Person Sums Up The Changes In Scooby Doo Over The Years With Hilariously Accurate Descriptions
Remember zoinks, jinkies, and ‘let’s split up, gang’? Yep, we’re talking Scooby-Doo, the iconic TV series that debuted half a century ago. Boy, now I feel old. And you can never trick Scooby’s cult fan base that has been glued to screens for longer than I’ve walked this earth.
So when this spot-on summary of Scooby-Doo’s evolution resurfaced thanks to one Tumblr user, it left everyone scratching their heads. When the Scooby crew from the years 1969 to 2015 was compared side-by-side, it became obvious. A $3 budget went way further in the ’70s than it goes in 2015.
Let’s take a look at the hilarious overview below. Caution! It’s likely to cause nostalgic feelings for the good ol’ Scooby-Dooby-Doo days with pitch-imperfect animation and spooky one-liners.
1969-1971: Let’s see if we can make a show on a budget of 3 dollars
Image credits: CBS
1972-1973: Hey! We have a real budget now! Let’s use it to hire movie stars to make cameos!
Image credits: CBS
1988-1991: Let’s give parody and quality animation a whirl
Image credits: ABC
Scooby-Doo made his debut on September 13, 1969 with the premiere of “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” on CBS-TV. It was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for Hanna-Barbera Productions.
The TV show gained such a cult following, it was translated into 15 different languages. Arabic, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish are among the languages Scooby has “spoken” over the decades.
Now that those meddling kids have turned 50, Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma have entered the universal lexicon. Phrases like “Jinkies!”, “Ruh-roh!”, “Looks like we’ve got another mystery on our hands,” and many more are now unmistakable references in popular culture.
1988-2005: Guys. Guys. Guys. What if… We put actual effort into this?
Image credits: The WB Television Network
2002-2005: That was haaaaaaaaard. Let’s just bank off the previous movies.
Image credits: The WB Television Network
2006-2008: WHAT THE [HELL] IS A SCOOBY
Image credits: The CW Television Network
No wonder Scooby is one of the most popular animation franchises in the Warner Bros. portfolio for kids and family. “Scooby ranks #2 (just behind Batman) in both familiarity and product ownership with kids 6-12,” said Maryellen Zarakas, senior vice president at Warner Bros.
Mark Evanier, who wrote several episodes of Scooby-Doo, said that “there’s something compelling about the format that’s predictable and unpredictable at the same time. Some of them are very clever.” Basically, it has all that a good mystery needs to have but is distilled down to fit a kid’s world.
2010-2013: Let’s reinvent ourselves here. Let’s break the mold. Let’s focus on story lines and character development with less focus on the monster of the week and more focus on an over arching story line
Image credits: Cartoon Network
2015: Let’s see if we can make a show on a budget of 3 dollars
Image credits: Cartoon Network
Scooby-Doo’s long-lasting appeal was revived again in a viral #ScoobDance TikTok challenge that racked up a total of more than 1.9 billion views. The challenge was promoted as a part of Warner Bros.’ new release of the animated feature “Scoob!” which is said to debut on May 15th. But due to the coronavirus shutdowns, the film is said to forgo a traditional theatrical release and will hit video-on-demand instead.
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Share on FacebookI grew up watching Scooby Doo, the original, stopped watching when Scrappy Doo was brought into a later series. Seeing screenshots of later scooby doo horrified me.
Totally skipped over the era where they ditched Velma and Fred and brought in Vincent Price and some kid. I haven't seen any of the new stuff but for me that's when it really died.
Mystery Incorporated is definitely worth watching. great plot, great writing (it's actually pretty funny), so many references, but it gets dark. i believe it's still on Netflix. (and yes, it's kid-friendly, but there are a bunch of jokes that go over their heads)
Mystery Incorporated is good. Is it the best? No. The characters are well written and funny and is an interesting twist on the mystery solving gang. However, it gets ridiculous. It goes beyond dark, and creates mind bending, unecessarily complicated and existential and not fully explained plots, setting and monsters. They went too far. Stick with maybe the first half of the first series if you want a godo laugh and a good show, but be prepared for it to decline past that point. Also they made Velma's skirt super short as well which is a personal pet peeve of mine.
Load More Replies...Mystery Incorporated was actually interesting. Originally put it on for my 11 year old brother, but I ended up watching it when I could as well
Yes I usually don't like Scooby do but mystery incorporated really was great. I rarely watch TV. My little brother was watching it and I just happened to walk by and decided to watch a minute or two. I got hooked and ended up binge-watching the whole series.
Load More Replies...Sounds like the parody the Venture Bros. did. (Which was brilliant BTW) The Groovy Gang: Ted (Bundy), Patty (Hearst), Val (Valerie Solanas), Sonny (Son of Sam David Berkowitz), and Groovy (based on Harvey, the next-door neighbor's dog who "told" Berkowitz to commit murder). "Groovy Snacks" came in a prescription bottle.
Load More Replies...Does anyone here remember getting reruns of a cartoon show called the Groovy Ghoulies? There were these monster teens who had a band. It was like the Addams Family meets Teen wolf...but on acid. It was so bad it was good.
I totally remember Groovy Ghoulies and even have a VHS copy of one of their compilations. I can still sing a lot of the songs. Years later we got the whole series on DVD and it turned out that it was all... not great.
Load More Replies...And lest we not make the same mistake, somewhere along the lines the writers forgot that The Gang is supposed to be a bunch of kids who met in and run around as college students. They've turned the whole show into a high school drama, blech.
I think Cartoon Network isn't good when it comes to remakes of classic shows like Wabbit, Teen titans go, Ben 10. I feel that they did a poor job bringing the classics and upgrade them to modern audiences while keeping the spirit and legacy of them. But is very good on modern animation like Adventure Time. One of my favourite cartoons
I think the new Teen Titans is good. I tried watching the orignianl with my son and he wasnt having it but he loves the newer one. It's more geared towards younger kids I think but stil enjoyable for me with some adult references/humour thrown in.
Load More Replies...Not a single word about the difference in technology, process, or production resources. And I'm sorry to say that the plot lines, etc., were just fine for me, from age 7 to 17, reruns and all. Geez, it was a Saturday morning cartoon, for heaven's sake. The original series was too cool, in its time, and that's all there is to that. My problem with comparisons like this, is just that: hindsight and the chance to compare bring out much different conclusions than if we were just happy with the original. That, and, well, new is not always better. Certainly, something was working, or it wouldn't be as popular as it is.
Didn't even touch on the movies that actually made it to the big screen...
Little disappointed this didn't include the Supernatural crossover they did like last year
To be fair, both the 3 dollar budget shows are actually fairly good lol
Amazon Prime, YouTube (but you have to pay), and a few other platforms. or just get the dvds
Load More Replies...I grew up watching Scooby Doo, the original, stopped watching when Scrappy Doo was brought into a later series. Seeing screenshots of later scooby doo horrified me.
Totally skipped over the era where they ditched Velma and Fred and brought in Vincent Price and some kid. I haven't seen any of the new stuff but for me that's when it really died.
Mystery Incorporated is definitely worth watching. great plot, great writing (it's actually pretty funny), so many references, but it gets dark. i believe it's still on Netflix. (and yes, it's kid-friendly, but there are a bunch of jokes that go over their heads)
Mystery Incorporated is good. Is it the best? No. The characters are well written and funny and is an interesting twist on the mystery solving gang. However, it gets ridiculous. It goes beyond dark, and creates mind bending, unecessarily complicated and existential and not fully explained plots, setting and monsters. They went too far. Stick with maybe the first half of the first series if you want a godo laugh and a good show, but be prepared for it to decline past that point. Also they made Velma's skirt super short as well which is a personal pet peeve of mine.
Load More Replies...Mystery Incorporated was actually interesting. Originally put it on for my 11 year old brother, but I ended up watching it when I could as well
Yes I usually don't like Scooby do but mystery incorporated really was great. I rarely watch TV. My little brother was watching it and I just happened to walk by and decided to watch a minute or two. I got hooked and ended up binge-watching the whole series.
Load More Replies...Sounds like the parody the Venture Bros. did. (Which was brilliant BTW) The Groovy Gang: Ted (Bundy), Patty (Hearst), Val (Valerie Solanas), Sonny (Son of Sam David Berkowitz), and Groovy (based on Harvey, the next-door neighbor's dog who "told" Berkowitz to commit murder). "Groovy Snacks" came in a prescription bottle.
Load More Replies...Does anyone here remember getting reruns of a cartoon show called the Groovy Ghoulies? There were these monster teens who had a band. It was like the Addams Family meets Teen wolf...but on acid. It was so bad it was good.
I totally remember Groovy Ghoulies and even have a VHS copy of one of their compilations. I can still sing a lot of the songs. Years later we got the whole series on DVD and it turned out that it was all... not great.
Load More Replies...And lest we not make the same mistake, somewhere along the lines the writers forgot that The Gang is supposed to be a bunch of kids who met in and run around as college students. They've turned the whole show into a high school drama, blech.
I think Cartoon Network isn't good when it comes to remakes of classic shows like Wabbit, Teen titans go, Ben 10. I feel that they did a poor job bringing the classics and upgrade them to modern audiences while keeping the spirit and legacy of them. But is very good on modern animation like Adventure Time. One of my favourite cartoons
I think the new Teen Titans is good. I tried watching the orignianl with my son and he wasnt having it but he loves the newer one. It's more geared towards younger kids I think but stil enjoyable for me with some adult references/humour thrown in.
Load More Replies...Not a single word about the difference in technology, process, or production resources. And I'm sorry to say that the plot lines, etc., were just fine for me, from age 7 to 17, reruns and all. Geez, it was a Saturday morning cartoon, for heaven's sake. The original series was too cool, in its time, and that's all there is to that. My problem with comparisons like this, is just that: hindsight and the chance to compare bring out much different conclusions than if we were just happy with the original. That, and, well, new is not always better. Certainly, something was working, or it wouldn't be as popular as it is.
Didn't even touch on the movies that actually made it to the big screen...
Little disappointed this didn't include the Supernatural crossover they did like last year
To be fair, both the 3 dollar budget shows are actually fairly good lol
Amazon Prime, YouTube (but you have to pay), and a few other platforms. or just get the dvds
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