Weekly Poll #144

8/28/2022

Thank you to Shadowscooby for coming up with this poll idea! There are quite a few episodes that have extremely brief beach scenes (i.e. "Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright" and "There's a Demon Shark in the Foggy Dark"). However, to try to keep the number of options in this poll manageable, I kept it to episodes that had a beach as the main setting. If for some reason there's any that I missed that you feel should be included, please feel free to let me know in the comments!

With last week's results, we had 29 different options! Since the paragraph would be massive if I had a sentence for each option ("in twenty-second place we have..." lol), I'm just going to break down last week's results for favorite sorcery in list format.
What is your favorite episode featuring a sorcerer as a villain?
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost - 20
Scared a Lot in Camelot - 9
Which Witch is Which? - 8
To Switch a Witch - 4
The Warlock of Wimbledon - 4
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob - 4
The Ozark Switch Witch - 3
Wizards & Warlocks - 3
Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery - 3
The Wedding Witch of Wainsly Hall! - 3
Scoobra Kadoobra - 2
Riva Ras Regas - 2
The Cursed Cabinet of Professor Madds Markson! - 2
The Sorcerer's a Menace! - 1
Excalibur Scooby - 1
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf - 1
House of the Nightmare Witch - 1
Web of the Dreamweaver - 1
Sorcerer Snacks Scare - 1

0 Votes
Swamp Witch
Scooby's Desert Dilemma
Scooby's Trip to Ahz
Tragic Magic
When You Witch Upon a Star
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
The Dragon's Secret
Halloween

123 Comments

Becker

8/28/2022 09:36:37 am

It's between the first 3 options. Some of the others like Scooby Dude and Aloha are quite good too, but those 3 are great and really close. I'll ultimately go with A Clue for Scooby-Doo, one of the most iconic episodes and monsters. The first half of Creepy Heap would win it, but the second half isn't as strong, thus dropping below A Clue and Shark Island.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 10:39:44 am

I actually hadn't read your comment yet when I made my rankings, but I'm so glad to see somebody agrees about "The Creepy Heap of the Deep" having a dropoff in quality. It's weird and kind of a shame, because it would have been the darkest episode of that season if the quality would have stayed consistent IMO. I don't feel the quality dropoff made the second half bad, it's just not quite as strong and felt like it lost some momentum.

Matt

8/28/2022 09:39:35 am

I really like these setting polls

14. Long John Scrappy: Look, I don’t hate the Scrappy shorts, like they are watchable I guess, but what do you expect me to say? They all blend together and can’t compare to the more plot heavily episodes and movies

13. South Seas Scare: ^

12. No Sharking Zone: This always felt like a worse version of Twenty Thousand Screams Under The Sea

11. She Sees Sea Monster By The Sea Shore: Most forgettable episode of WNSD for me by a mile. Granted, that doesn’t make it the worst, but it is close

10. Beach Beastie: I could stand to rewatch this one, but I remember it being better than Ghastly Goals at the very least

9. Reef Grief: Another weaker episode of WNSD, but I give it some points for being just insane

8. Revenge of the Man Crab: Not particularly a standout for early SDMI, but it is pretty good I guess

7. Scooby Dude: Very preachy, but as a fan of Yogi’s Gang of all things, that has its own charm in a way. Drugs are a topic that Scooby understandably stays away from which makes this one special

6. Some Fred Time: An absolutely excellent episode. A big jump up to this one, one of my 5 favorites of Be Cool Scooby Doo

5. Twenty Thousand Screams Under the Sea: I really like this season and this one is very good

4. Creepy Heap From the Deep: Another huge jump here into all time greatness. It is Scooby Doo Show season 2, if you know me, then being in that season alone should tell you how I feel about the episode

3. Aloha Scooby Doo. I don’t know how many people agree, but this is a top ten movie for me easily. I just absolutely adore the vibe in this one

2. A Clue For Scooby Doo: The top two were impossibly close, like maybe the closest of any poll ever. Two of the greatest episodes of all time in my view. This one is an obvious classic and I feel like anyone on a Scooby website already knows that so onto number one:

1. Secret of Shark Island: I didn’t necessarily feel like I needed to stick to episodes/movies where most of the stuff happened at the beach because in this case, the ocean and beach still felt like a big part of the setting even when they were in the house, so I was completely fine with this on that regard. As a huge fan of the New Scooby Doo Movies, this is a top 5 episode of the series EASILY and one of the all time greatest episodes. Sonny and Cher were excellent as guest stars. A Clue For Scooby Doo was REALLY close, but I had to hand it to this slice of perfection

Becker

8/28/2022 10:05:41 am

Those top 2 were the same for me, very hard to choose, but I went with A Clue. Had Creepy Heap's quality stayed the same in the second one as it was in the first half, it would've won.
Beach Beastie is very mediocre, not too far off Ghastly Goals quality.
Always had a soft spot for the Headless Skateboarder lol.
Aloha is in the upper half of the 2003-2009 movies for me. It's not top 10 material (I'd give that to Loch Ness Monster and even Goblin King), but it's still very good. I'd only put Chill Out and the aforementioned two movies above Aloha from the WNSD era (and yes, I always include the 2003 films as part of the WNSD era of movies, cuz they feel exactly the same to the other ones, same vibe, tone, approach and even animation style broadly speaking, the only differences are Velma and Daphne's voice actresses and the more classic character designs rather than the slightly updated/modernized ones, so yeah, they're the same era imo).

Matt

8/28/2022 10:38:53 am

I genuinely feel like A Clue and Shark Island could swap any given day, that is how close they are. I actually do like all of Creepy Heap even if I agree that the first half is better, but even then, it would be hard for it to beat those two for me

Honestly, I maybe shouldn’t have even ranked Beach Beastie with how little I remember, but it is in a very mediocre ranking anyway, but I guess there could be a reason I haven’t gone back

My WNSD era favorites would probably be Legend of the Vampire, Aloha, Loch Ness, and unpopular opinion but Monster of Mexico for being a nostalgia bomb. They all have a shot at being top ten for me, with the first two definitely in it. Goblin King is certainly very polarizing, and one which I never enjoyed

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 10:42:42 am

Goblin King rises to the top of the WNSD era for me for the same reason that you put in your rankings for "Reef Grief," it's just so zany and weird that it's a ton of fun haha. I will say though that my reaction to my first watch of Goblin King was "what the heck did I just watch?", but it really grew on me in my second watch and i've loved it ever sense. Legend of the Vampire, Where's My Mummy, Monster of Mexico, and Aloha are my other favorite WNSD movies (in that order).

Becker

8/28/2022 11:33:05 am

To make it clear, I still enjoy Creepy Heap's second half, I don't dislike it, but it's my least favorite half of an episode from the second season of TSDS. Which makes the quality drop even more noticeable when the first half is one of the best of that season, I adore that part.

My ranking of the WNSD era films would be:
1) Loch Ness Monster
2) Goblin King
3) Chill Out
4) Aloha
5) Legend of the Vampire
6) Where's My Mummy
7) Pirates Ahoy
8) Monster of Mexico
9) Samurai Sword

I mostly enjoy even the lowest placed film of this era. And the absolute best of this era manages to compete with the Innes era. Very unpopular: I have Loch Ness Monster above Witch's Ghost, and Goblin King is just below Witch's Ghost.

Matt

8/28/2022 02:47:07 pm

I’d go:

1. Legend of the Vampire

2. Aloha Scooby Doo

3. Loch Ness Monster

4. Monster of Mexico

5. Pirates Ahoy

6. Chill Out

7. Where’s My Mummy

8. Samurai Sword

9. Goblin King

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:32:13 pm

Mine would be:

1. Goblin King
2. Legend of the Vampire
3. Where's My Mummy?
4. Monster of Mexico
5. Aloha
6. Pirates Ahoy
7. Loch Ness Monster
8. Chill Out
9. Samurai Sword

Becker

8/29/2022 02:35:11 am

One thing we all seem to agree on is that Samurai Sword is a weak point in this era. It's a decent film, but doesn't match the usual quality.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 08:38:26 am

It's a shame since Samurai Sword was Casey Kasem's last time ever voicing Shaggy, but yeah, the film definitely is of lesser quality than the previous films.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 10:38:02 am

I didn't realize there were so many options again for this poll haha.

14. South Seas Scare - so I have this in the opposite order of you, while I do generally agree with your point about how all the Scrappy episodes blend together, this is one of the few I don't. I felt this one was particularly not good because of the ending. It ends with Scrappy just randomly picking up the Lava Monster and throwing him in a volcano. This made the writing feel kind of lazy, or like the writers were crunched for time/didn't know how to end it, so they were like "eh, just have Scrappy throw it in a volcano!" The ending doesn't make any sense, because by that logic, Scrappy could have picked up the Lava Monster and just thrown it in the volcano at any time, thus making the adventure kinda pointless. Idk, I guess this short stands out as particularly bad to me because of how it ends.

13. Long John Scrappy - eh, it's okay I guess. The design for the pirate wasn't great.

12. No Sharking Zone - I didn't dislike this one like you did, and I enjoyed the Seaweed Monster as a villain (wish he would have appeared more, though), but there are a lot better episodes in this list.

11. Twenty Thousand Screams Under the Sea - I like this episode. It's got quite a dark vibe to it, and the villain was quite creepy.

10. Beach Beastie - this was a fun special and it was miles better than Ghastly Goals. The monster was neat.

9. She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore - I actually quite like this episode. Motoshandu was a cool villain and I liked the setting.

8. Reef Grief - quite a good episode, even though I'm not a big fan of Smash Mouth due to some actions in the past few years (I won't get into that though just to avoid getting into political stuff). It's definitely a bit of a weaker WNSD episode, but I agree it's craziness earns it some points.

7. Revenge of the Man Crab - I really enjoy this episode. Particularly the villain is cool-looking.

6. Scooby Dude - Drugs! Yuck! Patooey! (or whatever Scooby said lol). This is certainly an interesting novelty episode, given Scooby has never had an "after school special" episode like this one before. The Headless Skateboarder is also a super unique concept for a villain.

5. Aloha Scooby-Doo - I wouldn't put this in my top 10 personally, but it is a great movie with an amazing setting and villain.

4. The Creepy Heap from the Deep - here's where it gets tough. I love all The Scooby-Doo Show episodes, and I'd argue the first half of this is one of the darkest episodes of the season and series. However, this is possibly an unpopular opinion, but I kind of think that this one devolves into "The Warlock of Wimbledon" territory in a way. Not in the sense it turns to complete chaos...I moreso mean that the first half is amazingly creepy whereas the quality kind of returns to that of a normal Scooby episode in the second half, which is a bummer. That scene where Captain Clemens loses his soul to the creature in his house, and then chases Shaggy and Scooby around is terrifying. Same with the gang being chased up that cliff by the monster at the beginning. In the second half, it feels like there's a switch where the captain is far less scary and it gets a little goofy (i.e. where Scooby gets captured and calmly says "he got me" as the monster is ensnaring him in seaweed). It's a funny moment, but I wish it would have been in another episode, because I liked how creepy the first half was.

3. A Clue for Scooby-Doo - I feel a little weird putting this so low, but just goes to show how close these top 3 options are for me in this poll! I won't deny this one is an absolute classic with an iconic villain.

2. Secret of Shark Island - this was impossibly tough to pick between these two, because I'm a huge fan of The New Scooby-Doo Movies as well and this is one of my favorite episodes. I love the setting of the hotel and the beach and as you said, Sonny and Cher were amazing guest stars. However, it was slightly behind the #1 choice...

1. Some Fred Time - Probably the funniest episode in the franchise, and the writing for this was so solid. I love the Vampire Mummy Werewolf Ghost lol. This episode is just so goofy that I can't help but love it, and the mystery is excellent too. It was really tough picking between this and "The Secret of Shark Island," but I've got to go with this one.

Matt

8/28/2022 10:54:34 am

Oh NOW I remember South Seas Scare, yeah I am sticking to it behind ahead of Long John Scrappy though because now that I know that is the episode that is tied to, that one sticks out to me, similar to how Hot House Scooby is one of my favorites of the series

I don’t dislike No Sharking Zone, it just felt similar to the other episode which is much better

I have no idea what Smash Mouth has done because I haven’t kept up with them, but that is disappointing to hear

I gotta admit, I am VERY surprised to hear you say that about Creepy Heap From the Deep considering I have always remembered that being one of your very favorites. I definitely see where you both are coming from. I feel like I kinda agree as well even though I like the second half. It has always been my second least favorite of the season and that subconsciously could be a reason why it has been

I don’t blame you for Some Fred Time being number one, if I didn’t have such a classic bias, I could see it being closer there. It is a standout of modern Scooby

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 11:09:57 am

"Hothouse Scooby" is definitely a fun one, just because it is so over-the-top crazy and wacky haha.

Ah okay, gotcha.

I guess I can just say it and anyone's welcome to disagree with me as long as it doesn't turn into a political argument; they were holding concerts during the COVID quarantine and leading the audience in chants of something like "we won't let a stupid virus ruin our fun, right?" at every concert. Without getting political, it just seems kind of immature to me, and it's unfortunate because I do like a few of their more famous songs ("All Star," "Walkin' on the Sun," the ones in the Scooby episodes, etc.). They've also been known to troll/mock other artists on social media, i.e. they posted something on social media about how Taylor Swift's "Folklore" was "more like Borelore, this trash sucks!" I can understand disliking another artist or maybe even playfully poking fun of them, but consistently mocking other artists and making middle school level insults like that further makes me feel they're immature and not really respect them as a band. Just my opinion, though.

Haha "The Creepy Heap from the Deep" is definitely still one of my favorites. The incredible first half makes it rise above a lot of the other season 2 episodes, and I still like the second half; I just think it could have been a little stronger.

Becker

8/28/2022 11:38:23 am

I haven't mentioned Some Fred Time at all in my comments, just wanna say that I don't find it a modern Scooby classic personally. It's possibly in my top 5 BCSD, but I don't guarantee that. In Space is the BCSD episode that stands out to me as the best one.

Never cared about Smash Mouth aside from the memes. Didn't even remember they were in Reef Grief honestly.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 12:57:27 pm

I'm a big fan of "In Space" as well. It wasn't an instant favorite for me like "Some Fred Time," but it's grown on me.

I don't think I even know what the Smash Mouth memes are haha.

Matt

8/28/2022 02:40:08 pm

@Wildwind: I definitely agree with you 1000%. Very irresponsible to dismiss the virus like that, and it is VERY immature. The second part reminds me of Damon Albarn from Blur and the Gorillaz, as well as the Gallaghers from Oasis who are all very rude to other artists on Twitter. Even then, they at least have made some great music (even if I can’t stand Wonderwall lol). Dissing Folklore (a truly excellent album, Taylor’s best) from the band who is known for being a meme and Shrek is laughable. Smash Mouth wishes they could make an album that good

In Space is actually my favorite from the series as well. My top 3 are In Space, Doo Not Disturb, and Some Fred Time (literally the most basic Be Cool list ever)

Other highlights off the top of my head are:
World of Witchcraft
Party Like it’s 1899
Into the Mouth of Madcap
How to Train Your Coward (Probably number 4)
among others

So much fun

Becker

8/28/2022 03:42:05 pm

@Wildwind, the Smash Mouth menes are part of the Shrek memes.

Some other highlights of BCSD besides In Space for me (in no order):
Mystery 101
Grand Scam
Me, Myself, and A.I.
Area 51 Adjacent
If You Can't Scooby-Doo the Time, Don't Scooby-Doo the Crime
The Norse Case Scenario
The People vs. Fred Jones
Some Fred Time
How to Train Your Coward
Doo Not Disturb
Ghost in the Mystery Machine
Night of the Upsetting Shorts
Professor Huh? (both parts)

This is basically my top 15 of the show. These are the episodes I'd put in Awesome Tier. Only thing I'm sure though is that In Space is my #1.
Most of the rest of the series is Good or Great Tier, however there are a few that would fall in Okay or even Bad Tier.

Becker

8/28/2022 03:44:01 pm

Memes*

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:30:58 pm

@Matt I completely agree Folklore is one of Taylor's best albums (although Red (Taylor's Version) is probably my all-time favorite from her), Smash Mouth could never make an album that good lol. I didn't know Damon Albarn or Gallaghers make fun of people on Twitter like that, that's unfortunate to hear.

"Some Fred Time," "Doo Not Disturb," "Professor Huh?", "World of Witchcraft" and "Vote Velma" are my favorites from Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, so we have a very similar list! Some of my other highlights are "Night of the Upsetting Shorts," "Party Like It's 1899," "How to Train Your Coward," "Into the Mouth of Madcap," and "There Wolf."

@Becker, ah gotcha I didn't realize it was the same thing as the Shrek memes.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:37:36 pm

Actually, I can just give my full list of favorite BCSD episodes:

1. Some Fred Time
2. Doo Not Disturb
3. Professor Huh Part 1
4. Professor Huh Part 2
5. World of Witchcraft
6. Vote Velma
7. Night of the Upsetting Shorts
8. Party Like It's 1899
9. How to Train Your Coward
10. Into the Mouth of Madcap
11. There Wolf
12. Halloween
13. Saga of the Swamp Beast
14. I Scooby Dooby Do
15. Mystery 101
16. Silver Scream
17. American Goth
18. The People vs. Fred Jones
19. Scroogey Doo
20. Sorcerer Snacks Scare
21. Scary Christmas
22. In Space
23. The Curse of Kaniaku
24. Where There's a Will, There's a Wraith
25. Area 51 Adjacent
26. Trading Chases
27. Mysteries on the Disorient Express
28. Omelettes Are Forever
29. Ghost in the Mystery Machine
30. Naughty or Ice
31. All Paws on Deck
32. Fright of Hand
33. Be Cold, Scooby-Doo!
34. Protein Titans 2
35. Renn Scare
36. Worst in Show
37. Gremlin on a Plane
38. If You Can't Scooby-Doo the Time, Don't Scooby-Doo the Crime
39. Screama Donna
40. Grand Scam
41. El Bandito
42. Junkyard Dogs
43. Be Quiet, Scooby-Doo!
44. Me, Myself & AI
45. The Norse Case Scenario
46. Giant Problems
47. Eating Crow
48. Greece Is the Word
49. Kitchen Frightmare
50. Game of Chicken
51. Poodle Justice
52. The Curse of Half-Beard's Booty
53. Pizza O'Possum's

Becker

8/29/2022 03:02:36 am

@Wildwind, I'm surprised American Goth is in the top 20, that's one of the very few BCSD episodes I would put in Bad Tier. I really don't enjoy that episode. I don't like the main plot regarding Shaggy and Amelia at all, nor do I like Amelia in general, very one note to me. The setting and theme has no appeal, Lord Morlack is irritating af, and the culprit is kind of a nothing character. The Plant Monster is just weird, the design seems kinda off – and going along with that – Daphne trying to "understand" the monster as her daphneism of the day falls straight up flat, doesn't work at all. Once every few episodes in this series, the daphneism of the day is just way too stupid/annoying/insane for me and detracts from the episode more than anything, this is one of those times. This episode ends up dull by the end. To be honest, the most memorable part of American Goth is that Velma says nothing in the second half of the episode (or even more than half) except like one short sentence right before the third act. She gets jack shit for lines as if the writer forgot she existed lmao, it's ironically funny (funnier than anything else in the episode...). It's especially awkward when the gang are doing their thing at the end with explaining the villain's plan, during which usually Velma is the one talking the most, but this time she stays completely silent and all the others fill that void and you can't help but notice the strangeness in the air regarding it.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 08:47:54 am

I believe I can say this since JCB has said it publicly a number of times, but I think part of my soft spot for that episode is that Amelia is based off of a real person, and I know her, so I think that elevated the episode a bit for me. JCB had mentioned (I think on ScoobyAddicts) that Amelia was supposed to be more three-dimensional rather than just straight-up spooky. Lord Morlack definitely was irritating, though. I don't really remember the Daphneism enough to comment on it; it's been a few years since I've seen the episode. I definitely didn't remember that Velma says one line in the whole second half, wow haha. I genuinely don't remember her staying silent the entire reveal scene. I guess either JCB forgot she existed or all her lines got edited out haha. I remember this was one of those ones JCB said got edited heavily after he left.

Becker

8/29/2022 09:20:33 am

Well, however she was supposed to be, Amelia is definitely not three-dimensional in the end product. I could not buy anything between her and Shaggy at any single point, they have zero chemistry. Makes you only wonder how tf they were together in the past.
The side characters are all unlikable (except Jeff maybe), they're just the most stereotypical surface-level basic goth caricatures you could possibly imagine. Their weird-ass plot (and setting all around) only compounds that. Unpleasant and uninteresting to watch.
As far as the daphneism, I don't blame you for forgetting it lol. It's one of those that's annoying in the moment and then leaves your mind as soon as the episode ends. Not good.
Velma is completely useless, merely there to take up space if anything. The episode is NOT written by JCB. He had nothing to do with it aside from his usual story editor job (which obviously doesn't deal with dialogue). American Goth was written by Michael Ludy actually, the only Scooby-Doo episode he ever wrote (no wonder why, didn't do a good job imo).
Not even the mystery is a redeemable quality. It's the second worst episode of Be Cool. You should give it a rewatch, cuz in my opinion it doesn't deserve to be ahead of any episode except Pizza O'Possum.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 04:47:24 pm

Here's the link to the post of JCB's on ScoobyAddicts I was talking about: https://scoobyaddicts.proboards.com/post/48172/thread

I definitely agree with you Amelia was pretty personality-less in the end product. I didn't remember it, but apparently JCB also said that the goth leader was also supposed to be much different. He also claims in the post that he wrote it alongside Michael Ludy, but I suppose that could just be in a story editing capacity. I'll have to give it a rewatch since I haven't watched that one in years now.

Becker

8/29/2022 05:59:30 pm

I know that Lord Morlack was supposed to be a Trent Reznor parody, and then somehow turned into a weirdo kid who starts whining and bitching and... why are those people even listening to that idiotic child in the first place? There's no logic to the story.
That's not even the strangest thing about the episode as I've already ranted in my previous comments.
Seems like Amelia's character was completely changed too. I don't know who she was based on initially, but she surely doesn't remotely feel like a real person in what we have. She's only based on goth stereotypes at this point.

JCB is not credited as a writer on the episode, so what he meant is probably just that he was supervising and story editing, the usual y'know.
Reading that post, I can't imagine JCB's happy with this episode either compared to how he seemingly envisioned it in early story editing stages before Ludy or the director or the producers or all of the above started making more and more changes to it during the process.
He echoes some of my big criticisms with the episode too. Especially everything regarding the awful Shaggy & Amelia plotline. So the crappy quality would be much better explained if his involvement was genuinely nothing more than story editor honestly.

Sorry if I keep throwing shade at this episode left, right and center, but it's not enjoyable in any way, it's really bad imo. It's not far from reaching SH!T Tier territory the more I think about it, it could be bottom of the barrel.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 10:03:19 pm

The goth leader being a weird whining guy makes no sense at all. I don't know what whoever put that in there was thinking, but it didn't work. Amelia didn't bother me much from what I can remember, but I agree they made her too much of a stereotype.

I'm sure you're right about JCB. Honestly, I'm not really sure if the issues he's having were caused by Michael Ludy, or if executives were asking for changes without JCB's permission. Obviously JCB's not going to throw Ludy under the bus if that were the case, but I am curious if he meant that Ludy was changing the script to be what it ended up being, or if the producers/directors were changing things.

You're fine, you're allowed to strongly dislike episodes haha.

Becker

8/30/2022 03:25:03 am

I feel like the Lord Morlack changes specifically were down to the director more than anything else. JCB said his dialogue didn't really change, so that couldn't have been Ludy's fault. Nor do I think it was the execs' fault, cuz they would've messed with it in more different ways and on more fronts that influence or would have a domino effect on some other elements in production. I feel like Andy Thom, the director, saw the character's onscreen representation differently from what the script was trying to convey and so made the call to change his appearance himself to fit his vision better. That's just the case of Morlack though.
Of course that's only one of the many problems of this episode, which I'm not gonna start ranting again about lol, but I will say is that I sense which of the other issues were down to Ludy and which were down to producers. From all I know about production meddling in general I think I can put my finger on who was more at fault for what. In the end, all three sides messed up in separate areas, the writer, the director, the (exec) producers – leaving us with a shitty episode.

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 10:33:36 am

All very good points, and I think you're right. I was thinking it was maybe possible it could have been execs, since I know they basically took away the story editor role from JCB with those two shorts and one of the execs took it over.

Becker

8/30/2022 10:54:50 am

I don't think the story editor role was taken by anyone. What I know is that Jeff Mednikow, one of the Be Cool directors, made those two shorts on his own without JCB, he wrote and directed them.

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 01:45:15 pm

Yep, Jeff is who I was talking about. I had just meant that Jeff took on the story editor and writer role without JCB's involvement, so I think we're saying the same thing, I just probably didn't word it as well as I could have.

Becker

8/30/2022 02:12:28 pm

I think I was more focused on the exec part of the comment with my explanantion, cuz Jeff wasn't an exec in the real sense, he was a director and then during the second season also promoted to producer (the regular type). So kind of a one man machine for those 2 shorts since he also became the writer for them (the only things he wrote). Valiant effort trying all three main roles at the same time with that, credit where its due, even though the end product wasn't really that good (especially Pizza O'Possum's).

Becker

8/30/2022 02:20:56 pm

Explanation*

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 03:55:38 pm

Ah okay, I see what you were saying. I didn't particularly like his writing for those two episodes, especially "Pizza O'Possum's," but it would definitely take a lot of effort balancing all those three positions at once.

Becker

8/30/2022 04:30:33 pm

While Daphne is deplorable in Pizza O'Possum's (she's kinda up and down the whole show a bit, but this episode takes the cake) and by association Velma and their whole plot is garbage too, I think that at the very least the other plot between Shaggy, Scooby and the toy is pretty nice and wholesome. Fred and the animatronic monster were decent too. But obviously the short length sucks and detracts from the mystery and throws off the pace. Half-Beard's Booty knew that and so made a novelty episode with no mystery basically, just a fun enough little experience with the gang and Captain Cutler, who finally got something to shine in after being just pure occasional gag material.

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 09:15:31 pm

I like "Pizza O'Possum's" in the sense it gives us some sweet Shaggy moments. I agree though that Daphne was awful in this episode, as was Velma's video game addiction plotline. It felt like it was written by somebody who didn't understand Daphne, because although she's quirky and weird, she'd never be cruel to her friends like she was when she was taunting Velma to play video games. That didn't even make sense.

Matt

8/28/2022 02:43:46 pm

Updates:

I am choosing not to put Hassle in the Castle on my list because it just doesn’t even feel like a beach episode enough to be on my list. I’ll include the other two though

A Tiki Scare Is No Fair: between Creepy Heap and Twenty Thousand Screams

Creepy Tangle: Between Reef Grief and Beach Beastie

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:24:48 pm

Agreed on Hassle in the Castle. "A Tiki Scare is No Fair" would be between "Revenge of the Man Crab" and "Reef Grief!" "A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle" would be between "She Sees Sea Monsters at the Sea Shore" and Beach Beastie. LEGO Scooby-Doo: Blowout Beach Bash would be dead last for me. It's my second least favorite thing in the entire franchise (only beat out by "A Mystery Solving Gang Divided!").

Becker

8/29/2022 05:43:13 am

Oh wow the Funky Phantom ep of Guess Who is the absolute worst of the entire franchise? I knew you hated it (same), but I thought there'd be a lot more unwatchable crap. For me Curse of the 13th Ghost is straight up dumpster fire and takes the crown for biggest piece of crap Scooby-Doo has ever seen personally (surpassed Mystery Map over time).
Obviously I really don't like Gang Divided either, it's probably the bottom of the barrel of a show I don't even like (so that's definitely a fun experience to have lol), but I'd still rather watch that than a lot of Scrappy shorts which are pure nothingness, or some other films like Curse of the 13G, Mystery Map, Return to ZI, Lake Monster, Beach Bash.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 08:52:04 am

The arguing made it nearly unwatchable for me; it's so in-your-face that it nearly dominates the entire episode. Blowout Beach is second, Ghastly Goals is third just due to the general laziness of the animation and mystery. The plot felt extremely thin and underdeveloped to me. I would say Curse of the 13th Ghost and Return to Zombie Island are fourth and fifth. I didn't hate Mystery Map; in fact I thought it was an interesting follow-up to A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. I will admit I only saw it the once back on its release day in 2013 though. I didn't think it was great, but I don't find it unwatchable like the others.

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 10:31:43 am

Just rereading my comment and noticed I completely forgot "Ransom of Scooby Chief," which would definitely be fourth.

Becker

8/30/2022 10:57:27 am

I'll be honest, I don't hate Ransom of Scooby Chief. It has no right to exist, but it's so bad it's good. It's a fun trainwreck, which is always better to watch than a frustrating trainwreck (looking at you 13th Ghost...).

Jacob Staggs

8/30/2022 12:50:50 pm

Poor Ransom of Scooby Chief! Oh, well, it's my third favorite of that season.

Matt

8/30/2022 04:22:58 pm

I feel like my episodes I would choose for my least favorite of the franchise have to be episodes from series that I like otherwise. Sure, the Mystery Gang Divided was truly abysmal, but I don't even like Guess Who as a whole in general, so it is hard to care that much

My least favorite episode of all time HAS to be Ransom of Scooby Chief. Worse than all of the shorts that came after it because at least those had the decency to be short. Scooby of the Jungle is pretty close

Becker

8/30/2022 04:44:38 pm

The thing is though, I'd rather sit through a crap episode of a show I like (Ransom of Scooby Chief, Scooby of the Jungle, even fking Jaguaro) than a crap episode of a show I dislike (A Mystery Solving Gang Divided, most Scrappy shorts). Because if I don't even enjoy some of the best of ths latter show, then watching its bottom of the barrel is unbearable. I'd rather scrape the worst of a show I enjoy because there's gonna be at least some good elements carried over from the rest of the show to grasp on to. There's nothing to latch on to with a shit episode for the standards of a show you're not even a fan of, there's nothing that helps you get through it even on a superficial level. Basically, if Jaguaro was made in Guess Who's style and vibe while otherwise keeping the actual episode itself the same, I'd hate it even more than the TSDS version, cuz there's at least some charm and such in the latter.

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 09:13:51 pm

It's funny, I actually thought about this more over the past couple days and wrote up a post about my least favorites to come sometime in the near future. They're in a different order than I listed here, but I looked at it more objectively at the worst episodes of the franchise period, regardless of whether I liked the series or not. Thinking about it, a couple of the Scrappy episodes rise above the rest as being truly awful. I guess I just think of it more as "really bad for the quality of the series," because if I were to pick my top 5 worst episodes in general, they'd probably all be Scrappy. "A Mystery Solving Gang Divided" falls into that category for me.

Matt

8/30/2022 10:22:15 pm

I think I might be changing my mind on this a little bit. I think I am sticking to where yeah, I could name most episodes of a series I don't like on a list, but it is the ones that REALLY stand out as being particularly awful that DO rise to the top of the list of the worst episodes. Scooby Dooby Guru is one of these episodes, and I forgot about it earlier, but it is one of the worst things to ever come out of the franchise

So I guess my point stands for an average episode of a series I don't like, but for the true bottom of the barrel for those series, yeah I've changed my mind a little bit

WildwindVampire link

8/31/2022 10:38:43 am

Yeah, "Scooby Dooby Guru" is one of most awful episodes ever for me too. There have definitely been other episodes with some not so-great-representation, like "Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!" and "Mystery Mask Mix-Up." I would go so far as to argue "Scooby Dooby Guru" is racist. Whereas the poor representation is a smaller aspect of those other episodes, this episode's whole premise is them being chased around by a museum Indian guard chasing them around the city riding an elephant. The voice of the guard also sounds like the most awful impression of an Indian person you could imagine. Sorry to be so negative, but yeah, this is truly the bottom of the barrel for the franchise for the entire plot just being a series of grossly misinformed stereotypes about Indian culture.

Matt

8/31/2022 11:04:17 am

Even if I were to look past the stereotypes as being a different time (which I am NOT in this case), the episode itself still sucks on top of that. Seriously, this episode is one of the prime examples of Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy deservedly getting themselves into trouble just by being general a-holes. Just awful in every single aspect

WildwindVampire link

8/31/2022 04:40:57 pm

Absolutely agreed. Knocking over a priceless statue at the Taj Mahal and then running away is pretty awful.

Mr Neither

8/28/2022 11:34:58 am

Went for Creapy Heap, that one is a classic and unlike some focuses solely on the beach. Erm, ScoobySnax, might I also enquire where is Hassle in the Castle? I feel if you throw Clue for Scooby Doo in here, then that should be to.

Becker

8/28/2022 11:42:27 am

You could say the same about Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle. The beach side of those episodes is kinda small though, they don't come to mind when thinking about beach episodes, however A Clue for Scooby-Doo does.

Mr Neither

8/28/2022 03:22:12 pm

Not really for me. I think of the first part of the episode for a Clue and that's it. It's minimal in my eyes.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 12:54:40 pm

I can include both of those; I hadn't for the reason that Becker said, since those episodes aren't very focused on the beach.

Shadowscooby

8/28/2022 12:46:55 pm

I’m going with A Clue for Scooby Doo. The villains was the best part of the episode.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 12:53:49 pm

Captain Cutler's groan is iconic IMO. Even if he has been a bit overused in recent callbacks, I still love Captain Cutler as a villain. He's one of my faves from SDWAY.

Shadowscooby

8/28/2022 12:54:10 pm

Would you consider putting A Tiki Scare Is No Fair. It’s on an island and Scooby was shown surfing in the water. If Aloha is here, I think Tiki scare deserves a spot.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 12:54:59 pm

Sure, I can add that!

Mr Neither

8/28/2022 03:22:58 pm

Another Great Shout!

Jakob123

8/28/2022 03:19:43 pm

A Clue for Scooby-Doo (Great)

Hassle in the Castle (Great)

A Tiki Scare is No Fair (Great)

The Secret of Shark Island (Good)

The Creepy Heap from the Deep (Great)

A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle (Great)

Scooby-Dude (Good with a very strong and serious message)

She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore (Great)

Aloha Scooby-Doo (Great)

Reef Grief (Great and all...but I think it needs a better episode title.)

Revenge of the Man Crab (Great)

Scooby-Doo and the Beach Beastie (Haven't seen yet)

Some Fred Time (Great)

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:19:01 pm

Nice list! I'd recommend watching Beach Beastie if you get a chance, I enjoyed it.

Jakob123

8/28/2022 08:19:14 pm

I would like to mention that The Curse of Half-Beard's Booty had a little bit of a beach setting as well did it not?

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 09:46:22 pm

I'd only seen the episode once so I forgot about that, but you're right! I can add that to the options.

Jacob Staggs

8/28/2022 03:23:33 pm

That's a lot of fantastic choices! I have not seen Some Fred Time.
Here's my rankings.
16) Revenge of the Man Crab - It's a Mystery Incorporated episode.
15) Creepy Heap from the Deep - Boring!
14) Aloha Scooby Doo - Daphne surfing was the only good parts.
13) Scooby Dude - Nice message against drugs and great villain design. That's about it.
12) Reef Grief - Cool monster design. That's it.
11) Beach Beastie - It's alright.
10) She Sees Sea Monsters - Daphne is great and I like Shaggy and Scooby's Shades.
9) South Seas Scare - I love the monster design and Shaggy's hawaiian shirt.
8) No Sharking Zone - A very aesthetically pleasing episode. Great villain designs, great location, I love the gang's swimsuits. It just has absolutely no substance.
7) 20,000 Screams- Great villain design. Great swim wear.
6) Long John Scrappy - Hilarity on the high seas!
5) Secret of Shark Island - Sonny and Cher completely steal the Show!
4)Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle- Everything is nearly perfect.
3) A Tiki Scare is No Fair - A comedy classic.
2) A Clue for Scooby Doo - One of the best episodes in the franchise.
1) Hassle in the Castle - The best thing in the entire franchise!

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:20:36 pm

I'm surprised to see "Creepy Heap from the Deep" so low on your list, but otherwise I would say I agree with the general order a lot of your choices, other than "No Sharking Zone." It's interesting how it's higher on your list even though you seem to dislike it more than i do.

Drakosleuth

8/28/2022 03:41:11 pm

I choose "Aloha, Scooby Doo!" It is one of my favorite childhood movies to watch, and I just love the vibe of the movie.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:21:07 pm

I love Aloha too! One of my favorites of the WNSD films (and there's a lot of great ones).

Shadowscooby

8/28/2022 03:55:51 pm

Where’s Blowout Beach Bash?

Becker

8/28/2022 04:03:27 pm

Too horrible to deserve a place on the poll. Lol, but seriously though, how didn't anyone realize the movie that has beach in the title is missing from the beach poll until now? Speaks volumes of Blowout Beach Bash's memorability lmao.

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:21:57 pm

Apparently it is very forgettable because I didn't even think about including that one lol. I added it now, though. It would definitely be at the bottom of my rankings; one of the worst things in the franchise IMO.

Amber noel

8/28/2022 06:23:49 pm

Apparently is say that theirs a scooby doo and tmnt crossover coming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scooby-Doo_media

WildwindVampire link

8/28/2022 07:22:22 pm

Seems like it's been deleted as I don't see it there anymore, so unfortunately it was probably just someone adding a hoax.

Amber noel

8/28/2022 10:47:13 pm

Having it being taken doesn't make it a hoax but until we get offiical comfirmation about the films existence I taking it as a huge grain of salt.

Becker

8/29/2022 03:15:43 am

It does not exist, someone (likely a kid) messed around with the wikipedia article and obviously got taken down shortly after. There's zero inside information or source about such a thing, which is something we've gotten for pretty much every Scooby project in advance for years now. That in itself is already enough to confirm it's a hoax. If someone actually had inside info on the possibility of this film, this is not how they would show it, they would never choose to only hint at it through a quick wikipedia edit, which any troll can do, and nothing else. Trust me, I've seen a lot of crap edited on wikipedia along the years that got deleted and never happened, none of it is ever true. Even the idea of a TMNT/Scooby crossover itself makes no sense anyway (classic sign of a wikipedia troll).

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 08:34:17 am

Agreed with Becker, and in addition, I took a look at the edit history, and if you go to the talk page of the person who added it, it shows they have a history of adding fake things because other users have warned them a bunch of times about making unconstructive edits. So yeah, it's definitely a hoax.

Jayden

8/29/2022 04:32:18 am

So many great ones. My favourites are:
Some Fred Time (Super creative and enjoyable episode)
A Clue For Scooby Doo (Not one of my favs from SDWAY I enjoyed it but I preferred others. But it's just so classic
Aloha Scooby Doo (Always loved this film)
The Creepy Heap from the Deep (Such an enjoyable and creative episode.)
Even though I think I prefer the others, I picked some fred time because it's such a great episode in a good series but SDWAY is a way better series so I picked the great episode from the decent series.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 08:52:34 am

Glad to see some love for "Some Fred Time" :)

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 07:18:07 am

A Clue for Scooby Doo:
This was a good episode. The Ghost of Captain Cutler was a great and really creepy villain. I liked that he was glowing and those moans were spooky. It was interesting to see that the monster was Captain Cutler himself.

The ending was funny with Scooby Doo magically drinking all of everybody’s malts. How did he do that? That’s an actual mystery.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 04:37:02 pm

I loved this episode! Captain Cutler is such an iconic villain with his creepy design and spooky moans. I wouldn't have expected it to be Captain Cutler himself when I first saw the episode.

Indeed, it's technically the first unsolved mystery in the franchise haha.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 07:18:54 am

Hassle In The Castle:
I really like this episode. It had a really creepy and spooky tone. The Phantom of Vazquez castle was the star of this episode for me. He was very creepy as well as his laughing.

The skull giving Shaggy and Scooby directions was creepy. Shaggy asked for a ham sandwich, mustard, and then to cut it in half. That was creepy but convenient for him.

I liked how this episode used a lot of magic stuff. Scooby with the magic hat, Shaggy in that saw box, Fred and Daphne on the magic carpet, the magic closets.

It was interesting to see Fred, Daphne, Scooby together and running away from the phantom.

This episode was also debut first trap of the entire franchise. It was a cool reference of the Black Knight from the first episode to be used in the trap.

Scooby dressing up as John Wayne and going against the phantom was funny.

The culprit being a magician totally makes sense seeing all the magic props throughout the episode.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:01:56 am

I enjoyed this episode too! Despite just being a sheet ghost, I really liked the villain. The skull was definitely very creepy. The first trap was super elaborate and cool. It was interesting the culprit was somebody we'd never met before.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 07:20:09 am

A Tiki Scare is No Fair:
I really enjoyed this episode. The Witch Doctor was a good villain. I liked his first appearance when he was glowing, everything turned red and that he was wanting everybody to leave. Mano Tiki Tia was a great villain. The Ghost Drums were creepy.

I liked that reference of Tarzan. I enjoyed the door scene with Shaggy and Scooby’s shenanigans haha. It was kind of surprising that the culprit was John Simms. The old man was creepy. Finding out that he’s Lt Tomoro was also a surprise. The ending was funny with Scooby taking Shaggy’s poy.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:02:55 am

I liked this episode too! The Witch Doctor was a very creepy villain, and I thought the ghost drums were creepy too. I also liked Mano Tiki Tia. I was very surprised the culprit was John Simms, and was also surprised about the undercover agent.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 07:20:40 am

The Secret of Shark Island:
This was a good episode. Sonny and Cher were really good guest stars. Sonny was all goofy while Cher was all sarcastic. They basically made the whole episode watchable.

The Pescado Diabolical (Shark God) were great and creepy villains. I liked that they reused the creepy sound from A Clue for Scooby Doo.

Milo Meekly being the culprit was pretty obvious. You can literally see him in the booth. The bot with his Bear aid was funny. Him snarling all the time was also funny.

It was surprising to see Matilda the Maid was actually Matt Hildago, an investigation agent.

After all that, Sonny and Shaggy wanted seafood. Cher was like after running into the Shark Gods, they seriously wanted seafood. She put her foot down and the whole hotel went down in the water. Sonny then made a comment about her being down the house, kissed her then she said “Scooby Dooby Doo” haha.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:04:42 am

This was an amazing episode. Sonny and Cher were awesome guest stars. I loved the Pescado Diabolico as the villain, and it was interesting there were multiple of them at the end. That sound from "A Clue for Scooby-Doo" sounded really good reused here. I was surprised about the undercover agent too.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 08:21:02 am

The Creepy Heap From The Deep:
This is the darkest beach episode and I liked it. The Creepy Heap was a really great and creepy villain. His backstory of him being an evil sailor and turned into a horrible monster by his fellow ship mates and takes the souls of others was super dark.

When the gang left, the creature attacked Captain Clemens and stole his soul. He tried to leave a message on the table which looks like blood. The look on his face when he is soulless is just so creepy. It was even creepier that he is now under the monster’s control and has to steal souls. Shaggy’s and Scooby being scared by a crab and running away.

Some funny stuff in this episode. Shaggy going against the fish he caught. Scooby trying to wipe away the monster foot prints. Scooby locking the door and throwing the key and leaving himself out. The beach hermit making monster sounds and giving Scooby to his pet shark.

The motive was pretty ingenious. Captain Clemens using the submarine to help criminals escape the country. Each criminal puts on the monster suit scare people off the beach, signal the ship to be ready, go to the submarine and Captain Clemens would change the criminals appearance and give him phony papers.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:07:04 am

I love how dark this episode is. The Creepy Heap was a pretty terrifying villain considering his backstory. My favorite of the two villains though was Captain Clemens. It was super creepy how he had his soul stolen by the creature then chased Shaggy and Scooby trying to steal their souls too. I remember being freaked out by that as a kid haha.

I found all those moments amusing too haha.

The motive was definitely very ingenious. I wish the second half of the episode would have had the same quality as the first part, though, as I mentioned in a comment above. The second half didn't feel quite as dark to me.

Jakob123

8/29/2022 09:39:29 am

LEGO Scooby-Doo: Blowout Beach Bash (Good and Enjoyable)

The Curse of Half-Beard's Booty (Short but Great)

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 04:35:30 pm

I personally didn't enjoy either of those two, but I'm glad you did!

Jakob123

8/30/2022 06:44:41 am

Well sure I enjoyed them both I mean what's not to like about them?

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 10:35:21 am

I didn't really like the songs in Blowout Beach Bash and Curse of Half Beard's Booty was too short for a mystery to properly develop.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 09:47:26 am

Hey Wildwind you forgot to reply to my comment about A Clue for Scooby Doo.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 04:37:29 pm

Oops sorry about that! I just replied to it now.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 07:03:10 pm

Twenty Thousand Screams Under The Sea:
I liked this episode. It had kind of a dark vibe to it. The Sea Beast of The Aztecs was a good villain. I liked his design. His growling sounds were creepy. The culprit was pretty obvious.

Them finding pearls in the oyster shells is like them finding pearls in outer shells from There’s A Demon Shark In The Foggy Dark. Scooby covering the gang in sand is just like how he did it in Hassle InThe Castle.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:56:03 pm

This was a very dark episode and I enjoyed it. The Sea Beast was a super creepy villain. I agree the culprit was obvious.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 07:03:43 pm

No Sharking Zone:
This episode was just ok. The Seeweed Monster was pretty creepy looking. I wished that he appeared more. The giant shark was just meh.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:56:23 pm

Completely agree with your thoughts 100%.

Shadowscooby

8/29/2022 09:12:50 pm

Scooby Dude:
This episode was pretty neat. The Headless Skateboarder was a pretty creative, cool and creepy villain. He says dude a lot haha. I thought it was funny that Scooby pretended to be the Headless Skateboarder.

It was pretty interesting that this episode focused on a major problem, drugs. This episode came out in the 80s. Drugs was a major problem in the 80s and I’m sure that it’s still a problem today. This episode will hopefully teach kids not to get involved with drugs.

Al being the culprit wasn’t really that surprising. Sandy Sneakers being a part of it was a surprise. Gnarly Charly being an undercover FBI agent was also surprising.

WildwindVampire link

8/29/2022 09:58:26 pm

I really enjoyed this as a novelty episode. I liked how unique the Headless Skateboarder was as a villain. It was cool to meet Velma's Aunt Thelma. It was interesting how this episode was done in an after-school-special like way, but I would say it was done really well. I guessed Al as a culprit from the start, but I didn't think Sandy was involved. I also wasn't expecting there to be an agent undercover in this episode.

Jakob123

8/30/2022 07:08:19 am

I believe that "Night of the Upsetting Shorts," also had a beach setting too mainly cause the episode itself takes place in Florida and all.

Jakob123

8/30/2022 07:14:35 am

By the way the episode itself was good for the most part except I didn't like the Fred's Upsetting Shorts running gag.

Like Scooby-Doo said (His natural state is gross!).

WildwindVampire link

8/30/2022 10:34:23 am

I'd forgotten about that one having a beach setting, I can add that one now.

Shadowscooby

8/30/2022 10:10:03 pm

She Sees Sea Monsters By The Seashore:
I liked this episode. I liked Motoshandu as a villain. The monster also had a cool design. The setting of Faja Manu was nice and beautiful.

Haha Shaggy saying sounds like the salad we had on the airplane when Daphne was describing Motoshandu.

How they found the graveyard of ships in this episode is like how they found the graveyard of ships in A Clue for Scooby Doo.

Crunchy was just trying to protect the sea turtles. It just done in a dangerous, irresponsible, and crazy way.

I kind of felt bad for the gang when they had to give their time share for the Keenan Family after they just solved the mystery.

WildwindVampire link

8/31/2022 11:18:13 am

This was a fun episode with a great villain! I agree with you that the setting was beautiful. It was cool they worked in the graveyard of ships. The culprit's motivation was actually really sweet IMO. I felt bad for the gang too! It's a bummer they didn't get to use their timeshare.

Shadowscooby

8/31/2022 06:02:10 am

Aloha Scooby Doo:
I really enjoyed this movie. The opening of movie was nice. The person singing has a nice voice. I also liked that it showed the ocean and the animals.

The Wiki Tiki was a really great villain. I liked how he was surfing and can breath fire. The Tiny Tikis were also great villains. Them attacking everybody at the beginning was kind of intense.

The gecko looks just like Velma haha. Jared Moon taking that kid’s lollipop and biting it haha. Auntie Mahina telling Shaggy and Scooby that she ate the pie, laughed and they fainted haha. Scooby giving the Wiki Tiki breath spray after he roars in his face haha.

Manu and Pamela Waeewa (Snookie) as the culprits weren’t really that surprising. He got his title of Big Kahuna taken from him from Scooby Doo who won the surfing contest. He deserved that for all he did.

The ending was nice with the gang at the luau celebrating and Scooby operating the tiny tikis making them dance and the gang laughing.

WildwindVampire link

8/31/2022 11:19:32 am

The opening song of this movie might be my favorite of any opening song, tbh. Don Ho has a beautiful voice, and it's crazy that this was his last role ever before passing away. The Wiki Tiki was a cool villain, as were the tini-tikis. That bit with Auntie Mahina and the pie was funny haha. I wasn't surprised by the culprits either; it was pretty obvious.

Shadowscooby

8/31/2022 06:57:50 am

Reef Grief:
I liked this episode. The Coral Creature was a great villain. It was so original. It was also a really creepy villain. It was so surprising to find out that it was actually real and wasn’t really a threat. It even saved Scooby. It was sweet that Scooby waved goodbye and the creature went back where it came from.

Shaggy and Scooby entering a sand castle contest was an interesting plot. People getting sucked into the sand and coming back as sand zombies was creepy.

Haha Shaggy thinking yoga was named after a bear. A reference to Yogi Bear.

Shawn and Shauna as upside down surfers was crazy but interesting.

Rama Yam was really Spencer Johnson, didn’t see that coming. His motive was insane but ingenious having those kids to make an underwater highway.

The ending was nice with Smash Mouth performing a song, everybody dancing, and the gang enjoying the beach. Scooby eating the ice cream sand cone was nasty.

WildwindVampire link

8/31/2022 11:22:34 am

I liked the Coral Creature as a villain and never would have expected it to be real.Yeah, that was sweet that the Coral Creature saved Scooby. I liked the sand castle competition plot. The sand zombies were some pretty crazy villains. The upside down surfing thing was really silly haha. I was really surprised about the culprit. Yeah, Scooby eating the sand was gross haha.

Shadowscooby

8/31/2022 07:57:56 am

Revenge of The Man Crab:
This was a pretty good episode. I really liked the Man-Crab as a villain. He had a pretty cool design. He had a regular arm on one side and had an enormous claw on the other side. It dragging people into the sand reminds me of Reef Grief where people were sucked into the sand. It was creepy seeing its shadow beings the gang at the library.

It was cool seeing Skipper Shelton again and that he had more of a role in this episode. He was even a suspect.

Velma trying to help Shaggy quit eating junk food c’mon. Fred was devastated when Daphne was taken by the Man-Crab.

We see Suzy Chan from Amazing Chan Clan as one of the Volley Ball girls. We also see and older Pebbles and Bam Bam.

They have the old newspaper of the original Mystery Incorporated and Angel sees it. When I first watched this episode, I’m like hmm she’s involved in some kind of way I wonder what it is.

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8/31/2022 11:24:07 am

The Man-Crab was a super cool-looking villain with an amazing design. The references to Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm and Suzy Chan were cool. The plot about Velma forcing Shaggy to quit junk food was annoying. It was sad that Fred was so devastated about losing Daphne.

Shadowscooby

8/31/2022 09:40:54 am

Scooby Doo and The Beach Beastie:
I enjoyed this special. It was an improvement over Ghastly goals I’ll tell you that for sure. I still find Ghastly Goals watchable.

Anyway, the best part of this special was the monster. The sea monster (Aquazilla) was so cool and original. A monster made out of water and can shape shift. They still can come up with monsters after so many years. I also like the backstory of the monster.

I liked that the plot of this special is centered around Fred and his problems with nets. Daphne taking him and the gang to her Uncle Sandy’s Beach Resort to help him relax. He was having a nervous breakdown at the resort.

Scooby falling in love was Shauna was so cute. It’s also interesting that we hear Scooby’s full name, Scooby von Dooenheimer.

Fred’s house in this special looks like the one from Mystery Incorporated. The trap that the gang got caught in at the door is just like the one from Creeping Creatures.

Fred and his obsession with nets actually saved the day. Haha he said nets rule after Grafton was taken away.

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8/31/2022 11:26:19 am

This was a huge improvement over Ghastly Goals. Aquazilla was a really cool villain (interesting name though haha). It was interesting that they carried over several details from SDMI, like Fred's house looking the same, the trap being the same as "Creeping Creatures," and Fred being trap obsessed. I thought it was really cool that Daphne's Uncle Sandy was voiced by Adam West. I'd forgotten about us hearing that Scooby's full name was "Scooby von Dooenheimer" lol.

Shadowscooby

9/1/2022 02:30:31 pm

Lego Scooby Doo Blowout Beach Bash:
This movie was decent enough movie. I liked that the mystery the gang is solving in the beginning is based off Scooby Doo and a Mummy Too.

I liked that the plot of the movie was Fred and Velma making a bet with the Shaggy, Scooby, and Daphne about them never having any fun. I enjoyed the songs in this movie.

The Ghosts of Captain Brutimore Bash and Bonnie Bingo Bell were good and creepy villains. The Culprits being different people set of people (Chad and Chrissy Holdout, Mr. and Mrs. Holdout, and The Sheriff and Deputy) was a surprise.

It was nice of Mr. Monkfish to give all of the property he bought earlier back after everything that’s happen.

The ending was nice of Velma and Fred giving the wigs to Shaggy and Daphne and the everybody was having a party dancing.

I liked that the end credits was showing the monsters and characters from the other two lego productions.

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9/1/2022 03:17:18 pm

I wasn't a huge fan of this movie. I didn't mind the Ghosts of Bonnie Bingo Bell and Captain Rudimore Bash as the villains. The mystery didn't feel very developed, and I felt the songs were quite annoying personally. I enjoyed Haunted Hollywood much better.

Shadowscooby

9/2/2022 09:05:34 am

Yah, Haunted Hollywood is a 100% better than Blowout Beach Bash.

Shadowscooby

9/2/2022 09:06:05 am

Night of The Upsetting Shorts:
This was a really enjoyable episode. The setting of a retirement home is original. The opening scene with the lady’s arguing about their kids and grandkids professions was funny.

The plot of Shaggy being the leader of the gang and Daphne being his girlfriend was unique. Fred wearing upsetting shorts and everybody freaking out was hilarious.

Velma looking like a grandma with the sweater, different glasses, the frizzy hair and in the wheelchair was funny. The cat lady was pretty creepy and silly.

I liked the Ape Man as a villain. He was just as creepy as the Ape Man from Never Ape an Apeman.

I liked the different split. Shaggy and Daphne and Fred, Velma and Scooby.

I should’ve guessed it was Grammy because as the Ape Man she never event after Shaggy. Her motive was sweet. All she wanted to do was just show her friends that her grandson is a good mystery solver.

The ending was so funny with the Fred taking off his clothes showing of his underwear and telling the gang to go hit the beach and everybody shocked.

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9/2/2022 11:10:19 am

I loved this episode! The setting of the retirement home was definitely a very original setting for a Scooby-Doo episode. The opening scene was definitely funny, in fact, I'd say this is one of the funniest episodes of the series. It was cool how they split-up differently. I found the villain pretty easy to guess, although yeah, for once the motive was very sweet. The ending was amusing haha.

Shadowscooby

9/2/2022 09:06:43 am

The Curse of Half Beards Booty:
I enjoyed this episode. It was nice seeing Captain Cutler again and that he was giving Fred and the gang a mystery to solve and he teams up with them, with Fred not trusting him.

I liked The Ghost of Half-beard as a villain. He was creepy. Half beard haha. Has a half of a beard on one side while the other side has nothing.

That island the gang and cutler was on kind of looks like Skull Island.

Daphne dressing as Ginger Fuzz and sword fighting with Half-Beards Ghost was cool.

Man I thought Captain Cutler was actually a good guy when he save Daphne and stopped Half-Beards Ghost but I was wrong he was behind the whole thing so that he can get the treasure. Man Fred was mad. He yelled CUTLER.

This episode would’ve been better if it was longer. Like, imagined Fred and the gang having to stop Cutler after he was getting away in a plane.

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9/2/2022 11:18:55 am

I didn't like this episode as much as most Be Cool episodes due to it feeling too short to develop a good plot, but it was somewhat decent. It was an interesting to have Captain Cutler return for an adventure. It was cool the island was modeled after Skull Island. I think Half-Beard's design was the best part of the episode. His design was creepy and I wish he could have been used in a full-length episode. The twist at the end with Cutler was a bit surprising.

Lamont

9/3/2022 09:52:54 pm

I think I’m gonna go with Some Fred Time. I loved how they actually tried to solve a Mystery without Fred. They didn’t succeed at that, but they tried lol.

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9/4/2022 09:52:19 am

Me too haha. It's honestly the funniest Be Cool episode IMO.

Jakob123

9/23/2022 08:26:55 pm

Speaking of (Some Fred Time) I really like the art design of Dorsal Foot it kinda reminds me of the demon shark from (The Scooby-Doo Show) only scarier. Whoo!

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9/24/2022 08:51:26 am

Me too! "Some Fred Time" is my favorite episode from Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

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