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What's New Scooby-Doo: Complete Seasons 1-3

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I grew up watching Scooby-Doo cartoons on Saturday morning and I still love watching the original series (thanks to the Boomerang network). This series was updated but managed to retain the charm of the original. I consider it the first true successor to the original series as it stuck to the familiar concept of solving mysteries (those meddling kids). The animation and music is great (the theme song is sung by Simple Plan). Frank Welker reprised his role as voice of Fred (Jones) and Casey Kasem as the voice of Shaggy (Rogers). Thankfully, no Scrappy-Doo or other silliness like some of the Scooby related shows. Even the current show: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, which is nice to look at but the story with Velma and Shaggy now having a secret relationship is bizarre.

Back to What's New Scooby-Doo... For such a great show, I'm shocked that it only lasted three seasons. It is a cartoon the whole family can watch, which is getting harder and harder to find.

FYI: For some reason (as of 9/29/10), it is much cheaper to buy the individual seasons than to buy the Complete Series...

This is a great modern day update of the classic Scooby cast and format of the show. I consider the pros and cons as follows...

Pros

- No Scrappy-Doo
- The modern animation techniques give everything a sharp polished look
- The self-deprecating humor and in-jokes in some of the episodes are nice touches
- Daphne has been given some brains and isn't just there taking up space
- Shaggy still voiced by Casey Kasem

Cons

- Fred seems to have been dumbed down quite a bit. While it could be said he's more 'fun' now, he's not quite the brave intelligent leader from the originals series.
- While a voiceover genius, even Frank Welker can't quite do Scooby as well as the late Don Messick, which might explain why Scooby doesn't seem to get much dialog at all.
- The series seem a lot lighter in setting than the original series (lots of day based episodes). It's not quite as dark and spooky, and the music not as atmospheric.
- The series follows the unfortunate (to me) format of the musical interlude mid episode. Made worse by the fact that the music here is very average punk/ska.

All in all though, very much a great update of a classic series, sticking pretty closely to the original, well worth a look.

Scooby doo was always one of my favorite cartoons and seeing it again through my 3 year old Grandson is wonderful

Cartoon Series for the whole family about a cowardly dog and teenagers that solve mysteries. Recommend AA++

I grew up on Scooby Do, faithfully watching the cartoons every Saturday morning. So, when I saw there was an update on Boomerang, I was skeptical...until I saw them.

Love these! The characters are updated but not so much that they're unrecognizable - they're still the characters I knew, loved, and grew up with. And they have some fun with the formula in a few episodes that are sure to make you laugh.

If you're an old fan like me, you won't be disappointed.

I grew up watching the original Scooby-Doo Shows and became addicted to it. I'm collecting all shows and movies with Scooby and the gang. I've watched these videos over and over again. I've really enjoy them. I'm really glad Kasey Kasem is back as Shaggy. This is a must have for any Scooby fan.

THESE ARE A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MY YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER THIS YEAR....SHE HAS BEEN HOPING SINCE JULY THAT SHE WILL GET A SCOOBY-DOO DVD FROM SANTA..SHE LOVES THEM ALREADY. A GREAT BARGAIN FOR ALL THREE SEASONS.

My grandson really loves the Scooby-Doo series. Since a DVD is hard to find in regular stores I was delighted to purchase it through Amazon. We recieved the DVD in record time and he's practically worn it out all ready.

I have no regrets great product i would recommend it 100% The episodes are fun to watch it was a great birthday gift.

I fell in love with this series after watching a couple of episodes on tv and I had to get it on dvd!!