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Weekly Poll #96

9/26/2021

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I wanted to give a bit of explanation with this week's poll that when I say "main villain," I'm not including every random cameo a skeleton has ever made in the show to keep this manageable (i.e. the skeleton waving to Scooby in "Don't Fool with a Phantom," Shaggy and Scooby's brief conversation with a skeleton in "Hang in There, Scooby-Doo," etc.). I kept the poll to 'plain old skeletons' and didn't include any skeletal-type monsters, such as The Ghost of Buster McMuttMauler (who had skeleton hands) or The Slime Mutant. I did include the Screaming Skulls from "Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!" as I thought they had enough skeleton qualities to qualify. On the other hand, I did not include the Red Skull, as he wasn't really a skeleton and would more fit under the category of ghoul. "Fright House of a Lighthouse" is also in there for the skeleton crew of the Dauntless, who I would argue was a main villain of that episode. I'm happy to clarify why I included certain options in there, and if you feel I've made any oversights, you're always welcome to let me know.

Here are the results for last week's poll, which had the joke option come out surprisingly high. I didn't realize how much people apparently disliked sports on this site haha.
What is the worst Scooby-Doo baseball-themed episode?
Scooby Pinch Hits - 14

The 7th Inning Scare! - 9
All of them - 9
All the baseball episodes are awful, baseball in general is awful, in fact, all sports are just awful - 7
The Unnatural - 6
Grand Scam - 5
The Demon of the Dugout - 3

Also, I wasn't sure where else to put this, but for fun, I'd like to make a bold prediction and guess that the remaining episodes of Guess Who are going to finally come out in the US this Thursday or Friday (more likely Thursday). Let's see if I'm right haha.
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Shadowscooby
9/26/2021 09:51:09 am

I like all skeleton monsters. I went with Gentlemen Start Your Monsters. I remember being excited to see that episode because the idea of a skeleton driving a monster truck is pretty cool.

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Jacob Staggs
9/26/2021 12:05:02 pm

My favorite is Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers but A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle is a close second.

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Becker
9/26/2021 03:20:16 pm

Same

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Becker
9/26/2021 03:20:08 pm

Some of these I usually forget have skeletons, like Cyber Chase or Lighthouse. They're great pieces of Scooby media, but I wouldn't think of them as skeleton centric.
Boo Brothers is definitely the winner for me, as it competes for my favorite Scooby film with Zombie Island.
However, second place is actually A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle. I find it one of the most underrated episodes of not just TSDS but Scooby-Doo as a whole. I never really got why it's so divisive with fans, either great or meh, but I'm definitely on the former side.

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WildwindVampire link
9/26/2021 06:20:00 pm

Boo Brothers is definitely the winner for me too. The skeleton is one of the creepiest villains in the movie in his first appearance, and while I'm sure HB didn't intend it, the deviation between the first appearance and the rest of his appearances kind of hint it's possible that he could be one of the real ghosts in the film, which makes it even darker/creepier.

I enjoy "A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle," though I wouldn't say it's a favorite. Personally, I felt like it had a little too much reliance on the Shaggy/Scooby antics and not a lot of focus on the rest of the gang, which made it an average episode. I certainly didn't dislike it though.

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Jacob Staggs
9/26/2021 06:39:15 pm

I actually really enjoy the Shaggy and Scooby antics and friendship in ACTITBT. I also think that the rest of the gang had a more interesting / pivotal part in this episode than in any other episode in the 1972 - 1979 era.

WildwindVampire link
9/26/2021 11:00:48 pm

I enjoy Shaggy and Scooby's antics too, it just felt like it overshadowed the rest of the gang in this episode to me. I'd be interested to hear your perspective about how you felt they had a pivotal role in this episode, though!

sdf
9/26/2021 07:09:25 pm

I chose boo brothers cause i love this film.

But i have to say that i feel super nostalgic for scooby doo 2, Cyber chase and monster of mexico so it was a difficult decision

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WildwindVampire link
9/26/2021 10:58:45 pm

I had the same issue with Cyber Chase and Reluctant Werewolf (even though Reluctant Werewolf didn't have all that great of a skeleton, but I loved the film).

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Shadowscooby
9/26/2021 09:05:00 pm

The Skull Ghost from Boos Brothers was definitely the creepiest skeleton. Anyone else thought it was kind of weird that his red eyes disappeared for the rest of the movie? It made him kind of loose his creepiness. Anyone agree?

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WildwindVampire link
9/26/2021 10:57:48 pm

YES! It was very weird, and my head canon is that his first appearance was a real skeleton - just like how the ghost of Uncle Beauregard was sometimes real and sometimes fake - whereas the other appearances were the sheriff. You're right it makes him look a lot less creepy though. I'm sure the real explanation is just that the HB animators forgot they drew him with red eyes in the first scene, but I honestly like my theory better haha.

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Jacob Staggs
9/26/2021 11:59:32 pm

The reasons that I feel that the rest of the gang had a more pivotal role in A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle than usual.
1) They were a little more fleshed out than typical of this period
2) Not only do they investigate the mystery, they incite some of the happenings, for they directly contacted the main villain, making him aware of their presence.
3) When they are on the ship at the beginning, it is a leisure trip, so we get to see the gang in a less formal situation with no known goal, akin to the original series.
4) By not doing the typical splitting up to search trope, the plot aspect rests almost completely on Fred, Velma, and Daphne's shoulders as well as any real sense of danger.

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WildwindVampire link
9/27/2021 08:12:16 am

Those are some really interesting points that I hadn't considered before! It's been so long since I've seen this episode, so I'm going to have to go back and rewatch with this perspective to see if I enjoy the episode more now. Thank you for sharing! :)

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Jayden
9/27/2021 04:54:35 am

I mean, it just had to be cyber chase for me. But, there are others that are pretty good like Boo Brothers or El Bandito

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Jayden
9/27/2021 04:55:09 am

Also here's a fun fact. When I was in 4th grade, I had a handmade custom costume of el bandito

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WildwindVampire link
9/27/2021 08:13:03 am

That's really cool!

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Jayden
9/27/2021 04:14:41 pm

Thanks :)

Joel
9/27/2021 07:57:59 am

lol, I'm glad you mentioned the skeleton from Hang in There, Scooby-Doo. Funny scene, but I always wondered what was up with that guy as he seemed so out of place.

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WildwindVampire
9/27/2021 08:14:19 am

Me too lol! I wonder if they were running a little short on airtime and just needed that scene for filler? It wasn't bad filler or anything though; it just seemed so random and completely unconnected to anything else going on in the episode.

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Matt
9/27/2021 09:39:11 am

Boo Brothers is the easy winner for me. When I think Scooby Doo skeletons, I think that one

I always found Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle underwhelming myself. It seemed like it could use more time to expand on more of a story but it is just a strange episode as is

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WildwindVampire link
9/28/2021 08:34:58 am

Same for me, on both counts.

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Jacob Staggs
9/27/2021 02:23:36 pm

Scary Sky Skeleton could have been a contender if it had just limited the plane based hijinks,, a type of shenanigans I did not like in cartoons even when I was 5 years old.

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WildwindVampire link
9/28/2021 08:35:26 am

Yeah, I agree that the plane antics went on a little bit long in "The Scary Sky Skeleton."

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Samuel Kirkwood
9/28/2021 04:09:44 am

A creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle for me!

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Jakob123
9/28/2021 01:37:42 pm

1. The Spooky Fog of Juneberry

2. A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle

3. Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

4. Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico

5.Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

6.Fright House of a Lighthouse

7. Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters!

8. The Man in the Mirror

9. El Bandito

10. Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!

11. The Legend of the Gold Microphone!

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WildwindVampire link
9/28/2021 10:52:13 pm

Great list! I think you missed Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf, and "The Scary Sky Skeleton" in your rankings, though.

I'm ranking these based on how much I liked the skeletons' designs themselves, not necessarily how much I enjoyed the episode as a whole.

1. Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
2. The Man in the Mirror
3. El Bandito
4. The Legend of the Gold Microphone!
5. Elementary, My Dear Shaggy!
6. Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
7. Fright House of a Lighthouse
8. Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (perhaps I'm ranking this a little high, but idk I think Bonejangles is cute lol)
9. Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters!
10. The Scary Sky Skeleton (the part in the wind tunnel where he has no pupils is terrifying, as well as the creepy scene when Daphne sees the dummy in the plane, but otherwise the design is just okay)
11. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
12. A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle
13. The Spooky Fog (a guy in a skeleton suit isn't that scary to me, even if I did love the episode)
14. Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (same, though the costume here is even less scary than "The Spooky Fog.")

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Your Mother
9/28/2021 08:10:21 pm

¨Fright house of a lighthouse¨ for sure. It is one of my favorite episodes in general.

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WildwindVampire link
9/28/2021 10:43:44 pm

That has to be one of the most creative usernames I've seen on here haha. Welcome to the blog, Your Mother!

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