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