On the whole, 'Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo' is one of the weakest of the Scooby Doo shows. It did though have a very watchable first season, with the best episodes actually being very good and only one episode being below average. After the first season, the show very quickly went downhill and never really got better despite some watchable shorts here and there. Shaggy and Scooby were always the most interesting characters and didn't mind that they were main protagonists, did mind though that the other protagonist is one of the main reasons as to why Season 2 onward did not work.
Unfortunately, "Scooby's Desert Dilemma"/"Stuntman Scooby"/"Mummy's the Word" is another not particularly good triple bill, always thought so as a child and my feelings are pretty much the same. It has its moments, with "Mummy's the Word" actually not being too bad (despite also not being too great). But there is too much that is wrong, with a lot of what is wrong with the show in general present. Particularly in "Stuntman Scooby", which actually had the most potential of the three but executed it poorly.
There are good things here. "Mummy's the Word" is the best of the three shorts. The mummy is a great creepy character, the setting is suitably spooky and the unravelling of the mummy gag is amusing. Not to mention a great ending. "Stuntman Scooby" did start off well and the villain in "Scooby's Desert Dilemma" showed initial promise.
Voice work from all involved is spirited on the whole, Casey Kasem and Don Messick are great as Shaggy and Scooby. Have always liked the theme tune, which is catchy.
A lot is wrong unfortunately. The animation is very rushed looking and flat with very irregular character designs. The music is nice on its own but doesn't always gel with the action, some of it on the repetitive side. Only one gag is properly funny, which is in "Mummy's the Word", the others are too stale and corny. Did find it too Tom and Jerry-ish in "Scooby's Desert Dilemma", except with none of that series' invention.
Furthermore, all three stories are thin and too much like 3 or 4 over stretched to 6 or 7. Especially "Stuntman Scooby", which did start off very promisingly but got thinner and draggier until ending on as running out of gas-like as one can get. Nothing imaginative or exciting about the stunts either. "Mummy's the Word" ended very strongly, but took time to get going. "Scooby's Desert Dilemma" doesn't really go anywhere, and despite initial potential too little is done with the villain (whose motivations and purpose feel incomplete and too open ended).
Scrappy brings things down significantly, he dominates far too much to the point where it feels like he is the main character and even more of a problem is that he is also incredibly annoying. Due to negative character traits (namely arrogance, over-zealousness and being pushy) being exaggerated, his behaviour and catchphrases already being incredibly repetitive and his ability to make things worse rather than better by putting Shaggy and Scooby in danger with little remorse or mistake acknowledgement. Messick is great as Scooby, but overdoes it as Scrappy. Shaggy and Scooby have moments, but would have liked to have seen them used a lot better. Shaggy is wasted yet again.
Overall, very mediocre again apart from one watchable short. 4/10.
Unfortunately, "Scooby's Desert Dilemma"/"Stuntman Scooby"/"Mummy's the Word" is another not particularly good triple bill, always thought so as a child and my feelings are pretty much the same. It has its moments, with "Mummy's the Word" actually not being too bad (despite also not being too great). But there is too much that is wrong, with a lot of what is wrong with the show in general present. Particularly in "Stuntman Scooby", which actually had the most potential of the three but executed it poorly.
There are good things here. "Mummy's the Word" is the best of the three shorts. The mummy is a great creepy character, the setting is suitably spooky and the unravelling of the mummy gag is amusing. Not to mention a great ending. "Stuntman Scooby" did start off well and the villain in "Scooby's Desert Dilemma" showed initial promise.
Voice work from all involved is spirited on the whole, Casey Kasem and Don Messick are great as Shaggy and Scooby. Have always liked the theme tune, which is catchy.
A lot is wrong unfortunately. The animation is very rushed looking and flat with very irregular character designs. The music is nice on its own but doesn't always gel with the action, some of it on the repetitive side. Only one gag is properly funny, which is in "Mummy's the Word", the others are too stale and corny. Did find it too Tom and Jerry-ish in "Scooby's Desert Dilemma", except with none of that series' invention.
Furthermore, all three stories are thin and too much like 3 or 4 over stretched to 6 or 7. Especially "Stuntman Scooby", which did start off very promisingly but got thinner and draggier until ending on as running out of gas-like as one can get. Nothing imaginative or exciting about the stunts either. "Mummy's the Word" ended very strongly, but took time to get going. "Scooby's Desert Dilemma" doesn't really go anywhere, and despite initial potential too little is done with the villain (whose motivations and purpose feel incomplete and too open ended).
Scrappy brings things down significantly, he dominates far too much to the point where it feels like he is the main character and even more of a problem is that he is also incredibly annoying. Due to negative character traits (namely arrogance, over-zealousness and being pushy) being exaggerated, his behaviour and catchphrases already being incredibly repetitive and his ability to make things worse rather than better by putting Shaggy and Scooby in danger with little remorse or mistake acknowledgement. Messick is great as Scooby, but overdoes it as Scrappy. Shaggy and Scooby have moments, but would have liked to have seen them used a lot better. Shaggy is wasted yet again.
Overall, very mediocre again apart from one watchable short. 4/10.
