- Something's missing, but what? Oh, wait, I know what it is. (Drew typing) Today's video is sponsored by Current. Stick around to the end to find
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my annual non-Halloween, Halloween video that I'm
only posting on Halloween because it's also the
last day of the month. I'm your host Drooby Goo. If I were to make a
list of all my favorite crime-fighting dogs, Scooby-Doo would have to be near the top. I don't know how much of the
dirty work he's actually doing. He's usually kind of
just along for the ride, but he has his own theme
song and that's cool. I would actually go as far as to say that the "Scooby-Doo"
theme song is perfect. And here's why. Number one, they give him a middle name, Scooby-Dooby-Doo? That's hilarious. Number two, it asks an important question. Where is the dog? Is he outside? I thought you were watching him. But also, of course they lost him. He's not on a leash and everyone is high. When you think about it, it's pretty funny that the
show is named after Scooby-Doo, when he's really just the wacky sidekick. He's the comic relief character
and the title of the show. It would be like if
"Succession" was called, "Has anyone seen Greg?" "Scooby-Doo" has been around
for over 50 years now. So, of course it's been turned into a never-ending movie franchise. Some of which are insane. They've turned him into a Lego. They've turned him into a puppet. They've teamed him up with Batman and the band Kiss. And the WWE, twice. And that's not even including
all the live-action films. If you're around my age, you
grew up with these two movies. I recently watched them
again for research purposes. And I gotta say, I think they hold up. - I can look at myself naked. - For the most part. Translating a cartoon to live-action is very easy to get wrong. Usually, because no one asked for it. But I think they made
a lot of good decisions with this movie. It doesn't take itself too seriously, it's very cartoonish, it's not like they tried to turn it into a gritty crime-drama or a gratuitously violent horror movie. More on that later. Plus, you'll be hard-pressed to find better casting in a movie. Matthew Lillard was born to play Shaggy. Daphne and Velma are both naturals. Fred has the same name as
the actor who plays him. It's like all the stars align. Hell, even the dog kind
of looks like Scooby-Doo. I don't know where they found that guy. Then a few years later,
they made it again, only different and worse. I couldn't quite figure out
how to word this comparison I had in my head. So I will instead do so visually. Hope that helped. (rock music) - Jinkies. - Hubba, hubba. - It's weird that the animal
thinks she's hot too, right? (Scooby panting) That's not just me? But in a way, it kind of makes sense that he would react like
that because in these movies, Scooby is constantly teetering on the line between human and dog. He has to be let outside
to go to the bathroom, but he speaks fluent English. Sometimes he's tied up to a bike rack and other times he's
sitting on an airplane dressed up as Shaggy's grandma. Either way, everyone just accepts it. Seriously, I can't tell you how many times he puts on human clothes
and people just think, "Okay, yeah. That's like a guy." - I got a call for a Mr. Doo. - Hello? - Hey dog, there's a phone call for you. Wait a minute, why is
that dog on the phone? But to be fair, this is the same universe of dumbos who couldn't tell what someone looked like because her hair was kind of short. So, at least they're consistent. What sets the 2009 movie apart from its previous two iterations though, is that this time, it's an origin story. You know how you've always wondered what these teenagers who
have nothing in common were up to before they started doing the thing that makes them interesting? Of course you didn't. For some reason, I find myself fascinated by the "Scooby-Doo" origin story. I think mostly because they've
now made several attempts at defining one and they
all contradict each other. In this movie, "The Mystery Begins," the gang meets for the
first time in detention because they were in a bus that crashed. Don't ask me why they and only they, got in trouble for that
because I don't know. So it's basically just
"The Breakfast Club," until a couple of ghosts
pop out the ceiling and knock down some books. And then since the principal blames them, they decide to go solve
the mystery themselves and clear their names. Okay, that makes sense. They met in high school, bonded over one shared interest and thus began their lifelong
career as unpaid detectives. But then, in the 2020
film called "Scoob!", we open on a child Shaggy
who is friendless and lonely. He happens upon a lost puppy on the beach, a cop asks him what his name is and he says: - His name's, Scooby! - I always assumed the
snacks were named after him, not the other way around, but you learn something new every day. Then they go trick-or-treating,
meet the rest of the gang, end up at the dilapidated murder mansion, which is next door. Find out the guy who lived there was stealing various electronics and thus began their lifelong
career as unpaid dete-- Wait, I thought they met in high school? Yeah, no, it's all coming back to me now. Scooby fell out of a truck and got scared so hard by a ghost, that he rolled into bed with Shaggy where they instantly fell in love. So that's the origin story, but you also can't forget
about the 1988 animated series "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo." Which follows the ragtag
group of kid detectives solving crimes before
they've even solved puberty. So that settles it, canonically speaking,
the gang met as children. But you also have to factor in the straight-to-video
spinoff, "Daphne & Velma." That's right, they made a Scooby-Doo movie about only two of the characters and neither of them are Scooby. But if we're to take what's
established in this movie as the official lore, then it would mean that Velma and Daphne are actually the first
of the group to meet. They befriended each other online because of Daphne's
Twitch stream, I guess. Then they meet IRL in high school and solve the case of
the fog machine locker. So I guess they went on to
meet everyone else in college? I don't know about that. Something tells me Shaggy and Velma aren't getting into the same school. Also, what year is it supposed to be? The original series took
place in the '60s and '70s, but every iteration after that has seemingly been set in modern times because you know, they got the internet. Which is fine, seems
like a missed opportunity to do a period piece, but
I get it, time marches on. But hold up, isn't this supposed to be a prequel? So Daphne and Velma met online
in 2018 and then they grow up and they're all solving
crimes together in the '70s? How did that happen? In "Scoob!", Shaggy is 10 years old listening to Spotify
playlists on his smartphone and then the rest of the movie
takes place 20 years after. So, Scooby-Doo is in the future now? Weird. I don't remember getting
an email about that. Hey babe, did you hear the news? Scooby's in the future now! I know what you're thinking, "Drew, buddy, you're getting a little worked up here over the accuracy of a cartoon," and that's a fair point,
imagined audience member, but I've watched seven
Scooby-Doo movies this week. There is nothing left up here. I simply don't know how
to make a YouTube video without breaking my brain in the process. Anyway, I watched all these movies and now, I'm gonna talk about them. (upbeat music) Let's start with the
aforementioned "Scoob!" which suffered from being released at possibly the worst time for a movie. Other than like 400 BC,
there were no theaters. But I think the last thing on
everyone's mind in May, 2020, was, "I wonder what Scooby
and the gang are up to." Personally, I don't know
what to think of this movie. At times I kind of liked it. The voice acting is
solid, I love Will Forte, even though Shaggy is kind
of a weird role for him, but it's pretty funny for a kid's movie. - Wait, have you not
been paying your taxes? - I handle our accounting. - Sometimes. ♪ Ah-sha-la-la-la-lo ♪ But ultimately, it falls
into the same pattern that you see in a lot of modern reboots. They tried way too hard
to separate it from the original cartoon. They tried to turn it into
this big superhero-epic, which obviously the world needs more of. Instead of just embracing
what made the show charming in the first place. In the process, they
make so many meta jokes that at times, feel like they're shitting on the source material. - The robots attacked this talking dog and a gangly dude that had
this habit of using the word, "Like" at the start of every sentence. Almost as if he was a
middle-aged man's idea of how a teenage hippie talks. - Yeah, like who even came
up with these characters? And the other problem you see with the way a lot of
children's movies are written, is that they're constantly
going back and forth between poopy-fart jokes and then to keep the parents engaged, we're just gonna throw
in as many references to other things as we can,
because that's what comedy is. No joke, in the first
10 minutes of the movie, the gang has a business
meeting with Simon Cowell? And he's like, "I see a lot
of potential in you guys, except for you two." - A group can only be as
strong as its weakest links. I can't invest with these two involved." - So he was gonna like
invest in them? (giggles) Was he gonna sign them to a record deal? What is this scene? He also says the most
predictable foreshadowing line. - You can't count on
friendship, people change. And when you get into real trouble, friendship won't save the day. - Gee, I wonder if friendship
actually will save the day. - I guess friendship
really did save the day. - I've seen too many movies. And then there's this scene, which has, I'm not even exaggerating, the worst joke I have
ever heard in a movie. - And are you Harry Potter? - I'm Ruth Bader Ginsburg, obviously. - Which house is she in? Hufflepuff? - She's a Supreme Court justice. - Oh, Slytherin. - (sighs) Who? What? Why? They also kind of turned half the cast into the same character. Shaggy is a little dumb guy. Fred is a big dumb guy. There's this dude named Brian who doesn't add anything new to the mix because he's also a big dumb idiot. And then Daphne, I don't think she does
anything in this movie. I mean, she gets a vacuum
cleaner to fall in love with her, but that's about it. Okay, but obviously, they beat the bad guy and saved the day. But what happens in the very
last scene of the movie? (electronic music) Brian is a DJ now. How about Scooby don't? (electronic music) I guess I can't get too mad about this. Technically, both of the early
2000's live-action movies also ended in inexplicably
musical numbers. That has always been the laziest
way to end a kid's movie. We saved the day guys,
so it's time to dance. Oh shit, you know what I just realized? That's Ruben Studdard. ♪ When you wish upon a dream ♪ Maybe I was wrong, maybe "American Idol" fully exists in the "Scooby-Doo" universe and that's why they were
talking to Simon Cowell earlier. That's big-brain stuff. (upbeat music) There wasn't a ton else
to talk about this movie, but there were a couple things
in here that drove me crazy. First, Velma is seen bringing
her science project to school multiple days in a row. Why? Is she doing more
than one presentation? Was it so good the first time, her teacher asked for an encore? Also, would it have killed
them to dye this dude's hair? Just give him a wig for God's sake. I don't understand, it seems like they put
a more-than-acceptable amount of effort into
the makeup and wardrobe for the other three main characters. And they got to Fred and
were like, "Close enough." You're telling me, no
one could've run down to Spirit Halloween real quick
and grabbed one of these? They didn't have 50 extra
dollars in the budget? Please don't tell my wife
I spent 50 bucks on this, she's gonna be so mad. One of the things I do have to give this
movie credit for though, is reminding me that Shaggy's
real name is Norville Rogers. But when I went to confirm
it with a Google search, I was only left with more questions. (upbeat music) Get those pesky boys out of here, we're gonna solve this shit ourselves. This was a really
frustrating movie to watch, mostly because you get the sense that the two main characters
don't even like each other. We're supposed to believe they've had this enduring, long distance friendship. - My internet BFF. - Even though Velma is always just snarky and making fun of her. Which I get that that's what
you do with your close friends, but because initially,
that's all we see of them, it doesn't come off that way. When Velma finds out they're
actually gonna get a chance to meet each other,
she's not even excited. She's like mad. - We can finally be best friends IRL. - Oh. - And then that continues
for about half of the movie, she pretends she doesn't know her. - [Daphne] Velma! - They're fighting the whole time. (Daphne giggling) - I can't have lunch with you Daphne. Not today, not ever. - Actually, Velma is mean to everyone. Instead of just being
like an awkward nerd, they made her into an asshole. Eventually like 30 minutes in, she finally explains to Daphne that she was just doing it to protect her 'cause there's something
weird going on in the school. Which okay, that makes sense. But then why did you step
on that girl's muffin? What were you protecting
her from? A nice breakfast? The movie's biggest flaw though,
is that it's just not fun. The characters have about as much depth as that cardboard cutout. Hey, don't look at me like that. They don't get along very well, they're never making jokes or
showing any signs of chemistry other than hugging once. And at the end of the movie, when it had a chance to
somewhat redeem itself, everything falls apart. There's a scene where
they fight robot spiders, and I'll just let that speak for itself. - [Robot] Until then,
good luck with my spiders. - Ah! (robot laughing) (lasers shooting) - Yeah, those are laser webs
that she is karate chopping. - [Robot] Good luck with my spiders. - I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids. - She said the thing. Also, who could have seen it coming that it was the popular
girl the whole time? The girl who looked evilly
into the camera, 20 minutes in. What else was that supposed to hint at? I understand the idea of wanting to take these two great characters and
give them their own spinoff to develop them even more. But they didn't, they didn't
flesh them out any more. For the most part, they had more dimensions in
other "Scooby-Doo" movies. Velma has always been
the MVP of the group. If they weren't accompanied
by a literal super-genius at all times, they would just be three
teens who have a car. In the 2002 movie, Daphne spends two years
learning martial arts and then she becomes the
bad-ass of the group. It's not like Fred is
always carrying them. He just drives them places. Shaggy probably doesn't
even know where he is. And come on, you're not even gonna
put a dog in the movie? Entire cast, just humans? I don't know, man. I don't like it. Well, at least someone dances at the end and that's how you
know, the movie is over. (rock music) All right, but enough
of these modern reboots. Let's get back to some
classic Scooby-Doo antics. They collaborated with the band Kiss, so this must have been,
what? Like 30 years ago? Okay. This movie is amazing. First of all, it takes place inside a
fictional amusement park called, "Kiss World." It's full of rides and games and toilets, all themed around a
hair band from the '70s. When they're not busy
doing whatever this is. - Kiss costume change, activate! (rock music) (speaking in foreign language) - Daphne spends her night being
infatuated with Starchild, also known as Paul Stanley, who was 63 years old when this was made. I guess if you're a big
fan of children's mysteries and classic dad rock,
you're gonna love this shit. - (indistinct) is never wrong. Except that time she
predicted the "Love Gun" album would go gold, 'cause it went platinum. Oh yeah, baby. (rock music)
- Awesome. But you know what? Even though their music does
absolutely nothing for me, I am still a sucker for
this style of animation. Seriously, some of this shit would be so sick if it wasn't Gene Simmons flying through the air. This sequence here reminds
me of that Strokes video that I love, which I
know isn't fair to say, I should say the Strokes
video reminds me of this because obviously,
"Scooby-Doo" came first. But I like this band better, so. Sorry. (electronic music) And finally, the most
F'd up "Scooby-Doo" movie of them all. "Saturday Morning Massacre." Or "Mystery," depending on
which poster you're looking at. - What do you think this is? Some Saturday morning cartoon show? (dog crying)
- I don't watch television. - This doesn't actually
have any association with the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, but it's worth talking about because it's clearly a direct parody. It's basically like if
someone took all the elements of "Scooby-Doo" and turned
them up to a hundred. Except for the dog, they turned him down to just regular pet. But passing hints of marijuana use? Nah, we doing that crazy shit. Mild romantic tension
between Fred and Daphne? Nope, they have sex now. Silly ghosts. How about the devil himself? - Well, this place is fucked up. - I watched this at 9:00 a.m. yesterday, not because I'm too scared to
watch a horror movie at night, I don't know who told you that. I ain't scared of nothing. And I do mean that in the
double-negative sense, which is to say that I
am scared of some things. This movie though, while
occasionally a little creepy, isn't all that engaging. A lot of the dialogue comes
off as more awkward than adult. - Ou, you know what? I
didn't tell you this but I don't have my period anymore. - Oh, really?
- Hey, guess what? I'm having a boner right now. Also, it's not just Fred and Daphne. Velma and 40-year-old,
meth-head Shaggy make-out too, because why not? Clearly the goal is to be over
the top with everything here, which is why half the movie is just people cursing at each other. In lieu of comical chase scenes, we have a relentless amount of blood. Blood on the walls, blood on their faces, blood in their mouths. - It's blood. - I could have told you that. There are demon-possessed
children feasting on dead bodies. About halfway through, it turns into such a non-stop gore fest, that my eyes actually
started to glaze over. It's a little misguided. Did I mention the sex scene
goes on for over three minutes? How about Scooby don't. (electronic music) Normally when I've spent this much time making a video about something, I end up so tired of that
thing by the time I'm done, that I never wanna think about it again, but this video just made me wanna go back and watch good "Scooby-Doo." So, I watched the "Zombie Island" movie, which is legitimately kind of scary. There's werewolves and
zombies and voodoo dolls. This shit's creepier than the last movie. Then I watched a couple episodes of "Mystery Incorporated" on Netflix, which is probably the
funniest "Scooby-Doo" show. I even watched this video by Lele Pons, which has 36 million views and it made me wanna
set my computer on fire. I think I'll always have fond memories of watching the cartoons as a kid, but there comes a time when there's just nothing
else to do with a series. And that time has come and gone. Just kidding. They're gonna keep milking
this shit for 100 more years. Everyone watching this
video will have died and they'll still be
making "Scooby-Doo" movies. Mark my words. More than anything though, watching 16 hours of Scooby-Doo content just made me realize how much
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skateboarding compilation. Happy Halloween. (upbeat music)
How could you post this? His wife will see this and know how much he spent on his Fred costume.
Can anyone identify that center vinyl on the wall?
I think the other two are In Rainbow and Is This It?
Thanks for the help in advance.