Review of The New Scooby-Doo Movies

I was just a baby when this series aired on Saturday mornings. I actually didn't see the New Scooby Doo Movies until I was in grade school and they aired it weekday afternoons in syndication. I think it aired on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons in 2 part format and I never saw them fully together until Cartoon Network came about. The first one I ever saw was when they met Sandy Duncan. The original voice cast was back and while I did not think the animation style was as good as their predecessing series, I did enjoy the shows. On this Scooby series, I was first introduced to the likes of Jerry Reed, Jonathan Winters, Davy Jones of the Monkees, Cass Elliot of the Mamas and Papas, Don Adams, and Sonny and Cher. I was also introduced to the late team of Laurel and Hardy as well. My favorite ones had recurring guests like the Three Stooges, and the Harlem Globetrotters, I also enjoyed seeing the casts of Jeannie, Josie and the Pussycats and Speed Buggy show up.

But most of all, my all time favorites are the two episodes where the gang met up with and aided Batman and Robin in capturing the Joker and the Penguin. They already had Casey Kasem in the cast, it was nice they got a hold of Olan Soule (Batman) and Ted Knight (Joker and Penguin) as well.The Batman episodes probably gave HB practice for animating the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt as well as the SuperFriends.

But these Scooby shows are enjoyable to watch. Just grab a bag of popcorn and you're good to go. Unfortunately, HB only released small collection of Scooby Movies instead of the entire series.