A Critical Analysis of Scooby-Doo: A Franchise at War with Itself

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @NerdSyncProductions
    @NerdSyncProductions  4 года назад +839

    If you liked this video, please share it around! I worked tirelessly on it as a labor of love and if it doesn’t get a million views I’m gonna scream and cry and shut the channel down forever. Thank you 🙏 ❤️
    (The RUclips algorithm made me say that last part)

    • @brianrebmann5398
      @brianrebmann5398 4 года назад +8

      I just shared it with a friend who is a Scooby fanatic I am sure he'll pass it around as well

    • @EtchJetty
      @EtchJetty 4 года назад +5

      Video didn't appear in my notifications. Big sad

    • @Jebbtube
      @Jebbtube 4 года назад +2

      Don't watch anime, eh?
      As a comic nerd, may I suggest one exception?
      My Hero Academia is heavily influenced by American comics, and is arguably one of the best currently running series out there.

    • @katherinealvarez9216
      @katherinealvarez9216 4 года назад +4

      Didn't you say that you wanted to do an episode on Steve Ditko?

    • @VanVeniVidiVici
      @VanVeniVidiVici 4 года назад +5

      "Monsters underneath are always greedy products of capitalism."
      *ad plays*
      That scared me.

  • @applecoreeater
    @applecoreeater 4 года назад +588

    The true villain of the Scooby Doo cartoons is an economy in which qualified doctorates and inventors, who can create magnet levitation and complicated pulley systems in an elaborate heist just to get money, are either unemployed or underemployed as janitors and groundskeepers.

    • @runeanonymous9760
      @runeanonymous9760 2 года назад +32

      In Mystery Incorporated this was explained by the fact that an extradimensional being was mentally influencing them to do so

    • @jared2879
      @jared2879 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@runeanonymous9760that’s only with that canon and the finale is literally called come undone and the thing is defeated and that’s why it’s only a man or a woman in a mask 😊

    • @MadeleinesMadeleines
      @MadeleinesMadeleines 3 месяца назад +1

      It’s also arrogant adults underestimating young peoples abilities

  • @cerealwithafork7819
    @cerealwithafork7819 4 года назад +490

    Velma: There's no such thing as a ghost
    Shaggy: Yeah but does the ghost know that?

    • @TherealRNOwwfpooh
      @TherealRNOwwfpooh 2 года назад +14

      Plus, Shaggy did meet REAL monsters (the daughters of the iconic Hollywood monsters [Ghoul School] and the creatures from the cursed Chest of Demons [13 Ghosts]) & there was NO scientific, logical explanation for them.

  • @VanVeniVidiVici
    @VanVeniVidiVici 4 года назад +1272

    "Monsters underneath are always greedy products of capitalism."
    *ad plays*
    That scared me.

    • @imaniislander755
      @imaniislander755 4 года назад +13

      Me too

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      @MegaManXPoweredUp 4 года назад +30

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    • @RazorusR3X777
      @RazorusR3X777 4 года назад +4

      ah

    • @badreality2
      @badreality2 4 года назад +3

      True, but the sad part is, if they listened to the fandom, nobody would care if it was done for money. ...the best analogy, is the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
      Done for money. Developers listened to the hatred driven toward the trailer. Redid ALL of the Cgi in the movie, and it helped. It also helped that the movie's lore made sense, and they covered plotholes, like why Sonic did not just run to San Fransisco.
      ...he did not know the route.

    • @nitrosherbert888
      @nitrosherbert888 4 года назад

      Resident Evil be said the pharmaceutical companies are evil you know that's true is like Resident Evil was right all along it's like Wally the ride along is running the wrong mediaz right all along

  • @christianbjorck816
    @christianbjorck816 4 года назад +541

    I like the theory that the original cartoon takes place during a depression, where greedy criminals use that as an excuse to commit their crimes. Also explains all the run down houses/mainsions.

    • @ItsTheShark89
      @ItsTheShark89 4 года назад +46

      What about all the innocent ones dressing up just to drum up tourism? They aren’t hurting anyone and those meddling kids just took away their ability to feed their family. Despicable.

    • @ianstratton
      @ianstratton 4 года назад +10

      What about all the shows references to 60's and 70's culture?

    • @christianbjorck816
      @christianbjorck816 4 года назад +6

      Sean Stark Hehe nice

    • @christianbjorck816
      @christianbjorck816 4 года назад +41

      Ian Stratton During ”a depression” not necessarily the great depression of the 30’s. It’s if a depression had happend during the 60’s and 70’s.

    • @wesleywyndam-pryce5305
      @wesleywyndam-pryce5305 2 года назад +4

      @@ItsTheShark89 promoting belief in the supernatural does indeed hurt society.

  • @NerdSyncProductions
    @NerdSyncProductions  4 года назад +468

    Been seeing a few people bring up that since Scooby is a talking dog, shouldn’t all stories be placed in the Marvelous? But similar rules to the “advances villain technology” apply here. Even if we don’t have the scientific advancements that the villains have, it’s still explained as rational in the world of the fiction. Even if we don’t have talking dogs in our world, it still seems normal for Scooby to talk in the fiction, so it doesn’t count as supernatural.
    I wrote a whole section in my script about this but cut it out. So I’ll paste it here now. SPOILERS for Mystery Incorporated:
    So far, we’ve been trying to separate all Scoob media into two camps, one where nothing supernatural happens and one where at least some supernatural things occur. But, shouldn’t they all fall under the latter category? I mean, Scooby-Doo is a series that has an unexplained unnatural element in every single installment. There’s a dog that talks.
    And not even all dogs, just some of them. Last time I checked, that goes against the laws of nature as we understand them. Dogs don’t talk in our world… I’m told. Idk, I’ve only ever had cats. Maybe Sparta is just a thinker with not much to say.
    Quite fittingly, though, Todorov uses the examples of talking animals to explain why these kinds of stories aren’t always inherently placed in the genre of the Marvelous.
    “There exist narratives which contain supernatural elements without the reader’s ever questioning their nature, for [they] realizes that [they are] not to take them literally. If animals speak in a fable, doubt does not trouble the reader’s mind: [they know] that the words of the text are meant to be taken in another sense, which we call allegorical.” - Todorov
    Todorov here was likely referring to fables or poems or very outwardly allegorical novels, but cartoons for sure apply here. Yes, a dog can talk to super sleuth teenagers, but that’s not intended to be seen as a paranormal phenomenon. It’s simply a trope that viewers rarely question and honestly kind of expect from a children’s cartoon.
    Unless you’re the tv show Mystery Incorporated where for some reason they had to build this simple cartoon trope into LORE! Any animal that can talk in the Scooby-Doo universe are descendants of Anunnaki, a race of creatures living in another dimension who have no physical forms, so they have to inhabit the bodies of animals! What a fun twist!
    -
    So hopefully that clears that up a bit.

    • @danielmckeown3290
      @danielmckeown3290 4 года назад +14

      It's also similar to the Sherlock appearance then since the gang fully except that scooby can speak but occasionally people in the world are surprised at how human like this dog acts or is treated. It's ambiguous as to whether this should be expected or not.

    • @Jallorn
      @Jallorn 4 года назад +3

      So... what about settings where magic fits in that slot of established, accepted part of the setting, with consistent rules, or at least as consistent as the rules of science in Scooby-Doo? In such a setting, magic functions similarly to science, with some people understanding it better than others. It becomes supernatural to us, but not to the people who live in the world. Where do they fall on the categorization?

    • @randomdogdog
      @randomdogdog 4 года назад +1

      @@Jallorn I think it has a lot to do with how the characters react to it. The supernatural elements in zombie island are consistent, but they work against the characters established normal. It's wondrous. Meanwhile, everyone's fine with scooby talking. It's uncanny, but normal.
      If you happen to watch anime, then the fullmetal alchemist series has a similar tension. Alchemy is mundane and uncanny, but a key mystery of the series is if and how a philosopher's stone exists. The stone is outside what is normal. It still has rules, but it is marvellous, beyond nature itself.

    • @Kilroy487
      @Kilroy487 4 года назад +4

      We even have a marvelous explanation for Scooby's sentience. In 2010's "Mystery Incorperated", it's revealed that in ancient history, aliens with no corporeal form came to Earth, and possessed animals in order to communicate with humans, and Scooby is a descendant of one of these animals, whose physiology was altered to allow for at least human-level intelligence.

    • @Masonicon
      @Masonicon 4 года назад +2

      The Anunnaki are also responsible for lot of Supernatural elements of our world
      Anything hyperdimensional treats anything from lower dimensions as programmable matter are basis of Scooby doo's human-like biology
      What stressed me out was: people pretends anything seems supernatural(when explained as something less mundane) never existed in our world

  • @coffeejellysupremacy2199
    @coffeejellysupremacy2199 4 года назад +455

    “Shaggy and Scooby are um.....doin their own thing”
    I have never heard a line that represents their characters any better in all of the scooby doo movies and shows

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 3 года назад +4

      Yeah, they’re doing they’re own thing alright. They’re doing drugs.

    • @philipwrighton
      @philipwrighton 2 года назад +2

      @@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 Let's be honest, we all have that one friend in a large group.

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 2 года назад +2

      @@philipwrighton except for me, because I have no friends.

    • @falsenames
      @falsenames Год назад +2

      in the immortal words of Eddie Izzard:
      We love Shaggy and Scooby because they were cowards! Because we can identify with them. We love them! The other guys driving the van? F*** off!

  • @SuperCarlinBrothers
    @SuperCarlinBrothers 4 года назад +560

    But wait... WHERE WAS J?!!? 😱

    • @rkvc
      @rkvc 4 года назад +79

      Twist of a plot twist: J *is* the RUclips algorithm!

    • @ljayrichards3799
      @ljayrichards3799 4 года назад +6

      Now that's some scary stuff!!!!!!!

    • @khdur
      @khdur 4 года назад +13

      Probably having fun with kids in that OTHER dimension where it'sdifficult to discern fantasy from reality and stuff...Parenthood!😲

    • @funnygirl9424
      @funnygirl9424 4 года назад +15

      J being the RUclips algorithm fits in so perfectly with his Syltherin pride too 😂

    • @DarcyRobson
      @DarcyRobson 4 года назад +9

      I thought J was the ghost.😢

  • @eddache
    @eddache 4 года назад +341

    I loved this! I grew up with so many different variants of Scooby Doo and always felt confused whenever it involved real ghosts/monsters. I'm glad to see this topic not only explored so thoroughly but in a charming endearing way!

  • @CBs-Home-Vids
    @CBs-Home-Vids 4 года назад +526

    The best part of Mystery Incorporated is that they take the point right between the supernatural and the rational. Yes, supernatural stuff exists, but they assert that it does have a rational scientific explanation, we just don't have the ability to understand it at this point in human knowledge.

    • @justinarney3050
      @justinarney3050 4 года назад +46

      Agreed. Really great series once you get into it. I wish the newer direct to video movies applied that logic instead of having Velma be the denier of everything with "we just hallucinated everything" in a bad attempt to make viewers doubt there were real monsters at all throughout scooby doo's shows and movies.

    • @Blue777Dragon
      @Blue777Dragon 4 года назад +26

      I appreciate that almost all of the supernatural elements tie into the larger storyline, as it gives the grand emphasis of that plotline much more cohesiveness when you realize all the actual ghosts and inter-dimensional beings are tied to one event. The only thing I can remember that did not have direct play onto the story arc was the voodoo magic used, but I think that was more a love letter to the Hex Girls than actually trying to be a mystery itself.

    • @wesleywyndam-pryce5305
      @wesleywyndam-pryce5305 2 года назад +1

      thats far worse than just adding in supernatural garbage to begin with, it not only fails to teach kids to not believe in that garbage but teachs that its not only real but also to keep believing even if it can't be explained yet.

    • @andreworders7305
      @andreworders7305 2 года назад

      And that line is firmly between seasons 1 and 2

    • @gezi0752
      @gezi0752 2 года назад +1

      @@justinarney3050 well it’s a separate universe so it’s okay

  • @mikeciul8599
    @mikeciul8599 4 года назад +238

    I love how Scoobynatural handled the dilemma - Sam & Dean's world was "outside" the show, and the "fictional" universe of Scooby-Doo appeared to behave more rationally than "reality."

    • @codycarney2311
      @codycarney2311 3 года назад +34

      Also the gang grabbing shotguns and having existential crisis was the best.

  • @creatvlioness3348
    @creatvlioness3348 4 года назад +456

    The internet is spoiling me with all this Scooby nostalgia.
    But I'm not going to complain.

    • @joshuanishanthchristian5217
      @joshuanishanthchristian5217 4 года назад +13

      I know right? I have like 5 different scooby videos in my recommends!

    • @EllieBenson17
      @EllieBenson17 4 года назад +9

      Between this, film theory and a few others I’m a happy hippy

    • @erikrobinson9999
      @erikrobinson9999 4 года назад

      I mean its because theyre banking off of the new scooby doo movie. whenever a hyge movie drops youtubers innodate with similar content to try to profit from it

    • @nataliejarosz9360
      @nataliejarosz9360 4 года назад

      Holy Hex Girls! I know, right?

    • @Coswalker27
      @Coswalker27 4 года назад

      @@joshuanishanthchristian5217
      I really wish I had your recommendation.

  • @karenjoan8144
    @karenjoan8144 4 года назад +102

    "Seemingly Supernatural" while showing footage from the Scooby Doo and Supernatural crossover... well played.

  • @marvelprince
    @marvelprince 4 года назад +546

    Was today years old when I realized Red Herring was a red herring

  • @ItsTheShark89
    @ItsTheShark89 4 года назад +197

    I still love that Johnny Bravo crossover. My glasses, I can’t see without my glasses. My glasses I can’t be seen without my glasses.

    • @Telcontar86
      @Telcontar86 3 года назад +12

      "Jinkies... jinkies... isn't that a breakfast cereal or something?"

    • @picmajik
      @picmajik 2 года назад +5

      Bravo Dooby Doo is my favorite episode

  • @Shadow1Yaz
    @Shadow1Yaz 4 года назад +194

    Mystery Incorporated establishes that while the characters are using electronic devices to talk to each other they’re actually looking at us, not to each other. So, you are right. It involves us too!

  • @EllieBenson17
    @EllieBenson17 4 года назад +87

    Anyone else notice how on point Scott’s impressions of the characters are?

  • @jafarm4443
    @jafarm4443 4 года назад +223

    Long time no see Scott, we missed you! Yesterday I literally was thinking about the Spiderman/Myaterio episode what a weird coincidence!

  • @ThePonderer
    @ThePonderer 4 года назад +113

    I wouldn’t even describe Scooby Doo as a franchise at war with itself, so much as I would describe it as a franchise that’s incredibly *malleable.* B-Mask’s “Scooby Scale” video covers it really well, I think, how Scooby is a rare IP that can stretch and go off in weird directions often counter to previous incarnations while still being recognizably “itself”.

  • @eduardoruiz7600
    @eduardoruiz7600 4 года назад +141

    Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated is still my favorite Scooby Doo media. The overarching plot of the series was so compelling for me and characters outside of the main gang actually felt really fleshed out

  • @dwc1964
    @dwc1964 4 года назад +90

    This reminds me of Clarke's Third Law and its corollary:
    Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
    Any sufficiently explained magic is indistinguishable from technology.

  • @jesusisscaredofme1866
    @jesusisscaredofme1866 4 года назад +157

    The Doo-ality pun is actually the best thing I've ever heard

  • @audreytoliver4991
    @audreytoliver4991 4 года назад +301

    "Mystery Inc is not just a series, it's love letter to Scooby Doo."
    Ahh I love this series so much!

    • @bigstunna2049
      @bigstunna2049 4 года назад +26

      Same it takes the best elements of each series and gives us a mature version of the characters and has the best writing of any series

    • @porchcollapse8612
      @porchcollapse8612 4 года назад +15

      Audrey Toliver yea it was the best

    • @Dracosfire14
      @Dracosfire14 4 года назад +14

      Sold, I'll check it out
      Edit from the future: I've finished season one, I absolutely love it. Sometimes it skews just a little young for my taste as far as humor, but overall it's the best Scooby Doo anything I've ever seen. And it can be surprisingly mature at times.

  • @Elchansan
    @Elchansan 4 года назад +232

    "I want to talk about Studio Ghibli films, or Dungeons & Dragons"
    *YES. YES PLEASE*

    • @bigstunna2049
      @bigstunna2049 4 года назад +3

      Howls moving castle please

    • @helloill672
      @helloill672 4 года назад +2

      Both. Run a Ghibli champagne in DnD.

    • @JulianSammy
      @JulianSammy 4 года назад +2

      I think your analysis of the early history of RPGs would be fascinating. I'm in a game of Empire of the Petal Throne by Professor M.A.R. Barker, first published in 1975. The contrast to D&D in terms of sources and design philosophy are interesting. I'd love to hear your take.

    • @theofficalchairmanrevoluti614
      @theofficalchairmanrevoluti614 4 года назад

      A lad of good taste

    • @ChrisLeeW00
      @ChrisLeeW00 3 года назад

      I'm stoked for the upcoming videos.

  • @ag-zs7by
    @ag-zs7by 3 года назад +30

    I don’t think I ever realized how much I love the Scooby Doo franchise until your videos. It’s been part of my life from as far back as I can remember, watching the original 70’s version with my grandma in her living room, to watching What’s New Scooby Doo and the live action as a kid, and now as an adult I am realizing how much I still love and care about the series. Thank you so much for this video 🥺❤️

  • @georgee5450
    @georgee5450 4 года назад +100

    , I remember as a young lad in the 1970s watching the Scooby Doo Movies (I think that it was called). Each episode, the Scooby gang would team up with such luminaries as the Three Stooges, Batman and Robin and even Sonny and Cher to solve mysteries. It followed the script with the unmasking the villain at the end. But there was one episode where the gang met Jeannie, which at the time was a Saturday morning cartoon knock-off of I Dream of Jeannie. They were up against a evil jinn, whose might and magic they were helpless against. Jeannie used her magic to defeat the jinn. I remember thinking how calm Fred and Velma were at encountering real supernatural beings. This episode made an impression on me on how the fantastical elements of another genre rudely shattered the boundaries of the Scooby-verse at that time.

    • @carlrood4457
      @carlrood4457 4 года назад +19

      It was technically called The New Scooby Doo Movies. Typically, it would be either a team up with celebrity playing themselves or with another Hanna Barbera cartoon. I was never really clear if the Jeanie from the HB cartoon was supposed to be the same one as from the live action show.
      I'd love to see a video on the influence of Scooby Doo, especially in the 70's and early 80's. There were tons of clones like Jabberjaw, Fangface, Goober and the Ghost Chasers. Even the first season of Super Friends was heavily influenced by Scooby Doo.

    • @MattMcIrvin
      @MattMcIrvin 3 года назад +5

      ​@@carlrood4457 If I recall correctly, Goober and the Ghost Chasers was almost exactly the same show *except* that there, there were real ghosts (and the dog could turn invisible for some reason). So they were exploring that distinction even at the time.

    • @wesleywyndam-pryce5305
      @wesleywyndam-pryce5305 2 года назад

      and thats what was call a mistake, something we should have learned to never repeat.

  • @Alejandroigarabide
    @Alejandroigarabide 4 года назад +44

    "A pup named Scooby Doo" and "What's new Scooby Doo?" are heavilly underrated.

    • @intergalactic92
      @intergalactic92 4 месяца назад

      Not seen "a Pup named Scooby Doo" but I am fully in agreement with you on "What's New Scooby Doo?" It is such a good version of the series.

  • @ravenfrancis1476
    @ravenfrancis1476 4 года назад +531

    Fun fact: canonically speaking Scooby Doo isn't a dog. He's the offspring of a Lovecraftian elder god.

    • @finkelmana
      @finkelmana 4 года назад +168

      Actually, thats incorrect. He is the descendant of an alien race called the Anunnaki that were revered as gods. This 100% canonical, as it is explained in the TV show.

    • @urielgonzalez900
      @urielgonzalez900 4 года назад +49

      C. Young Wow finally someone who actually has valid arguments and points about the Lovecraft Mythos other than Lovecraft fanboys just screaming “it’s just work”

    • @Kwicdrawmcgraw
      @Kwicdrawmcgraw 4 года назад +29

      I saw a documentary where the creators said it was a Great Dane. I'm going to believe them over you. You understand right?

    • @risottopose9970
      @risottopose9970 4 года назад +22

      Gregory Chiadika He’s a Great Dane, but he’s also a descendent of an alien species

    • @finkelmana
      @finkelmana 4 года назад +10

      @@CYoung-xn1rx Actually thats incorrect. The alien race he is descended from is the Anunnaki. That is 100% canonical fact, as described by the TV show itself.

  • @Saber0003
    @Saber0003 4 года назад +26

    Mystery Inc is the best thing involving Scooby Doo. As someone in their 30's who has seen every iteration of the show, it really got old after a while. Simply making the show have a continuous story line made a huge difference, not to mention the writing was great IMO. Just a shame it only got two seasons, as I feel its the definitive way experience Scooby Doo.

  • @Magmafrost13
    @Magmafrost13 4 года назад +281

    Scott: "I dont watch anime"
    Also Scott: "I want to talk about Studio Ghibli films"

    • @willowweedsYT
      @willowweedsYT 4 года назад +10

      Magmafrost13 Just because Gibli movies are animated movies from Japan it isn't automatically the same as anime in general just like not all american animation is the same. Gibli makes movies, they happen to use animation, liking them doesn't mean liking the entire Japanese animation industry.

    • @ShinoSarna
      @ShinoSarna 4 года назад +53

      @@willowweedsYT "Anime" simply means Japanese animation. It doesn't denote any specific genre.

    • @willowweedsYT
      @willowweedsYT 4 года назад +4

      shinobody Oh come on, first of all I am an old anime fan, (even though I can’t spell Ghibli lol) but fact is that in *Japan* the word anime means animation yes, but in the rest of the world anime means things like Naruto, Sailor Moon and Death Note, which are vastly different genres, but they share a ”feel” that Studio Ghibli movies doesn’t have. Which means certain western series can mimic that anime ”feel” like The Last Airbender etc. Which you know, the Japanese refer to as anime, just like they do of Disney movies.

    • @KingZolem
      @KingZolem 4 года назад +16

      @@willowweedsYT You're describing shonen anime, as in a genera. Anime is a medium. Like I can't just say "movie" and have you know what I'm talk about, but if I say "horror movie" you now have a more general idea of the subject matter.

    • @ShiaNeko
      @ShiaNeko 4 года назад +12

      ​@@willowweedsYT You're completely wrong about this, to be honest. This idea that anime can't have a different feel discredits japanese animation as an entertainment medium. You're saying that since ghibli films are different from the other anime you've seen, that makes them not anime, which presents a flaw in reasoning similar to if you said "Quintin Tarantino movies are different from Adam Sandler movies, therefore his works aren't movies and are something completely different".
      Also, Death Note doesn't share a single thing with Sailor Moon at all, other than both being animated. I don't really know what you could be referring to.

  • @RikuHino
    @RikuHino 4 года назад +29

    What's new Scooby Doo is great... Every series the Hex Girls are in is great.

  • @danielnodland4072
    @danielnodland4072 4 года назад +86

    >Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
    IT'S TERROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR TIME AGAIN!

    • @rockbeauty3439
      @rockbeauty3439 4 года назад +7

      Zombie Island and Witches Ghost are really the top 2 for me. Because Hex
      Girls..😂.

  • @TherealPolar-B
    @TherealPolar-B 3 года назад +16

    For the record, I utterly and completely love the 13 ghosts. That was my favorite show during Halloween

  • @SmokeyD_
    @SmokeyD_ 4 года назад +59

    YES!!! I’ve been so exited for this!
    Btw your Shaggy voice was actually pretty spot on

  • @davebooshty299
    @davebooshty299 3 года назад +15

    I find the 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo mostly good because of Vincent Price's role in it and the classic type animation.

  • @GoogeSchultz
    @GoogeSchultz 4 года назад +197

    can we actually have a "full version" of Scott singing all the Scooby Doo songs? I' listen to it!

  • @maggiedean5691
    @maggiedean5691 4 года назад +17

    I picked up mystery inc when my daughter was looking for Scooby Doo. I loved the over all mystery because it made me always think of the players and pieces and it is resolved awesomely. I may have seen the small picture, but I watched with her to see it grow bigger. It was really well done. It really is a love letter to all the Scooby's before it.

  • @rachelzahava8292
    @rachelzahava8292 4 года назад +46

    Scott: I don't know what editting is
    also Scott: I edit all my own videos and all of SCBs videos
    lol, love it

  • @odddrawingsandwhatnot
    @odddrawingsandwhatnot 3 года назад +11

    I think the first episode I remember watching as a kid was the one on haunted isle. In that one, they never see meet anyone else but the ghost, so all the clues are about how it was done, but not by who specifically. Plus theres this dialogue:
    Velma: there's a logical explanation for this.
    Shaggy: Oh yeah? And what's that?
    Velma: This place is haunted.
    I also love that the guy just wants to impress them at the end with how he did his walking through walls trick. Honestly he seemed like the only villain who wasn't all that upset about being caught.

  • @azeraph20
    @azeraph20 4 года назад +237

    Honestly Scott, I was hoping if you actually tackle topics that not only rooted in comics and superheroes. You named the channel NerdSync. Not ComicSync. You can get nerdy for any topic and I don’t care how long that damn thing take.

  • @brynsussex2967
    @brynsussex2967 4 года назад +17

    Thanks Scott. I’m now thirteen episodes into mystery incorporated instead of doing anything productive. Never has the void been filled so well.

  • @Anthintendo
    @Anthintendo 4 года назад +169

    You had a lot of fun making this episode, didn’t you? Well I had a lot of fun watching it.

    • @amberthedragon
      @amberthedragon 4 года назад +2

      +

    • @fanfusion4276
      @fanfusion4276 4 года назад +2

      +

    • @Alejandroigarabide
      @Alejandroigarabide 4 года назад

      Me too!!!

    • @helenmersek8554
      @helenmersek8554 4 года назад +1

      Maybe you'll be surprised by the amount of people who watch any new ideas you have (more than expected?). If they are anything like this one, I'll probally watch it.

  • @DwillGame
    @DwillGame 4 года назад +15

    I personally love 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo. It was one of my favorite Scooby-Doo shows as a kid I enjoyed how different it was

  • @BrianaMichelleMeyer
    @BrianaMichelleMeyer 4 года назад +16

    The RUclips algorithm must know I love my nostalgia. I grew up watching the classic Scooby Doo shows. And yes, A Pup Named Scooby Doo is amazing.

  • @matthewdrummond1340
    @matthewdrummond1340 4 года назад +77

    Me: No way I'd watch a 49 minute RUclips video.
    RUclips: Scott just posted a new Nerd Sync video.
    Me: Holy crap! Ya know what, I can make an exception.

  • @Vivat_Veritas
    @Vivat_Veritas 4 года назад +12

    Ah, wouldn't be a NerdSync video without me feeling a brand new emotion at the end of it! Brilliant work again Scott.

  • @McShmoodle
    @McShmoodle 4 года назад +97

    3:16 Are we not gonna talk about how on-point his Shaggy and Scoob impression was?

    • @printthelegends
      @printthelegends 4 года назад

      They're not super difficult voices to do.

    • @Sakuyamon
      @Sakuyamon 4 года назад +6

      @@printthelegends Not super difficult voices? PFFF, atleast half the population of earth cannot do those voices. As a girl, I can never hope to impersonate Scooby and Shaggy no matter how I try.

    • @cameronwallace8416
      @cameronwallace8416 4 года назад +4

      printthelegends and yet the new Scoob! movie somehow has a terrible shaggy voice lol

    • @cedar7560
      @cedar7560 4 года назад +1

      @@printthelegends They're not hard to mimic structurally, but tonally and vocally they're hard to match. He gets pretty close to accurately matching Casey Kasem and Matthew Lillard's voices for Shaggy. When characters get voiced by a new actor, unless the actor can mimic the previous actor pretty accurately, it's easy to notice them as not the same.
      For example, from 2002 to 2015, Velma had been voiced by Mindy Cohn. Kate Micucci has been used for the role since around 2015, and hearing clips where she's voicing Velma sticks out because there's a change. She talks like Velma has always talked, but there's something different about her voice.

  • @lanzend101
    @lanzend101 4 года назад +15

    "Honey...why are you bringing the camera into the bathroom?"
    "Shhhh, I'm making a video about Scooby-Doo!"

  • @timurshahauthor
    @timurshahauthor 4 года назад +32

    I study philosophy, and love it, but I never knew that there was a sub-genre that analysed one of my favourite things - pop culture. Thank you for shedding new light on a topic I was already beginning to fall in love with.

  • @gregorykollarus8190
    @gregorykollarus8190 2 года назад +4

    I still love the 13 ghosts of Scooby Doo. I don’t know why it just makes me happy.

  • @8LiterallyJustTheNumber8
    @8LiterallyJustTheNumber8 4 года назад +126

    Why am I completely unsurprised about hearing Quinton's voice in a Scooby video?

  • @BearlyAwake13
    @BearlyAwake13 3 года назад +7

    Man am I happy to see such a long analysis on Scooby Doo! Pointing out that it generally belongs in the fantastic category was really awesome, and explained one of the things I love the most about the show, which is the uncertainty of whether or not the threat is going to be supernatural or not in nature this time. It makes the mystery more exciting by adding to the number of potential explanations. Also I haven't finished the video yet but please give your cat attention

    • @wesleywyndam-pryce5305
      @wesleywyndam-pryce5305 2 года назад

      interesting, I abhore the real monsters crap because it ruins the point of having reveals at all.

  • @Selfinflictedhummusrocket
    @Selfinflictedhummusrocket 4 года назад +55

    Last time I watched Nerdsync, I was in the emergency room for a stomach scare where I had been vomiting all liquid and solids for 4 days straight. I binged the nerdsync catalog on my phone from the hospital bed and it kept me entertained. Reminded me how thankful I am for entertainers like this.

  • @apollojusticefanboy
    @apollojusticefanboy 4 года назад +8

    Hello Nerdsync, I really enjoyed this episode. This was a cool topic and I found myself intrigued every second. I also loved the ghost subplot and how it tied into the video. I think the best scene was the confrontation with the ghost. What I loved about it was how it replicated the mystery feeling of scooby doo. As you were trying to figure out who the ghost was I thought it would be the super Carlin brothers for the reasons you listed in the video until that was shot down (I also found the red harring joke funny). It gave that feeling of trying to solve the mystery and what I loved about the RUclips reveal is that it took the pieces of evidence I thought would lead to the Carlin brothers like the boomerang subscribition and mixed it with the Nintendo switch to give the pieces of evidence a new meaning that was foreshadowed throughout the video (also the line about monsters always being greedy corporations was good). Overall the ghost portion gave me a good laugh and were really entertaining. Thanks!

  • @IsaacCarlson
    @IsaacCarlson 4 года назад +70

    Great work, Scott! Monsters Unleashed is a gem. It's pretty nice the only Scooby Doo I consumed as a kid and I loved it. Definitely explore what you'd like to do. Do I think every video has to be an epic like this? Not necessarily, but regardless whatever you make I know it'll be a joy to watch. Also, nice water flosser! I have one in blue.

  • @Ryda124
    @Ryda124 4 года назад +42

    You sound more like Shaggy than whoever’s doing the voice in the new movie

  • @plcthelegacy4131
    @plcthelegacy4131 4 года назад +13

    I gotta say, I quite like the cinematography on this video. I like how the lighting was played and focal effects.

  • @IntroDuktionZ
    @IntroDuktionZ 4 года назад +9

    Scott and the rest of the team, I'm sure other people said it, but I just wanted to say that this video was...
    Fantastic.

  • @karabearcomics
    @karabearcomics 4 года назад +30

    Also: when you were in the process of revealing the ghost, I was sure the other Scott would be brought up. Granted, it would require people to know of existing canon of the show to know there's a Skrull Scott, and therefore wouldn't make for the most satisfying attempt at a reveal (since it was never brought up in the episode), but I still thought it could have been a consideration (probably only because I know of that canon and no other reason).

  • @harryallsopp9136
    @harryallsopp9136 3 года назад +11

    The reason I love Mystery Incorporated so much isn't the overarching story, the gorgeous art style or even Fred's trap fetish. It's the weaving of both the grounded and supernatural styling of the past.

  • @Chenso2099
    @Chenso2099 4 года назад +14

    17:37
    Brilliant ad placement there buckaroo! Lol
    Just when we were getting the “unmasking” it cut off into the ads, just like how you mentioned with your What’s New Scooby-Doo unmasking bit. Jinkies! This must be a clue!
    *grabs supercomputer and inputs the data*

  • @thesuperMasterSword
    @thesuperMasterSword 4 года назад +11

    Well Scott, congratulations, you've convinced me to watch the entire Scooby-Doo franchise.
    Also, I never actually knew they were all connected, I thought they just kept rebooting the series every now and then.

  • @mechajay3358
    @mechajay3358 4 года назад +10

    It's these many themes, that I never realized until now, is why I love the Scooby Doo series as a whole. Truly "Banas."

  • @matthewvigo3537
    @matthewvigo3537 4 года назад +4

    If this marks your return, what a great way to start. Although I can absolutely appreciate reasons for stepping away and doing other things, I’ve missed videos on this channel. Thank you for your wonderful content.

  • @8Mad8Hatter8Prime8
    @8Mad8Hatter8Prime8 4 года назад +177

    i like velma and all but if she demands rationality, i have a phrase for her: TALKING DOG

    • @thomasplummer8103
      @thomasplummer8103 4 года назад +35

      From her point of view, it is a dog that everyone can understand, who talks., and he is not the only member of the "talking Dog" breed.. So it is rational to accept him talking, because scientific evidence has shown that he can. Ghosts generally have no such prrof in the shows where she is adamant they do not exist.

    • @ranwolf76
      @ranwolf76 4 года назад +10

      Didn't Mystery Inc. say Scooby was a descendant of aliens and some of them are capable of speech? That seems to be a fairly rational, in-universe, explanation for a talking dog. Even the, now ended, Scooby-Doo Apocalypse comic had the explanation of cybernetics being the reason he can talk. Yes, I know, it doesn't fit in the overall narrative of the animated series.

    • @risottopose9970
      @risottopose9970 4 года назад +1

      ranwolf76 That was something only learned at the end of the series

    • @itayeldad3317
      @itayeldad3317 4 года назад +4

      Forget that. Why does scoob has a very limited vocabulary but scrappy can talk normally?

    • @vegetafan9922
      @vegetafan9922 4 года назад +1

      You have obviously never had a Siberian Husky.

  • @d.s.bernard8907
    @d.s.bernard8907 4 года назад +27

    I will not stand for this 13 ghosts of scooby doo slander. I’ve never seen it but someone else on the internet told me how to feel about it before you did

  • @ramblinentertainment1922
    @ramblinentertainment1922 4 года назад +13

    I genuinely can’t wait for a year of Bob Ross and D&D and whatever other brilliant ideas you have in store!

  • @bigstunna2049
    @bigstunna2049 4 года назад +6

    I remember watching Dobie Gillis every other night on tv when I couldn't sleep. As a gen a z kid I was surprised to find that the show was actually really funny and enjoyable. I always thought his friend was similar to shaggy I'm so shocked to find out the show was the inspiration for scooby doo. Always love your videos take all the time you want we'll be waiting.

  • @harrywompa
    @harrywompa 4 года назад +28

    It's timely, what with the Scoob movie. Also, I saw Film Theory's video on Scoob the other day and got super excited thinking it was nerdsyncs :P I'm glad this is out, I loved this video! Also Mathew Lillard is one of the best gifts the 00's gave us, a national treasure, and fun fact, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island gave my little sister an irl zombie phobia that has persisted for like, 20 years lol.
    And I am so there for those video ideas, Nerdsync on DnD is so far up my alley my colon hurts.

  • @blockyoxwinkle5829
    @blockyoxwinkle5829 4 года назад +3

    As a huge fan of Scooby Doo, it's always nice to see someone really recognize just how good the franchise has been. Especially Pup Named Scooby Doo

  • @dragon1130
    @dragon1130 4 года назад +63

    The actual title of the video should be
    "The RUclips algorithm LITERALLY scares Scott into doing his job while Scooby-Doo plays in the background. Also Scott has probably been stuck inside a bit too long."

    • @MTGRCCS
      @MTGRCCS 4 года назад +1

      dude, spoilers

  • @dpglounge4900
    @dpglounge4900 4 года назад +10

    13 ghosts of scooby doo is super underrated

  • @nicholaspeters9919
    @nicholaspeters9919 4 года назад +56

    Heh, heh, banas…
    Also, I’d totally watch a Bob Ross video.

    • @JozannaHanawalt
      @JozannaHanawalt 4 года назад +3

      He’s totally going to go full ham in recreating the entire the Bob Ross episode look in full garb, props, authentic vocal performance and background, isn’t he?

    • @NerdSyncProductions
      @NerdSyncProductions  3 года назад +3

      @@JozannaHanawalt I did do that yes haha

  • @CezarCociorba
    @CezarCociorba 4 года назад +4

    I kept this on the back burner since it came out, until I had some actual time to pay attention to it. This was so much fun and so so so well done. I hope you had at least half the fun I had watching when you made this. Good luck with future projects!

  • @blainecrowley1134
    @blainecrowley1134 4 года назад +19

    8:50 "seemingly Supernatural events" I see what you did there, Scott ;)

  • @ironvlogger9712
    @ironvlogger9712 4 года назад +20

    I want Mystery Incorporated Season 3. And a Scooby Doo Series with a Stranger things vibe to it! Maybe one day!

    • @burninsherman1037
      @burninsherman1037 Год назад +2

      Forget one with a stranger things vibe, I want one with a twin peaks vibe!
      Edit: actually, I think I want both of those.

  • @art_the_bunny
    @art_the_bunny 4 года назад +17

    I'm happy to see you making content you enjoy making Scott. I've always found your content is at its best when it's something you actually wanted to do and had time to put it together in your unique way. Thank you for the great video, and for not giving up. We love you.

  • @Thortron247
    @Thortron247 3 года назад +2

    This was the first of your videos that I watched and I’ve continued watching every since. I’ve probably watched this like ten times by now

  • @risottopose9970
    @risottopose9970 4 года назад +21

    Mystery Inc. actually made me afraid that my favorite characters would die

  • @sewcrazy4426
    @sewcrazy4426 2 месяца назад +2

    I know this is 4 years old, but I just wanted to say that I am not a scooby fan, the show scared me as a kid and I don’t have a way to watch it now. But regardless, I’ve watched this video multiple times and still enjoy it. I think that’s what makes Scott such a great creator, he makes you care about topics that you otherwise wouldn’t. Scott, I know that you likely won’t see this comment, but if you do, take it from a longtime fan of your channel, you’re doing a great job

  • @TMSokoya
    @TMSokoya 4 года назад +14

    Scott Niswander, this is your magnum opus. Take a bow.
    Also, congratulations on your relationship!

  • @Obi-Wan_Kenobi
    @Obi-Wan_Kenobi 4 года назад +74

    But you want to know the REAL best detective show featuring a dog?
    *Blues Clues.*
    You heard me. Scoob's got nothing on that pristine example of mystery solving and deductive reasoning!

    • @Brindlebrother
      @Brindlebrother 4 года назад +4

      We just got a letterr
      We jUsT gOt a Letttter
      We just got a leTTTer
      Wonder WHo it's FRoM??

    • @taydagoldenphoenix
      @taydagoldenphoenix 4 года назад +3

      😂😂😂😂😂 bruh did you just say blues clues. But you right

    • @christianali5431
      @christianali5431 4 года назад +4

      Remember, blues paw print would always be on each and every clue. Blues clues. That means, technically, that Blue had already solved the mystery hours before anyone else did, and was just waiting for all of the other people to catch up.

    • @nathanjereb9944
      @nathanjereb9944 3 года назад +2

      @@Brindlebrother "we are 1000 meters from your location and approaching rapidly, start running"

    • @williammorahan4907
      @williammorahan4907 2 года назад +1

      @@nathanjereb9944 Reference to….?

  • @danielm8
    @danielm8 4 года назад +5

    Hey man, just wanted to say you're one of my favourite creators, and it always makes me happy to see a new upload!
    Just wanted to add - the reason they're good (partly, at least) is because it shows you put a lot into each video. I (personally) am not looking for frequent uploads - just keep doing what you're doing

  • @vanille
    @vanille 3 года назад +1

    Your channel is so underrated. All your videos are so well made and researched. I hope you continue to make these videos anyway. Yours is by far my favorite channel for this type of content.

  • @kellercorrield7733
    @kellercorrield7733 4 года назад +6

    While I came to this channel for comic book and superheroes, I cant wait to see how you bring your deconstruction and over analysis to more properties. Remember the NerdSync motto:
    No Content, Just Context

  • @mill4318
    @mill4318 4 года назад +3

    It really shows that you worked so hard on this video, and we're all really proud of you Scott!

  • @thistle8787
    @thistle8787 4 года назад +44

    He’s such a dork it’s great

  • @HarleyWithWings
    @HarleyWithWings 4 года назад +4

    I love this so much!!!!! I've never been so entertained. This was wholesome, educational, witty, and pulled at my nostalgic heartstrings. I give this a rating of 10/10 Scooby-Snacks

  • @elvinrivera5638
    @elvinrivera5638 4 года назад +58

    I say all shows that happened with red-shirted Shaggy happened in the Cyber Realm

  • @voiceofthelegion578
    @voiceofthelegion578 2 года назад +1

    That cover medley of the best scooby doo themes slapped, man. Earned a subscriber.

  • @icantthinkofagoodname4130
    @icantthinkofagoodname4130 4 года назад +43

    I mean Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated is amazing

  • @chloep2187
    @chloep2187 4 года назад +2

    this video is a masterpiece, I got to admit it's pretty long so I had to watch it in two sitting because of lives obligations. When you were talking about the 13 ghosts of scooby doo episode where scooby was so stressed out- I was deeply involved and shocked at the emotion to the point I laughed when you pointed out the several instances of bananas being spelt wrong. It was the perfect time to put a joke in and I loved it more than I expected. I've also never seen youtube videos broken into little segments like this and I think that's both super interesting and useful

  • @aidanfrye4144
    @aidanfrye4144 4 года назад +21

    Dang, I really thought it was “Other Scott” from the skrull video.

  • @HuskyDog88
    @HuskyDog88 3 года назад +1

    I absolutely LOVED that Scooby-Doo theme song medley at the end. That had me in tears every time I listened to it.

  • @rkvc
    @rkvc 4 года назад +12

    The real plot twist is that Scott is a total rockstar.

  • @jspears051n
    @jspears051n 4 года назад +1

    Thank you Scott for such an amazing video in such an amazing job, I've been watching your channel for about good four years or so and honestly your content has helped me a lot, I suffer from depression and anxiety there's been quite a few dark times where just listening and watch your videos have helped and either cheered me up or distracted me, you're such a hard working man and I just wanted to say thank you, I hope you see this also I LOVE Scooby Doo myself and watching this made me smile so much!

  • @josephreber43
    @josephreber43 4 года назад +55

    Loved the video!
    Any thoughts about "Avatar: The Last Airbender"?

  • @elitettelbach4247
    @elitettelbach4247 2 года назад +1

    Came back to rewatch this again because it’s legit one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen. You really nailed this one! I love Scooby Doo so much ❤️

  • @katherinemorelle7115
    @katherinemorelle7115 4 года назад +16

    I appreciated you including ScoobyNatural. I don’t care how naff it was, I loved it. ScoobyNatural forever!!!
    Also, there was a point to the show, regarding whether the gang should be believing in the supernatural, or if it should remain about unmasking and showing that no supernatural exists.
    Dean (and therefore the show) after managing to convince them that the supernatural does indeed actually exist, decides that in fact, they should remain ignorant- that the point of the show is to be about reason and such.
    So it’s naff, but it actually took a a look at Scooby Doo as a show, and at the most common fan question there is - should there be real monsters that the gang believes in?
    And again, I love it, just as I love Supernatural. No shame here. I know that it’s extremely flawed, and they let go of any character progression for the main characters ten seasons ago, and the few excellent writers they did have have pretty much all left (I miss you Robbie Thompson, who brought us such wonderful episodes as Baby and Don’t Call Me Shurley), and we’ve been stuck with the nepotism duo Buckleming for far too long But I love it anyway. It’s just a thing.

    • @conormurphy4328
      @conormurphy4328 4 года назад

      Personally I think that episode handled the gang coming to terms with real supernatural events better than mystery incorporated did

    • @ItsTheShark89
      @ItsTheShark89 4 года назад

      I came back to Supernatural just for that crossover episode. Loved it. Supernatural was always really good at getting meta and that episode is one of the best!

  • @munjatkumo1929
    @munjatkumo1929 4 года назад +1

    I`ve been fascinated by Scooby-doos takes on the supernatural for a while now, and you, like, successfully scratched that itch. And the comedy and the ghost-thing was genius, and your technical knowhow on film-making is very impressive. Your stuff inspires me.