Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers follows Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and Scrappy Doo as they visit a dilapidated mansion in the deep south that Shaggy has just inherited. The gang finds themselves stranded at the mansion and become involved in a hunt for hidden treasure, a clan of vengeful hillbillies, a creepy hunchbacked butler, and a trio of ghost hunting ghosts throughout the course of the night.
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers is the 2nd of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10, a series of 10 animated TV movies made by Hanna-Barbera between 1987 and 1988 that were made for syndication and based on established Hanna-Barbera properties. Despite being one of the incarnations of the Scooby-Doo property where Fred, Daphne, and Velma are gone and the adventure is built around Shaggy, Scrappy and Scooby, the movie is actually a fun treasure hunt story with some fun atmosphere and chuckle worthy humor. Scrappy is surprisingly dialed back and made less overly manic and hyperactive in this movie which was for the best in my opinion and makes him less grating and actually somewhat endearing in certain scenes. The treasure hunt the gang finds themselves involved with is fairly entertaining consisting of a series of pun based riddles that the gang needs to decipher to find the next clue.
Scooby-Doo is also notable for it's addition of "real" supernatural elements as opposed to the usual hoaxes the gang investigates (though the formula is still touched upon here), in this case the gang hires a trio of ghost hunters who are themselves ghosts. The ghost hunters are the titular Boo Brothers, Freako, Shreako, and Meako and their antics are more than a little reminiscent of the antics of The Three Stooges. The Boo Brothers despite being somewhat of an extraneous element to the plot manage to be entertaining thanks to some creative animation as well as some well timed and executed slapstick sequences.
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers isn't the best Scooby-Doo property, but it is a fun treasure hunt movie in its own right. Despite straying from the established formula by building itself around only Shaggy, Scrappy, and Scooby, the movie dials back Scrappy's personality to make him less grating and makes for a decent viewing experience. The movie also has some impressive animation on display, particularly with the titular Boo Brothers who despite not being strictly necessary in the movie do yield some respectable moments of humor.
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers is the 2nd of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10, a series of 10 animated TV movies made by Hanna-Barbera between 1987 and 1988 that were made for syndication and based on established Hanna-Barbera properties. Despite being one of the incarnations of the Scooby-Doo property where Fred, Daphne, and Velma are gone and the adventure is built around Shaggy, Scrappy and Scooby, the movie is actually a fun treasure hunt story with some fun atmosphere and chuckle worthy humor. Scrappy is surprisingly dialed back and made less overly manic and hyperactive in this movie which was for the best in my opinion and makes him less grating and actually somewhat endearing in certain scenes. The treasure hunt the gang finds themselves involved with is fairly entertaining consisting of a series of pun based riddles that the gang needs to decipher to find the next clue.
Scooby-Doo is also notable for it's addition of "real" supernatural elements as opposed to the usual hoaxes the gang investigates (though the formula is still touched upon here), in this case the gang hires a trio of ghost hunters who are themselves ghosts. The ghost hunters are the titular Boo Brothers, Freako, Shreako, and Meako and their antics are more than a little reminiscent of the antics of The Three Stooges. The Boo Brothers despite being somewhat of an extraneous element to the plot manage to be entertaining thanks to some creative animation as well as some well timed and executed slapstick sequences.
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers isn't the best Scooby-Doo property, but it is a fun treasure hunt movie in its own right. Despite straying from the established formula by building itself around only Shaggy, Scrappy, and Scooby, the movie dials back Scrappy's personality to make him less grating and makes for a decent viewing experience. The movie also has some impressive animation on display, particularly with the titular Boo Brothers who despite not being strictly necessary in the movie do yield some respectable moments of humor.