Yes, I'm a kid at heart. When I can no longer enjoy a good cartoon, I've instructed my family that it's time to put me out of my misery. And who doesn't love Scooby-Doo?
I've been watching Scooby-Doo mysteries since grade school on Saturday mornings and after school, and now I watch it with my girls on Boomerang and Cartoon Network when it's on. Lately we've seen a resurgence of Scooby mysteries and I have to say we've enjoyed most of them.
Scooby-Doo has been on American television since 1969. Created for Hanna-Barbera by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, Fred Silverman, and Iwao Takamoto, Scooby has undergone a number of changes in the last 39 years.
If you don't know who Scooby and the gang are, here's a quick refresher. Scooby-Doo is a talking dog who hangs out with Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma. Shaggy is a bit of a laid back guy whose mind is always on food. Fred is the planner, but not always so bright. Daphne has fashion sense and some common sense as well. And Velma is the brains of the outfit. These five characters drive around in a van called "The Mystery Machine" as they travel around the world solving mysteries and capturing criminals attempting to use the "supernatural" as a ruse to cover their criminal acts. Recently they even traveled to Tibet and saw Shangri-la and the Yeti!
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo had their own spinoff series on the Kids' WB over the last couple of years called Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue, which we enjoyed on Saturday mornings for a while. But you can catch Scooby and the gang mostly on Boomerang and Cartoon Network these days.
Obviously we're big Scooby-Doo fans at my house, so I leaped at the chance to watch Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King — a new adventure for Scooby and the gang just in time for Halloween.
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