Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete First and Second Seasons
by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
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Actor: Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe, Stefanianna ChristophersonDirector: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Bill Lutz
Writer: Joe Ruby
Writer: John Strong
Writer: Ken Spears
Writer: Larz Bourne
Writer: Tom Dagenais
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 549 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: H2333
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product features:
- The whodunit format was a daring new frontier for an animated series, but the members of the Mystery Inc. team have grown to become authentic popular-culture icons. To solve their newest mystery - finding the most awesome Scooby-Doo DVD ever, with 25 vintage episodes and snackin' good extras on 4 discs - you need only follow this simple clue: you're holding it!Running Time: 549 min. Format: DVD
Movie Reviews of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete First and Second Seasons
Movie Review: The second best TELEVISION cartoon series ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Notice I included 'television' in the title because Looney Tunes are the greatest cartoons EVER, but they were created for movie theaters (and they were NOT intended as entertainment for kids). The greatest television cartoon of all time for ME is Dungeons & Dragons, because it had great continuity storylines and slightly more mature themes than Scooby Doo. D&D is not available on DVD yet, but when it is finally released, you might want to check it out. Now, on to Scooby.
First and foremost, the biggest complaint I have seen from people is the artwork/animation quality. Scooby utilized cheap animation, with a minimum of frames per second and camera zooms/tricks to keep animation costs down. Hanna-Barbara was known for its pathetically cheap animation, and Scooby Doo is no different from other Hanna-Barbara shows in that respect. The animation does not detract from the show, however, because it is part of the charm of Scooby. It is a simple cartoon, art & storywise, from a simpler time. It should be noted that Japanese anime shows which came later (like Voltron & Pokemon)have MUCH worse animation, since they take the 'lack of animated movement and camera tricks to save money' technique to a RIDICULOUS degree. In comparison, Scooby doesn't look all that bad.
The second complaint I have seen from people about Scooby is the simple, repetitive storylines. Well, there are two things that need to be kept in mind here. These cartoons were created for young kids, of course they are going to be simple and 'cartoony'. Second, these were created before DVD's or even VCR's, they were never meant to be watched altogether. The creators knew that kids would catch an episode of Scooby a maximum of once a week (Saturday morning), and probably wouldn't be able to watch cartoons EVERY Saturday. So they created stand alone episodes with no continuing storylines, so you could watch ANY episode of Scooby and immediately be able to follow the story and the characters. In addition, the show formula worked, so why change the simple plot? They simply changed the monster Mystery Inc faced every week, and it worked beautifully.
One interesting thing to note is that Scooby Doo didn't have a real 'first' episode. There was no real introduction to the characters or the circumstances of the show, it just jumps right in, just like every episode of Scooby Doo.
Another note of interest is Casey Kasem. While it is common knowledge that Kasem voices Shaggy, you may not realize just how many other voices he does. Listen to the local sheriff, or the old farmer, or the security guard, etc. Kasem voices A LOT of these bit character types that appear in every Scooby episode. This is done of course to keep costs down by minimizing the number of actors required to voice an episode (a common practice in cartoon production).
Unfortunately for Scooby, the creators didn't know a good thing when they had it. They kept tinkering with the formula (why fix it when it isn't broken?!) by teaming up Scooby with other cartoons for a "power hour" type of show (Dynomutt, Laff-O-Lympics), and creating new inferior characters like Scooby Dum and (shudder) SCRAPPY DOO. The creators also ditched Fred and Velma for a while, prefering Shag and Scoob with just Daphne. NOT a brilliant move.
This DVD set represents the TRUE Scooby Doo cartoons, before any tinkering began. These are the only original episodes featuring the classic Mytery Inc lineup and only them. All future DVD releases (like the Scooby Doo movies and the Scooby/Dynomutt Hour) feature tinkered with, inferior product.
Scooby Doo is a CLASSIC cartoon, for the likeable characters, the great simple concept, the scary (for little kids) monsters, great music (who DOESN'T remember at least one of the 5 or 6 musical themes used in the scenes?)and the comedy hijinx. If you grew up with Scooby like I did, you simply must watch this DVD set. It will bring back A LOT of fond memories.
Summary of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete First and Second Seasons
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