Joe Ruby creator of Scooby-Doo has died.
PS – It wasn’t those pesky kids!
RIP Joe Ruby
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Musings on the byways of popular culture
Joe Ruby creator of Scooby-Doo has died.
PS – It wasn’t those pesky kids!
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Has to have been killed by the janitor.
Not Penry, the mild mannered janitor surely?
That idea is just phooey
My money’s on William Hanna or Joseph Barbera
Deceased since 2001 and 2006 respectively….but still (rubs chins thoughtfully) that would make a perfect alibi…
I watched an episode last year and, genuinely, the man I thought was a shoe-in for the crime was the good guy! The nice old couple did it.
The old Scooby Doos had musical interludes to fill in the time between the gang meeting the museum janitor and them discovering that the the “ghost” was the janitor in a costume.
AARGH… SPOILERS!
Don’t you mean…
ZOINKS!!!
I forgot the bit where the gang splits up at Fred’s suggestion to “find the ghost” – (an in-joke between Fred and Daphne).
The other three go off together. Shaggy and Scooby are terrified but somehow make an enormous sandwich and Velma loses her glasses.
Presently, a ghost appears – sort of kinda like Frankenstein’s monster but not enough to have to pay money to the Shelley estate – and chases them (musical interlude). Ghost is staggering at about 1mph and the kids + Scoob are running so fast you can’t see their legs.
The ghost eventuality slips on one of Fred’s used johnnies and travels at speed down a long corridor.. He then crashes into an exhibit that depicts a Nantucket fishing trawler.
Now dressed as fishermen, Shaggy and Scooby “catch” the ghost as if it’s a really big fish. “looks like we gotta live one….reel him in, lad!” says Shaggy in the style of a salty old fishing type bloke. Scooby says “Rye Rye Raptain!” and snags the ghost with his fishing rod and line. A minute ago they were terrified and now they’re making fish jokes.
Velma then pulls a lever and a flimsy fishing net traps the ghost. There’s no way he’s getting out of that. “Great work, guys!” shouts Fred, redundantly.
A handy police officer / sheriff appears and removes the ghost’s mask. It’s the Janitor!
Velma explains that the Janitor was a miserable old bastard that hates the museum having visitors. She first had her suspicions when she realised ghosts don’t exist and, well, there literally wasn’t anyone else it could possibly be.
“..and I would have gotten away with it too – if wasn’t for you meddling kids ! “.
He is tasered and led away by the police (not sure of what crime he has committed but heigh ho – it’s America).
Scooby is now eating a massive pile of fish and says “Rhooby Dooby Doo!” and everyone laughs.
And then Scrappy-Doo shows up and ruins everything.
Used johnnies? Before the watershed?
Knew there were a lot of dope in-jokes and Shaggy’s name was vaguely suggestive, but mentioning used condoms? You’ll be telling us that Wacky Races’ Dick Dastardly was some sort of reference to priapism next
A reference to priapism is Wacky Races? That was Peter Perfect in his Turbo Terrific, surely?
Penelope Pitstop did have a “vibrator” switch on the *cough* Compact Pussycat:
And here’s Mitchell and Webb’s take on Scooby Doo. A rare example of someone actually sticking up for Scabby Doo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QybfoEmyeJk
The best version of the affectionate joke doing the rounds on Twitter –
He leaves behind a widow and 4 pesky kids.
There’s no way Fred is tapping that Daphne. She’s way out of his league.
I’m concerned about the gang’s inability to learn from previous experience. For professional paranormal activity investigators they’re remarkably gullible and tend to assume the least likely scenario is the truth – a rarely used philosophical concept known as Velma’s Razor. They always refer to their vehicle as the ‘Mystery Machine’ as if unfamiliar with the concept of private transportation – it’s not mysterious at all, it’s clearly a minivan of some kind.
How deep must Shaggy’s chemically enhanced faith in gh-gh-gh-ghosts be to fail to spot the pattern of seemingly benign characters wearing masks? Wake up and smell the Scooby Snacks mate.
Black Celebration’s very amusing Scooby storyline was a kind of fan fiction.
I like Fred and Wilma going off to “find the ghost”.
Not surprisingly, Mystery Incorporated have attracted a lot of fan fiction.
I like this Asbo version of our heroes.
https://mahfuzaurus.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/fanfiction/fanfiction/
It may be heresy to say so, but I also enjoyed the two Scooby feature films. They were written by James Gunn who went on to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy.
They played cleverly on all our preconceptions about Scooby and Co.
Hejhej KFD I’ve missed your agreeable nonsense.
We’ve missed you too, Moose..
I look forward to being agreeably non-sensical in your company once again.
I don’t want to make a meal out of it, but there is some weird shit out there, folks!
https://scoobysnax1.weebly.com/scooby-fanfiction.html
I like the films too. The more recent cartoon iterations of Scooby Doo involve a far more sassy and empowered group of teenagers. They do the fourth wall thing and reference their previous catchphrases in a knowingly humorous/ironic way.
I must try and see one of those , Black. Rebooting is a very delicate balancing act.
Here’s a trailer for the latest act in the SD saga: a full-length feature film.
The two seasons (26 episodes of 23 mins) of 2011-2013 animated Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated are excellent.
Some of the early straight to DVD animated movies are great, too. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost (1999), Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) are great fun. Now at 35 episodes, churning out two per year, they jumped the shark some time ago.
We all like Scooby Doo in our house, in case you couldn’t tell…
RIP Ken Spears –
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54885788
Coincidence or more pesky kids?