn't going to say anything else so I'm not sure how that got there lol.

Mr Neither

7/21/2022 08:48:34 am

Unnatural might be a little harsh but there are so many baseball episodes and they grow tiresome after a while. The overall episode wasn't bad just done before. As for the Go west and Halloween my opinion, I felt they both lacked any real twists or plot that made you go, woah, didn't expect that.

WildwindVampire link

7/21/2022 11:16:29 am

Fair enough, I can't say I agree although Go West Young Scoob was a bit lower on my list because I felt it moved a little slower. It's a fun novelty episode though IMO.

Matt

7/20/2022 12:18:35 pm

I agree that New Mexico Old Monster is strange, but I kinda like how strange it is even if it is below average for me

Idk, I’ll take baseball and The Unnatural over soccer/non-American football and Ghastly Goals ;). On the earlier topic of worst episodes ever… yeesh. Interestingly enough, as ingrained as baseball is with American culture, the fact that the first episode with it is in Japan is interesting, but not entirely surprising given that it is big in Japan as well

Yeah, absolutely cannot agree with Halloween here. Top 10 of the series for me

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 12:34:59 pm

Me too, part of the charm of New Mexico Old Monster is that it's such a unique plot IMO.

Lol I'd take anything over Ghastly Goals. I hadn't thought about it before, but it is pretty surprising that the first baseball episode took place in Japan.

Ace Capital Group link

7/20/2022 05:05:38 am

WNSD brings nostalgic feelings

Matt

7/20/2022 02:10:56 pm

Well, I’ll focus on the positives now and shares my favorites of What’s New, since we’ve talked so much about the worst lol

1. Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman

2. Farmed and Dangerous

3. A Scooby Doo Valentine

4. Lights! Camera! Mayhem!

5. Mummy Scares Best

6. A Scooby Doo Halloween

7. Big Scare in the Big Easy

8. It’s Mean, It’s Green, It’s the Mystery Machine

9. Large Dragon At Large

10. There’s No Creature Like Snow Creature

(E-Scream is super close at number 11)

Becker

7/20/2022 02:46:54 pm

I was waiting for something like this lol, here's mine:

1) Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman
2) High-Tech House of Horrors
3) The Fast and the Wormious
4) Mummy Scares Best
5) A Scooby-Doo Christmas
6) Go West, Young Scoob
7) Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
8) E-Scream
9) Toy Scary Boo
10) Large Dragon at Large

Honorable Mentions:
11) It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine
12) A Scooby-Doo Valentine
13) A Scooby-Doo Halloween
14) Space Ape at the Cape
15) Fright House of a Lighthouse
16) Gold Paw
17) Roller Ghoster Ride
18) It's All Greek to Scooby
19) The San Franpsycho
20) Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend

(Can you guess what my favorite season is lol)
I'd honestly go on until I reach the early 30s, cuz I feel bad for some of the episodes that didn't even make it into the HMs, but that just goes to show how great WNSD is. And I'm a bit surprised my last honorable mention isn't in your top 10, Matt, with how big of a fan you are of it.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 04:01:54 pm

I'll just post my whole list since I made one for ScoobyAddicts and it's only slightly adapted since last year.

1. Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman
2. The Vampire Strikes Back
3. Riva Ras Regas
4. It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine
5. A Scooby-Doo Valentine
6. Farmed and Dangerous
7. Lights! Camera! Mayhem
8. There's No Creature Like Snow Creature
9. Big Scare in the Big Easy
10. E-Scream
11. A Scooby-Doo Halloween
12. Mummy Scares Best
13. The San Franpsycho
14. The Unnatural
15. Ready to Scare
16. Fright House of a Lighthouse
17. Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
18. It's All Greek to Scooby!
19. Gold Paw
20. Large Dragon at Large
21. A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown
22. A Scooby-Doo Christmas
23. The Fast and the Wormious
24. Pompeii and Circumstance
25. Space Ape at the Cape
26. Toy Scary Boo
27. High Tech House of Horrors
28. Camp Comeoniwannascareya
29. New Mexico, Old Monster
30. Roller Ghoster Ride
31. Block-Long Hong Kong Terror
32. Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters!
33. She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore
34. Recipe for Disaster
35. 3D Struction
36. Go West Young Scoob
37. Wrestle Maniacs
38. Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
39. Uncle Scooby and Antarctica
40. Reef Grief
41. Homeward Hound
42. Safari, So Goodi!

Becker

7/20/2022 04:51:26 pm

The fact that somehow our #18 out of all places is the same is funny lol, and it seems like at least we all agree on #1.

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 08:07:34 pm

Interesting lol, I hadn't noticed that!

Matt

7/20/2022 06:24:46 pm

@Becker- Oh I do love it, I just love those top ten even more lol

My full list is:

1. Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman
2. Farmed and Dangerous
3. A Scooby Doo Valentine
4. Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
5. Mummy Scares Best
6. A Scooby Doo Halloween
7. Big Scare in the Big Easy
8. It’s Mean, It’s Green, It’s the Mystery Machine
9. Large Dragon At Large
10. There’s No Creature Like Snow Creature
11. E-Scream
12. Pompeii and Circumstance
13. Riva Ras Regas
14. Diamonds are a Ghoul's Best Friend
15. The San Franpsycho
16. The Unnatural
17. Fright House Of A Lighthouse
18. Gold Paw
19. The Vampire Strikes Back
20. Space Ape At The Cape
21. Roller Ghoster Ride
22. Toy Scary Boo
23. It's All Greek to Scooby
24. A Scooby Doo Christmas
25. High Tech House of Horror
26. Safari So Goodi
27. Ready to Scare
28. 3d Struction
29. Fast and the Wormious
30. Uncle Scooby and Antarctica
31. New Mexico Old Monster
32. Go West Young Scoob
33. Block Long Hong Kong Terror
34. Wrestle Maniacs
35. Reef Grief
36. Gentlemen Start Your Monsters
37. A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown
38. She Sees Sea Monster By the Sea Shore
39. Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
40. Homeward Hound
41. Camp Comeoniwannascareya
42. Recipe for Disaster

Matt

7/20/2022 06:59:59 pm

This was supposed to be in the above chain but oh well lol

WildwindVampire link

7/20/2022 08:08:19 pm

Nice list! Seems like we placed a good amount of the episodes similarly.

Becker

7/21/2022 03:32:32 am

I'll put the whole list here with tiers too:

All-Time Tier:

1) Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman

Awesome Tier:

2) High-Tech House of Horrors
3) The Fast and the Wormious
4) Mummy Scares Best
5) A Scooby-Doo Christmas
6) Go West, Young Scoob
7) Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
8) E-Scream
9) Toy Scary Boo
10) Large Dragon at Large
11) It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine
12) A Scooby-Doo Valentine
13) A Scooby-Doo Halloween
14) Space Ape at the Cape
15) Fright House of a Lighthouse
16) Gold Paw

Great Tier:

17) Roller Ghoster Ride
18) It's All Greek to Scooby
19) The San Franpsycho
20) Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
21) Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
22) The Vampire Strikes Back
23) Ready to Scare
24) Wrestle Maniacs
25) Big Scare in the Big Easy
26) 3-D Struction
27) Block-Long Hong Kong Terror
28) There's No Creature Like Snow Creature
29) Pompeii and Circumstance
30) Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters!
31) Uncle Scooby and Antarctica

Good Tier:

32) Reef Grief!
33) A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown
34) Recipe for Disaster
35) She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore
36) Safari, So Goodi!

Okay Tier:

37) New Mexico, Old Monster
38) The Unnatural
39) Farmed & Dangerous
40) Camp Comeoniwannascareya
41) Riva Ras Regas

Bad Tier:

42) Homeward Hound

Becker

7/21/2022 03:43:14 am

If there's 2 things we all agree on they're that Simple Plan is #1 and Homeward Hound is 40-range lol.

WildwindVampire link

7/21/2022 10:57:10 am

Nice list! I'm a little surprised to see The Unnatural so low, but otherwise it looks like we at least have some similar rankings.

Matt

7/21/2022 11:46:50 am

So I did an average ranking of the complete lists shared here (because I’m bored lol) and this is what we got. Was gonna include Mr Neither’s bottom 5 as well, but wanted all episodes to have the same amount of entries being measured

1. Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman 1 
2. A Scooby Doo Valentine 6.67 
3. Mummy Scares Best 7 
4. It’s Mean, It’s Green, It’s the Mystery Machine 7.67 
5. E-Scream 9.67 
6. A Scooby Doo Halloween 10 
7. Lights! Camera! Mayhem! 10.67 
8. Large Dragon At Large 13 
9. Big Scare in the Big Easy 13.67 
10. The Vampire Strikes Back 14.33 
11. There’s No Creature Like Snow Creature 15.33 
12. Farmed and Dangerous 15.67 
12. The San Franpsycho 15.67 
14. Fright House Of A Lighthouse 16 
15. Diamonds are a Ghoul's Best Friend 17 
15. A Scooby Doo Christmas 17
17. Gold Paw 17.67 
18. High Tech House of Horror 18 
19. Fast and the Wormious 18.33 
20. Riva Ras Regas 19 
20. Toy Scary Boo 19 
22. It's All Greek to Scooby 19.67 
22. Space Ape At The Cape 19.67 
24. Pompeii and Circumstance 21.67 
24. Ready to Scare 21.67
26. The Unnatural 22.67 
26. Roller Ghoster Ride 22.67
28. Go West Young Scoob 24.67 
29. Big Appetite in Little Tokyo 28
30. 3d Struction 29.67 
31. Block Long Hong Kong Terror 30.33 
 31. A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown 30.33 
33. Wrestle Maniacs 31.67 
34. New Mexico Old Monster 32.33 
35. Gentlemen Start Your Monsters 32.67
36. Uncle Scooby and Antarctica 33.33 
37. Safari So Goodi 34.67 
38. She Sees Sea Monster By the Sea Shore 35.33 
39. Reef Grief 35.67 
40. Camp Comeoniwannascareya 36.33 
41. Recipe for Disaster 36.67
 42. Homeward Hound 41 

Becker

7/21/2022 12:04:16 pm

Oh man, I really did my best to keep Go West and Little Tokyo out of the 30-range lmao.
And those discrepancies between #1 & #2 and #41 & #42 are huge.
I also noticed that besides Simple Plan and Homeward Hound, the episode ranked the closest between our lists is Fright House of a Lighthouse, followed closely by E-Scream and Gold Paw.

WildwindVampire link

7/21/2022 12:57:42 pm

Wow, thank you so much for compiling this! It's really interesting to see how huge of a difference the first few episodes and the last few episodes have. Interesting "Gold Paw" got ranked similarly in all of our lists, that's kind of an obscure episode to have that happen with given it fell squarely in the middle.

Becker

7/21/2022 01:42:40 pm

Gold Paw shouldn't be obscure, it's quite a gem, really great plot, humor, setting, utilization of the Secret Six and Mr B, and absolutely incredible monster.

Matt

7/21/2022 08:43:22 pm

Let's just say, Fright House of a Light House and a few others were very nice in terms of not even having to do the average processes, just quick math LOL

And yeah, I enjoy Gold Paw a lot. At one point, it was in my top ten of the series. While it is comfortably not there anymore, definitely deserves it's spot in the top half of the series

WildwindVampire link

7/21/2022 10:34:11 pm

Agreed, it's such a fun episode!

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 04:58:30 am

I check the site usually once a day, I'll mess up your list and do my own one shortly, LOL!

James Dixon

7/21/2022 10:00:59 am

Do you think Meadow was based on Barbra Streisand? She just looks like she was based on a celebrity, and the one that comes to mind is Barbra Streisand.

WildwindVampire link

7/21/2022 11:14:18 am

I hadn't thought about it before, but I think it's definitely possible! They definitely look very visually similar.

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 08:15:52 am

Rushing this a little as have to get to work but here's my adapted list after consideration from top to bottom

A Scooby Doo Valentine
A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown
Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman
Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine
The Vampire Strikes Back
Gold Paw
Toy Scary Boo
Wrestle Maniacs
Riva Ras Regas
Recipe for Disaster
Mummy Scares Best
A Scooby-Doo Christmas
Farmed and Dangerous
The Fast and the Wormious
Fright House of a Lighthouse
Diamonds are a Ghoul’s Best Friend
Block-Long Hong Kong Horror
Space Ape at the Cape
Roller Ghoster Ride
Safari, So Goodi
There's No Creature Like Snow Creature
Lights! Camera! Mayhem
3-D Struction
Big Scare in the Big Easy
The Unnatural
She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore
It’s all Greek to Scooby
San Franpsycho
Pompeii and circumstance
Uncle Scooby and Antarctica
E-Scream
High-Tech House of Horrors
Large Dragon at Large
Camp Comeoniwannascareya
Reef Grief
Ready to Scare
A Scooby-Doo Halloween
New Mexico, Old Monster
Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 09:02:36 am

I'm surprised to see "Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters" and "Ready to Scare" so low on your list! What did you dislike about those?

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 06:03:28 pm

Gentleman Start Your Monsters I haven't seen in ages but from I remember I disliked the whole thing, probably to do with how the villain was yet another robot and that meant a real lack of traditional Scooby elements, like there was no real villain to pounce on Shaggy and Scooby etc. As for Ready to Scare, way to many stereotypes, from the monster to Sonny, to the frankly daft plot. One to forget for me.

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 09:04:54 pm

Eh, fair enough. I'm not sure if I would have liked "Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters!" as much if it were just a monster truck, but the fact that there was a skeleton driver made it work for me.

Becker

7/22/2022 09:19:59 am

You're missing Homeward Hound and Go West Young Scoob, I assume those are still the bottom 2, right?

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 11:07:41 am

Maybe he considered them to be so atrociously bad that he couldn't even justify including them in the list lol.

Becker

7/22/2022 02:32:16 pm

Ouch! Lol, I just can't really get how Go West Young Scoob is boring when it's so wack. To me there's a trifecta of zaniness of WNSD episodes – Fast and Wormious, Go West, Little Tokyo – that are just the perfect type of crazy, goofy and strange for my taste to work beautifully. They're pretty bonkers but also incredibly fun and entertaining imo, as clearly evidenced by my ranking lol. I can't really make a great argument that they are "better" episodes than something like It's Mean It's Green or Scooby Valentine for example, but I just enjoy them so much.

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 05:39:44 pm

Apologies, as stated was rushing a little and hadn't realised the list went of the page, 41 Homeward Hound, 42. Go West Young Scoob.

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 09:00:45 pm

Although it's low, I definitely appreciate Little Tokyo for its zaniness. "The Fast and the Wormious" is a blast too.

Matt

7/22/2022 10:29:39 am

I will adjust the list sometime today, but, it appears Simple Plan and Valentine are still very safe in their top 2 positions.

Fright House of a Lighthouse is still very CLOSE for everyone, but E Scream now has an outlier lol

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 05:59:06 pm

E-Scream I just hated the ending and how easy it was to figure out.

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 09:01:29 pm

I really liked "E-Scream" even if you could kind of figure out the ending as it got zanier and zanier.

Matt

7/22/2022 03:07:06 pm

The new averages

1. Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman 1.5 
2. A Scooby Doo Valentine 5.25
3. It’s Mean, It’s Green, It’s the Mystery Machine 7
4. Mummy Scares Best 8.25
5. The Vampire Strikes Back 12.25
6. Lights! Camera! Mayhem! 13.75
7. Gold Paw 15
8. E-Scream 15.25
8. Farmed and Dangerous 15.25
10. Fright House Of A Lighthouse 16
10. A Scooby Doo Christmas 16
12. Toy Scary Boo 16.25
13. Big Scare in the Big Easy 16.5
14. Riva Ras Regas 16.75
15. There’s No Creature Like Snow Creature 17
15. Diamonds are a Ghoul's Best Friend 17
15. A Scooby Doo Halloween 17
18. Fast and the Wormious 17.5
19. Large Dragon At Large 18.25
20. The San Franpsycho 19 
21. Space Ape At The Cape 19.5
22. It's All Greek to Scooby 21.75
22. High Tech House of Horror 21.75
24. Roller Ghoster Ride 22
24. Big Appetite in Little Tokyo 22
26. The Unnatural 23.5
 27. A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown 23.25
28. Pompeii and Circumstance 23.75
29. Ready to Scare 25.5
30. Wrestle Maniacs 26
31. Block Long Hong Kong Terror 27.25
32. 3d Struction 28.25
33. Go West Young Scoob 29
34. Recipe for Disaster 30.25
35. Safari So Goodi 31.25
36. Uncle Scooby and Antarctica 32.75
37. She Sees Sea Monster By the Sea Shore 33.25
38. New Mexico Old Monster 34
39. Gentlemen Start Your Monsters 34.5
40. Reef Grief 35.75 
41. Camp Comeoniwannascareya 36
 42. Homeward Hound 41 

The results changed a lot by adding a list that is by far more different than the other 3 lol

Matt

7/22/2022 03:10:13 pm

Both Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman's and Homeward Hound's averages are still astounding. Even if 4 lists aren't that many, that is an unbelievable almost consensus here

Also, it was nice for me doing the math that Fright House of a Lighthouse, Diamonds Are A Ghoul's Best Friend, and Homeward Hound's positions were the exact same as their previous average lol

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 06:04:44 pm

See, my ratings weren't all that bad!

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 09:03:22 pm

Interesting that Camp's average is its episode number haha. "Gold Paw" certainly made a huge leap with Mr. Neither's list. Up 10 spots!

Becker

7/23/2022 02:17:04 am

Fright House of a Lighthouse out here just being Mr Consistent, #15, #16, #16, #17.

Becker

7/23/2022 02:33:14 am

You know that there's a LOT of different opinions and varying thoughts between the lists when an episode that didn't get in the top 14 once ends up in the top 10 on average lmao. It's a great episode, so no problem for me. Tied with Scooby-Doo Christmas, which I very much helped get up there lol. It being above Scooby-Doo Halloween is not something even I would've expected.

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 09:06:11 am

I love "Gold Paw" too, but yeah, I'm really surprised that made it into the top 10 when not one of us had it in our top 10s.

Mr Neither

7/23/2022 09:18:39 am

I love Gold Paw for it's uniqueness in terms of villain, that's why it was so high on mine. Fair plot to!

Becker

7/23/2022 10:05:26 am

@Wildwind, actually Mr Samuel Neither had it in the top 10 lol

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 10:36:10 am

Oops, didn't notice that. Still surprising Mr. Neither's ranking raised the average so much when Becker, Matt and I didn't have it in the top 10 in our lists!

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 10:37:17 am

@Mr. Neither Even though it wasn't in my top 10, I also loved how unique the villain was, and the plot was really well-executed.

Matt

7/23/2022 10:46:36 am

Yeah episodes like Gold Paw and Fright House of a Lighthouse got top ten this time for consistency. A lot of episodes us 3 had higher and were in the top ten before (Large Dragon At Large, A Scooby Doo Halloween, etc.) Got a really LOW placement in the new list which added a lot of points to the average

Mr Neither

7/22/2022 05:57:52 pm

To be fair, there are a few outliers but most of mine are similar. Simply put, I hate cop outs and poor endings which is the main reason for a lot of the outliers. Hey the house has gone nuts let's ignore her and cause her to short out, oh no robots gone loco because scientist dude pushed boundaries to much... you get the gist.

Matt

7/22/2022 07:45:19 pm

It wasn't a complete 180 on the previous list at all, but I noticed a lot of episodes having some BIG changes in averages lol

And yeah, everything is subjective, so you could've just had the opposite order as the last average list and it would've still been completely okay. Now I would wonder why Simple Plan would be so low and why on earth Homeward Hound would be number one, but it would still be completely okay lol

Becker

7/23/2022 02:27:13 am

I didn't think they were cop-outs personally, I also have no issue with robotic villains. But I get your perspectives.

Mr Neither

7/23/2022 09:20:08 am

Overall it's very interesting to see people's different views on the series!

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 10:34:15 am

Agreed!

Becker

7/23/2022 02:24:47 am

I gotta admire how, no matter what, Homeward Hound still ends up being ass-last. And Simple Plan always maintains a huge lead in front. Gold Paw coming in hot in that top 10 now, I'm surprised and happy to see that. Metallic Clown and Wrestle Maniacs needed some love in this average too tbf, and they received it.

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 09:07:27 am

"Ass-last" is an interesting phrase haha. But yeah, crazy how it continues to be last after four different lists!

Mr Neither

7/23/2022 09:24:12 am

Well No, the clown kinda ate Cougar Forest. That bit always gets me. Shocked how low it is, it's a great episode in my book. As for Wrestle Maniacs, unique villain, intriguing plot and a good mystery overall.

Becker

7/23/2022 10:11:16 am

Agreed about Wrestle Maniacs, it's a pretty great episode. I wasn't big on the personality switch in Metallic Clown though, at least they executed it.

Becker

7/23/2022 10:17:24 am

At least the way they executed it*

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 10:33:51 am

I always appreciated Metallic Clown personally. It was a fun novelty episode and I thought the personality switches were interesting.

Matt

7/23/2022 10:51:52 am

For Wrestle Maniacs, I always felt it was decent but not great, which pretty much means a placement in the thirties for this series. I absolutely LOVED the setting and how well it was done, the villain was interesting, but I was always underwhelmed by the plot itself and the mystery

As for A Terrifying Round, novelty episodes are really hit or miss for me, and this one wasn’t a complete miss (like Camp Comeoniwannascareya) but it was closer to a miss than a hit like A Scooby Doo Valentine or something. Another one where I like the setting, but I didn’t really think the personality switch was done all too interestingly, and another one where the mystery didn’t do much for me

Overall not awful episodes by any means, and decent overall, but that is why I had them ranked lower

Becker

7/23/2022 11:04:09 am

@Matt, agreed about Metallic Clown, the rest of the episode without the novelty side of it is better. As far as Camp Longassname, it barely even felt like much of a novelty episode aside from the absence of Fred, Velma and Daphne.

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 10:38:49 pm

I agree with you both on Wrestle Maniacs. With the other two, I personally just found the plots interesting, and I thought they executed two very different plots for the series quite well. I've already given my thoughts on Metallic Clown, but with Camp, I would say it felt like a novelty to me since it had Shaggy and Scooby in leadership roles, whereas they usually take on follower roles and let the rest of the gang make the decisions. It was interesting to see their characters develop a bit in that way, but maybe that's just me.

Mr Neither

7/24/2022 04:08:54 am

For me the Wrestle Maniacs mystery had good morales and still better than numerous others!

Matt

7/24/2022 10:50:41 am

This isn’t like unforgivable or anything (looking at YOU Roller Ghoster Ride!) , but it bothers me how the kids in Wrestle Maniacs literally attempted murder on Shaggy and Scooby in the trailer and then the episode acted like they didn’t go too far at all and didn’t do anything illegal

That’s one aspect I like about Lights Camera Mayhem. It actively shows the guy making sure no one gets hurt since he was going to be shown as innocent

WildwindVampire link

7/24/2022 05:39:22 pm

That always really bothered me too! I can't believe something of that nature happened multiple times in this series, where something obviously illegal and deadly was shrugged off as "totally fine." In terms of "Roller Ghoster Ride," she should have at least gotten a better punishment than "I'm telling mom!" lol. It makes me appreciate that he wanted to make sure everybody was okay in "Lights! Camera! Mayhem!".

Becker

7/25/2022 03:48:45 am

That's the thing that keeps Roller Ghoster Ride outside of the Awesome Tier for me. Incredibly stupid and illogical moment.

Shadowscooby

7/22/2022 09:07:36 pm

Homeward Hound:
I enjoyed this episode. The idea of a cat. creature haunting a dog show was always an interesting idea to me. Like, cats are scared of dogs. The dogs were scared of the cat creature. The Cat Creature was a great villain. It was so cool that it can pounce anywhere and that it had those razor sharp claws.

This episode was the introduction of the Secret Six Puppies. They are so adorable. I liked their cute antics and Scooby trying to keep them safe. The ending was cute when Scooby was given a medal for saving them and him and the Secret Six took a picture together.

Funny things were the evil Scooby biting Fred’s pants and shoe because he stepped on his tail. Sylvie giving Fred a poodle hair cut.

Also, there’s a dog at the entrance that looks just like Scooby Dee.

This was also kind of like Decoy for A Dognapper. In both episodes, Scooby was kidnapped along with other dogs. Culprits were dog owners who hired people to kidnap dogs so that they’re dog can win the dog show.

WildwindVampire link

7/22/2022 11:20:00 pm

The Secret Six are indeed adorable! I agree that the Cat Creature was a good villain, and that the ending was cute. I've always found the Scooby-Dee reference interesting. As I mentioned above, it's definitely one of my least favorite WNSD episodes, but it's not bad by any means. The plot is just not quite as solid as some of the other episodes, which goes to show how amazing and consistent this series is.

Stumpy

7/23/2022 04:01:54 pm

I think the same thing about Big Appetite in Little Tokyo. The villain must have really fast costume making skills to make the shaggy suit for the robot that night

WildwindVampire link

7/23/2022 10:35:44 pm

Given he'd just met Shaggy earlier that day, no kidding lol. He must know a good 30-foot-costume making guy haha.

Mr Neither

7/24/2022 04:13:53 am

I just imagine the Professor frantically repainting his 50 foot robot last minute or maybe he got lucky and "The attack of the 30ft Hippy was the latest Japenease Monster Movie blockbuster.

WildwindVampire link

7/24/2022 07:22:25 am

Ha!

Becker

7/24/2022 10:02:11 am

Lmfao

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