I am watching (albeit I've had a couple glasses of wine) a DVD (The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo) of Scooby Doo. It's one of those made in the "Scrappy Years." Scrappy had been made fun of (seriously) in one of the more recent Scooby Doo live-action/animated movies. Somehow I had missed these Scrappy episodes in my youth.
I'm not sure when it happened, but we have instilled the love of Scooby Doo into our beloved daughter and she bought this DVD of Scooby Doo, the Scrappy Years. (It is NOT titled this way...)
It's the DH's BD (that's "Darling Husband's Birthday" to you unenlightened 50-somethings), and we are having Sandwich/Chips/Movie night since it's Friday. DD (darling daughter) picked the "movie."
These episodes are set in the "Himalayas" which include "Vincent Van Ghoul" (played by Vincent Price--I didn't know he'd had tax problems) and a very Dickensonian-like village (in the Himalayas?--yes, you are getting the idea), and a "flim-flam" kid in a sweatsuit who is very "Artful-Dodger like" and at the same time poor Mexican/Indian begger-kid like. Oh my. Really? The mixed metaphors are making my Kendall-Jackson soaked brain absolutely nuts.
OK , there's even a pair of ghosts that have New York Jewish accents. Straight out of vaudeville or a Three Stooges movie. I kid you not.
I still can't figure out why it's set in the Himalayas. I'm sure a Yeti is going to make an appearance. OMG, I just saw a Nutcracker reference (mouse guards), and now a court scene.
Really, you do not need to have drugs to take a trip--just a couple glasses of wine and watch this DVD and you will experience the most disjointed animated/sci-fi/mystery/ghost story ever told.
You know it's bad when animated characters have apparently refused to be a part of the production. I guess Fred and Velma have higher standards. (Only Scooby, Scrappy, Shaggy and Daphne are in this one.)
I think I'm seeing a party theme here...why not have a Scooby Doo party?! Lots of original Scooby Doo episodes, one or two of the live-action movies, and then THIS! These episodes will elicit emotion from even the most ardent non-Scooby fans, No formula, mixed metaphors, absent characters, and ...wait for it...no "real" people just creating a hoax while dressed in monster/ghost/ghoul costumes. Insane.
OMG, now a Round Table refererence with Scooby in a Robin Hood costume yet called a "Great Dane" who kissed the princess (Sleeping Beauty) to wake her...
Ok, that's enough...the stories area continuing, yet I am losing steam to write. I may heavily edit this in the morning (or hit "delete"). Read it now while you can....!
(And at some time I MIGHT relate how Scooby Doo...Shaggy, actually... is connected to our three rounds of IVF before Allie joined our family!)
