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Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire While vacationing Down Under, the mystery-solving quintet decides to head into the Australian outback to take in the sights and a rock festival competition held at Vampire Rock. But, of course, that is not to be. “Vampires” have been swooping down from the craggy cliffs and abducting the talent, forcing the detectives to go undercover as a rock band. (Their song? Predictably, “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”) The aboriginal myth of Yowie Yahoo is thrown in, along with two aboriginal characters. Adults may have trouble keeping the glam-rock musicians separate from the vampires, but kids will follow enough of the complex plot and high-tech resolution. This 70-minute movie is a contemporary take on the vintage television series with Casey Kasem repeating the honors as the voice of Shaggy. While some of the flower-power looniness of the original is gone, the basic spirit of classic Scooby-Doo remains intact. (Ages 3 and older) –Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Review: Scooby Doo delivers
Kids love this Scooby Doo movie. Can’t go wrong. Bought an extra as a gift.
Customer Review: The man in the mask is back!
If you have read my other “Scooby Reviews” you will know that I have had an issue with some of the newer Scooby movies that have been released which have had real monsters in them. Because this was pretty much a sequel to “Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost” I was concerned that there would be real Vampires. Fear not parents! They have returned to the “Man in a Mask” stories which made the Scooby Doo series so lovable to begin with.

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Whats New Scooby-Doo, Vol. 1 - Space Ape at the Cape What’s New Scooby-Doo, Vol. 1 - Space Ape at the Cape What’s new is that the Mystery Machine finally comes equipped with seatbelts, not to mention the newly installed global positioning system. The updated WB series also features a new theme song. But Scooby fans needn’t cringe: the basics are still here. Shaggy’s still goofy, Scooby’s still scared, and the “ghosts” are actually people with devious agendas. In these four 20-minute episodes from the 2002-2003 season, the gang finds themselves snowboarding with Chris Klug (in a cameo voice), hanging with scientists at a NASA-like facility, jetting to a museum in Costa Rica, and making the Mardi Gras scene in New Orleans. Along the way they encounter a snow monster, alien baby, “gigantisaurus,” and the feuding Leland brothers, carrying their Civil War grudge beyond the grave. Casey Kasem continues his duties as Shaggy and new cast and guest voices include TV veterans Mindy Cohn, Hector Elizondo, Lauren Tom, and the ubiquitous voice artist Jim Cummings. –Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Review: Buy season 1 instead, it is a better buy!
Get more for your money, you can get these four episodes PLUS 10 more for just a few dollars more in the “WHAT’S NEW SCOOBY DOO SEASON 1″ set!

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Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood The only mystery here is whether Scoob will leave the Mystery Machine gang to go solo. Featuring a laugh track, some musical numbers (!), and the Great Dane hanging with such ’70s icons as Charlie’s Angels and a disco queen in Qiana, the framing for this 49-minute show is framed as a screen test for a show- biz heavyweight. Shaggy plays agent while his canine sidekick gets to play cowboy for a face-off at high noon and don a leather jacket to wow the ladies as a canine Fonz in “Scooby Days.” This leaves Fred, Daphne, and Velma with frighteningly little to do. Originally a television special in 1979, this third–or so– incarnation of Scooby-Doo and friends features the original series’ voices (Casey Kasem, etc.), except for Velma (here voiced by Pat Stevens). Young Scooby fans (3 and up) will enjoy the humor, but Scooby purists will want to stick with the mysteries. –Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Review: OK for adult nostalgia, bad for kids who love classic Scooby
This movie seems for for adults than children. It explores Scooby’s “career crisis” and brings back some nice flashbacks with the old gang. But my 5-yr-old, who loves the classic Scooby (and even Zombie Island and the Reluctant Werewolf), didn’t like this one.
Customer Review: Scooby hollywood
The picture showed that it was a 3 DVD package when I got it, it was only one DVD and I don’t think it was what I was lead to believe it was suppose to be.

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Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (Snap Case) Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (Snap Case) While vacationing Down Under, the mystery-solving quintet decides to head into the Australian outback to take in the sights and a rock festival competition held at Vampire Rock. But, of course, that is not to be. “Vampires” have been swooping down from the craggy cliffs and abducting the talent, forcing the detectives to go undercover as a rock band. (Their song? Predictably, “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”) The aboriginal myth of Yowie Yahoo is thrown in, along with two aboriginal characters. Adults may have trouble keeping the glam-rock musicians separate from the vampires, but kids will follow enough of the complex plot and high-tech resolution. This 70-minute movie is a contemporary take on the vintage television series with Casey Kasem repeating the honors as the voice of Shaggy. While some of the flower-power looniness of the original is gone, the basic spirit of classic Scooby-Doo remains intact. (Ages 3 and older) –Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Review: Scooby Doo delivers
Kids love this Scooby Doo movie. Can’t go wrong. Bought an extra as a gift.
Customer Review: The man in the mask is back!
If you have read my other “Scooby Reviews” you will know that I have had an issue with some of the newer Scooby movies that have been released which have had real monsters in them. Because this was pretty much a sequel to “Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost” I was concerned that there would be real Vampires. Fear not parents! They have returned to the “Man in a Mask” stories which made the Scooby Doo series so lovable to begin with.

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Chill Out Scooby-Doo! - Original Movie Chill Out Scooby-Doo! - Original Movie An original, animated feature set in the frozen wilds of the Himalayas, Chill Out, Scooby Doo! finds best buddies Shaggy and Scooby-Doo on their way to join Freddie, Daphne, and Velma in Paris when they’re waylaid by an ambitious hunter out to snare the abominable snowman. Figuring Shaggy and Scooby, as charter members of Mystery, Inc., can find their way to a monster, the hunter pursues the legendary Yeti from one angle while a research scientist and his assistant try to get to the creature from another. Terribly inscrutable about the snowman is the High Lama of Shangri-La, who has his own reasons for keeping a sacred shrine to the Yeti. Caught between these various agendas, of course, are Shaggy and Scooby, who are a long way from Freddie and the others right when they need them most. Yes, it’s a typical Scooby adventure, with multiple chase scenes, supernatural phenomena that isn’t quite what it seems, and plenty of Scooby snacks devoured by the ever-ravenous Shaggy and his canine best friend. Longtime fans of the various Scooby series and younger kids catching up on Mystery, Inc. culture will certainly appreciate the story. Casey Kasem, as ever, voices Shaggy, though one can hear him getting a little raspy with age. (A tip of the hat to Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!’s producers for sticking with Kasem; these shows certainly wouldn’t be the same without him.) –Tom Keogh
Customer Review: Chill out Scooby Doo
Got it for my grandson who loves Scooby Doo. Came fast in good shape and went right to my gradson who lives in a different state
Customer Review: Super!!!!
My grandson and I are huge Scooby fans, as were his dad and myself. We have watched this excellent video somedays, an average of 3 times a day. Wonderful cartoon for small children, not scary as are so many of the modern cartoons. Will continue to purchase any Scooby video/cartoon.

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Scooby-Doo in Pirates Ahoy! Scooby-Doo in Pirates Ahoy! Piracy on the high seas and the mysterious Bermuda Triangle loom on the horizon in Pirates Ahoy!, but solving mysteries is the last thing on the Scooby-Doo Gang’s minds when Fred’s parents invite the group on a luxury cruise to celebrate Fred’s birthday. It turns out that the cruise is actually a mystery cruise, but the gang solves all the Program Director’s mysteries so fast that it looks like their trip to the Bermuda Triangle will be an uneventful one full of rest, relaxation, and all-you-can-eat buffets. Enter the creepy Mr. Mysterio, astral photographer Rupert Garcia who swears his ship was attacked by ghost pirates, eccentric millionaire Biff Wellington, and an eerie green-glowing fog that envelopes everything in its path, and the gang is suddenly immersed in a mystery in which their own lives and the lives of Fred’s parents are at stake. There’s updated music and a shift of focus from Scooby’s and Shaggy’s obsession with food and Daphne’s simpleminded behavior to Velma’s deductive reasoning. The group’s collaborative efforts combine with an abundance of chase scenes to create a 70-minute Scooby-Doo movie with broad appeal to children ages 5 and older. Voice talents include Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Tim Conway, Arsenio Hall, and Ron Perlman –Tami Horiuchi
Customer Review: Scoob and the Pirates
These are later DVD’s and they are still good. My grandson and I enjoyed this a lot…watched it 26 times if there are any questions.
Customer Review: Scooby-Doo Pirates
If your kid loves pirates he will love Scooby-Doo in Pirates Ahoy! Captain Skunkbeard seems to be a kid favorite. My son loves Pirates of the Caribbean so I rented him this movie and he loved it.

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Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Inspired by Hanna-Barbera’s popular cartoon series, which premiered in 1969, Scooby-Doo stars in his second full-length film (made in 1988). Shaggy has accepted a job as a gym teacher at Miss Grimwood’s Finishing School for Ghouls, a gothic girls’ school that instructs the daughters of frightfully famous monsters such as Dracula, Werewolf, Mummy, and Frankenstein. Once Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy get over their spooky welcome, they settle into academic and athletic routines (like scarobic exercises) and enjoy an other-worldly relationship with the delightful Miss Grimwood and her gals. Shaggy prepares his students for a big volleyball tournament against the boys’ military academy next door, a setup for all sorts of ghoulish gimmicks. And, of course, there’s Back to School Night, where the girls’ parents attend an enjoyable Who’s Who event of monstrous proportions. Meanwhile, amid all the happy hauntings, Revolta, the Witch of the Web, is scheming to be “the most feared name in the monster world” and to make the girls’ school “part of her evil team forever.” In a final showdown, it takes a joint effort of the boys and girls to defeat the evil Revolta and her spider-bat flunkies. This predictable modern-day cartoon is a disappointing departure from Scooby’s classic 1970s episodes, those campy detective romps full of lunacy and quirky humor and sprinkled with slapstick suspense. Scooby-Doo fans will also miss his wacky cohorts Freddy, Daphne, and Velma, as well as their invincible Mystery Machine. At least the original voices remain the same, namely Don Messick as Scooby and Casey Kasem as Shaggy. (Ages 5 to 10) –Lynn Gibson
Customer Review: the Best Scooby Doo movie
I first saw this movie when I was 5 and luckily taped it so that I have been able to watch it since. I disagree with many of the other reviewers who think that this movie is the worst Scooby Doo movie ever. While I agree in that I hate Scrappy Doo, I don’t think that his involvement in the film ruins it. Though this movie is a departure from previous Scooby Doo story lines in that there isn’t a true mystery to solve, there is still a definite plot that involves more than just the upcoming volleyball game between the two schools. Also, the new characters in this film are rather endearing and the film has many funny moments. Now, almost 15 years after first seeing this movie, it is still one of my favorite animated movies of all time. If you don’t mind a Scooby Doo movie that doesn’t revolve around solving a mystery but instead deals with defeating a monster, then you would most likely enjoy this film.
Customer Review: Typical Scooby
Funny as always. My daughter loves Scooby-there’s no bad Scooby as far as she’s concerned

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Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King The best, original Scooby-Doo animated movie seen for some years, Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King is genuinely imaginative, fun, and full of surprises–particularly in its vocal casting. Besides the usual group–Casey Kasem still going strong as the voice of Shaggy (since 1969), Frank Welker as both Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc.’s leader, Fred, Mindy Cohn as Velma and Grey DeLisle as Daphne–Goblin King features Wallace Shawn, Lauren Bacall, Tim Curry and Wayne Knight in substantial roles. The lively story finds the Mystery Inc. gang enjoying a Halloween night at a carnival, where a hack magician (Knight) steals the power of a fairy on unauthorized leave from the spirit world. Faced with a threat to Fred, Velma, and Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby enter that parallel dimension overrun by elves, headless horsemen, witches, a talking pumpkin, etc. Their mission is to get to the Goblin King (Curry), who can stop the magician s feverish quest for more and more power. The story is endlessly colorful and sharp, more of a fable than the average Scooby-Doo cartoon as Shaggy and Scooby, unlikely heroes, wander through a wonderland of ghouls for an answer. –Tom Keogh
Customer Review: scooby doo and the goblin king
this is definately the perfect adventure for halloween or just if you love scooby doo. you will enjoy this one immensely!!!
Customer Review: Good
In my opinion, Scooby Doo mysteries are just not as good as they used to be. ( Still better than the horrible Scrappy Doo period though!) As an adult, it is fun trying to recognize who is doing the voice overs though. Jay Leno seemed to have a really good time playing the Jack o latern, and I always enjoy Tim Curry’s voice. BUT, my kids really have enjoyed this DVD. It has gotten them all prepped and excited about Halloween. I feel like their attention to this movie will ebb over time though. They enjoy watching the old school mysteries better than most of the movies. With the exception of Zombie Island, which they have worn out!

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