Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 12 Review

Well ladies and gentlemen, or gentleman, i've heard it both ways, welcome to another Monday and another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated, tonight's installment is titled "The Shrieking Madness".

If you remember last week's episode(and I know you do), we saw a very awkward situation at the end of the episode with Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby all going their seperate ways to go to their respective homes, despite the fact that all of them are supposed to be good friends; we also had Velma saying: "Maybe we're not a team anymore" and her saying: "Good Night Norville" in a very awkward and mean spirited sort of way, oh and Mr. E's henchman/bodyguard/jack of all trades was seen watching the gang from afar and frowning as they all left.

In other words, we were left with plenty of questions after last week, but not enough answers; however thanks to the good people who are Scooby fans from other parts of the country, we know a little bit about tonight's edition of SDMI before it airs on the west coast.

Yes, the rumours are true: the gang has broken up, albeit temporarily; now before you go complaining and not watching tonight's show because the gang has turned into the Beatles and everyone is going solo, that's not going to happen, the gang does stay together and they do manage to solve this week's mystery, but as we have seen, there is tension during the show and a bit of apprehension from all involved about getting back together and solving mysteries again.

A wise man once said: United We Stand and Divided We Fall, which means if a group of people sticks together they can accomplish anything, and if they don't stick together, they will fall; right now I will use my sports expertise and say this: if Scooby and company cannot get everything together, Mr. E will need to appear and we might have a confrontation, same with Washington's football team and the Seahawks, those teams have everyone working together and as a result they both won this weekend.

Can you imagine if the Huskies or the Seahawks offense decided to play and the defense decided not to play? both teams would have gotten beaten by 50 points this past weekend, which is not what happened(thankfully); Mystery Inc. needs teamwork more then ever right now, Velma and Shaggy and Scooby need to drop the whole jealousy thing and work together with Fred and Daphne who need to realize that there are other guys and girls in the world and both need to not be so jealous when the other dates someone new.

If these things happen, Mystery Inc. will be the great detectives that they have been for many years now, and solve the mysteries that are in front of them and put everything in the past, behind them; if they just remember these simple steps, things will be fine, if not... well, at least there's Tower Prep and Unnatural History reruns on Cartoon Network, plus old episodes of Scooby Doo and the past movies.

7:00 PM: Show Time!

7:00 PM: Get out of here! Harlan Ellison? they actually got someone famous... to voice him or herself for this show? New Scooby Doo Movies revivial anyone?

7:01 PM: That creature is scary

7:01 PM: I love the theme song to this show, have I mentioned that? Guess I haven't

7:02 PM: Ah, breakups, who doesn't love them? Wait, ME!

7:02 PM: Nice limo

7:02 PM: The other Blake sisters graduated college, when they were thirteen? WOW!

7:02 PM: Fred's dad knows a lot doesn't he?

7:03 PM: Velma knows Harlan Ellison? Fan fic material, I smell fan fic material

7:03 PM: Shaggy's dad doesn't want him to use his last name?

7:03 PM: Awkward huh? They still aren't friends? COME ON!

7:04 PM: I can't believe I used capital letters three times 5 minutes into the show, this episode is going to be interesting

7:04 PM: Man, they sure pegged the jocks didn't they?

7:05 PM: What was the Blake building again?

7:05 PM: Shaggy and burgers, that combo goes together really nicely huh?

7:06 PM: Shaggy doesn't like Vegan food? I thought he was a vegetarian

7:06 PM: A real person, voicing himself? I LOVE THIS EPISODE! someone please bring back the New Scooby Doo Movies, PLEASE!

7:07 PM: I should read Harlan Ellison's work, heck he appeared on Scooby Doo, so why not

7:07 PM: Cape Cod Dinkley? How did I miss that?

7:07 PM: Hope she didn't hear that

7:08 PM: Well, so far, so.... interesting; Scooby and the gang aren't really speaking to each other, come on guys, get it together

7:09 PM: Quick thanks to everybody who has taken the time to comment on this blog in the past, it really means a lot to me and I greatly appreciate all the comments

7:12 PM: the fraternity guys are still going at it

7:12 PM: The gang reunites, but for how long? *cue ominous music*

7:12 PM: Harlan Ellison really is a jerk isn't he?

7:13 PM: Old Clam Chowder being gargled by a seal? Greatest line of this episode

7:13 PM: Of course the Hatecraft guy lives in a scary mansion, don't all college professors?

7:14 PM: Velma, just... stop, please

7:14 PM: Darrow? I want to know who Darrow is and why their name is on the university

7:15 PM: everything he's writing is coming true? I love that plot, wasn't that used in a Twilight Zone episode or something?

7:15 PM: Another universe, yeah sure

7:15 PM: Do we stay together and keep trying to solve the mystery? And they still can't agree to team up again? Jeez....

7:16 PM: Happy Tapioca? Ooookay....

7:17 PM: Velma, come on, forgive Shaggy already!

7:17 PM: Ernesto? Oookay...

7:18 PM: Professor Hatecraft was spying on them? Is he a Mr. E henchman?

7:18 PM: That was easy, or was it? *cue ominous music*

7:19 PM: Remind me to call these protestors and talk them into going to New York to get the NBA back in Seattle

7:19 PM: Will they finally get back together? Finally?

7:23 PM: Final segment, can the gang work together to stop the monster? Or will they go down in a ring of fire to quote Johnny Cash

7:23 PM: Fred and Daphne seem to be working together nicely... or not

7:24 PM: Velma and Scooby teamed up? will they work things out?

7:24 PM: Ah, the mystery thickens

7:25 PM: Fred always was coloquial wasn't he?

7:25 PM: Gotta love a good old roof top chase; and is the monster going to throw the guy off the roof?

7:26 PM: Narrow escapes for $500 Alex

7:26 PM: His assistant was the monster? I don't know if I would have guessed him

7:27 PM: Harlan and H.P are making up, now let's see Scooby and company make up

7:28 PM: The Mystery Machine's there, cool

7:28 PM: YES! They are back together!

7:28 PM: A letter from Mr. E?

7:29 PM: If the original Mystery Inc. had what was in the trunk, nothing would have happened to them or something like that? and a trunk containing the Entire History of Crystal Cove? The Mystery thickens even more and one mystery has turned into two? Hmm...

Well, let's see: I think on a scale of 10, I would have to rank this episode at an 8, not good, not great; the gang is back together and solving mysteries though and that's a plus, in addition Fred and Daphne seem to be making up and Shaggy, Velma and Scooby, especially Velma and Scooby seem to be going in the right direction, but there is still a long way to go

Guess we'll have to see what happens next Monday; and what's in the trunk? Will it be a major clue to the Curse of Crystal Cove? We shall see, and I shall return next week with another blog and more opinions on Scooby Doo Mystery Inc.