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Summary: I think it's great!
Review: I'm really glad that Hanna-Barbera decided to release Scooby on DVD. I've been a fan since I was a little kid. I must say though that I'm surprised that people are actually giving this DVD 1 star and whining about the release. Okay, are you 5? Who cares if they release Scooby Doo on DVD, if you don't want it, DON'T buy it!?!? Grow up kids, it's all going to be just fine! Oh, and one more thing, can you release Scooby Doo and the Thirteen Ghosts, that series kicks... yeah!
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Summary: Probably the worst cartoon that has ever been created.
Review: I've been an admirer of most of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons, but 'Scooby Doo' is one whose sucess seems a real mystery to me.The plot of every single episodes is just exactly the same. The gang is working on solving a mystery of a lost treasure supossedely taken away by a monster, ghost, or any other creepy character. In the end the find out that such creature doesn't exist and it's a person in disguise trying to steal the treasure. Frankly I don't understand what is so good about this crappy show. If you wanna see Hanna Barbera at their highest level of creativity, get 'The Flintstones' boxed set, because by watching one episode of Scooby Doo, you might as well have seen them all.
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Summary: JINKIES...The gang made it to DVD!
Review: I've never been a huge fan of Scooby-Doo...except for this series...the ORIGINAL series. You'll find NO Scooby-Dum, NO Scrappy-Doo...NO crappy celebrities. This DVD collection should have been called "Scooby-Doo Where Are You! The Complete Series" because after these ran on CBS Scooby and the gang spun-off into "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" in 1972 and the many other equally bad series that followed. In this collection you get all 25 original "Where Are You" episodes. The bonus features are a complete waste of time...it would have been nice to have interviews with Frank Welker and Casey Kasem and maybe a gallery of sketches and storyboards. The bonuses are more to entertain the children viewing these DVDs (but isn't that what the show is for?). It's because of the bad bonus features that I'm giving this collection only 4 stars. The bonuses on The Flintstones were much better. All in all, it's a great collection and I recommend it. It's like a trip back into time...when you couldn't seem to wake up for school everyday...but you were wide awake every Saturday morning to see what tricks Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera had up their sleeves. Bravo Warner Brothers...keep these cartoon classics coming!
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Summary: Pass Them Scooby Snacks!
Review: Inspired by such diverse material as radio's "I Love a Mystery" and television's "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," the cartoon series SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU was a smash hit for CBS--and when I was a kid Saturday morning was sure to find me tuned in. Now that the series has been released to DVD, I can indulge in a fit of childhood nostalgia whenever the mood strikes! In some respects this is a "best possible" DVD release. With no fewer than four DVDs, it includes all twenty five episodes of the original series--stopping mercifully short of the horrific modification of the original concept into ill-advised spin-offs with tiresome "celebrity" guest stars and down-right awful new characters like Scrappy-Doo and Scooby-Dumm. The original shows have been cleaned up, and although time has taken a toll (some look washed out and there are quite a few artifacts) short of a digital restoration this is probably as good as it gets. Even so, this pricey set falls down tremendously in the bonuses. I don't normally complain about a lack of extras--after all, you're buying the thing for the meat-and-potatoes show, and bonuses are so much gravy--but when you are shelling out some fairly big bucks for a four DVD set you tend to expect something in the way of added value. And it just isn't there. No audio tracks, no "making of" documentary, no interviews. Instead, the DVDs offer a little trivia game, a look at the collections of three fans, and some "man in the street" type interviews--none of which are particularly worth watching. Given the sometimes ify picture and sound of the episodes, a total lack of interesting extras, and a rather up-town price for the whole thing, I have to drop my rating from five to four stars. Still, if you remember those Scooby snacks as fondly as I do, you're likely to this package set the easiest (and most cost effective) way of acquiring the original shows. Recommended for those of us who never quite grew up! GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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Summary: Scooby Doo! You Are On DVD!
Review: It's been Scooby Doo overkill for the last few years with hours of the different series airing on Cartoon Network and it's sister network Boomerang constant as well as a large amount of VHS/DVD releases and new movies from Warner Home Video, not only that but updated series on KidsWB and 2 live-action/CGI movies to boot. It's no surprise Scooby Doo, Where Are You! would be one of the first Hanna-Barbera series to get a DVD set. Hopefully the set will please the Scooby fanatics and Warner Home Video will bring us the Hanna-Barbera Golden Collections many are realy wanting featuring the likes of Huckleberry Hound,Yogi Bear and Top Cat.
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Summary: Complete Seasons Of Scooby-Doo's Best Mysteries!
Review: My earliest and most fondest memory of watching the classic 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was in the 70s early in the morning when it was still dark outside. Considering how Scooby is often parodied today, this may surprise you but back then (to my young eyes) Scooby-Doo was kinda scary and creepy thanks to the creepy background settings, the monsters (my favorite: the skeleton-headed spaceman with the crazy laugh) and Hoyt Curtin's creepy underscore which could build up tension like Bernard Hermann did for Hitchcock. Luckily, the tension would be broken with Scooby and Shaggy's comedic antics which typically resulted in the "musical chase numbers" which would conclude with the 'monster' getting trapped, then unmasked followed by the villain's obligatory "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if hadn't been for those meddling kids and their dog." As predictable, or even corny as others deem it be, all of this - the pure 60s/70s fun - is what has eternally endeared Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to me above all the other versions. Created and produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Scooby-Doo's mystery-solving format remains one of most often imitated shows to date. Fangface, Clue Club, Captain Caveman & The Teen Angels, Rickety Rocket, Jabberjaw (just to name a few) all owe credit to Scooby-Doo. After the two seasons here in this collection the quality of show was diminished to rather "cartoony proportions." Though, some versions were still interesting to watch such as 1972's The New Scooby Doo Movies where the gang would team up with guest stars such as Batman & Robin, The Addams Family, Jerry Lewis, Tim Conway, Sandy Duncan, and such. There were three versions Scooby Doo's opening theme for the two seasons in this collection: One is a rare instrumental only version used in the first few episodes of season one; the other is the classic vocal version used for the remainder of season one; and then there's the one that has the same music and lyrics as the classic version but is sung by the "chase songs" artist for season two. For the "grooviest" adventures of Freddy, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scoob, this DVD collection is definitely the best buy! Features:
Featurettes
Music videos
DVD challenge Episodes:
What a Night for a Knight (1969)
A Clue for Scooby Doo (1969)
Hassle in the Castle (1969)
Mine Your Own Business (1969)
Decoy for a Dognapper (1969)
What the Hex Going On? (1969)
Never Ape an Ape Man (1969)
Foul Play in Funland (1969)
The Backstage Rage (1969)
Bedlam in the Big Top (1969)
A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts (1969)
Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too (1969)
Which Witch Is Which? (1969)
Go Away Ghost Ship (1969)
Spooky Space Kook (1969) "That crazy spaceman, yeah!"
A Night of Fright Is No Delight (1970)
That's Snow Ghost (1970)
Nowhere to Hyde (1970)
Mystery Mask Mix-Up (1970)
Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright (1970)
Jeepers, It's the Creeper (1970)
Haunted House Hang-Up (1970)
A Tiki Scare Is No Fair (1970)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf? (1970)
Don't Fool with a Phantom (1970)
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Summary: Where is he? Behind the garage with Shaggy firing it up!!!!
Review: One of the best cartoons of all time. Considering the state of cartoons today, What's new Scooby Doo? Samurai Jack, Power-Puff Girls, and Justice League are about all the relatively entertaining cartoons around. For the yo-yo's who complain about "poor animation" and "bad plots", get lost and go watch Dragon Ball Z, Yughi-O, Pokemon, Digimon, or a million of those other Japanese imports that keep managing to wind up on TV. They do nothing but brainwash small children and pre-pubescent boys. They are the equivalent of allowing a child to eat candy for breakfast. Don't get me wrong I enjoy some Japanese imports. Speed Racer, Cowboy Bebop & Big O are all great shows, and much like Scooby Doo, they cater to a mind that is slightly more mature than shows that are about PLAYING A CARD GAME which, in itself, is nothing more than a rip-off of Magic the Gathering collectible card game. Scooby Doo is a good comfort zone for adults that watched as children and children that are new to the series. What you can expect from this is good clean goofy escapism fun. You will get some comedy, some friendship, and a group of meddling kids and a dog that captured the hearts of America's perpetually young. If enjoying that is stupid and wrong, then call me an incorrect-cretin. I'm glad so many classic cartoons like this and Johnny quest are coming out on DVD, since most of today's cartoons are just rubbish.
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Summary: I am looking for Scubby Dee
Review: Question??? Is Scubby Dee in any of these?? My Granddaughter loves Scubby but I haven't been able to find anything with Scubby Dee (so I can PROVE she did exist.)
MeMAW
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Summary: Scooby Doo, Why Didn't You Come Out on DVD Sooner?
Review: Scooby Doo, Where Are You? four disc DVD set is totally awesome. I've only watched one episode so far, but the picture and sound quality is excellent. I checked out some of the special features, and they're very cool. I just wish they could've come out with this DVD much sooner than it did. Oh well. They did do a good job making them, so I guess it was worth the wait. So, you're a fan of Scooby Doo, or if you want to be able to watch a television show from the late 60s and early 70s, then I really suggest that you grab a burger and some fries and buy this DVD! Trust me, you won't regret it!
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Summary: HAUNTED YUK, YUKS and SPOOKY GOOD TIMES! ZOIKS!
Review: The 1970's were a particularly lucrative time for William Hanna And Joseph Barbara; two animators responsible for creating the highly successful "Tom & Jerry" short subjects at MGM during the late forties and early fifties. Following the demise of short subjects, Hanna & Barbara launched into television with "The Flintstones" - a thinly disguised parody of "The Honeymooners." The series - the first prime time cartoon programming in the history of television, was an instant and resounding success. The team followed this rich endevor with "The Jetsons" - an equally ambitious cartoon family drama/comedy that unfortunately failed to scale the heights of their previous series. But with "Scooby Doo" Hanna & Barbara easily hit pay dirt and, if for no other reason, cemented their place in animated history. The series of comedy/mysteries centers around a troupe of "meddling" teens and their canine catastrophy - Scooby Doo who are constantly finding themselves in the middle of some haunted happenings that are all too easily explained in the end.
THE TRANSFER: Warner Brothers gives us seasons one and two (25 episodes) of this trend-setting pop culture phenomenon. But the transfers are riddled with analog artifacts and some obtrusive cell elements that crop up in nearly ever shot. Though dirt and age related artifacts are kept at a minimal, some episodes appear to have faired far better than others. Over all, colors are rich, though flat and very one dimensional looking at times. Okay, so it's not Disney animation. The point is there seems to be a "pasty" look to some of the episodes that is absent in others. Contrast and black levels are well balanced but certain scenes, particularly during the opening title sequence, are very dark and require a dark room to be completely enjoyed. The audio is mono but nicely balanced.
EXTRAS: Some really boring stuff including a gaudy music video, a fan's fav episode featurette which is really a retreading of material included elsewhere, and a disengaging making of featurette that in no way is as comprehensive as Warner's Looney Toons box set.
BOTTOM LINE: Yes, this is one for your library if you are a die hard Scooby fan. But the extras read more like a pile of Scooby snacks.
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