tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post4283115534524457307..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Saturday Morning Memories: The Scooby FormulaDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-16112322659139639562017-05-18T10:34:15.300-05:002017-05-18T10:34:15.300-05:00I believe CLUE CLUB falls in this category, as wel...I believe CLUE CLUB falls in this category, as well.<br /><br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_Club?wprov=sfla1Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702667106252680012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-44387155632347814722016-09-14T00:40:15.989-05:002016-09-14T00:40:15.989-05:00Doug, it's haunted me for decades...Doug, it's haunted me for decades...<br />BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262262627667900995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-77453023339201300452016-09-13T07:42:54.256-05:002016-09-13T07:42:54.256-05:00BK -
I had no idea such a thing (...ahem...) exis...BK -<br /><br />I had no idea such a thing (...ahem...) existed! However, after looking it up on YouTube I have to declare, "You can't un-see it!". Wow -- that's some kind of awful.<br /><br />Um, "thanks", for filling me in on that obscure nugget of Fantastic Four history.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-44244106015480730212016-09-13T04:46:43.553-05:002016-09-13T04:46:43.553-05:00Some good examples there of the "teenagers wi...Some good examples there of the "teenagers with fantastic companion genre" and its variants. One of my nostalgic favourites, and the one with the best BA comics connections, was The Thing. I was disappointed at the time because the show is horrible and has almost nothing to do with the comic book Thing: Benjy Grimm is a skinny high school nerd who pals around with two girls and a rich snob. When Benjy smashes his two rings together, a la The Wonder Twins, and shouts "Thing Rings Do Your Thing!" a bunch of rocks shoot out of nowhere and transform him into the lovable orange hero we know and love. He talks sort of like Jimmy Durante. Equal parts Shazam and Scooby Doo, I guess. Origin never explained. Cancelled after a handful of episodes. Regular villains were The Yancy Street gang and the Thing Rings were brought back by Fraction and Allred in the FF series (Ms. Thing uses them). <br />BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262262627667900995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-54916669358007726292016-09-10T10:48:01.875-05:002016-09-10T10:48:01.875-05:00Interesting stuff! I'd never picked up on the...Interesting stuff! I'd never picked up on the idea that the formula basically originated with The Archies before.<br /><br />The Butch Cassidy show has always fascinated me ever since I stumbled across a graveyard-shift Cartoon Network rerun years ago.<br /><br />I think it's the single most generic and boring retread of the formula, but it's generic and boring in a sort of fascinating way. To this day, I don't get what's up with the title. Maybe trying to evoke the 1969 hit movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? But that was 4 years prior, and what's more, there's not a *single* thing about the cartoon that evokes Westerns, cowboys, outlaws, etc., even in the slightest.<br /><br />Were they somehow trying to evoke then-white-hot singer *David* Cassidy? The cartoon lead looks pretty similar. Was the show developed as a cartoon vehicle for the real-life David Cassidy, but the deal fell through and they hit upon the public domain "Butch" name as a way to repurpose the material while not getting sued?<br /><br />The show itself just seems incredibly rote and by-the-numbers, even by H-B standards. Like they took Scooby-Doo and instead of turning it up to 11, turned it down to 3.David Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985574193396205518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-32981996448357785122016-09-08T23:16:20.159-05:002016-09-08T23:16:20.159-05:00I never really got into the Scooby show. I read so...I never really got into the Scooby show. I read somewhere, though, that the characters are roughly the Dobie Gillis core: Dobie=Fred, Shaggy=Maynard, Velma=Zelda, and Daphne=Thalia, which are in turn similar to the Archietypes. I did like Josie & the Pussycats, though, maybe because less talking animal, more girl band? I guess my Saturday heyday was the old Filmation toons with Space Ghost, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, etc. An extension of my comics enthusiasm. By the time some of those later shows debuted I was required to go to Saturday morning Catechism, and then chores. Once that ended I always had a job that required my being there on Saturday mornings. Come to think of it, I never really had weekends off until recently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-32554094519139469392016-09-08T23:09:19.419-05:002016-09-08T23:09:19.419-05:00So many great memories. Getting up early and plopp...So many great memories. Getting up early and plopping down in front of the TV with a blanket and a big bowl of Fruity Pebbles. Loved Scooby Doo and Captain Caveman. Remember watching a bunch of the others but those were a couple of my favorites. Why was it so easy to get up before dawn to watch cartoons, but had to be dragged out of bed to go to school? ha!Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-77194115933354146162016-09-08T20:55:28.093-05:002016-09-08T20:55:28.093-05:00Welcome and thanks to all the commenters. Good ca...Welcome and thanks to all the commenters. Good calls on Fangface and Clue Club. Fangface was a fun show, particularly the first season. Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-66891117839614989852016-09-08T20:54:53.305-05:002016-09-08T20:54:53.305-05:00Welcome and thanks to all the commenters. Good ca...Welcome and thanks to all the commenters. Good calls on Fangface and Clue Club. Fangface was a fun show, particularly the first season. Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-57892604253395171562016-09-08T20:40:28.142-05:002016-09-08T20:40:28.142-05:00There was an episode of the Venture Bros. where Te...There was an episode of the Venture Bros. where Team Venture has a run in with a seventies-style cult that bore an uncanny resemblance to the Scooby Doo gang, with a Fred who was reminiscent of Ted Bundy, a drug-addled Daphne who may have been modeled on Patty Hearst, a Velma who reminded me of Squeaky Fromme, and a dog that looked like Scooby but acted like the satanic, talking dog described by the Son of Sam killer.<br />Shaggy was pretty much the same. They didn't have to tweak that character very much.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-2088703513332118212016-09-08T19:39:48.495-05:002016-09-08T19:39:48.495-05:00No mention of Clue Club? Not only a Scooby Doo imi...No mention of Clue Club? Not only a Scooby Doo imitation, but, according to what I just read, Scooby's replacement when he jumped networks!Four kids solving mysteries with two dogs to help them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_ClubWardHill Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-6570852954239687322016-09-08T17:06:17.582-05:002016-09-08T17:06:17.582-05:00Yep, I remember a bunch of these, but to be honest...Yep, I remember a bunch of these, but to be honest, besides Scooby, I think the only ones I really liked were Dynomutt and Blue Falcon, and the New Schmoo.<br />By the way PFG, good call on the rather subversive nature of the Scooby gang's mystery-solving activities. Another thing I've always liked about those cartoons is that there's always a rational explanation for everything, i.e., there's never really any ghosts, monsters or anything else supernatural - chalk one up for science and reason as well.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-46336358576502551682016-09-08T14:46:34.567-05:002016-09-08T14:46:34.567-05:00Saturday mornings were such a satisfying slice of ...Saturday mornings were such a satisfying slice of Bronze Age life, weren't they? In the logo atop the post sit characters I met up with weekly. Very fond memories of the cartoons, as well as the live action programs.<br /><br />I can still watch a Scooby-Doo episode every now and then. Like others have said, the guest-star episodes were treasures. And I'll echo what others have also said about Scrappy.<br /><br />I vaguely recall watching Josie and the Pussycats, but some of the later entries in today's post may have landed "past my time".<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-42386834947110577182016-09-08T14:34:53.598-05:002016-09-08T14:34:53.598-05:00Hiya,
For it's day, Scooby Doo was a pretty s...Hiya,<br /><br />For it's day, Scooby Doo was a pretty subversive little show. A bunch of long hair hippie type teenagers roaming the countryside and exposing the scams of, usually, white, middle-aged businessmen who were attempting to swindle their friends and neighbors.<br /><br />Pop over to Mark Evaniers blog if you've got some time. He goes into depth over the creation of Scrappy Doo and, and I agree with him on this, the character was a lot more interesting before the suits at Standards and Practices got their mitts on him.<br /><br />Let me at 'em! Let me at 'em!!!<br /><br />Seeya,<br /><br />pfgaviganpfgaviganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446007678336988354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-31773186552654419902016-09-08T13:32:36.236-05:002016-09-08T13:32:36.236-05:00I watched Scooby Doo as a kid, but none of the oth...I watched Scooby Doo as a kid, but none of the other shows you mentioned...I don't even remember half of them! <br /><br />A later incarnation (Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated) that ran from 2010-2013 had an episode called <a href="http://scooby-doo-mystery-incorporated.wikia.com/wiki/Mystery_Solvers_Club_State_Finals" rel="nofollow">Mystery Solvers Club State Finals</a> featuring a bunch of sidekicks from the knock-off shows.<br /><br />Mike WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-1722182143792707662016-09-08T11:46:38.128-05:002016-09-08T11:46:38.128-05:00I've always hated the Funky Phantom with a pas...I've always hated the Funky Phantom with a passion.<br /><br />I can't help thinking someone missed a trick by not making him the villain in the second Scooby Doo film.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-73610434122106350602016-09-08T08:04:57.077-05:002016-09-08T08:04:57.077-05:00What, no love for Fangface?? That show was delici...What, no love for Fangface?? That show was deliciously warped!!<br /><br />And let's not forget Godzilla (w/ Godzooky). Er, on second thought... :-)Yogzillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-35588703544075455942016-09-08T07:34:23.923-05:002016-09-08T07:34:23.923-05:00Terrific topic, Martinex! Saturday morning toontim...Terrific topic, Martinex! Saturday morning toontime was high on this BAB's list of pleasures. You give us a fine overview of the long list of Scooby 'descendants'. Some I've watched, others not (one of the limitations of tv viewing in those days- three networks, but no vcr yet, certainly no tivo; you chose one show to watch and thereby missed the other two). Interesting that the 'Scooby effect' on imitators lasted pretty much throughout the 70's, but was less apparent in the 80's. <br /><br />Funky Phantom was pretty cool- forgot about the whole "trapped in the clock" thing. <br /><br />The Scooby Doo Movies were a lot of fun, too. My favorite episode (along with Batman and Robin, of course) was when the gang teemed up with Josie and the Pussycats. Which was another 'must see', by the way. Yes, I was still a pre-teen, but it was a rock band with three girls; what more needs be said? <br />Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-76172517285108321682016-09-08T07:28:40.334-05:002016-09-08T07:28:40.334-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com