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What's New, Scooby-Doo? (WB)

common sense media says

Silly mysteries with harmless mayhem.

parents & educators say
  • 33% say violence is an issue
  • 33% say it's educational
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that while there aren't many life lessons to be learned from an episode of this show, kids will enjoy the antics of the Scooby gang as they stumble upon and solve mysteries. Only very young children might find the show's puzzles and monsters frightening.

Positive messages: The show's main characters are all white, with the exception of Scooby, a canine. Although the girls on the show exhibit "typical" girl behavior, they are also crucial to solving the mysteries, more so than the boys.
Violence & scariness: There are some very cartoony fights and chases.
Sexy stuff: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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Families can talk about fears, friendship, and risk-taking, as well as male/female roles and abilities.

What's the story?

What's the story?
In WHAT'S NEW, SCOOBY-DOO?, the Scooby gang travels the world encountering strange creatures with mild evil on their minds. Each week they manage to solve the mystery, with the help of the ever-hungry and ever-frightened Great Dane, Scooby-Doo (Frank Welker). Most of the actual sleuthing comes from Velma (Mindy Cohn), the sensible girl with glasses, and Daphne (Grey DeLisle), the pretty and smart girl. Freddy and Shaggy (Casey Kasem), the boys in the gang, are much less helpful at the mystery business than their female counterparts, though they do provide substantial comic relief.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

Scooby-Doo is silly and harmless. The most risqué moment in one episode set in Paris, for example, was a "wee wee" ("oui, oui") joke. (One nice touch in this episode was the use of French pop songs in the action sequences.) Although there are some scary situations -- a model is kidnapped by a gargoyle, a wrestler is challenged by a monster -- they're quickly resolved, and the scariness quotient is low. Some episodes have cliffhanger endings, which are quickly resolved at the start of the next week's episode.

TV themes & details

TV Details
TV Rating: TV-Y
Network: WB
Cast: Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn
Genre: Kids' Animation
Where to watch: WB
This review was written by Sarah Wenk
 
 

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Based on 3 parent & educator reviews:
  • 33% say violence is an issue
  • 33% say it's educational
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Made-In-Candieland
kid, 12 years old
 
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I really like this show! 5 stars! But minus ONE star 'cause all the members in "The Gang" are white. Seems a bit rascist to me. (Scooby is an exception)
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soccer lover229
teen, 15 years old
4
 
so cool
i love this show it's really cool
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Scream
kid, 12 years old
2
 
Very original and unique.
Suitable for all children. Some extremely mild violence.
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Simple_Plan_Gu ...
teen, 18 years old
 
The Best Combo
I have ALWAYS loved scooby doo. Litterly my whole room is scooby doo. I am also a huge fan of Simple Plan. I think that having your favorite icon(Scooby Doobey Doo) and my favorite band( Simple Plan) together is awesome. For those of you who don't know, not only does Simple Plan sing the theme, but they were in an episode!!! I hope that this one stays on for a loooooong time.
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rebma97
teen, 14 years old
7
 
A great spinoff
I love What's New, Scooby Doo? It makes fun of the old series sometimes, but it stays true to the original series. There is some violence because the gang chases after, "monsters" (they're usually not real), but it's a little scarier than the original series. Also, they make Fred and Daphne's relationship more blatant than before. I don't usually like the Scooby-Doo spinoffs (mainly the ones with Scarppy or the ones that don't include all of the gang), but this is good.
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arthur16morgana
teen, 16 years old
4
 
love it
haha im watching this right now, honestly this shows not violent at all.i love scooby doo. my friends 4 year old little sister is obsessed with scooby doo.
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mkalv
teen, 17 years old
8
 
Worse than original
Not as good as the original.
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hdofu
adult
6
 
Here's whats new, Scooby Doo
I was a big fan of the classic scooby doo series as a child, thogh for most of the reasons parents would find it inappropriate today. Truth is it deals with most of the problems parents would have with the classic series, like suggestions to drug use, pro unhealthy eating (Scooby and Shaggy are vegans now which blows my mind). There still are some semi scary scenes I guess, nothing as traumatizing in my opinion as some of the earlier series though, like that freaky mad doctor with the dancing Dobermans in the sanitarium episode (which still give me chills to think about) Anyway there are plenty of educational moments now too. An ok choice for parents
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jdtangney
parent
 
I think that this movie is appropriate and fun. also I think that you should see it with family because it is more fun to watch it with someone else.
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rayman239
teen, 14 years old
4
 
Scooby Doo Remake isn't the best
Dumb Scooby Doo Remake is repetitive, obvious, but for the whole Family.
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valerie1299
adult
 
Love that Scooby!
I loved Scooby as a kid and now so do my children. We watch this together and enjoy great laughs and guessing who is the villain behind the mask.
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