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Scooby Doo (1969) - thoughts?

 Today on Scooby Doo:

* The gang place a miniature radio tracker on Scooby and then used a directional antenna and mapping equipment to find him. This stuff was apparently already installed in the van. I am still baffled by their income situation and what defines "kids" - in the first episode, they were definitely in high school ... today I figure they have gone rogue from the NSA.

* Shaggy ate a Scooby Snack on purpose and like it.

* Shaggy had several punch lines that the audience did not laugh at - I felt sorry for him - he was the ultimate actor and kept in the scene despite what must have been a little heart breaking. Sometimes the crowd just isn't with you Shag.

* Shaggy referenced the "Batusi" when he and Velma were dancing around while being swarmed by bats. This is 3 years after it was introduced in the Batman episode "Hi Diddle Riddle". Is this a case of co-evolution, do they exist in the same universe, or does Shaggy watch the same TV we do?

* Velma can't see a thing without her glasses - as bad as it is, I would have her get an elastic strap that goes behind her head.

I realize these reports are a little Shaggy and Velma heavy. That is because I do not care much about Fred or Daphne. I did notice that she frequently refers to him as 'Freddy'. I will let you know if he ever calls her 'Daph-a-licious'. I can go either way on the titular doggo.

The other thing with Scooby Doo - they are always driving around in the dark in some creepy place in that van ... four "kids" in a van driving to somewhere and ending up with a ghost mystery. Where are they going? Where is the money for gas and hotels coming from? What defined "kid" in 1969

Did you know that Shaggy was a gymnast? That Scooby-Doo was a Great Dane? That Velma can't see a thing without her glasses?

The animation is really inexpensively done - lots of frames with only 1 part of the image moving at a time.

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