I sat down to watch the TV series "What's New Scooby-Doo?" here in 2022 with my 12 year old son, given the fact that he really enjoy the "Scooby-Doo" cartoons. And I grew up with the cartoons during the 1980s, so of course this was also interesting for me to watch.
The three seasons that we sat through were rather enjoyable. And yeah, of course each episode essentially follows that classic how-to-make-a-Scooby-Doo-cartoon blueprint to the letter. So you know what you are getting here, but it still works and it still is enjoyable. I have to say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the entire three seasons that we sat through.
The stories are good. Sure, if you look at it objectively, then it is essentially the same thing in each episode, it is just the characters, the monster or spook and the backdrop that is changed. But isn't that part of the charm that is "Scooby-Doo"?
The voice acting throughout the series was good, and you do have some familiar voices with the likes of Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Casey Kasem and Mindy Cohn, as well as Arturo Mercado and Luis Alfonso Padilla.
Now, it should be said that the art style and the animation style used throughout "What's New Scooby-Doo?" is a classic approach to the franchise, for better or worse. I enjoyed it, because there is familiarity it is and you immediately have that particular "Scooby-Doo" feeling as the episode starts.
If you enjoy the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, then "What's New Scooby-Doo?" is definitely well-worth watching.
My rating of "What's New Scooby-Doo?" lands on a six out of ten stars.
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