Scooby Dudes

Scooby Dudes - Episode 63: "Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!" - Title Card by Flóra

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - Season 1, Episode 15: “Lock the Door, It’s a Minotaur!” - Title Card by Unknown

(the faint sounds of the Village People’s greatest hit are heard in the distance)

“IT’S FUN TO STAY AT THE-”

To say that Scrappy had a little emotional baggage would be inaccurate.

As you can see, his luggage is not metaphorical.

“. . . TO STAY AT THE- WHY AREN’T YOU DOING THE ARM MOTIONS?”

Every now and again Scrappy seems to wonder if somebody upstairs is looking out for him, guiding him in his times of greatest need.

“Don’t lick yourself.”

Much like his vegetarianism, Shaggy’s Jewish heritage was also quietly retconned in later iterations of the show.

After a drink or two Scrappy was well known to jump any old sailor’s sack.

Petros, Lord of Ants, wreaks minute havock on the gang’s midnight picnic.

Cue Title Card: THAT’S SO NICK PAPAS!

Here we have yet another scene which was created by tracing one of the animator’s awkward family photos.

In the Tic-tac-toe pro scene it’s seen as bad form for spectators to step on the playing surface. Kind of like in every professional sport.

ALTERNATIVELY:

Artistically, Scooby and Shaggy were considered the exact opposite of Thomas Kinkade, AKA the “Painter of Light.”

Though popular in Greece, the Christmas myth of Santa Hooves never took off in the United States.

Animator: “So do you want Scrappy’s mouth to be open or closed in this scene?”

Director: “Yes.”

The animation studio never did figure out the identity of the “Hole-Punch Bandit.”

Velma discovers fire and, by extension, pyromania.

Seeing that Scoob enjoyed his first serving so much, Shaggy orders another round of the Lecher Virus Special.

. . . but it turned out Scrappy ate the last one.

Luke applied for one but wasn’t approved because of his bad Craven Score.

Scooby and Shaggy lead the Minotaur in a traditional song and dance about hating the Turks.

Scooby, Shaggy, and Scrappy navigate the Minotaur’s legendary 3-way junction.

One of Velma’s funniest bits (which never fails to make the rest of the gang laugh) is to pretend that she is a jazz musician, and that clues are her pianos.

It’s extra funny because Velma doesn’t really know what jazz pianists act like, so it’s like, “Velma, you are acting so silly! We love you.”

Lord Silvertree’s crest is based on the tale of the very first of the Silvertree line, the most ancient of all the Silvertree’s ancestor . . .

An amoeba in the primordial soup.

Scooby’s squeamish reaction to just the red cape (muleta) part of bullfighting makes me think he might not like what the rest of the sport has to offer . . .

The villain was a very handsome young man the whole time!

“No abs but he’s got bulk alright. Must be in between cutting macros, amirite brah?”

“Git yer own handsome young man in a bull costume, Silvertree!”

I am neither certain where tourist Scrappy hales from nor to where he is going.