Weekly Poll #226

4/14/2024

Thank you to Matt for guest contributing this week's poll idea! Although characters that are just in one scene don't typically qualify for the poll, his head (Jack) did appear in multiple scenes, so ultimately I included it since it was kind of an iffy case.

Also, I mentioned in the comments for last week's fun fact post that I had a big announcement today. In celebration of the 500th week of the fun fact posts, I'm excited to share that tomorrow's fun fact will be written by a very special guest who will be sharing some special behind-the-scenes tidbits from their work on the Scooby franchise! As to who that is, you'll just have to wait and see tomorrow, but you definitely won't want to miss tomorrow's fun fact!

Here are the final results from last week's poll:
What is your favorite episode taking place on a farm?
Jeepers, It's the Creeper - 15
A Scooby-Doo Halloween - 11
Farmed and Dangerous - 11
The Frickert Fracas - 10
Eating Crow - 5
The Ghost of the Red Baron - 4
The Bee Team - 3
The Horrible Herd - 2
Falling Star Man! - 2
Curse of the Collar - 1

22 Comments

WildwindVampire link

4/13/2024 10:50:19 pm

9. Haunted Hollywood - much better than Blowout Beach Bash, but still not all that memorable compared to a lot of the classics here.

8. Goblin King - I really like the depiction of the Headless Horseman here, but the fact that he's only in one scene puts this here.

7. Boo Brothers - this is probably the lowest I'll ever rank this film, but I didn't feel the headless villain was particularly prominent here compared to the remaining options.

6. Attack of the Headless Horror - great SDMI episode. If I were ranking these just based off of villain design I'd honestly put this as #2. The Headless Horror's design is so cool!

5. Scooby Dude - a classic Pup episode with a very unique villain!

4. Party Like It's 1899 - one of the best Be Cool episodes. The episode did a great job reimagining a classic villain, and the murder mystery party was a fun plot.

3. A Scooby-Doo Christmas - it was very close between #2 and #3 here, but I think I'll put this one here. Another super unique villain!

2. The Headless Horseman of Halloween - a great episode that has really grown on me in recent years, this is an all-time classic.

1. Haunted House Hang-Up - there were a lot of really cool villain designs in this set, but ultimately this is the first one to come to mind for me with this theme. I go back and forth between this and Night of Fright being my favorite from Where Are You (I'd say it's Night of Fright currently, but this is a very close second).

Becker

4/14/2024 03:01:50 am

There's not one bad choice here besides Haunted Hollywood, which is just meh. Headless monsters are really well done in Scooby-Doo, and personally some of my favorite types of villains. Even despite how little he appears in Boo Brothers and Goblin King, his scene is still really memorable and brilliant. However, the top 2 is still quite clear: Haunted House Hang-Up and The Headless Horseman of Halloween. I chose the latter, but it's almost a toss-up, they're both incredible.

WildwindVampire link

4/14/2024 02:47:47 pm

Yeah, I agree they're some of the best done villains in the franchise, as shown by this set. I'd honestly be happy even if something like Boo Brothers won, as the design there was really cool even if it was a brief couple of appearances.

Becker

4/14/2024 03:15:53 pm

Yeah, the Goblin King one was also amazingly done for a minor villain. The Lego one is definitely the weakest, simply because, well, it's Lego lol.

Matt

4/14/2024 09:08:02 am

No problem. Glad to assist with the poll topic, especially one that has a really solid set of options here

9. Haunted Hollywood- Pretty easy last place here

8. Goblin King- I don’t really like this movie which is an unpopular opinion around here I believe, plus he is only in this for a short amount of time, but I think it is just well done enough for what it is to secure a spot not in last place

7. Attack of the Headless Horror- Solid SDMI episode. Great villain design

6. A Scooby Doo Christmas- This is a good What’s New episode… but I don’t love it as much as most people do. It is definitely not in the top half of episodes from the series for me, and easily the worst of the three Holiday specials, but that’s not saying much because the other 2 are easy top ten episodes of the series

5. Scooby Dude- Really good APNSD episode. I used to think this one was a tad preachy with it being an obvious “Just Say No” campaign episode, but upon rewatch it really isn’t. It is obviously anti drugs, as a children’s cartoon should be, but it doesn’t feel preachy and pretty much carries on with the plot of an episode after Velma gives the obvious “Drugs are bad” statement. Plus, I feel like this is a once in a franchise kind of scheme because I highly doubt drugs will get brought up again

4. Boo Brothers- Should be one spot higher based on how much I like the movie in general, but much lower based off of the relevance to the topic of the poll, so I am probably being pretty generous here. But I actually really like the Headless Horseman in this movie

3. Party Like It’s 1899- I absolutely adore this Be Cool episode. I feel like I usually rank Be Cool episodes just slightly below everyone else in these polls but not this one lol. This is easily the best episode of the first season of Be Cool, and I’d say top 3 of the series for me. Not even close to the top 2 of this poll though which are two of the best episodes this franchise has ever seen imo

2. The Headless Horseman of Halloween- Just BARELY falls short here, and even then I have been switching back and forth between these two ever since I suggested the poll. These are both top ten of all time contender quality episodes here. I feel like the airplane scene, while it really isn’t that much if a problem for me, is the only reason why this falls short of number one for me. It is definitely nitpicking, but I had to nitpick to decide between the two. But this would definitely be number one if not for

1. Haunted House Hang Up- IT WAS SO CLOSE, but Haunted House Hang Up gets my vote I believe. For as iconic as the Headless Horseman is, the Headless Specter is just as iconic. Where I’ve said that Headless Horseman of Halloween is almost a perfect episode, I think someone could make an argument that this actually is a perfect episode of Scooby Doo

Becker

4/14/2024 09:39:51 am

6) I'd actually probably take this one over the other 2 holiday episodes, but that's a very tight fight for me. All 3 of them are in my top 10 WNSD eps.

5) "I feel like this is a once in a franchise kind of scheme because I highly doubt drugs will get brought up again", don't be so sure of that with Velma season 2 coming out this month lmao. I've also always loved this episode for not only the funny af monster idea, but the unique villain scheme too. One of my favorite APNSD eps.

4) I definitely think this should be alongside Goblin King, given the headless horseman is only really in one scene in both films, regardless of how great said scenes are.

Yup, the top 2 here are both goated, pretty much perfect Scooby episodes in my eyes.

Matt

4/14/2024 09:56:09 am

6. I have Valentines either number 3 or 4 on the series and Halloween in the 6-8 range. Christmas is probably somewhere between 25 and 30 for me, which means I still think it is a good episode because most episodes are good in What’s New, but yeah, it isn’t close to the other 2 for me

5. I don’t count Velma anyway lmao. I realize I am incorrect in saying it, but I see Velma as much as part of the franchise as fanfiction, and I do not care if anyone has an issue with me disregarding it completely lol

4. To be fair, I am much more biased towards Boo Brothers than Goblin King, considering one is my sixth favorite movie, and the other one I don’t care much for lol

WildwindVampire link

4/14/2024 10:15:16 am

6. Out of curiosity, what do you like about it less than the other two holiday specials?

Becker

4/14/2024 12:27:30 pm

I think I'd go Christmas > Valentine > Halloween for the WNSD holiday eps, but again, the gap is quite minuscule.

Matt

4/14/2024 12:41:54 pm

Well, the easy answer is that I think the other two are just better episodes overall, but I think both Valentine and Halloween embrace a level of ridiculousness while still taking themselves seriously enough to just be really unique. Valentine especially feels like it could almost be a parody, but it embraces those elements and puts them together into not only a great Scooby Doo episode to be taken seriously enough, but an excellent one. A Scooby Doo Christmas plays it much more straight as a Christmas special, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but the end result doesn’t stand out to me as much. It is a good solid episode and I like the town setting a lot, but Valentine and Halloween both feel so fresh that I think they are easily among the best episodes of the series, while Christmas blends into the pack a bit more

WildwindVampire link

4/14/2024 02:45:25 pm

6. That makes sense. vibe of "A Scooby-Doo Valentine" stands out to me too and I agree with you that it feels like a parody. "A Scooby-Doo Halloween" is definitely more quirky than "A Scooby-Doo Christmas," but I don't agree that it's better for that reason. Totally see why you would feel that way though.

WildwindVampire link

4/14/2024 09:50:34 am

6. I'd say it's my second favorite of the specials. I like Valentine just a little bit better (which is my #5 for the series), and I love Halloween as well, but it just misses my top 10 at #11. I'd rank this one #7, but it is a very close race here as I love all three of them.

5. "Plus, I feel like this is a once in a franchise kind of scheme because I highly doubt drugs will get brought up again" I mean, Velma and Daphne were selling drugs in episode 2 of Velma lol.

4. I really like the Headless Horseman's design in this film too!

Matt

4/14/2024 10:07:26 am

5. As I said to Becker, Velma does not count for me lmao. I just disregard it in general

Shadowscooby

4/14/2024 09:19:51 am

Haunted House Hang Up. This one was kind of tough though.

JakeSDfan26

4/14/2024 10:25:09 am

Haunted House Hang-Up (Great)

The Headless Horseman of Halloween (Great)

Scooby Dooby Dude (Great)

A Scooby-Doo Christmas (Great)

Attack of the Headless Horror (Great)

Party Like It's 1899 (Great)

Scooby-Doo and Goblin King (Great)

LEGO Scooby-Doo: Haunted Hollywood (Really Good)

WildwindVampire link

4/14/2024 02:46:43 pm

Great ratings, I'd personally put Haunted Hollywood as good but otherwise I completely agree with all your ratings.

JakeSDfan27

4/14/2024 10:47:08 am

Here is an idea for a future Scooby Doo episode that I've just come with that also features a headless villain and it is based on a true story..

It is called (The Headless Motorcyclist!)

In this episode: Scooby and the gang are visiting the town of Port Perry located in Ontario, Canada to investigate a local legend about an eerie stretch of road which is part of The Mississauga’s Trail that is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young man who literally lost his head in a tragic freak motorcycle accident many years ago.

Shadowscooby

4/14/2024 12:52:00 pm

That’s sounds like a really cool idea for an episode of Scooby Doo.

WildwindVampire link

4/14/2024 02:45:55 pm

That's a really cool episode idea, Jake! Thanks for sharing with us!

Carson Maitland - Smith

4/14/2024 07:19:09 pm

Haunted House Hang Up

Dzsasztin

4/18/2024 07:14:20 am

Haunted House Hang-Up really is a perfect 10 out of 10 episode.

WildwindVampire link

4/18/2024 09:24:16 am

Agreed! It's one of my favorite episodes of the entire franchise.

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