I just know when you're like 4 years old, Scrappy Doo is way cooler than Shaggy and Scooby put together.  I think Scooby Doo fans are kind of stuck on wanting the same thing repeated over and over again forever, so they're mad at him for shaking up the cast.

I just know when you're like 4 years old, Scrappy Doo is way cooler than Shaggy and Scooby put together.  I think Scooby Doo fans are kind of stuck on wanting the same thing repeated over and over again forever, so they're mad at him for shaking up the cast.

No, they're mad at him for being annoying.

I once saw this type of character given a name in an essay. It's called the 1980s Mistake Character.

Quote from: Ghidra on January 09, 2012, 04:10:02 PM

I just know when you're like 4 years old, Scrappy Doo is way cooler than Shaggy and Scooby put together.  I think Scooby Doo fans are kind of stuck on wanting the same thing repeated over and over again forever, so they're mad at him for shaking up the cast.

No, they're mad at him for being annoying.

I once saw this type of character given a name in an essay. It's called the 1980s Mistake Character.

There's also a thing called revisionist fan history. Scrappy Doo was successful.  He was in several TV seasons and a few direct to video movies.  A success isn't a "mistake."  Even the people that made the original show said he was needed to keep it from being canceled, becuase they had already done the previous formula to death.

Whether or not he is annoying is an opinion I think.  I know Scrappy Doo is widely hated on the internet, but those fanbase points of view are usually extremely skewed.  Best example I can think of is Dune fans.  According to them, a cheap, corny Scifi Channel Dune movie is better than the ridiculously well made and poetic big budget David Lynch Dune movie because the Lynch movie strayed from novel in different aspects.  The Lynch movie, while flopping at the boxoffice, is now very popular cult classic, but the hardcore Dune fans are in total denial about it. lol

But again, that's the most hated character among 30 somethings watching a show for children 30 years after it aired.  I honestly didn't like Scooby Doo without Scrappy Doo that much as a kid.  When they started showing the re-runs with Scrappy, I started caring.

I also don't think he's a Jar Jary Binks.  Jar Jar Binks didn't make it to the next movie.  Not even kids liked him.  Scrappy stayed on for like 7 seasons or something.  In reality, Scooby fans should probably be thanking Scrappy for giving the show the lifeblood it needed to survive as a franchise into the 80's, which helped it survive into the 90's and 00's and eventually de-evolve back into the previous form they prefer.  Like that article said, they were going to cancel it, because it would have been a better idea to just launch a completely new show if they were just going to keep doing the same old thing with just more episodes.

Haven't watched a lot of those episodes in recent history.  Saw maybe a few in the last couple of years, and Scrappy really didn't bug me that much as an adult viewer.  Don't really obsess over Scooby Doo though.  I've moved onto other things that have better characters and slightly more potential for growth. 

It's interesting that the most memorable episodes of the newer ones were with new one shot characters like the Hex Girls or something, probably because everyone has seen so much of the other characters it's getting kind of pointless.  I'll give the Mystery Inc. show some points for at least trying very hard.  Seeing a Sccoby/Shaggy/Velma love triangle was amusing at least.

* Note, I wrote this while drinking, so I hope it makes sense.  XD

Yes and...


"Surly little Scrappy Doo Fancier And Deviant Stalker Of The Great Gazoo." And you took another karma point?! Okay, that does it, I'm writing an Archie fan fic titled: THE ARCHIES MEET SCRAPPY DAPPY DOO featuring the Great Gazoo just to spite who ever keeps doing that!

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Oh yeah. And yeah, we've had way more annoying characters, characters who never actually improved or became less irratating. I mean, just watch an episode when Scrappy first came on and when he was in the Boo Brothers. They did away with  his more annoying tendancies. I think it helped you got rid of the dead weight (sorry, Daphne, Fred, and Velma...but you're not the stars of the franchise).

I just received the DVD's.  First, the really great news is that the full series costs $5.49 on Amazon so it's a real bargain.

The discs are in separate paper envelopes with cellophane windows and are housed in a standard size DVD case.

Quality is good.  Considering that the series wasn't done in high def to begin with it looks decent although there is some pixilation.  They are dual layer discs.  I tried playback using a standard DVD player on a 42" 1080 HD display.

As for bonus content, there are bonus episodes from Sabrina-The Animated Series, Sabrina's Secret Life, and Mona the Vampire, one episode from each series.  They have the standard menue options of "Play all" or select an episode.

Overall it's well worth the price.  Now I can see the episodes I missed on first run.

I just received the DVD's.  First, the really great news is that the full series costs $5.49 on Amazon so it's a real bargain.

The discs are in separate paper envelopes with cellophane windows and are housed in a standard size DVD case.

Quality is good.  Considering that the series wasn't done in high def to begin with it looks decent although there is some pixilation.  They are dual layer discs.  I tried playback using a standard DVD player on a 42" 1080 HD display.

As for bonus content, there are bonus episodes from Sabrina-The Animated Series, Sabrina's Secret Life, and Mona the Vampire, one episode from each series.  They have the standard menue options of "Play all" or select an episode.

Overall it's well worth the price.  Now I can see the episodes I missed on first run.

Pixelation is usually due to a lousy encode, not the fact the content isn't in HD.  I'll probably get around to buying this soon though.