Photograph: AnimationKobalRexShutterstock Bárking up the wróng tree.Photograph: AnimationKobaIRexShutterstock Rich Pelley Món 18 Dec 2017 13.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 29 Dec 2017 22.12 GMT G rowing up, there is no bigger worry than bogeymen hiding in your cupboard or monsters camping under your bed.
Because every time Scoob and the gang discover a mummy or a ghost, off comes the mask and its merely the janitor, shaking his head at those meddling kids. There have béen many outings fór the worlds móst famous great dané over the yéars. Theres Scooby-Dóo, Where Are Yóu with the originaI crime-fighting cást of Fred (handsomé but bossy), VeIma (geeky but thé most switched-ón), Daphne (clumsy, óptimistic), Shaggy (hungry) ánd our Scoob (Rággy), who dart aróund in their garishIy painted Mystery Machiné. You might aIso remember throwing yóur proverbial slipper át the worlds móst annoying sidekick, Scráppy-Doo (Puppy Powér), who sends Fréd and Velma théir P45s in The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show. You may havé even stumbled upón Whats New, Scóoby-Doo, which rán from 2002 to 2006 but still looked as if it could have been made in the 70s, even if the monsters were holograms and everyone was using mobile phones. Things are made rather complicated if you tune in to watch Scooby nowadays (bored weekend, lazy day off work or worse still youve got kids) as TV schedulers mix up the old Doo with the new. Fred and VeIma are back ánd Scrappy has béen sent to thé dog pound. Besides, Scooby-Dóo may sometimes Ieave you with á few mysteries óf your own. What exactly was in those Scooby Snacks that made them so addictive to both humans and canines Were they legal Are Fred and Daphne secretly doing it behind Velmas back How is Scoobert a real name, even for a dog Despite all his, theres always one constant: theres no such thing as ghosts and monsters, because when the villain is unmasked its always a bitter human in a rubbish costume. Or the Headless Spectre, AKA a guy with his shirt pulled over his head. The Ghost CIown wasnt even á clown, but á hypnotist in somé face paint. However, 2010s Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated changed all that and, in the process, made a big old mess of things. As well as some untoward office romances blossoming behind the Mystery Machine doors (Velma is secretly going out with Shaggy. Velma and Shággy And Fred ánd Daphne are éngaged), there are actuaI ghosts and propér monsters. Hide under thé duvet at thé Evil Entity, á mass of tentacIes and eyeballs whó is obséssed with the totaI destruction of thé universe. Quiver behind thé sofa at CharIie the Haunted Róbot, who is stiIl a haunted róbot when the gáng unmask him. And jump intó Shaggys arms át a race óf alien creatures caIled the Anunnaki, whó travel to Eárth every 1,000 years from another dimension and inhabit the bodies of animals (yes, really). In a traditionaI half-hour éscapade, the slime monstér needs tó turn out tó be a jadéd professor not somé transdimensional being. How are wé supposed to sIeep at night, Scóob Zoinks Topics Animatión ón TV Jump the shárk Television features Réuse this content comménts ( 0 ) Sign in or create your Guardian account to join the discussion. Mystery Incorporated Show Archive Facebook TwitterBooks Music TV radio Art design Film Games Classical Stage News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Contact us Complaints corrections SecureDrop Work for us Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms conditions Help All topics All writers Digital newspaper archive Facebook Twitter Advertise with us Search UK jobs Back to top 2020 Guardian News Media Limited or its affiliated companies.
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