Be Cool, Scooby-Doo Is UNDERRATED!
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Scooby-Doo is the perfect franchise that will constantly reinvent itself every handful of years with a new version. Sometimes the risk Scooby-Doo takes pays off and other times... not so much. Today, let's take a look at Be Cool, Scooby-Doo, a mid 2010's version of Scooby-Doo that tooks so risks with the series but also tried to keep it classic to original Scooby-Doo tropes.
Written By: Jordan Fringe
Edited By: Jordan Fringe & David Strickland
Channel Art By: Jerry Meehan
Thanks so much for watching! What were your thoughts on Be Cool, Scooby-Doo? Which Scooby-Doo series should I talk about next?
What’s new Scooby doo
Please
It was a weird series but yet somewhat likable in some ways! Daphne pissing off the ocean but really Super with puppets!
You Should talk about the 13 ghosts of scooby-doo next, it's one of the most obscure ones.
Good show
Daphne was Izzy from total drama island
Funny how much more love the overlooked Scooby-Doo shows are getting since Velma came out. Truly the best thing that show has done
Even scrappy the most hated abomination in scooby doo is getting some love
@@TimeMasterOG funny part is Scrappy was originally loved and only later did people start to find him annoying and hate him. The same can't be said for every character in the show Velma. They skipped the beloved part and started speed running how quickly they can be hated.
@@randomasgray I want to say people didn't really like Scrappy but he wasn't as hated as he is now portrayed. Obviously I wasn't alive when he was first introduced but I did watch plenty of Scooby Reruns as a kid before the internet was a thing and none of us cared for Scrappy. We didn't hate him but we didn't like him either. This is what most of us kids at the babysitters thought.
Now when the internet started becoming more popular more and more people talked about how they didn't like Scrappy I feel people started ganging up on him.
@@TimeMasterOG honestly the scrappy shows are worse, just boring and bland
@@randomasgray "only later" is a bit disingenuous or misinformed, there's at-the-time interviews and such where Scrappy's creator directly addresses how poorly received the character was, and it's generally understood that most fans of the series that had Scrappy in them were such in spite of the character's presence rather than because of it.
My favourite part of this show is without a doubt how insane Daphne is in this iteration.
#1 daphne
Comedy relief Daphne 👌
She's so unhinged I love it lol!
Daphne was fucking hilarious in this. I mainly watched it because of her as well. Every episode she had something new
YES
The fact Shaggy and Scooby made a monster have a mid life crisis solidified this show as the funniest of the Scooby franchise in my opinion
Shaggy and Scooby did what?! Oh my god. I gotta see that episode, now!
@@BeuyobIsHere the episode is called Renn Scare how they treated that jester was just mean 😂😂
@@mmayes237 sounds funny as hell!
@@BeuyobIsHere they did that a lot in the show. They really made these monsters rethink their life choices
@@Knighttheft I believe it’s a recurring joke in the original that gets reused in later incarnations. It just started as simply playing around with those monsters, while Shaggy and Scooby are in disguise; but later incarnations take it to the max, coming up with different ideas to fit with the joke.
This show is the definition of Don't judge a book by it's cover
That and Problem Solverz. I know I sound insane for saying that but trust me, that show has some good writing.
Edit: I’m honestly so glad this got some likes. To the ~10 people who did, thank you for agreeing, or at least accepting my opinion.
Kinda, but it does fall short heavily to mystery incorporated.
@@BinglesP it would of done better if it stayed on AS since the pilot was on AS and AS is known for their more experimental shows but CN wanted it to be on CN to fill a empty time slot
@@The_eggy_one It's a great show, but it's not as great as mystery Inc
@@The_eggy_one it's comedy with a mystery going on in the background
vs an overarching mystery show. I think comparing them is kinda unnecessary. The characterization of most the gang in be cool is better than most of mystery inc.
I think what turned a lot of people off from Be Cool Scooby Doo was the art style. I remember originally not watching it because I just wasn’t a fan of how it looked (especially after how much I loved the art style from Mystery Incorporated). But after being told that it was actually good, I gave it a try and found myself enjoying it! Just goes to show not to judge a book by its cover. Granted, I still don’t like the art style that much. But the show itself isn’t bad in itself 😊
It’s the equivalent of Teen Titans Go vs Teen Titans. Everyone loves the “original” and hates the art style.
@@BlueGriffin20 Personally, I didn’t mind the art style for TTG and think it looks really neat. I just wasn’t a fan of the humor and general tone of the show.
But given that it wasn’t made to be like the 2003 series, nor am I the target audience, I’m not too mad. I just want a season 6 to finish up the prior series 😂
@@BlueGriffin20 Yeah. I think the OG Titans art style has the anime aesthetic while maintaining the comic book feels, whereas TTG has a decent character design which fits the weird and quirky Silver Age Comic vibe (which Batman: The Brave and The Bold pulled it out better).
@@BlueGriffin20 nah, the art style for ttg is fine, most people hate the humour
I think the art style for Be Cool had to be changed somehow. It's much more comedic and and random. I don't see the more realistic style we're used to would have conveyed the comedy as well. Probably didn't have to go completely brickleberry on the style though.
I think we all owe Be Cool, Scooby-Doo an apology.
What no srry be cool scooby is second worst winner is Velma show for her own gain which Mindy own gain
@@JeffWeselyan How about you go **** yourself, bad typer.
@@JeffWeselyan what?
what about shaggy and scooby doo get a clue? that was my childhood
I'm your 100th
*Velma: Releases*
The entire internet with Be Cool, Scooby Doo: Perhaps I treated you too harshly…
mostly the movie Scoob!
Exactly how these drones reacted, trying to be unique and start pretending this show is any good just because velma. SMH
Sort of like what happened with the Star Wars prequels after the sequels (especially Rise of Skywalker) came out.
@@brainthebrian3690 but it was actually good though. Like dude give the show a watch
@@brainthebrian3690 umm.. it is good? the f you talkin?
Not gonna lie; This show's take on Daphne is my all-time favourite version of her character. The cartoon was more comedic so Daphne DEFINITELY needed some comedic character because she HAD almost no character pre-Mystery Inc. In this show, on the other hand, she becomes a major contender with Shaggy and Scooby to be the best thing in the show and easily the most-memorable part of it. The kind of comedic antics she got up to in this show was something you never would have expected from her in any other iteration of Scooby Doo and I'm all for it.
Glad to liked it! We really loved what we brought to the others, too, but Daphne was the most extreme and easiest to see what we did.
@@zacmoncrief238 Ngl,i love the hell of this Daphne version. She has more than just fashion,she bring alot of fun in this series.
@@markeyiszra Glad to see you like her, too:) Happy to see people enjoy what we did with her (and the others)
This is the best version of Daphne. From her wearing a beard and practicing stand-up, to her expressing real friendship with Shaggy (after she had no interaction with him in other iterations), was a huge leap forward. Fred was the leader but Daphne was really the glue that held the group together.
@@zacmoncrief238 Oh, definitely. I still think it's weird to say that the funniest part of a Scooby Doo cartoon was DAPHNE but the fact that it happened is something I can really get behind just because of how unthinkable that would have been before Be Cool aired.
You know a comedy show is good when you can just pick a random episode to watch and have a good time even though you've already seen every episode.
That’s how I feel about TAWoG
You can't though because they all suck.
That’s how I feel about the earlier, family, Guy seasons
@@Floofy_Fox_Gal I was going to comment the same thing its honestly one of the best cartoons I've ever watched
@@snailtrashx2 and everyone does like it
I never realized how little attention Daphne traditionally got until _Be Cool_ started going crazy with her character. And I loved everything she became!
She usually was just the girl that appears
Here she was the wacky girl
I'm more shocked with Daphne in this series. She's beyond unhinged, great with puppets, but the ENTIRE OCEAN seems to have a serious grudge against her!!!
I still want to know why that is.
This version of Daphne was the best, she has more personality rather than being just a pretty face, she's the screw that holds the machine together, everytime the gang was in a tough spot, she takes the stand to heighten their spirits up.
She is like the Hermione of the group now (brains and bravery, not just beauty) and I am here for it.
I mean, ofc Velma is the brains too, don't get me wrong, but it's nice to see Daphne and Velma as more equals in femininity, just humble people and characters that have a development to them, rather than a stereotypical portrayal of a 'airhead hot chick' vs 'unflattering geek'
They gave her the Lola Bunny treatment (from The Looney Tunes Show)
@@user-fx8rk2jm3wIt removes Daphne's charm making her too competent or well put together, she works best as just the cheerleader of the group and being fantastic at it.
Ive been singing the praises of this show for YEARS. I always dislike that everyone dismisses it as a "seth mcfarlane" show, because when you watch it, the animation feels so different, and the backgrounds, and side characters elevate it. It blends a modern style with the classic original in a very unique way, when you're looking beyond the surface level. This is my favorite Daphne, and she's hilarious. I still rewatch the vending machine gag, because its perfect comic timing and the only benefit to Velma, is that its making people look back at other scooby properties. I'd argue this is the EASIEST scooby show to binge watch. It just does all the jokes and gags the right amount and doesn't over stay its welcome. Its the easiest one to rewatch and just turn on and feel wholesome, and somehow captures the spirit of the original series.
PREACH! Thanks for the love - we are so happy to see how many actually were on it's side fro the beginning.
@@zacmoncrief238
COMPLETELY agree. I love rewatching the series and find it an amazing watch everytime
@@windupgo awwww thanks for saying all of that. I’m so happy you enjoyed what JCB and I created with our amazing team. Hopefully more and more people will learn to accept the look for what it is but really enjoy the main thing we did, and that make an amazingly good comedy with fun mysteries. Thanks for standing up for us:)
@@nessmarsh me too (ha!)
The show was truly underrated. I’m pretty happy seeing more people see it. Hope it gets more recognition as the years go by.
I agreed.
Especially after Velma
Right? I'd neve even heard of it before this video. I'm not sure about the art as it's kind of... Ugly... But if I can get past that I will 100% go for it
It's not though, just cause Velma made a new low for the franchise doesn't mean we need pretend to like the cr@p inbetween
Kind of sad it took until Velma of all things for many people to accept this show a watch, stupid...but better late than never, I guess?
I remember seeing a few episodes of this show on Boomerang a few years ago, I was initially put off by the Family Guy art style, but since we were in a hotel at the time, me and my friends decided to continue watching and we were pleasantly surprised at how funny the show was, we were laughing out loud at some scenes even
That's quite the accomplishment for a show, since we were typically edgy 17 year olds back then
Matthew Lillard always brings an A+ Shaggy. Don't know how many times his voice performance alone made me laugh or crack a smile in this show.
Mattew Lillard will always be shaggy. Man owns the role and does a beautiful time preforming. Glad he always comes back to play him when he gets the chance.
Matthew and Shaggy are like two trippy peas in a far out pod, man.
Matthew Lillard is great, he was the perfect guy to be Casey Kasem's Successor as Shaggy
Agreed- LOVED work with him- so great and protective of the original, too.
Casey was the best shaggy and (at the time) the only voice I thought could be shaggy. Matt has changed my mind, I love his voice
This show was hilarious. With the animation style and new personality, Daphne gave off major Francine Smith vibes and I loved it 😂
That’s how I described the show to my husband lol.
“Every member of Scooby Doo is the same except Daphne has been replaced with Francine Smith in a wig.”
And I’m ngl, I was really there for it lololol
@@tisvana18 ha
Glad you all liked the series
Not what we intended, but Im glad you liked it:) Daphne was our favorite character too, but we really loved all that we brought to the others as well.
I feel like the main reason people didn't give it attention was part because of the art style but also the timing tbh. since it came out after mystery incorporated, which is considered by many to be the best iteration of scooby doo, i imagine a lot of people didn't even consider it. i know i never actually watched this one
Kinda like Revenge of the Teenage Mutant Turtles and TMNT 2012
I know i didn't because i wanted Mystery Inc to continue and the artstyle threw me off and it was around that time in the 2010s when a lot of people my age were beginning to demand more serialized cartoons like Gravity Falls and the hate on comedies like Teen Titans Go began. At least that's how I remember it, but it was mostly due to it being a comedy when what i wanted was more Mystery Inc.
It also reminds me of the Pokémon anime when the change from XY/Z to Sun and Moon came
the writing of BCSD is a HUGE let down after mystery incorporated that actually had respect for its audience and felt like a legitimate continuation of the formula but BCSD reeks of "well kids will like it" its just lazy from the cheap lazy animation to the same "WOW SO RANDOM" humour EVERYTHING had at this time which would be kinda okay if it wasn't trash and wasn't a scooby doo cartoon
And this is the follow up to mystery incorporated story wise, so changing so much kinda killed it.
Be Cool is both unique while also familer. Comforting and adventureous. It's up there as one of my favorite episodic takes. The characters maintain their personalities like you said. But are sometimes a little goofer with their exaggeration and self-awareness. It never feels painfully meta in any way. Which would have been an easy trap to fall into like we've seen with a certain other show we dare not mention here. I like the variation of art styles that supports that campy tone as well. Everyone is full of so much comedic charm.
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it!
With the release of velma, I'm so happy that people have been revisiting the 2010 scooby doo shows because of that abomination.
Mystery Inc and be cool scooby doo are underrated in different ways. Mystery Inc was taken away way too fast while be cool was never given a chance due to the family guy art style. This show isn't my favourite but I appreciate the different takes it has on the characters
"family guy art style" 😂😂😂
Actually look at Regular Show. Be cool and that show are more identical than it and Family Guy.
@@mainstreetsaint36 Regular Show doesn't really count since it's character are anthropomorphic..... things, humans are secondary at best so their look doesn't really Impact the show, unlike in Scooby where they are the main characters
We deserved a third season to mystery Inc
Mystery Inc was always loved by fans by the very moment it came out
I LOVED Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! When I first saw it I was afraid that they were trying to do a Teen Titans GO! version of Scooby-Doo like they had done with Ben 10 and The Powerpuff Girls earlier, but I was glad to be proven wrong. It's a show that I can keep going back to and laugh at each and every time...we just need more shows out there like that where you can just genuinely laugh at comedic art like this.
So true, BCSD really is one of the franchises most underrated installments. in fact i can still remember a lot of people saying how it was terrible and an insult to the franchise that it was the Teen Titans Go of Scooby Doo, but with the new Velma series around i guess people now think that is makes "Be Cool Scooby Doo" look like a masterpiece by comparison and i think so too.
I think your right. I remember that, at the time, I didn't want to watch it because the art style reminded me of TTG (I hated that show, still do) and the little I had seen of it was a few of the dumber jokes so I just didn't watch it. I even hated it for a bit but eventually I just didn't care about it at all. Now, as you mentioned, it is a comparative masterpiece!
@@tripleg2513 TTG?
@@Ari-rm9xw teen titans go
@@Ari-rm9xw Teen Titans Go
The one good thing Velma did was help us appreciate the overlooked iterations of these characters.
This show is pretty solid. It should've gotten more positive attention.
nope.
@@brainthebrian3690 at least its not Velma
@@tomkatt8274 Don't care, not gonna start pretending this show is good just because another one is worse.
@@brainthebrian3690 But it IS pretty good. Even before Velma.
@@CartoonHangout It is not, It's mediocre at best and a chore at worst.
I've never laughed out loud as much at any iteration of Scooby-Doo as I have while watching Be Cool. It's SO good! I really wish more people would give it a chance, as I too feel it's extraordinarily underrated. The line that really sold me on just how ridiculous and amazing this show was is when Scooby and Shaggy were dressing up as scarecrows and standing in a corn field in order to serve as decoys for the monster of the week, and they started very loudly talking about how pointless and empty their jobs as scarecrows are and how they're not good at it at all (all in order to help lure the villain out of hiding by making themselves seem even more like sitting ducks), and Scooby suddenly declares -- with his Scooby-Doo accent -- that he feels like "Sisyphus of the corn."
It doesn't get more absurdist than that, and I absolutely love it.
WOO-HOOO - so happy to see you enjoyed it!
Mystery inc? it's dark but surprisingly has a lot of funny moments
@@JimboPro Oh, without question! Mystery Incorporated is my #1 favorite Scooby Doo iteration, hands down. As it is with a lot of people, I think.
Be Cool does manage to be FUNNIER, though, overall -- at least, in my opinion. It doesn't have as good an overarching story, the side characters aren't as good, and the characterization isn't as good, so it's not nearly as much of a complete package as Mystery Incorporated. But on the humor scale, I feel Be Cool edges out Mystery Inc by a bit.
I love Be Cool Scooby Doo Daphne and also the scene after the chase the characters opened up to each other. They felt real. Boomerang's 2015 to 2020 era is actually pretty underrated as a whole.
This show had some very real and raw moments in it and I mean it in the best way. Awesome show. This is also, my favorite version of Daphne. She was the heart of the gang.
@@thetechnocrat4979 WOO HOO- So glad you loved the show and got what we were doing with her! Wish we could have explored Velma a little more, but it was hard to juggle all 5 plus a mystery, plus a villain and 1(+) red herring(s), ya know? Velma's "minds eye" stuff we did in the first ep was pretty dope, though. (the explanation of "Kingston University" and her 'finding the book in the library' stuff) we wanted to do more of that, but just had too many other things to service.
@@zacmoncrief238 HI ZAC. :)
@@beckswallace hiiiii! How are you??? Why am I using RUclips to talk to you- ha!
Super cool how much li e BCSD is getting, right?!? People need to know how much awesome work YOU did for the show! You are a major reason this show is so great!
@@zacmoncrief8111 ZAC! I'm doing pretty well, and I'm thrilled BCSD is finally getting some love! Thank you for everything.
it took something like NOT Velma, to make us realize how good we had it with Be Cool
2015: Everyone hated this show
2023: Everyone likes the show now
I can’t believe that show is almost 10 years old…
I never saw it. So I can't hate it
From one of the crew: Love to see it. Feeling vindicated.
This show was nuts, but I loved it. I really need to re-watch it again
I HAVE to agree, Be Cool is super underrated. I agree that it doesn't have the best look in the series but it more than makes up for it in the fun factor. I haven't watched the whole show but every time I caught an episode, I simply couldn't stop watching and it was always pretty funny!
Recent... "events", in my opinion, make the show even better in retrospect.
I agree with this completly. I thought the show was very entertaining but the art style just does not vibe with me.
Yeah, but it was a continuation of mystery incorporated, and when your continuing a series plot and ideas, you really shouldn't change the art style completely, and change the writing.
I’ve watched this show a thousand times and it’s so good it hurts how underrated it is
DANNNNG- you'v probably seen them as mch as I have, then. So happy to see all the love this show is finally getting.
@@zacmoncrief238 thank you for what you've done for BCSD. season 3? 😉
@@shaggypoo4120 awww, thanks! Unfortunately I seriously doubt there will ever be another season of BCSD. Too many reasons to go into it, but the main one is WB hasn’t done ANY Scooby series more than 2 seasons. Mystery Inc which was wayyyy more popular than BCSD never got more, can’t see them changing for us.
@@zacmoncrief238 I’m really surprised to see the CREATOR of the show talking with fans here. Thanks for interacting with my fanbase! Before Be Cool started being really popular and people saw it’s good, me and my friend loved it for years, hoping people would recognise it for how good it is. So happy it finally happened.
BTW, there are seemingly 2 Zac Moncriefs wandering around the comment section. It’s obvious which one is the fake, but still be on the lookout.
When the show came out it was easily hated by nearly everybody! Mainly because of its Weird, Family Guy Centric art style and humor which compared to today- is a breath of fresh air! Honestly it's now recognized as a more funnier, though different, Scooby-Doo series compared to newer incarnations; and personally I enjoy it! But still to this day, I want to know what did Daphne do to piss off the entire ocean?!
She probably made a deal with a bunch
of fish and couldn’t payed them 😂
UNDERRATED comment !!!
Or she also has a shellfish allergy in this universe and they just hate her for being that way.
@@gameyfirebro9645 Or she met Aquaman and said " Talk to you later " and never did.
They look nothing like Family guy characters. If anything, look to Regular Show. The character looks and style of humour are more similar to that than Seth MacFarlane's show.
I was kinda put off by the shows art style at first but after I gave it a shot it was surprisingly well written and was hilarious 😂. It’s defiantly underrated and I hope more people watch it. It was really funny that shaggy and Scooby are the meta guys.
I think this was one of the smartest Fred's in a Scooby series! He called out the BS and even questioned Daphnies beef with Dolphins !
and the most sociopathic Fred
I think so, too (ha!) glad you liked it!
@@theartistickaiviti I remembered that shark episode
This is my favorite version of the Scooby gang! Honestly, they feel incredibly relatable and are positively adorable. They are like younger siblings to me in this.
It’s my dad’s (who was born the same year the original came out) favourite iteration of the gang, I remember one time a few years ago my dad call me down with “Hey [spacecadet] I made fries and downloaded a bunch of episodes of be cool Scooby-doo because I’m an adult and I can do what I want, do you want to join me?” I love my dad.
Edit: I actually brought this up with him and the most relevant he said was about daphne, he said that maybe the reason she was so all over the place was to make up for her oringinal lack of personality
Finally people are giving this a chance! BCSD is honestly my favorite series of the franchise -- it's funny, the gang dynamic IMO is at its best here, and for me it has the highest rewatchability. In all honesty, it took me a couple of episodes to get used to the art, but the humorous and creative writing easily endeared me to it. Also, each member of the gang gets to shine and have their own very distinct personalities that blend so well together no matter how they split up (or not) when searching for clues. I hope more people can discover how great this really is, until now I still feel like it's a shame to have been cancelled so soon.
So happy to hear you gave it a shot and saw what we were doing- Thanks for the chance and the support!
@@zacmoncrief238 OMG, thank you for your work on the show! It really is a great watch. My absolute favorite is the Sons Hotel episode because it feels like a love letter to horror movies. I got my sis into it and she loves it too, especially the episode with Shaggy's grandma. I hope more people will see it now too. Thank you again, have a good day! :)
@@noelleb.3643 Thank YOU, Noelle. All my best!
"Perhaps I was too harsh on you" is the best way I feel about the show. I would rather have had another season of this show, over...a certain other show.
Agreed, it would've been nice to see what more they could've done on this show.
"Duuuuh I guess since everyone like dis sh1tty show now, it o k fow me to like it."
What's wrong with ya'll...
@@sarahsims6164 Yeah, agree. only problem is I wasn't;t there at the end and my writer would have left if they did more. This show can't work without us.
@@brainthebrian3690 bro just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean you have to force your opinion on other people
@@ToastBoastOfficial Not what I'm doing but go on and cry about.
*The show was so funny and it captured a slice of life style of storytelling perfectly.*
After Velma's disastrous premiere, I had a feeling that Jordan was going to make a video about Be Cool Scooby Doo
Great work as always 👍
Velma is cool show but way to different from Scooby doo franchise
I'm so glad this video was made! Be-Cool is definitely one of my favorites, and it's super underrated. I always gets laughs from the episodes and I never get tired of rewatching them over and over again. Everything you said in the video is on point! I also loved how Daphne was in this show, and pretty much all of the characters really. One of the things I loved most is the last two episodes with Professor Huh, I thought that story was really unique, cool, and creative and definitely something I didn't expect
One of my favorites parts of the show was the two part Professor Huh episodes too. Also, this show had who I think is probably at least top 5 scariest Scooby Doo monsters.ever. I’m talking about the episode that is a somewhat parody of the movie Phycho.
Anyhow it’s a great show!
@@hmac777 the one with the Mother in season 2?
This is definitely one of my favorite versions of Scooby-Doo. I spent the whole summer watching it and it’s just so funny as an adult
So true. Its not the best scooby doo. But it is funny. Nothing wrong with changing the characters a bit. And better than Velma lol
I always loved Be Cool, one of the few cartoons that can actually make me laugh out loud- Honestly right up there with Spongebob. I like how even though it parodied the scooby doo formula at times, it always felt like it had love and respect for the series, which is something that a lot of shows I won't name could learn from.
It's very funny that the art style of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo looks exactly like the art style from Brickleberry, Paradise PD, and Farzar. I have to say that this show is quite underrated and I do have to agree with you.
Just imagine if HBO Max's Velma looked exactly like this. That would be hilarious, like a typical adult cartoon mimicking the Family Guy/Brickleberry art style.😂
I love how the Velma show being universally hated basically gave this and Mystery Inc.(2011.) a new lease on life when they were both shafted when they initially released.
The former was ignored by most because of the artstyle, myself included, and the latter (my personal favorite) was screwed over because CN didn't properly *advertise* the damn thing so most fans didn't even know it existed until it was alredy on its final season and the plot had gotten too conplicated for people to just pick it up
This is actually my favorite Scooby-Doo show. I've been defending it for years but I guess now that the internet has a new Scooby-Boogey-Man people will start to warm-up to this great show.
Thanks for the constant support- so happy to see longtime fans.
This the best version of Daphne for me! Exceedingly quirky, a wild card. You never know what she's going to be up to in the next episode.
Top 5 ScoobyDoo show 👏
I honestly like this show a lot. It was funny and I thought the different take on the characters actually worked
I did not watch be cool when it came out because i felt resistant to the new art style. I decided to give it a shot literally last week and have been binge watching episodes. It’s actually quite funny and well written, definitely a good palate cleanse after the intense-ness that was mystery inc. I felt it does a good job of staying true to the original formula while adding to it and staying unique, something that (imo) what’s new failed to do.
Glad you finally gave it a chance! So rewarding to finally have people SEE this series and get what we were trying to do.
I think what threw people off was the character design. Some people said it looked like a family guy parody but to me it looks like a brickleberry parody. I like it though. It really makes you appreciate it since velma series released.
Personally, I always felt like this was the show where the cast for Mystery Inc was the best. Because it was more based on comedy than any other iteration. It allowed the voice actors to go all out with their performances and hold nothing back. Frank Welker as Scooby and Fred in particular feels like their doing something completely different. Whereas even in something as good in Mystery Incorporated, it kind of felt like the voice actors were just doing their usual shtick. In this series though, I feel like their the most expressive, versatile and funny.
I only harsh on any other versions of Scooby, but am thankful you enjoyed what we did with OUR versions of these characters.
Too bad that _Be Cool Scooby Doo!_ got severely underestimated because it looks like a Family Guy cutaway gag that becomes a full series, but the show turned out to be surprisingly enjoyable than most people made out to be, in terms of good writing and humor. It still has the Scooby Doo charm to it more than _Velma_ would ever be.
Go back and watch the episodes where that version of the Scooby Doo kids appear, trust me very different. The Family Guy versions look more like Family Guy characters (Scooby is Brian with a Scooby skin, Velma looks like Meg. Now compare them to the show Regular Show, you'll see the character types are way more similar; slender limbs, wider gaps in the character's legs.
Velma is one of worst show tv show I have ever seen in my whole life
I avoided this show like the plague because of the art style, but I recently (like 4 or so months ago) binged it and honestly it's one of my favorite iterations of Scooby-Doo. And some of the gags only really work with its art style.
It's both funny and sad that what it all took for people to realize that "Be cool,Scooby doo" wasn't that bad was for a way worse show to arrive
also another thing worth mentioning is how different both of them are,Velma has the artstyle being the only thing going for it,while everything about this show other than the artstyle was well-made.
I actually watched this show in its entirety before Velma even came out. I think it's really funny, easily tied with Mystery Incoporated and What's New as my favourite Scooby show
This was actually my favourite scooby doo series. Also I remember the series having a grand total of 51 episodes, with the series finale being a 2-part about a villan that can bend logic. I think I have watched the whole series save for a few episodes. I AM OUTRAGED BY THE FACT IT IS UNDERATED
I agree wholeheartedly that Be Cool Scooby Doo is underrated it's a shame it was canceled I heard that had it continued the show runners had plans to bring back Scrappy Doo.
If I remember one thing about this show, it was that I absolutely loved the take they did on Daphne. She really shined in this one.
Loved it when it came out and still love it now. My problem with audiences today and even when this came out is that people aren’t open minded to anything anymore or hold on to nostalgia so tight that we’re stuck in the reboot/remake era; and people hate those too. Media can’t survive or breathe without people opening up to it and I’m always open to something new. Basically Love Be Cool, Scooby Doo honestly top 3 iterations with A pup & the original.
Thanks for the support and kind words. We are so happy people are finally giving this a chance, but even happier to see the ones that were there with us in the beginning!
Its really not nostalgia for the most part, the show didn't do well because it was a follow up/continuation of a show alot of people loved, and then completely changed the artstyle and writing.
Although the show is still amazing
I'm glad it's getting more recognition all these years later. I remember at the time people were turned off by it, even had some people pissed I said it was a good show lol. A lot of us more die-hard fans of BCSD have really tried to get the show more attention since it aired because it really is a good show. If one good thing came from Velma, it was people discovering this underrated gem.
Absolutely living for the BCSD redemption era and thank you for covering it (as a big fan starting from 2015 I was stuck watching slagging reviews for years). It got overlooked by art but nobody checked it was written by Phineas and Ferb writers and how each character update worked well with the setting and tone.
This show has the best Scooby Doo comedy in my opinion, I can just pick a random episode and enjoy it.
You know a lot of ppl have been doing reviews of "Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated" or "Be Cool Scooby-Doo" since the abomination of "Velma" released on HBO Max, and honestly, I'm enjoying these reviews and makes me wanna go back & watch these!
Honestly at the time this show was coming out my mother, cousin, and I all were actively getting together to watch Scooby-Doo after school and while we watched Whats New with him, my mom and I watched this and absolutely loved it. I genuinely don't know everyone hated it so much off how it looks. Fred is a Chad in this show lmao
I’m glad people still appreciate Be Cool Scooby Doo and Mystery Incorporated, I really enjoyed those incarnations! 😊
Velma has shown us there’s an audience for Scooby Doo still, and that audience really wanted a good show. An adult animated Scooby Doo should be a mix of Be Cool and Mystery Incorporated: mature themes with the quirkiness that makes it Scooby Doo and maybe a little vulgarity here and there but not overdone. Scooby Doo has always been funny without being an adult cartoon. I’ve always wanted one but after watching Velma, I really just love shows like Be Cool. I don’t think I’m alone in this either. I never gave this a chance until the other day but man, did I miss out or what? If another adult animation attempt happens, keep it close to the original. Don’t try and force adult humor into it. Just have that option there. If not, give me something like Be Cool because I’ll watch it every single day of the week. Rant over.
This show along with bunnicula was a breath of fresh air for me at the time when CN keeps brodcasting TTG and Nickelodeon's endless spongebob episodes that are often from the new seasons
How can this show be underrated. It had more comedy than the others and its style was very cool as the name suggests.
I thinks its because people don't like comedy focused shows and instead want everything to have a story and depth. Nothing wrong with it but its sometimes bad since it sometimes lead to bashing of shows like these because of its previous take.
Most definitely my favorite iteration of the Scooby Doo franchise. Sadly, I arrived at the party late, discovering it through clips here on RUclips only a couple of years ago.
I never watched this show. But when it came out, i immediately thought "in the future, something worse will come out and we are gonna appreciate Be Cool Scooby Doo"
And damn you were right...
I'll admit, I DID find it surprising just how FUNNY this show was! My favorite episode was when the gang went on an airplane, and it turned out that a giant gremlin was roaming it with them!
FINALLY! Someone else who doesn’t hate this show! I always got a good laugh out of it, especially with how quick-witted it was.
This show was an absolute blast. I wish we'd gotten more seasons because this was probably one of my all-time favourite Scoobs 😭😭
Definitely an underrated show. The "family guy" art style turned a lot of people off, but it really did fit the personality of the show well.
It's got so many good running gags and callbacks to recent episodes. Also love the disguises and chase songs
If I can say there ever came a good thing from the Velma show is that some people realized they judged this show a little too harshly
Scooby doo fans: Perhaps I treated you too harshly
Dude, thank you so much for making this video! I passed this show by for years because of its art style, but your video made me finally check it out, and I'm loving it so far! ^_^
I will admit, i was one of those that just "followed the hate bandwagon", but over the years i learned to think by myself and not just follow what everyone else did and the new VELMA series made me (and a lot of other people) remember "Be Cool Scooby-Doo" and look for clips, or watch it in HBO MAX or whatever. And tbh, i LOVE the comedy in this show, i LOVE the design of this show, i love the show, but i wasnt able to love it back then because of my "Take everything everybody say as absolute true no matter what dont question it" child mentalitty. Sad really
My friends and I watched this as a joke because of the art style. It became our comfort show almost immediately. Be Cool Scooby Doo deserved so much more
Velma is what everyone thought Be Cool Scooby-Doo was going to be
Between Shaggy and Scooby’s snarky attitudes, Velma’s dry wit, Fred being the butt of most of the jokes and everything about Daphne this easily became my favorite iteration of Scooby Doo and I still rewatch it around Halloween every year!
The art style definitely had the biggest effect. I remember feeling like they Family Guyed Scooby-Doo and were targeting that demographic. I also recall the advertising not helping with that either
“Perhaps I treated you to harshly”. Definitely liking this a lot more since the show that will not be named released.
Thank you for making this video. I whole heartly agree with you. It may not have the best art, but the writing is incredible. It is by far the funniest of all the Scooby series. This is probably the series I have watched the most. (Ok to the original)
I wish there were more seasons of this show. Again thank you for bringing this show to light.
A greatful Scooby fan.
"It is by far the funniest of all the Scooby series. This is probably the series I have watched the most." - Bro, I am the same. It's perfect when you want to relax and have a laugh, or just have something lighthearted in the background while doing other stuff. I love this show so much, great to see others sharing the same POV
Omg I’m so happy somebody mentioned this, this may be my favorite Scooby show because it’s a great memory with my family and the humor in this show is just so unique.
Velma is making this show look like a masterpiece right now
I love everything about this show! I was waiting for someone to do a review on this particular Scooby-Doo series. The writing is genius, the animation is bold and refreshing. I wish they would have continued to make episodes. Thank you for reviewing!!!
“Perhaps I treated you too harshly.”
you certainly did
I remember that a lot of talks online about the show saw it as a negative coming off of Mystery Inc. Mostly because many saw this shift happen before with Teen Titans and Teen Titans go. An animated show aimed at an older audience that was given a stylistic change to appeal to a younger audience so they could sell toys.
Just finished watching this iteration of Scooby Doo. Initial thought it was an adult swim version 😂 (bc of the design) but I’m glad that I was wrong. It was different & unique in a great way. Wasn’t sure that I would like it at first though. So good!
LOVE IT! Never been into Scooby Doo much until 'Be Cool, Scooby Doo' The format, humor, tone, script and personality of all the characters are spot on. ✨🏆✨ Also love the way they wrap up each show with a fun, quick recap! The gang are so much more charismatic and Scooby Doo as a charcter is hilarious in these. Need more of this style please. 🙏
I remember watching Be Cool Scooby Doo and loving it. It was funny and the meta humour actually landed without feeling forced or like it was poking fun at the source material (Cough cough *Velma*). Each character had such vibrant personality, the monster designs were really cool, the chase scenes were iconic and goofy as they should be. I also loved the mystery with Fred's dad being this insane criminal with an evil puppet hand. I'm surprised the show got as much hate as it did because, aside from the art style (which was nowhere near as bad as some of the cartoons coming out around that time), I think this show was a great watch and a cool homage to the original Scooby Doo. It's what I consider a good modern reboot.
Me and my sister loved this show, we even stayed up all night just to watch it. We'd be in bed in the middle of the night and then instinctively open our tv without our parents noticing. Of course we didn't do this all the time, only when we have no school.
I think regardless of what was made, it would still be cast in the shadow of Mystery Incorporated, which, for many, then and now, is still the definitive version of the Scooby Doo series. I think the art style didn't help either, and I know it turned me away as well, cause I thought it looked kinda cheap, corporate, not much love behind it aesthetically in contrast to the previous iteration. I acknowledge and understand that I unfairly judged this book by its cover, and the fact I didn't hear anyone talk about it at school like they did with the previous show made me feel I made the right choice. But now with the dumpster fire of Velma, if people have managed to finish Mystery Inc, maybe they might move to Be Cool to check it out as well.
This is my favorite version of Scooby Doo. It also has my favorite versions of Daphne and Scooby.
I'll be honest. I think it's failure can be faulted solely on how the characters eyes look. When I first saw the first stills for the show I was like "Oh god... Sooby Doo as a Brickleberry/Paradice PD/Forgeta about it! style comedy? I'll pass."
The best gift Velma gave us was the the opportunity to revisit overlooked Scooby media lol, who wouldve known
I always liked this show and thought it was the only way to take Scooby after a show like Mystery Inc. Nothing is going to top that show in themes, characters, tone, ect. But the one aspect that can be taken is the comedy. And like you said, drama cartoons were on the way out and show like Teen Titans Go were coming into style. It is a very good show and I love the ability to pick any episode (Aside from the season 2 finale) and know everything you need to know.
Also, I stand by this is the single best Daphne in anything Scooby ever. PUPPETS!
I just recently found this channel and I'm loving it. Most of the videos pull some obscure memory from my childhood and all the good feeling and associations come flooding back. Inject the nostalgia directly into my veins. I can't wait for you to cover Whats New Scooby Doo as well as the various movies. There is so much fantastic Scooby Doo content for you to make videos about. Keep up the great work! Ive gotta go back to binging your other videos.