SCOOBY DOO HALLOWEEN FUN

I grew up loving watching Mystery Incorporated's cartoon adventures. I'm a big kid at heart when it comes to being a Scooby Doo fan! Always like including Scooby Doo and his meddling kids friends into my family's Halloween festivities. So, I was geeked that this Halloween season that there are two new Scooby Doo adventures to enjoy this year.

THE BATMAN & SCOOBY DOO MYSTERIES

Some of my favorite Scooby Doo cartoon episodes as a kid featured guest appearances by Batman and Robin. In fact, my first exposure to these DC Comics superheroes was seeing the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder included in Scooby-Doo cartoons. It was nice that DC Comics released just before Halloween the first issue of a comic book mini-series teaming up Batman and Scooby Doo to solve some more mysteries together. I couldn't resist picking up this comic book for some fun Halloween time reading.

A strange mystery pulls Batman, Robin, the Batmen of All Nations, Scooby, and the gang into a jet-setting race to some of the most haunted places on Earth. Even scarier, the trail leads straight to Ra’s al Ghul and his League of Assassins! Available at your local comic book shop now for $2.99 this 20 page story also includes an additional 7 page sneak peek at the upcoming graphic novel GREEN LANTERN: ALLIANCE. If you don't have a convenient comic shop near you, I've found that New York-based Midtown Comics has a great shipping service with reasonable prices where you can find a great selection of current released issues and past publications available.

I was nostalgic that the artwork in THE BATMAN & SCOOBY DOO MYSTERIES limited series from DC Comics is in the same style as the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Like in the television episodes, Scooby Doo and his pesky kids encounter haunting paranormal mysteries to solve that turn out to be just scams from scheming criminals; but then they get tangled up dealing with some very dangerous villains led by the mystical Ra's al Ghul. Can Mystery Inc teach the World's Greatest Detective a thing or two about solving mysteries? Will Batman save the day and keep Scooby and Shaggy out of hot water? Zoinks! You'll have to pick up the comic book to find out!

TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO!

Grab your Scooby Snacks! There is a new Scooby Doo adventure out on Digital and DVD from Warner Bros Home Entertainment this Halloween. TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO is an all new 72-minute animated movie with the DVD release also including as a bonus three classic Scooby Doo television episodes (El Bandito; Headless Horseman of Halloween; To Switch a Witch). 

In TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO, Mystery Inc. has cracked the case to top all cases! They've tracked down Coco Diablo, the head of the notorious costume criminal syndicate that colludes The Black Knight, Space Kook and the Ghost Driver. With Coco and her kitty in prison, Mystery Inc. thinks that they can finally enjoy a break. Wrong! Suddenly, menacing doppelganger ghosts of the Scooby crew and favorite classic foes show up in Coolsville to threaten Halloween. Now it's up to the meddling kids -- and their unlikely new partner Coco -- to unmask the latest scoundral and save Halloween! For Shaggy and Scooby Doo with trick-or-treating on the line -- this time it's personal!

Thank you to Warner Bros Home Entertainment for providing ageekdaddy.com with a free DVD of TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO for my family to enjoy. TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO can be viewed on Cartoon Network and HBO Max during this year's annual Scoobtober celebration. It became available October 4th on Digital to view and is being released October 18th on DVD.

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TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO

Everyone’s favorite mystery-solving gang is back! Grab your Scooby Snacks and get ready to go undercover as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! on Digital October 4th and DVD on October 18th. In addition to the 72-minute all-new original animated film, the DVD release also includes three bonus classic Scooby-Doo! episodes.

Mystery Inc. has cracked the case to top all cases! They’ve tracked down Coco Diablo, the head of the notorious costume crime syndicate that colludes The Black Knight, Space Kook and the Ghost Diver. With Coco and her kitty in prison, Mystery Inc. thinks that they can finally enjoy a break. Wrong! Suddenly, menacing doppelgänger ghosts of the Scooby crew and favorite classic foes show up in Coolsville to threaten Halloween. Now it’s up to the meddling kids – and their unlikely new partner Coco – to unmask the latest scoundrel and save Halloween! For Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, with trick-or-treating on the line – this time it’s personal!

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! will also be available on Cartoon Network and HBO Max during this year’s annual Scoobtober celebration.

SCOOBY DOO THE SWORD AND THE SCOOB

Warner Bros Home Entertainment provided me a free copy of the featured DVD. Opinions shared are my own.

The Mystery Machine rode into town with a brand new Scooby-Doo mystery for us to enjoy for a family movie night! This dad blogger has loved Scooby-Doo and his gang of meddling kids since I was a preschooler and still am enthused to watch their hijinks now along with my own children. So were excited to discover a brand new animated movie was being released featuring Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne.  

Available now from Warner Bros Home Entertainment, Scooby-Doo The Sword and the Scoob can be added to your movie library via DVD or Digital. This is a family friendly movie suitable for viewing by all ages. We had a Scooby Dooby Doo of a time watching it during our family movie night watching this King Arthur and the Knights of Camelot inspired tromp through England with Mystery Incorporated.

Take a journey back in time to King Arthur's court in this legendary saga of wizards, knights, dragons ... and Scooby Doo! An evil sorceress tries to seize power in Camelot, so King Arthur needs the help of our favorite super sleuths to save his throne. But will their valiant efforts only make things royally worse? This new movie serves up laughter on a platter with Scooby and Shaggy ready to dig in!

Parents are sure to appreciate that this movie goes back to Scooby Doo's roots on Saturday morning cartoons from the 60s - 80s in that The Sword and the Scoob has plot twists with spooky themes but in the end the villains are people in costume attempting a con not "real" monsters like that have been portrayed in more recent Scooby Doo cartoons. Though there may be a bit of authentic magic in the story! Plus I really geeked out about there being lots of references to a number of other classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons mixed into Scooby Doo The Sword and The Scoob. Thundarr! 

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SCOOBY DOO HALLOWEEN

Warner Bros Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD featured in this blog post

Have yourself a spooky fun evening at home with the family watching a brand-new Scooby Doo movie. Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! has the Great Dane and his gang of sleuthing kids team up with Bill Nye, the Science Guy and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for a spooktacular adventure. Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! is out now on DVD just in time for this holiday season.

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy's favorite holiday is upon us! With fake monsters and candy galore, Halloween is heaven for these hungry foodies going door-to-door. But this year, their sweet holiday turns sour when the neighborhood pumpkin patch is infected by toxic ooze, creating high-flying jack-o-lanters, and a king-sized pumpkin leader squashing everything in its path. 

It's up to Scooby-Doo and the gang to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove. They get some help from Bill Nye the Science Guy who provides them with an updated 21st Century high-tech Mystery Machine and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who adds her Halloween parade float into the chase for clues to what is behind the appearance of man eating pumpkins terrorizing the town. There is also a DC Comics appearance by the Batman villain Scarecrow who is stirring up trouble.

This made for a nice Halloween season family movie night. Amusingly spooky but not too scary. Though the giant pumpkin monster that eats people than spits them out as zombie jack-o-lantern menaces may be too much for really little children. There are some nice twists in turns in the plot trying to figure out who is pulling the strings on these monsters. Is it the Scarecrow or is there some other villain behind this toxic situation?

Spoiler ... I really appreciated that in the end the Mystery Incorporated gang finds out that this is just a plot by some crooked humans like in the original cartoons. For awhile the cartoons had actually made them facing off against "real" monsters and in this made for home video movie the story goes back to the original costumed crook roots of the Scooby-Doo franchise. Though for most of the movie you think they are facing off against real monsters which still makes the ending a bit of a surprise. That was until I just spoiled that for you...sorry! Don't worry it is still a fun movie to watch!

Happy Halloween Scooby Doo is available on DVD from Best Buy. If you purchase the movie through a Geek Daddy affiliate link this dad blogger will receive a small commission at no additional expense to your bill. Your support is appreciated! 

SCOOB

WARNER BROS PROVIDED THIS DAD BLOGGER WITH A COMPLIMENTARY BLU-RAY OF SCOOB! ALONG WITH SOME SCOOBY DOO SWAG

Scooby Scooby Doo! Scooby Doo rode into town to deliver his new animated movie SCOOB! to us for a family movie night. SCOOB! is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD to add to your home entertainment video library. In addition to the feature presentation the 4K and Blu-ray discs also incorporate bonus segments including Bloopers, Deleted Scenes and the featurettes How to Draw Scooby Doo, New Friends, New Villains, and Puppies. The DVD just has the Draw Scooby Doo featurette included with the movie.

SCOOB! is Scooby-Doo's greatest adventure yet!  It shares the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined forces with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Learn how this gang of meddling kids disrupted the schemes of numerous scheming crooks.

Then jump ahead to the present day where after hundreds of cases solved, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, toughest mystery ever: an evil plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone ever imagined.



I grew up watching Scooby Doo cartoons and my son and daughter have become fans from my sharing the original television series with them. I fondly remember spending Saturday mornings watching Scooby Doo and other Hanna-Barbera cartoons during my childhood. My kids have grown up though in a generation where "Saturday Morning Cartoons" really aren't a thing anymore. So we appreciated that watching SCOOB! has the spirit of spending a weekend morning watching cartoons capturing the fun and silliness that Hanna-Barbera productions brought to generations of children through the '60s, '70s and '80s.

SCOOB! has the vibe of classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons but also provides audiences with today's modern animation style. It also incorporates a number of classic Hanna-Barbera characters to join Mystery Inc. in this family friendly adventure. The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt team up with Scooby Doo, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy to try and save the day from the threat of Dick Dastardly. Dee Dee Skyes from Hanna-Barbera's Charlies Angels spoof Teen Angels also has a role in the movie along with Captain Caveman. There are also numerous Easter eggs to look out for in the movie involving classic Hanna-Barbera characters and shows including Squiddly Diddly, Hong Kong Phooey, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Space Stars and Laff-a-Lympics.

Could SCOOB! be the start of a Hanna-Barbera movie universe? Hopefully so! My family really enjoyed SCOOB! and would look forward to more similarly styled movies that have a retro vibe but are presented as modern day stories.

To share my family's enjoyment of SCOOB! this dad blogger also has a Blu-ray of the movie to giveaway courtesy of Warner Bros Home Entertainment. Just complete the Rafflecopter entries below before 11:59 pm ET on August 9, 2020. Must be a United States resident over 18 years old to participate in this promotion. One lucky winner will be randomly selected. Good luck!

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If you don't win the giveaway, SCOOB! can be bought from Best Buy on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. If you purchase the movie via ageekdaddy.com affiliate link this dad blogger will receive a small commission at no additional expense to you. Your support is appreciated!

EATING LIKE SCOOBY DOO

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What do you get when mixing together Sprite, lemon/lime syrup, McClure's Pickles and crushed ice? PICKLE SLUSHIES! We all know that Scooby and Shaggy from the Mystery Inc. have insatiable appetites and will eat just about anything. So this week's Camp Warner Bros. challenge was to make up a unique Scooby Snack to enjoy while watching Scooby-Doo!: WrestleMania Mystery!

I'd seen last year during a visit to Sonic Drive-In they were selling Pickle Slushies and thought we'd make our own variety at home for this week's Camp Warner Bros. project. This recipe just seemed like the out of the ordinary type of thing you might see Scooby and Shaggy snack on in one of their cartoon mystery adventures. Since teaming up with WWE brings its own zaniness to this animated movie Pickle Slushies seemed like a fun Scooby Snack to enjoy during this week's Camp Warner Bros family movie night.



When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania®, they convince the entire Mystery Inc. gang to travel to WWE City in the Mystery Machine to enjoy the show. But the trip quickly turns into another mystery as WWE City is full of secrets! A mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show and steal the championship title belt. With the help of WWE Superstars John Cena®, Triple H®, Sin Cara®, Brodus Clay®, AJ Lee™, The Miz®, Santino®, and Kane® - Scooby-Doo and The Mystery Inc. gang team up to solve the case before it is too late!

Scooby-Doo!: WrestleMania Mystery! is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Best Buy. If you purchase the movie from ageekdaddy.com affiliate link this dad blogger will receive a small commission from Best Buy at no additional expense to you. Your support is appreciated!



So now back to our Scooby Snack! To snack like Scooby Doo while watching this WrestleMania Mystery here is how to make your very own pickle slushies. Jeepers this is no trick these actually make for a tasty treat!

PICKLE SLUSHIES RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

1 Jar of Pickles (Preferably McClure's Garlic & Dill Pickles)

1/2 Shot of Torani lemon syrup

1/2 Shot of Torani lime syrup

4 oz of Sprite Soda

Crushed Ice

DIRECTIONS:

Fill blender with ice

Add 1/2 jar of pickle juice

Add lemon and lime syrup

Pour in the soda

Blend until the mixture is slushy

So what did the kids think of their pickle slushies? They were apprehensive at first, but actually asked for refills after finishing off their drinks. Zoinks! You wouldn't think it but the garlic and juice from the pickles with lemon lime from the soda and syrup actually compliment each other for an interesting flavor combination. Try this out for yourself when you might be looking for a unique snack that is sure to stand out.

CAMP WARNER BROS

SPONSORED BY WARNER BROS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

My kids are bummed out that their plans to go to sleepaway camp this year have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Looks like this summer is going to be a staycation for them. So we appreciate Warner Bros reaching out to ageekdaddy.com about having us participate in a summer full of activities that my son and daughter can enjoy around our house. My family is geeked to be a part of the inaugural CAMP WARNER BROS!

Our Camp Warner Bros welcome pack just arrived this weekend. It included shirts and hats for the kids as well as a "Camp Director" set for me. Plus they threw in some other goodies for our Camp Warner Bros experience including a Tie Dye kit.  Which do you prefer? Should we stick with the white shirts to do our Camp Warner Bros activities in or tie dye them?

For the next eight weeks, this dad blogger will be posting about different activities themed around a Warner Bros family friendly movie we'll be watching. Swing by throughout the summer to see what we are up to at Camp Warner Bros. We'll be sharing some fun ideas you can do at home too plus hosting a few giveaways.

Check out the camp calendar of activities and movies we'll be enjoying through the summer:

CAMP CALENDAR

WEEK 1 (June 22)  -- SUPER HERO TRAINING 

[LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters]

WEEK 2 (June 29) -- DIY Crystal Gems 

[Steven Universe: The Movie]

WEEK 3 (July 6) -- Gummy Bear Slime 

[We Bare Bears: The Movie]

WEEK 4 (July 13) -- Cooking & Coloring 

[Scooby-Doo and the WrestleMania Mystery]

WEEK 5 (July 20) -- Character Bank

[Teen Titan's Go! vs Teen Titans]

WEEK 6 (July 27) Summer Goals Chart & Family Fitness

[Alex and Me]

Week 7 (August 3) Drive-In Movie

[Tom & Jerry: The Fast and the Furry]

Week 8 (August 10) Talent Show

[Family Matters Season 1]

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Remember to come back and visit this Geek Daddy throughout the summer for DIY ideas, downloadable activity sheets, giveaways and more as we participate in CAMP WARNER BROS!

SCOOB MOVIE NIGHT

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The sleuths of Mystery Inc. are bring an all new adventure home to people on Friday, May 15 with the debut of the animated movie SCOOB! It will be available to watch for a family movie night by renting via Premium Video On Demand ($19.99) or by purchasing your own Digital copy to own from online services including Apple TV, Movies Anywhere and Vudu ($24.99). My kids have been asking me to see this flick and I grew up watching Scooby Doo cartoons so our whole family is excited for a SCOOB! Movie Night.

Have some extra fun during your SCOOB! Movie Night with this WATCH AT HOME PARTY PACK courtesy of Warner Bros Home Entertainment:



You can also learn the brand new Scoob Dance on TikTok from celebrity dancer, Jalaiah Harmon, to add to your family movie night entertainment. Click here to see these Scooby Dooby Doo dance moves.

In SCOOB!, Scooby Doo and those meddling kids of Mystery Incorporated face their biggest, most challenging case to solve ever -- a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone could have imagined.



So on May 15 have a night full of family friendly fun having your own SCOOB! Watch Party! Grab some Scooby Snacks, show off your Scoob Dance moves and stream SCOOB! on your TV.  Make it a virtual party by joining other fans watching the movie together while live chatting on Twitter at 4pm PT / 7pm ET by following @Scoob and using the hashtag #SCOOBMOVIENIGHT. During this premiere night event cast will live-tweet with fans and @Scoob will share some musical performances and exclusive clips. You're sure to exclaim "Jinkies!" if you miss out on this Twitter Party.

For more details go to WatchScoob.com

SCOOBY DOO RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND

Warner Bros Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this blog post. 

Opinions I share are my own

The Halloween season is here and this geek daddy had some spooky fun by having a Scooby-Doo family movie night.  We baked up some Scooby Snacks with Pillsbury sugar cookies that feature the zany Great Dane on them and popped the all new original animated film SCOOBY-DOO! RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND in the dvd player. Zoinks! This movie had my kids laughing through out it at the hijinks the Mystery Inc gang of Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby get caught up in a brand new adventure.

Shaggy and Scooby believe they are going on a relaxing, all expenses paid vacation to a tropical island. Fred, Daphne and Velma promise this vacation will be mystery free with all their attention being on having fun in the sun. When they arrive at their destination it looks strangely familiar?

The Mystery Inc gang soon discover their free trip to paradise has a price to it when zombies attack their hotel. They've unknowingly returned to Zombie Island! Now they have to finish solving a mystery that they encountered in an earlier adventure.

Will Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc gang finally solve the mystery behind Zombie Island? Or will the become permanent inhabitants of the island becoming zombies themselves? Sorry this dad blogger isn't going to tell you. You'll have to pick up SCOOBY-DOO! RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND from Best Buy yourself to find out. Note that buying the movie through a link in this post will be supporting this blog as ageekdaddy.com receives a small commission from these affiliate links at no additional expense to you.



Available on DVD and Digital from Warner Bros Home Entertainment, SCOOBY-DOO! RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND has a vocal cast that includes Frank Welker who has voiced Fred Jones in all the animated versions of Scooby Doo for 50 years as well as contributes the voice of Scooby in this animated film. The cast also includes Grey Griffin (Daphne Blake), Matthew Lillard (Shaggy Rogers), and Kate Micucci (Velma Dinkley).  It has a run time of 1 hour 20 minutes. This movie has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Zombies are in fad right now but you most likely aren't going to be letting children watch The Walking Dead or World War Z so SCOOBY-DOO! RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND is a flick in this genre that you can feel comfortable letting your kids see.  It is full of the goofy hijinks and gags that Scooby-Doo is known for that had my kids laughing throughout the movie. My fifth grade twins really enjoyed this movie despite not having seen the original Zombie Island Scooby-Doo adventure this is a sequel to.

Parents should be aware though that this movie isn't like the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons. Unlike those cartoons where the spooky creatures are always unmasked as people pretending to be specters and ghouls in this movie the monsters are portrayed as being real. There may be scenes that are too intense and scary for very young viewers so parents may want to be wary of preschoolers and kindergarteners seeing this animated flick. From my own family's experience though SCOOBY-DOO! RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND gets a geek daddy nod of approval for providing a spooky fun movie night elementary school, tween and teen aged kids are sure to enjoy.

For more Scooby-Doo fun go to stage.wbkidsgo.com/en-gb/scoobydoo for activities, video clips, and games that will have kids going jeepers.

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU

Warner Bros Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray in this blog post. 

Opinions I share are my own

Scooby Dooby Doo where are you? Now you can find Scooby Doo and the group of meddling kids that make up the Mystery Inc gang in the Scooby-Doo, Where are You!: The Complete Series Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Mystery Mansion from Warner Bros Home Entertainment. Grab some Scooby Snacks and enjoy all 41 episodes of the original television series that introduced the world to this goofy Great Dane and his mystery solving teenage friends on Blu-ray.

Scooby-Doo! Where are You! originally aired for two seasons 1969-70 as part of CBS' Saturday morning cartoon schedule and this show has delighted generations of fans as it has continued to be broadcast in re-runs over the years. The success of this original cartoon series has expanded into new television shows, movies, comic books, toys, video games and all sorts of other pop culture products. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scooby-Doo by going back to where it all started with these original Saturday morning cartoons.

Scooby-Doo! Where are You! follows the exploits of four teens (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy) and their loveable but cowardly canine companion.  As they travel about in their van, the Mystery Machine, they become involved hilarious hijinks as they are embroiled in solving super natural mysteries involving ghosts, monsters and other creepy creatures. Through clever investigations, and sometimes by accident, these meddling kids and their dog ultimately unmask a villain who is pretending to haunt a place as part of a dastardly scheme.

I remember as a kid, binge watching meant waiting all week to spend Saturday mornings viewing the children's time lineup of cartoons on television. Scooby-Doo was a fixture of those years when kids looked forward to Saturday morning being the primary time when they could watch TV programming aimed at them. What I liked about Scooby-Doo as a child and enjoy about sharing the show with my own children is that the episodes are full of laughable moments and spooky fun but in the end aren't too scary as the ghosts and monsters are always unmasked to be ordinary people trying to pull off a heist or scheme. This makes Scooby-Doo! Where are You! a great show for families to watch together!

Packaged in a mystery mansion, in addition to the featured cartoons this 50th anniversary Blu-ray box set also has some fun extras including a mini-encyclopedia providing details about notable characters from Scooby-Doo's adventures as well as an exclusive Funko keychain. This is the first time all 41 episodes of the original series Scooby-Doo! Where are You! have been released on Blu-ray. Plus this 50th Anniversary set also provides digital copies of these iconic cartoons as well and some brand new content!

Brand new content includes:

My Life With Scooby - Frank Welker's Animated Journey (Featurette): Frank Welker is the only voice actor to work on Scooby-Doo in its many incarnations since the very first series debuted in 1969. Welker has been the voice of Freddy since the beginning and has provided the voice of Scooby-Doo since 2002. My Life with Scooby provides his personal stories and fun memories from five decades in the recording booth working on telling the stories of these beloved characters.

A Scooby-Doo for Everyone (Featurette):  Interviews with the animators behind the many different alterations of Scooby-Doo over 50 years.

50 Years of Scooby Snacks (Featurette): A narrated history of the cultural impact of everyone's favorite mystery solving gang over the last 50 years.  Includes clips from the TV series and films plus shows the World Abu Dhabi Scooby-Doo ride and a preview of the upcoming animated movie Scoob.

Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold (Trailer): A Sneak peak of the all-new Scooby-Doo! Live stage production.

You can pick up Scooby-Doo! Where are You!: The Complete Series Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Mystery Mansion at Best Buy. Purchases of this box set made from Best Buy through the links in this post provide a small commission to help support this blog at no additional charge to you. 

From Spooky Space Kook to Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro these classic Scooby-Doo cartoons are sure to have you exclaiming Zoinks! every time Mystery Inc finds themselves being chased by all sorts of haunting creatures including an Ape Man, Big Bad Werewolf and a Galloping Gaggle of Ghosts. Watch out for the Willawaw! Out just in time for some family-friendly Halloween fun this dad blogger recommends adding watching these cartoons to your festivities.

BATMAN DAY FUN

Did you do anything fun as part of Batman Day? DC Comics marked Saturday, September 21, 2019 as the day it officially commemorated Batman's 80th anniversary. The Caped Crusader's first appearance was in 1939 within the pages of Detective Comics.  Since then Batman has become a pop culture icon that has been featured in movies, television shows, video games and much more.  To commemorate this milestone year, there were a number of ways people could celebrate Batman Day.

My family participated in a number of Batman Day activities for some weekend fun starting off with a visit to Time Travelers Comics, Cards & Collectibles. Participating comic book shops were handing out free commemorative issues of BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER and THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1 in honor of Batman's 80th birthday. THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS special edition also included a cut out mask of the issue's villainous version of the Dark Knight.

Next we headed over to the LEGO STORE at Somerset Collection. They were hosting a free LEGO vehicle building session where you could build a Batmobile to take home with you. While these LEGO toys looked more like a mini-van with bat wings than the sleek vehicles seen in Batman's adventures, my kids were still geeked about this experience.  My son said his LEGO Batmobile was AWESOME because he could adjust its wings to be a walking mech robot, an airplane or a car with turbo boosters. While my daughter appreciated her mini Bat-vehicle was a challenging puzzle to put together because building with LEGO is half the fun of playing with them.

While at the mall, we stopped by the Grand Opening of BROWN BAG POPCORN.  We bought a mixture of their Cocoa Popped, Double Dribble and Caramelicious gourmet popcorn flavors to bring home and snacked on them while watching the Batman and Robin episodes of THE NEW SCOOBY DOO MOVIES television show which we have on Blu-ray. Brown Bag Popcorn is a perfect treat for a family night in watching classic cartoons.

From our taste testing experience, have to say Brown Bag Popcorn is delicious! Plus all the profits from this store support a charity called Say Detroit founded by newspaper columnist and novelist Mitch Albom. Following the example of Newman's Own Foundation, Albom has created businesses that support the community through creating jobs and funneling 100% of profits to charitable causes.  So not only does Brown Bag Popcorn taste good but by buying it you are helping people do good works too!

Before we watched those Scooby-Doo cartoons I mentioned though, we spent some time playing the BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES LEVEL PACK FOR LEGO DC SUPER VILLAINS VIDEO GAME. While most of the LEGO DC SUPER VILLAINS video game focusses on playing through an adventure from the perspective of super villains from the DC Comics universe, this level lets you play as the Caped Crusader in a setting with characters and locations based upon BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES. We always have a super time playing LEGO video games!

While playing LEGO Batman on our Xbox One, we also were blasting some Gothem City themed tunes on Spotify. DC Comics worked with Spotify to compiled the Ultimate Batman Playlist of music from Batman-related films, television and games for the super hero's 80th anniversary. From songs by Prince and R.E.M. to orchestral tunes by Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer, these are perfect tunes to put you in a Batman frame of mind.

Holy Scooby Snacks Batman! This dad blogger had a great time on Batman Day. Best of all it involved spending some quality family time making for a super day of weekend fun.

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THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES

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They may be called THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES but two new DVD releases from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are filled with old school Hana-Barbera cartoon goodness of classic television episodes of this goofy Great Dane and the meddling kids he solves mysteries with. I grew up watching this series of Scooby-Doo cartoons that featured notable guest appearances from celebrities of the day ranging from Don Adams (Get Smart) to the Harlem Globetrotters in hour long episodes.  In fact, I first discovered the Caped Crusaders, Batman & Robin, by watching an episode of THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO movies as a child rather than reading a DC comic book.

So there is a lot of nostalgia for me in rediscovering these Scooby-Doo cartoons that I haven't seen in almost forty years. I am excited to go back in time by re-watching these cartoons that captivated my attention on Saturday mornings during my childhood. It is going to be fun watching THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES with my own kids now that these episodes from the 1970s are available on DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment at retailers including Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Target and Walmart.

Following the success of the half-hour long cartoon series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? that ran from 1969-1970, CBS doubled down on expanding the adventures of Mystery Incorporated with the hour long series THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES that aired from 1972-1974. In addition to doubling the length of each episode, the new Scooby-Doo television series also featured a rotating special guest star slot that had a real world celebrity or well known animated characters joining in on solving mysteries. Dick Van Dyke, Don Knotts as well as Sonny and Cher teamed up with the Mystery Incorporated gang plus other Saturday morning cartoon characters like Josie and the Pussycats, Jeannie & Babu and Speed Buggy joined in the action too.

These episodes have been collected on two DVD sets, The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on Blu-ray™/DVD and The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes on DVD, that will be released on June 4, 2019. Released just in time for Scooby-Doo’s 50th anniversary, these brand-new collections feature episodes with legendary stars such as Don Knotts, Cass Elliot, Davy Jones, Harlem Globetrotters, Batman and Robin, and many more! Also in time for Scooby-Doo’s golden anniversary, WBHE is set to release Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection – Scooby-Doo. Available on July 30, 2019, this DVD will feature a collection of the very best episodes from every Scooby-Doo series, which have been specially selected for this brand-new compilation.

For the first time ever, nearly all episodes from The New Scooby-Doo Movies, the Scooby-Doo series featuring celebrity guests, are available to own in one collection! It’s star-studded hijinks on The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection, which includes 23 highly-entertaining episodes available on DVD/Blu-ray™. That loveable Great Dane and the Mystery Inc. gang encounter some of pop culture’s most legendary names, including Jonathan Winters, Dick Van Dyke, The Three Stooges, Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas, Laurel & Hardy and many more, as they embark on their mystery-solving adventures.

The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes features eight never-before released episodes that are now available together on DVD for the first time. Fans of Scooby-Doo can’t get enough of the Mystery Inc. Gang teaming up with stellar celebrity guest stars who help them solve the most intriguing cases. In The Best of the Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes, the gang joins forces with heartthrob Davy Jones as well as Josie and the Pussycats. The magical duo of Jeannie and Babu help rescue the gang in an ancient pyramid. Help Scooby-Doo search high and low for all the fun and hijinks with these eight lost episodes.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection will retail for $59.99 SRP/Blu-ray™ and $54.97 SRP/DVD. The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes will retail for $29.98 SRP.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Featured Episodes/Guest Stars:

1. Ghastly Ghost Town – The Three Stooges
 2. The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair – Batman and Robin
3. The Frickert Fracas – Jonathan Winters
4. Guess Who’s Knott Coming to Dinner! – Don Knotts
5. A Good Medium is Rare – Phyllis Diller
6. Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll And Hyde – Sandy Duncan
 7. The Secret of Shark Island – Sonny and Cher
 8. The Spooky Fog – Don Knotts
 9. Scooby-Doo Meets Laurel & Hardy – Laurel & Hardy
10. The Ghost of the Red Barron – The Three Stooges
11. The Ghostly Creep From the Deep – The Three Stooges
12. The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall - Davy Jones
13. The Phantom of the Country Music Hall – Jerry Reed
14. The Caped Crusaders – Batman and Robin
 15. The Loch Ness Mess – Harlem Globetrotters
16. The Mystery of the Haunted Island – Harlem Globetrotters
17. The Haunted Showboat – Josie and the Pussycats
 18. Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie (Mystery in Persia) – Jeannie & Babu
19. The Spirited Spooked Sport Show – Tim Conway
20. The Exterminator – Don Adams
21. Weird Winds of Winona – Speed Buggy
 22. The Haunted Candy Factory – Cass Elliot
23. Scooby-Doo Meets Dick Van Dyke – Dick Van Dyke

The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes Featured Episodes/Guest Stars:

1. A Good Medium is Rare – Phyllis Diller
2. Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde – Sandy Duncan
3. The Secret of Shark Island – Sonny and Cher
4. The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall – Davy Jones
5. The Phantom of The Country Music Hall – Jerry Reed
6. The Haunted Showboat – Josie and the Pussycats
7. Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie (Mystery in Persia) – Jeannie and Babu
8. The Spirited Spooked Sport Show – Tim Conway