Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. Episode 8 Review

Well here it is Monday Night and time for another Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated episode and time for another live blog too; tonight's edition is titled "The Grasp of the Gnome"(seriously that's the title); as I understand it after this week, Scooby Doo Mystery Inc has one new episode, and then goes into reruns, which means these live blogs will go into hiatus.

But I will return with new live blogs, when Scooby Doo Mystery Inc returns with new episodes; also I will be doing a live blog for the new Scooby live action movie Curse of the Lake Monster and I will try to do one for Scooby Doo Camp Scare as well(the new direct to video movie).

As always the live blog will be random comments throughout, so enjoy:

7:00 PM: Show Time!

7:00 PM: hey Jreb from the Velma yahoo group might like this episode, the gang's at a renessiance fair

7:01 PM: Why do people dress like pirates at a renessiance fair?

7:01 PM: Ooh, Scary Gnome; yeah, that's a Scooby Doo villain all right, wait, that's really stupid

7:02 PM: Go hang out at a seafood restaurant? Um, are there any seafood restaurants open?

7:03 PM: Geez Velma, get with the program

7:03 PM: Oh, no; please don't tell me Fred is going to go back to a geeky trap guy again; please!

7:03 PM: I'll say it again: Scary Gnomes? yeah, sure

7:04 PM: Daphne is wearing a nice outfit, and Fred doesn't notice it; well, that whole paying attention to Daphne thing didn't last long

7:04 PM: Velma seems really knowlegeable about the supernatural huh?

7:05 PM: Nothing like good moat? HA!

7:05 PM: Velma's mom has good advice; I wish she was my mom, she sounds like the type of person that would know about love

7:06 PM: A drink made of poison mushrooms and wormwood? was Velma's mom a teacher at Grimwood? Just saying

7:11 PM: Funny, these gnomes don't look friendly

7:11 PM: Wait, Fred's dad agrees with him? Um, maybe not

7:12 PM: Fairy Wrestling? Please don't let this become another Goblin King

7:12 PM: I love Shaggy's pirate outfit; cute parrot

7:13 PM: Out of room at the hospital? How?

7:13 PM: Why would they be drinking sodas, on duty no less

7:13 PM: I already saw the movie, believe me frozen with magic is the perfect way to watch it? Okay

7:14 PM: I know how he feels? Wow Velma

7:14 PM: Daphne and Velma having a talk? interesting

7:15 PM: Wait, Fred did something or said something smart? Since when?

7:16 PM: That guy's a bit jealous isn't he?

7:16 PM: A secret pirate? I thought that guy hated pirates?

7:17 PM: My brain needs a shower? very funny

7:17 PM: Shaggy got knocked out cold, and the gnome's advancing? uh oh; something tells me Velma might have to rescue him

7:19 PM: Watching a little celebrity bowling from the 70's on ESPN Classic in between breaks; oddly enough this show is actually entertaining, oh and George Foreman's participating; at least he's a better bowler then Joe Frazier was a swimmer if you know what I mean

7:21 PM: Scooby's really depressed huh?

7:21 PM: Scooby ripped Shaggy's parrot while Velma was holding it? wow, he's really ticked, or is he? And Velma actually said she actually misses him? Ah, she admits she cares

7:22 PM: Mr. E's back, YES!

7:23 PM: Danger Prone Daphne's back, nice

7:23 PM: Tree expressway? Scary highway? that's funny

7:24 PM: Scooby's the bait? Ah, now this is classic Scooby!

7:24 PM: Man that gnome's like an olympic gymnast

7:25 PM: Shaggy's tied up and gagged? that's a switch, usually it's Daphne

7:25 PM: Daphne getting steel bracelets was pretty smart

7:26 PM: The Court fool did it? WOW! Although I could kind of guess that he was the culprit

7:27 PM: A ha! the tiny feet thing was a major suprise

7:27 PM: Baby Legs? that's funny too

7:27 PM: I love how that lady kept bopping the court fool on the head

7:28 PM: Hmm... who was that guy with the hood and cape, or whatever that was? and what's with that note? and professor pericles was circled? and this has all happened before?

Well, let's see; the main plot was okay, but the Mr. E Clues are what made this episode; I wonder who that guy with the hood was, and why was professor pericles circled in the Mystery Incorporated picture? and why did Mr. E say don't give up, this happened before

I guess we'll have to wait until next week to find out more; the Fraphne moments were good, and it really looks like Fred still cares for Daphne, although the Shelma thing is still shaky, Velma did tell Fred and Daphne about her and Shaggy, and Scooby was still growling at her, but overall Fred and Daphne seem to understand, although Scooby's still on the fence

The one thing that is interesting to me about this episode is Fred's comments about Shaggy and Velma's relationship; it's good advice, but I hope Velma doesn't take the advice too seriously, I mean I would still like it to work out, but who knows at this point

As for a rating: I would go with 7 out of 10; the culprit was a little too easy to figure out and the villain was kind of dumb, but it was a decent episode, back next week for another live blog and review and then a bit of a hiatus until the next new Scooby Doo episode.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 7 Review

Well, here it is Monday Night and time for another installment of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated; this week’s episode is titled “In Fear Of The Phantom” and it features a guest appearance by those girl rockers from Oak Haven: the one and only Hex Girls(I was using kind of a disc jockey voice there, I always wanted to be one and I guess I got carried away)

Anyways, this will be another sort of live blog(the internet connection at the resort I’m staying at isn’t really that great so what I will do is write my review during the show and post it after it’s over); it will basically be random comments and observations and I hope everyone enjoys it.

7:00 PM: Show Time!

7:00 PM: YES! The Hex Girls are back, and they can still rock!

7:01 PM: Ah, this must be the Phantom

7:01 PM: Velma acting like a fan girl is pretty funny

7:02 PM: Interesting beginning and Scooby’s still mad at Shaggy, oh boy

7:03 PM: Daphne singing? It works, it really works

7:04 PM: Why does the band manager look like Alexander Cabot from Josie and the Pussycats?

7:04 PM: Daphne’s the bait? That’s a first

7:05 PM: Daphne does look the part of a Hex Girl doesn’t she?

7:06 PM: Daphne got kidnapped? Of course she did; and what’s up with Fred? Is he going to really admit that he loves Daphne?

7:09 PM: I really don’t like commercials, of course I say that all the time

7:10 PM: The sheriff is at it again, he really is pretty dumb isn’t he? Of course what would you expect from Patrick Warburton aka Joe from Family Guy

7:11 PM: “Why must I feel?”, um Fred, all guys have feelings and yours are just coming out

7:11 PM: Shaggy and Scooby are at each other’s throats, sort of

7:12 PM: Again with the trap? Fred, my friend, stop obsessing with the traps!

7:13 PM: Here we go with Fred’s dad again

7:13 PM: Daphne’s back, and she isn’t happy with Fred

7:13 PM: Is Daphne now a diva? WOW!

7:13 PM: Scooby doing ventriloquism? Weird

7:14 PM: Daphne’s getting a makeover? Wait, does she need one?

7:14 PM: Is Fred going to sing? Nope, but he does have feelings for Daphne

7:15 PM: Crush? Great Rock Star Name Daphne

7:15 PM: WOW! Daphne was just a bit harsh wasn’t she?

7:16 PM: Hey Vincent Van Ghoul’s back and he’s a monster? Maurice LaMarche is still a great Vincent Van Ghoul though

7:16 PM: Is Shaggy fighting with a dummy?

7:17 PM: Shaggy and Scooby find the villain? Old School Scooby Doo at it’s finest

7:20 PM: Ah, a good old fashioned “Villain tries to look everywhere to find Shaggy and Scooby but can’t” scene, love that

7:21 PM: WOW! The bus blew up only a few moments after Shaggy and Scooby got out, now that’s real drama

7:22 PM: Wow moment of the week: did Shaggy and Scooby actually find a clue?

7:22 PM: Man, Shaggy and Scooby are really becoming good detectives, wait they already were, never mind

7:24 PM: Daphne a song writer? Hmm… This has possibilities

7:24 PM: Oh yeah, did I mentioned Daphne can sing? And that Grey DeLisle has a great singing voice, I guess I didn’t, or did I?

7:25 PM: Fred? Earth to Fred, she wrote the song about you! Say something!

7:26 PM: I really like Daphne’s cape, or whatever that is

7:26 PM: Wait, the phantom waited until after the song to make his move?

7:27 PM: I knew it was him! I knew it was Daniel, or whatever his name is

7:27 PM: They can make any song a hit? Kind of like the Beatles huh?

7:28 PM: Ah, Fred finally tells Daphne how he feels about her, aww how sweet

7:28 PM: Shaggy and Scooby are friends again, sounds good to me

7:29 PM: Wait, what was Velma doing waiting for Shaggy and Scooby by the Mystery Machine?

Well, another episode down and another mystery solved; although this one was more Fred/Daphne centric and didn’t have much Shaggy/Velma, but it was still good; and Fred finally told Daphne how he felt about her.

Overall I liked the episode and it felt like a classic Scooby Doo episode, I give this week’s show a 9 ½ out of 10, close to a 10 but I held back a little; I didn’t give it a 10 because Shaggy and Scooby did most of the mystery solving which made the episode seem like a Scooby and Scrappy show from 1980-1982, anyways I’ll be back next week in the Evergreen State with another blog/review, bye until then

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. Episode 6 Review

Well, it's Monday night again and that means a new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated, this week's installment is titled "The Legend of Alice May" and judging by people's message board posts who have seen the episode on the east coast, this might be the first episode of the season to get a 10 in my rating system.

6:57 PM: This might be one of the top episodes of this series, judging by the reviews from other people

7:00 PM: Show Time!

7:00 PM: Alice May's first appearance; she doesn't look that bad, for now

7:01 PM: Never mind

7:02 PM: Vincent Van Ghoul? YES! YES! YES! he looks just like he was in the 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, and whoever's voicing him is awesome!

7:03 PM: Velma and Shaggy have been going out FOR A MONTH? and people are complaining? Jeez

7:03 PM: Uh oh, Alice May's back

7:04 PM: The gang's going to the prom; so this is character development, I like it

7:04 PM: Oh no he didn't? Daphne, this is not 1998 you know

7:05 PM: Daphne's got competition, oh boy, this could be interesting

7:05 PM: Nicely done Daphne! Fred is clueless isn't he?

7:06 PM: Someone erased everything about the missing kids? hmm, interesting

7:07 PM: So someone was trying to waste Daphne? hmm...

7:07 PM: Alice may's back; jeez she gets around doesn't she?

7:08 PM: Why would alice be going into the basement?

7:08 PM: Full length promo for the new live action movie? YES!

7:12 PM: Here are words I thought I would never say: I agree with Daphne

7:13 PM: Ahh, so Fred's not the first person this girl has fallen for, hmm...

7:13 PM: Please don't tell me she lives at a cemetery

7:13 PM: Velma's really demanding isn't she?

7:14 PM: Velma kicking tombstones? wow!

7:14 PM: Daphne and Scooby are hunting for clues together? reminds me of that one New Scooby movies episode

7:15 PM: Man that girl is creepy; I am loving the writers

7:16 PM: Mr. Carswell? the creeper? love the flashbacks and it's offical: this show is canon with the original show! YES! YES! YES! I LOVE THIS!

7:17 PM: I think this show might be the first 10 of the series, wait's it's official i'm getting the word: yes this is the first 1o rating I am giving for this show, it reminds me of classic Scooby Doo at it's finest

7:18 PM: What happened to the baby chick in the creeper flashback? and I loved the way the animators drew the original episode

7:18 PM: So, where's the promo for the new episode? wait it's probably coming up at the end

7:20 PM: Velma's prom dress is pretty cute

7:21 PM: Fred getting caught in a trap while he dresses for the prom is funny

7:21 PM: Daphne's prom dress is cute too

7:21 PM: What is wrong with Daphne's sister? WOW!

7:21 PM: Hmm... Shaggy sneaking around Scooby's back to go to the prom? no good can come of this

7:22 PM: Phantom limousine, wait that doesn't look that ghostly

7:22 PM: She just doesn't give up does she

7:23 PM: Uh oh, come on Shaggy tell Scooby about Velma please! for the love of all things good, tell him!

7:24 PM: Are they all rich? they all have limousines?

7:24 PM: Scooby at the prom? ha ha ha

7:25 PM: Let me check, yep alice may's still scary

7:25 PM: Ha! somebody's mom, now that was funny

7:25 PM: Ah, the mystery thickens

7:25 PM: Of course she's not a ghost, but if she's not a ghost, then who is she?

7:26 PM: Alice Carswell? WHAT! her dad? WOW! that is messed up!

7:27 PM: So she was trying to get revenge?

7:27 PM: Boy is scooby mad

7:27 PM: A yearbook? hmm.. another clue

7:28 PM: Mystery Incorporated? the high school had a mystery solvers club?

7:28 PM: Hmm... she got out of prison? and Mr. E? this is getting interesting

7:29 PM: Disappearance of 4 youths? a mystery who's time has come to solved? Hmm...

7:30 PM: Love the new promo for the hex girls episode, of course i'll be out of town next week but I will catch this episode

Well, let's see: flashback to the creeper, a ghost girl, Scooby annoyed at Shaggy for him going to the prom with Velma, a connection between alice may and Mr. E, the high school had a mystery solvers club before, all in all A GREAT EPISODE!

More clues were revealed about Mr. E, and the people in the locket are without a doubt members of the mystery club, heck they even explained it! I am giving this episode a 10 out of 10 for all the reasons I mentioned and I am so looking forward to next week's show and the rest of the season.

I will do a review of next week's show, but it might be a bit late because i will be on vacation next week, now until next week: so long!

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. Episode 5 Review

Well, it's Friday Morning and I will be doing a somewhat live blog for this week's Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated episode "The Song of Mystery"; I missed the episode on Monday as I explained earlier this week so this is the first time I will get to watch it, from what everybody said it looks good though.

First for some pre-show comments I have to address the whole Shaggy/Velma thing; in my browsing the message boards and reading the reviews people have of this weeks episode, people are not liking that Velma is trying to get Shaggy to stop saying like much like she tried to stop him from eating junk food on last week's show; I think Shaggy realizes Velma loves him and because of that is trying to change him into her version of a good boyfriend, however to those people who think that the relationship can't work or won't work because she's trying to change him too much or whatever, that's utter garbage.

Velma is realizing that she cannot change Shaggy and that he's going to be himself; I think that Velma is starting to realize that she loves him because of him being himself, not because of other reasons; Shaggy is going to be cowardly, going to be hungry and wants to hang out with Scooby Doo, and Velma is slowly but surely starting to realize this, why else would she have hung out around him and the rest of the gang over the years if she didn't like what Shaggy does or says?

I know that Shaggy/Velma can work, the fans just have to give it time; besides would you rather have this show on the air, or another season of Get A Clue, without Fred, Daphne and Velma and a format that belongs more in a show like Johnny Quest then Scooby Doo; I would take SDMI a thousand times over.

I also have to address the whole "misrepresnting the characters" thing; I have seen that this show treats the gang not as a kind group of young adults helping people, but instead they have an attitude where they aren't concerned with school and want to solve mysteries instead of being in class; I have to disagree with that as well, Scooby Doo has always been a show about four teenagers and a dog solving mysteries in the spare time, keeping in mind the spare time part; in my mind the gang in this show kind of likes school, but wants to work on their hobbies instead of going to class, which is what many teens wanted to do at that age, however Scooby's friends realize that they need an education and the mysteries are taking a back seat for now, so all those people who say the gang doesn't care about school and care more about solving mysteries, I have to disagree with those statements.

Overall Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. is a great version of a franchise that has been around since 1969 and needs new life pumped into it every so often, i.e. Scrappy, 13 Ghosts, etc.; if the things I mentioned hadn't been created for Scooby, the show would have ended long ago and we wouldn't have gotten all the great movies and shows that we have gotten in the franchise; that's just my thoughts and you can take them for what they are, now onto this week's episode:

8:59 AM: Unnatural History promo's airing, I do agree that Scooby Doo could be a little like

9:00 AM: Daphne's baby sitting? interesting; also was that the voice of Spongebob?

9:01 AM: Hmm, looks like an interesting mystery this week

9:02 AM: One Minute he's kind and the next he's trying to kill Daphne? Sounds like a Mini Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

9:03 AM; Velma punched Shaggy in the shoulder for saying like? Oookay

9:04 AM: Well, we know where the parents and adults priorities are in this town; they're leaving their kids behind after turning into monsters

9:05 AM: The gang got arrested again? Jeez!

9:05 AM: So the guy plays a pan flute and turns all the kids into monsters? sounds like a weird version of the Pied Piper

9:06 AM: Fred's flunking civics? who knew?

9:06 AM: Hmm, this teacher has a picture of the creature? very suspicious

9:07 AM: Velma wants to get Shaggy new pants? why?

9:10 AM: Reading more people's reviews of the show during commercial break, so far it's about 50/50 on like and dislike in the show

9:11 AM: Holy Cow, what is Shaggy wearing? those are the most butt ugly pants i've ever seen

9:11 AM: Velma's parents are at it again

9:13 AM: Que Horrifico definitely reminds me of like a Werewolf with the way he changes every night

9:14 AM: Why is the teacher going home to rest? it's a school day

9:14 AM: Jeez this Mary Anne girl is really getting on my nerves

9:15 AM: This chain thing reminds me of the 50 foot Shaggy episode of WNSD a few years back

9:16 AM: Jeez Cartoon Network, how low can you go? spoofing another network's most popular show

9:16 AM: Is it just me, or was the professor being very dramatic

9:21 AM: The kids have taken over? sounds like Children of the Corn

9:22 AM: Shaggy and Scooby as babies? hillarious

9:23 AM: Don't sound so happy, we're married; that's pretty funny too, and Daphne and Fred dressed like a married couple is hillarious

9:24 AM: They caught him, or did they?

9:24 AM: Hmm, the villain sounds a little familar

9:25 AM: Stop hitting yourself Fred, stop hitting yourself Fred, stop hitting yourself Fred :)

9:25 AM: Bye bye t shirt

9:26 AM: Man, the writers are really good on this show; this is terrifying

9:26 AM: The kids are wearing masks? I figured as much

9:26 AM: Mary Anne? Who Knew?

9:27 AM: She wanted to rule the city with an army of kids? Yeeah, that's a great plan(no, it isn't)

9:27 AM: she offered them candy, yeah

9:28 AM: Velma couldn't translate a Latin Phrase? wow

9:28 AM: No clue from Mr. E? Really?

9:29 AM: Shaggy standing up for himself? Yes! oh and the dancing scene with him and Velma, very sweet(and that's coming from a guy)

Well that takes care of another episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated, sorry I couldn't do a live blog this week, but i'll return next week with another one

Oh as for the grade: I give the episode a 7, good monster, great chase scenes and the whole kids putting on fangs thing reminded me of the way Lisa in the Scooby Doo Show episode Vampires, Bats and Scaredy Cats was hypnotized; she was hypnotized by a watch alarm from her uncle leon, which was a cue to put fake fangs in her mouth and act hypnotized

I also loved the Shaggy and Velma parts, and Shaggy standing up for himself and dancing with Velma was nice too; looking forward to Monday and another new episode, until then so long

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc Episode 4 Review

Well here we are again: Monday night and another live blog for the latest Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated episode "The Revenge of the Man Crab"(by the way, I know what you're thinking and yes, that is the actual title of the episode). Again, this will pretty much be like the previous live blogs, basically random comments throughout the episode and as usual as far as blogs go it will be all over the place, hope everybody enjoys it as usual.

6:57 PM: Some pre-show comments: first, Revenge of the Man Crab? that is the dumbest name for an episode ever, at least as far as Scooby episodes go, well there were a few Pup Named Scooby Doo episode titles were dumb, but that's neither here nor there, number two and last: very excited to read the info about the Hex Girls cameo in an August episode of SDMI and in addition... a Scooby Doo/Batman team up in Batman the Brave and the Bold! not too shabby Warner Brothers, not too shabby

7:00 PM: Show Time episode four!

7:00 PM: "I can't wait for the time when robots do everything for us", um, yeah sure lady, sure

7:01 PM: Trickell's Diet Liquid? Why does that sound like one of Phil Hendrie's creations for his Art Bell bits? I'm just saying

7:02 PM: Angel Dynamite returns! I'm on board

7:02 PM: Teenage Pebbles and Bam Bamm sighting! Nice cameo

7:03 PM: Is this guy obsessed with clams or what?

7:03 PM: Ladies and gentlemen Velma has officially become a nag, congratulations

7:04 PM: Oh boy, Velma's not happy with Shaggy is she?

7:04 PM: Was that the oldest girl from the Chan Clan?

7:05 PM: That is one messed up Crab Person; why am I now having South Park flashbacks?

7:06 PM: Angel Dynamite, the world's first DJ who trained under Walker Texas Ranger; of course that's just my opinion

7:11 PM: Why do Shaggy and Scooby always do the explanations of what the monster looked and sounded like?

7:11 PM: Okay, okay: they have a hideous Man Crab attacking volleyball players and kidnapping young women, and they don't close the beach? Crystal Cove might just have the dumbest law enforcement in the history of television or real life

7:12 PM: Fred said something sweer to Daphne? oookay

7:13 PM: Daphne playing volleyball? And Fred says nothing under than "What Man Crab would love to drag you under the sand"; jeez

7:14 PM: Jeez Daphne, get a grip

7:14 PM: That was hillarious! Daphne's dad, half naked sucking on a can of soup? Comedy Gold!

7:15 PM: This Man Crab can see unusually well, hmm...

7:16 PM: Fred's really taking Daphne being abducted, um... not very well; maybe he is in love with her

7:17 PM: another clue from Mr. E? the mystery thickens even deeper

7:17 PM: so she doesn't know the kids huh, yeah sure Angel; *whispers* I think she might have something to do with Mr. E

7:21 PM: The library, one of my favorite places (but don't tell anyone that)

7:22 PM: Fred GET A GRIP! Daphne liked to sit in chairs, Daphne liked to read books, I think he's in love with Daphne

7:23 PM: Back to the caves

7:23 PM: Secret stairs? ah, another clue

7:26 PM: Fred's trap worked; it figures

7:27 PM: the villain was someone who they didn't meet? I like it. totally unexpected

7:28 PM: Lawyers take forever? obviously you don't know or have never met Steve Bosell

7:29 PM: Hmm, Angel Dynamite looked pretty suspicious in that last shot, think she knows anything?

Well, another episode down and another blog done; overall on my scale with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst, I give this episode my first ten of the series; a little Shelma, a little Fraphne, the villain was unexpected, a clue from Mr. E. and a possible connection between the locket Daphne found and the missing children? all in all it leads up to a very interesting rest of the season for Scooby Doo fans; be back next Monday with another live blog, see ya then!