#mystery inc rewatch

[7-crows-in-a-trench-coat]

while we’re all brainstorming ideas for how ‘velma’ could have been a good ‘edgier and more mature modern take on scooby-doo’, i have an idea!

the mystery gang are given more 21st century redesigns. no more bell bottoms, some of them start wearing sneakers, shaggy wears a baggy hoodie, stuff like that.

they still have their usual color palettes and individual styles (shaggy’s clothes are baggy and comfortable, daphne is stylish and fashionable, etc), but they dress more like present-day highschool students. but, obviously, no designs are too detailed that they’re hard to animate and their designs shouldn’t date the show by being too specific to the trends of the 2020’s.

but, in one episode, crystal cove high has a “60’s themed” school dance, and the mystery gang attends in their original outfits!! maybe some extra 1960’s flair could be added just for fun, too. and the episode could have other references to the og series as well. the episode could have other 60’s references and easter eggs scattered throughout the episode.

later in the episode the gang has a classic benny hill theme chase with the villian, and, when it stops, scooby says “reja ru!” (deja vu). then fred, being a himbo, leans over to daphne and says “since when does scooby speak italian?”. daphne naturally gives him a “???” look, but before anyone can react to what fred or scooby said, the trap goes off and the bad guy is caught. episode continues from there.

there’s so much potential with the mystery gang. it sucks that velma (2023) hates its source material so much.

[artsybi]

friendly reminder that if you're going to hatewatch do so illegally

also rewatch mystery incorporated legally immediately

[irene-dimension]

i can’t believe the man who made this was in an episode of scooby doo????

Harlan Ellison you will always be famous

[thecoolertails]

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what’s new scooby-doo was good fyi

[bird-wells214]

god scooby doo mystery inc really GOT IT yknow. the art style reminisced for the classic scooby doo, but stood on it's own with modern colors and designs. the monsters were scary and disturbing but very stylized, unlike the average horror but unique in each of their stances. the score channeled the vintage spooks of the 70s-80s, but again, was modern and never came CLOSE to relying on the nostalgia to keep their viewers engaged. there were multiple direct references to classic horror and sci fi. the monsters and main villains are sourced from real life art, myths, and conspiracy theories -- cthulhu, the krampus, baba yaga, nibiru, the annunaki, etc. forgive me for going crazy over (what's supposed to be) a kids show but scooby doo mystery inc fucking GETS IT LIKE NOBODY ELSE

[handsome-flower]

Do you think they explored each oth-

[luna--dragon]

Okay, to counteract all the Velma series bullshit, I'm gonna rewatch the Mystery Incorporated series for the first time in like 5 years, and review all the episodes and monsters.

Gonna tag it "sdmi rewatch" so mute that if you aren't interested.

[camelspit]

grand total of 1 art post this month lets get it boys 💪💪💪

[gayamulet]

Would have LOVED to see more of the Mystery Inc blog lmao

[lonesomedotmp3]

kind of tempted to watch the society but if I was going to watch a tv show about a group of kids left alone after their parents mysteriously disappear I'd just finally find out how cbbc's the sparticle mystery concluded...

[0p1er0]

I miss Scooby-doo! Mystery Inc.

Sobbing

[cluepoke-archive]

Been refusing to give the Velma show even an inkling of thought less it corrode my brain BUT. I sure do love this scooby doo rennisance

[superior-pancake]

i don’t hyperfixate often, but when i do it consumes me. i eat sleep and breathe my new (or resurfacing) obsession.

[0th3rw0rldl1n3ss]

So I have a dormant scooby doo hyperfixation (that comes back now and then) and since the new Velma show is trending rn I feel the urge to tell everyone that in the Mystery Incorporated series Fred is canonically autistic with a special interest in making traps and I never see anyone mention this. It was confirmed in a video that’ll be linked at the bottom of this post.

But yeah, aside from all the other problems with the new Velma show (disclaimer: I haven’t seen the show yet but have seen some previews and have heard things about it that have given me very low hopes for how the show will be) one of the biggest icks for me so far is making Fred into a shallow and arrogant asshole popular rich boy stereotype instead of going the Mystery Inc route and making him a classic himbo and autistic who’s obsessed with building traps.

Autistic Fred Jones is the best version of Fred Jones. I love that he displays autistic characteristics without being a lazy one dimensional stereotype of autism. In the show, from what I remember (I need to give it a rewatch), he has a clear special interest in building traps to the point that it defines his life and affects his relationships, he struggles a lot with interpersonal relationships, indirect communication and social signals (especially when it comes to being oblivious to Daphne’s romantic signals, and the issues this causes in their relationship). But he’s not one dimensional, in fact he has more emotional complexity in this series than in any other rendition of Scooby Doo, in my opinion, and even though he’s autistic he’s still a conventionally attractive man and a central character who is desired by one of the main, attractive female leads in the show, which I almost NEVER see.

This Reddit post goes a bit more into the specifics of his autistic traits, for anyone interested.

Here’s the video I mentioned:

This post is about Fred, but I also wanted to mention that I have a lot of love for the Mystery Inc creators deliberately writing Velma as a lesbian who was struggling with coming to terms with her sexuality throughout the show, and giving her a canonical sapphic love interest, in a time where having a queer character in the main cast of a kids show was unheard of.

Anyway, I recommend watching Mystery Inc if you don’t want to watch the new Velma show but still want to watch something that hits the Scooby Doo nostalgia spot. It still has the fun of classic Scooby Doo that speaks to my inner child but it’s also dark and complex enough to appeal to teen and adult audiences (as well as younger audiences) without over the top edginess.

[flecky-spring]

rewatching mystery inc so like..... THEM....

[aimseytv]

QUESTION:

do you have a favourite childhood show that still makes you super happy even just thinking abt it doesn’t matter if you haven’t rewatched it (besides adventure time ofc) bcs i’m rewatching scooby doo mystery inc rn and it makes me so happy thinking about scooby doo makes me so happy also rugrats i love rugrats i rewatched the rugrats in paris movie last year (best rugrats movie btw) and i loved it it makes me so happy isnt being happy bcs of shows you love so awesome??? i love it lots ^_^

YEAHHH max and ruby i used to adore with my entire heart and being