DVD : The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies

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Rating:

- A MUST For All You Scooby-Doo Fans!
I don't know who enjoys these movies more, me or my 2-1/2 year old! The movies are great. The packaging is nifty and durable enough to withstand my son's constant handling. The only episodes I wish it had were a few from Sonny and Cher.

Rating:

- now lets get the other shows on a best of two set
as stated my boys a i love scooby-doo and this set is really very good. i remember getting up on saturday mornings and watching these one hour shows and loveing it.the shows look great and i hope they put the rest out soon. these make trips easier as we can put a dvd in the van player and have 3 to 4 hours of scooby on as we drive(no more "are we there yet")!!
thanks scooby

Rating:

- The missing 1 hour episodes
It's great they released these 1 hour scooby episodes that followed the 2 season run of scooby doo where are you?. Its just a shame they didn't continue the original 1/2 hour shows as well. The one hour "movies" were filled with a lot of filler chase scenes and seemingly senseless time fillers to stretch them to 1 hour. Many show the same scenes over and over again. I still enjoyed them when I was a kid and will order this set for my 2 year old son. I still find the original series more entertaining than the movies episodes.

Here is a listing of the missing episodes not included in this dvd:

Scooby Doo Meets the Adams Family 1972

A Good Medium is Rare 1972 starring Phyllis Diller

Sandy Duncan's Jeckyll And Hyde 1972

The Secret of Shark Island 1972 stars Sonny and Cher

The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn 1972 starring Davey Jones

The Phantom of the Country Music Hall 1972 starring Jerry Reed

Scooby Doo Meets Jeannie (of I love Jeannie) 1973

The Haunted Showboat 1973 starring Josie and the Pussycats

The Spirited Spooks Sports Show 1973 starring Tim Conway

Too bad they have release issues with the stars, the Adams Family episode was one of my favorites.

Rating:

- How about a Vol 2 "The REST OF the New Scooby-Doo Movies?"
This is a great series, but I believe I speak for a lot of people - "WE WANT THE REST OF", not just the Best of. There are 9 missing episodes plus the Halloween Special from this release. The Addams Family, Phyllis Diller and Sonny and Cher to name a few!

Rating:

- Nice collection, but missing some good episodes
The New Scooby-Doo Movies, along with "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" and the "Scooby-Doo Show", are my favorite Scooby-Doo cartoons. I grew up watching all of these shows in the 1970s, and I was very happy to see this collection put out on DVD.

The format for these episodes is different than "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" (twice as long, plus the guest stars), and I find it quite enjoyable. There was a certain camraderie between the gang in the original series, and it seems to carry over here beween the gang and the guest stars.

This set contains some great episodes - the ones with the Harlem Globetrotters, Speed Buggy, Laurel & Hardy, Don Knotts, and Batman & Robin are my favorites. I especially liked Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner, The Lochness Mess, The Ghost of Bigfoot, and The Weird Winds of Winona.

The picture has been cleaned up well for the most part. There are a few scenes where artifacts (dirt) are visible. The soundtrack is mono (Dolby Digital 1.0), but it sounds pretty good. The packaging was also impressive.

I do have two complaints though:
1) Some of my favorite episodes are missing, including Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie and The Haunted Showboat. One of the other reviewers mentioned that this was due to legal reasons with the guest stars involved. Hopefully this will be resolved soon so that we will have the remaining 9 episodes on DVD.
2) Lack of special features. I would like to see interviews with the great voice talent (like Don Messick & Casey Kasem), and something on the history of the show (who came up with the idea, etc.)

Overall I liked this set, and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Scooby-Doo, especially the early years.

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