Line #38 WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The first four direct-to-video films.]]
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4	->''"Mystery, Inc. is back in business!"''
5	-->--'''Velma''', ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland''
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7	''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' has been around [[LongRunner since 1969]]. It has obviously had lots of TV series, movies, and even some video games. This sub-page focuses on the single largest chunk of it (at least by number of titles): the DirectToVideo film series.
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9	By 1998, the venerable franchise had become moribund: although multiple incarnations of the TV series were airing in syndication (as they had for decades), nothing new had been made since ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooInArabianNights Arabian Nights]]'' in 1994. The output of Creator/HannaBarbera at the time had been highly reduced under Turner, and most of the funding was going to the shows Creator/CartoonNetwork Studios was making within the larger company. Similarly to what was created with ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'', the time was right to tap into a new era for the studio's best-selling property, in collaboration with Creator/WarnerBros Animation, whom eventually absorbed Hanna-Barbera (and Cartoon Network Studios branched off as their own unit). The first fruit of this was ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' (though that project [[DolledUpInstallment had its]] [[DivorcedInstallment genesis]] as an unmade episode of ''WesternAnimation/SwatKats''). This movie kick-started a complete revival of the franchise over the next several years – three animated TV series, two live-action theatrical films, two live-action TV-movies, and ''at least'' one new DTV cartoon per year each year since 1998 (it averages out to about one every nine months).
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11	Creator/CartoonNetwork is owed some gratitude for helping air a lot of these upon their first arrival, especially with the first few installments of this series.[[note]]They've strayed a lot from this over the years, some not airing on Cartoon Network and Boomerang for over a year after release. Nowadays, they're no longer aired on the former at all, but regularly air one on the latter 5 days (sometimes more) every week.[[/note]]
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13	As of late, there have been ''thirty-four'' entries in this series, spread across four style development eras.
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15	For the Lego movies, see ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoLegoFilmSeries''. See also ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}'', which was originally intended for theaters (and thus is not part of this series) but instead released on digital platforms due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.
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17	!!Here are all the DirectToVideo films:
18	[[index]]
19	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' (1998): A year after Mystery Incorporated went their separate ways, the gang reunites for Daphne's birthday and accompanies her on her investigation on Moonscar Island near UsefulNotes/NewOrleans. The island is said to be haunted by the [[GhostPirate ghost of a pirate]], but the gang discovers it is native to something potentially worse: [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]]. And for once, they're ''real''.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' (1999): Mystery Incorporated is invited to Oakhaven, UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}} by famous horror writer Ben Ravencroft, whom Velma is enamored with. The town has become a tourist trap revolving around Ben's ancestor, Sarah, who is said to be a [[OurWitchesAreDifferent witch]], and Ben seeks to prove her innocence by finding her diary. However, Oakhaven is being terrorized by a witch once more, and what exactly are these locals -- especially the Hex Girls -- up to?
21	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' (2000): While passing through Roswell, UsefulNotes/NewMexico, Shaggy and Scooby claim to have seen aliens in the desert. While Daphne, Velma, and Fred try to gather more information from the locals, Shaggy and Scooby fall head over heels for a hippie photographer named Crystal and her golden retriever named Amber, but is there more to them than meets the eye?
22	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheCyberChase'' (2001): Mystery Incorporated visit a college to see their friend, Eric, who is studying to be a computer scientist. A [[EnergyBeing virtual creature]] known as the Phantom Virus had emerged from his video game and has gone rogue on campus. Though the virus is sent back into the virtual world, so is the gang, who must complete the game in order to get home. The problem? Eric based the game off of their escapades, which means that they'll have to face off against their worst foes once more, but fortunately find that their greatest allies are... themselves?!
23	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheLegendOfTheVampire'' (2003): This film shares a style similar to that of [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou the original series]]. The gang's vacation in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} is cut short when they hear about a monster known as the [[YowiesAndBunyipsAndDropBearsOhMy Yowie Yahoo]] kidnapping contestants from the Vampire Rock Music Festival.
24	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheMonsterOfMexico'' (2003): The gang go to UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} to solve the mystery of [[{{Chupacabra}} El Chupacabra]].
25	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheLochNessMonster'' (2004): The first movie done in the same ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo What's New?]]'' style. The gang travels to Loch Ness in UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} to visit the Blake family's ancestral home, Blake Castle, which has recently been terrorized by the [[StockNessMonster Loch Ness Monster]].
26	* ''WesternAnimation/AlohaScoobyDoo'' (2005): While on a free trip to UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}, the gang finds themselves in the midst of dispute between the natives and mainlanders, in belief that a demon known as the Wiki-Tiki has been causing disappearances after the local surfing competition opened entry to non-natives.
27	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooInWheresMyMummy'' (2005): [[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]] appears to rise from the dead when her treasure is pursued by Amelia von Butch. The gang must find a way to keep von Butch away from the treasure before Cleopatra turns everyone to stone.
28	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooPiratesAhoy'' (2006): The gang go on a cruise with Fred's parents, only to discover that there are [[GhostPirate ghost pirates]] invading the ship.
29	* ''WesternAnimation/ChillOutScoobyDoo'' (2007): Scooby and the gang encounter the [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Abominable Snowman]] in the Himalayas.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGoblinKing'' (2008): Scooby-Doo and Shaggy have to save the day on [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]] night when a magician named Krudzky tries to take over the world using the Goblin King's magic.
31	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheSamuraiSword'' (2009): The gang travels to UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} for Daphne's martial arts tournament at a prestigious academy, where a mysterious ancient Black Samurai rises from the dead to regain a lost artifact that could mean ultimate evil for everyone...
32	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAbracadabraDoo'' (2010): The first movie in the post-''What's New?'' era. The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the [[WizardingSchool Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy]], where apparently there have been sightings of a giant [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffin]]. The gang decides to investigate.
33	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooCampScare'' (2010): The gang volunteer to work as camp counselors at Camp Little Moose, Fred's childhood camp. While there, they must solve the mystery of the monsters from the camp's ghost stories coming to life.
34	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooLegendOfThePhantosaur'' (2011): Mystery, Inc. ends up investigating the mystery of a ghost dinosaur.
35	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMusicOfTheVampire'' (2012): Scooby and the gang attend a vampire-themed festival in the bayou, where they have to stop a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] desiring Daphne as his bride.
36	* ''WesternAnimation/BigTopScoobyDoo'' (2012): Our heroes investigate a traveling circus being attacked by [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]].
37	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMaskOfTheBlueFalcon'' (2013): A crossover of sorts with ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'', where a convention featuring a showing of the new ''Blue Falcon'' movie is disrupted by the Blue Falcon's archenemy Mr. Hyde.
38	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooStageFright'' (2013): Fred and Daphne become finalists for [[TalentShow a show called Talent Star]], which is being menaced by a vengeful phantom.
39	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWrestlemaniaMystery'' (2014): Co-produced by Wrestling/{{WWE}} Studios, this is a {{Crossover}} that involves the Mystery Inc. gang solving a mystery at [=WrestleMania=], with cameo appearances by WWE Superstars and Divas such as Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/{{Kane}}, Wrestling/TheMiz, Wrestling/BrodusClay, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Wrestling/SinCara and Wrestling/AJLee, as well as Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, lending their voices. It is Creator/WWEStudios' first animated film.
40	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooFrankencreepy'' (2014): The gang are invited to Velma Dinkley's [[{{Uberwald}} ancestral home]], a castle that was once lived in by Velma's ancestor Baron Basil von Dinkenstein. While there, a curse befalls the gang that causes Velma to go mad and try to bring her ancestor's monster to life.
41	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMoonMonsterMadness'' (2015): Scooby and the gang go onboard a space tour ship and have to stop an alien wreaking havoc on board.
42	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndKissRockAndRollMystery'' (2015): {{Music/KISS}} and Mystery Inc. team up to try to solve the mystery of the Crimson Witch, before she summons the Destroyer from the dimension of Kissteria.
43	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWWECurseOfTheSpeedDemon'' (2016): The second {{Crossover}} with WWE Studios with returning cameos of Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/TheMiz and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon and new ones like Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/KofiKingston and Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.
44	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooShaggysShowdown'' (2017): The gang go to [[TheWildWest a western town]] to visit Shaggy's cousin Tawny. While there, they learn that the town is being haunted by the ghost of Shaggy's outlaw ancestor Dapper Jack Rogers.
45	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndBatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' (2018) : A crossover with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', with many of the voice actors reprising their roles from the series and other projects. The Scooby-Doo characters had previously guest starred in the April Fools episode of the series, "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!", and have also encountered Batman prior to even that in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies''.
46	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGourmetGhost'' (2018): While traveling to the opening of a resort started by Fred's uncle Chef Bobby Flay, the gang must confront the Red Ghost when it haunts the place.
47	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheCurseOfThe13thGhost'' (2019): A long-belated follow-up to ''WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo'' where Mystery, Inc. have to help Vincent Van Ghoul recapture Asmodeus, the last of the 13 ghosts released from the Chest of Demons (with a fully grown-up Flim-Flam later joining them as well).
48	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooReturnToZombieIsland'' (2019): A sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' where the gang is unwittingly brought back to Moonscar Island, where the zombies have risen up again.
49	* ''WesternAnimation/HappyHalloweenScoobyDoo'' (2020): A [[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]] movie that sees the gang working with Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy and Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark, to take down the Batman villain [[Characters/BatmanTheScarecrow Scarecrow]] and his army of pumpkins.
50	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooTheSwordAndTheScoob'' (2021): This movie sees the Scooby gang trapped in [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Camelot]] thanks to [[LadyOfBlackMagic Morgan LeFay]].
51	* ''WesternAnimation/StraightOuttaNowhereScoobyDooMeetsCourageTheCowardlyDog'' (2021): A crossover with ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''.
52	* ''WesternAnimation/TrickOrTreatScoobyDoo'' (2022): The first movie done in the same ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndGuessWho Guess Who?]]'' style.
53	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndKryptoToo'' (2023): A crossover with ComicBook/KryptoTheSuperdog.
54	[[/index]]
55	!!The films overall commonly provide examples of the following tropes:
56	* AnimatedCreditsOpening: The newer films seem to be going on this direction. While all the films are animated, the opening credits usually include cases the gang is working prior to the events of the movie, and consist of much cheaper and trippy animation with musical accompaniment.
57	* ArtEvolution: The animation has changed three times (four eras in total), recently it has been at its most stylized.
58	* BatmanColdOpen: From ''Abracadabra-Doo!'' on, it has become common for the films to begin with the gang unmasking a monster and solving another mystery.
59	* BigBudgetBeefUp: Compared to the original shows produced by Creator/HannaBarbera.
60	* TheCameo: Dynomutt and the Blue Falcon, Frankenstein Jr., Space Ghost, the Herculoids, and Claude Pertwee (from H-B's 1970 show ''Where's Huddles?'') all make appearances in the 2013 movie ''Scooby Doo: Mask Of The Blue Falcon.''
61	* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: Already known for this prior to the DTV series, where ''almost every entry'' follows the formula.
62	* CowardlyLion: Scooby and Shaggy, in comparison to being more [[LovableCoward one-dimensional cowards]] in the original series, are more competent and well developed in this series.
63	* DarkerAndEdgier: ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' is definitely the darkest Scooby-Doo movie so far. ''Witch's Ghost'' and ''Alien Invaders'' followed suit before ''Cyber Chase'' went back to a more lighthearted mood. It wasn't until 2010 when ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooCampScare Camp Scare]]'' brought back this trope.
64	* DemotedToExtra: Shaggy and Scooby in the 2004-2006 movies (which spend more time focusing on Fred, Daphne and Velma), and Fred, Daphne and Velma in the 2007-2009 movies (where the focus is largely shifted towards Shaggy and Scooby).
65	* TheDitz: Fred, in the 2004-2009 movies, keeping in line with how he was with ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''
66	* {{Fanservice}}: Starting as early as ''The Legend of the Vampire'', then especially ever since ''Abracadabra-Doo'' and beyond, they've done this more and more with [[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CS5c8ypXgdY/TXGFVI97zII/AAAAAAAAARE/rBV14b8LhFY/s1600/B_Daphne_CR.jpg Daphne]] and, to a lesser degree, Velma. Plus, [[OneShotCharacter one-movie characters]]. Best examples in ''Camp Scare'' where Daphne and Velma have a scene in bikinis that also features Jessica, a really curvy girl that Fred takes note of.
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68	%% These tropes need alphabetizing and context.
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70	%%** [[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes Bagpipes]]: ''Loch Ness Monster''.
71	%%** [[Dinosaurs]]: ''Phantosaur''.
72	%%** [[LavaAddsAwesome Lava]]: ''Aloha'' and ''Samurai Sword''.
73	%%** {{Pirate}}s: ''Pirates Ahoy''.
74	%%** [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai]]: ''Cyber Chase'' and ''Samurai Sword''.
75	%%** [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies Zombies]]: ''Zombie Island''.
76	%%** ThePowerOfRock: [[Music/{{KISS}} Guess.]]
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78	* HeroOfAnotherStory: Music/{{KISS}} is this to Mystery Inc. in their team up. The reason why the Gang hasn't met up with them before is because their mysteries are more "cosmic" in nature.
79	* IconicSequelCharacter: The Hex Girls and the Phantom Virus debut in the second and fourth movies but enjoy quite a bit of fan recognition, with the Hex Girls becoming seemingly recurring guest stars on a semi-regular basis.
80	* InvisibleParents: The '10's movies indicate that the Gang are still high school students, but their parents are never seen or brought up, save for Velma getting a call from her mother in ''Abracadabra Doo!'' and a silhouette cameo of Velma's parents in the opening sequence of ''Frankencreepy''. Presumably, this is to keep their connection to the other ''Scooby-Doo'' entries ambiguous so to not keep viewers hung up on those details. Velma's parents are the only ones implied to be Angie and Dale from ''Mystery Incorporated'', since they're Velma's only parents (''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'' introduced Velma's parents, but they were essentially {{One Shot Character}}s that were created exclusively for that series).
81	* KnightOfCerebus: The earliest two films had some:
82	** The first had Simone Lenoir, Lena Dupree, and Jacques in ''Zombie Island''. They are the first villains in the Scooby-Doo franchise to be outright figuratively and literally monstrous, having committed murder countless times before and tried to kill Mystery Inc. (and nearly killed Scooby and Shaggy to the point Shaggy "was going to feel like a raisin") and an undercover police officer to preserve their immortality as well as suffering {{Family Unfriendly Death}}s when the harvest moon became no longer in alignment.
83	** The second has Ben and Sarah Ravencroft in ''The Witch's Ghost''. Ben is a devious and dangerous warlock. However, the threat posed by him is eclipsed by that of his more genocidal ancestor after she is released from her prison.
84	* LetsGetDangerous: Scooby and Shaggy do get several moments to themselves when put into real danger and up their game from their usual cowardice of running for their very lives.
85	* LongRunner: The series of Direct-to-Video films ''alone'' have been going on for almost twenty-two years, and is still going today. It's pretty much guaranteed that there will be ''at least'' one new installment per year, sometimes more, with only 2002 going without a DTV film (the first [[Film/ScoobyDoo2002 live-action film]] came out in theaters instead).
86	* LooseCanon:
87	** For most of the series existence the series operated on the loose continuity standards applied by Creator/HannaBarbera of continuity when you want it, none when you don't. The first four movies operated on an idea that that in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' Mystery Inc had disbanded at some point and come back together. As the series rolled on this aspect was slowly ignored with the gang still being VagueAge teenagers with events of the past being retconned when necessary.
88	** In the post ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' there was deliberate [[TrollingCreator teasing]] of toying with references to that series which was a standalone AlternateContinuity. Some movies in this series even served as counterpoints to Mystery Incorporated's writing. References to the series were not off limits despite this, as several plot points in movies would have contradicted MI's storylines.
89	** Come the 2019 movies, this became a hot button issue with movies serving as sequels to ''WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' with easy retcons to anything from either that contradicted the status quo of today. Only for this to flip the exact opposite direction with the next two movies which actually treated Mystery Incorporated and ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' as equally referencable as past events. ''WesternAnimation/HappyHalloweenScoobyDoo'' is set in Crystal Cove from MI but also features references to ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'' where the gang grew up in Coolsville.
90	** Fred's house in ''Beach Beastie'' looks exactly the same as it did in ''Mystery Incorporated''. Shaggy and Scooby also complain that it's full of traps that they keep accidentally setting off, which was also an issue back in ''Mystery Incorporated''.
91	* MythologyGag: The series, while having many different kinds of adventures, has been pulling much deeper out of the well as of late than ever before. Some movies even become throwbacks to a specific older series like ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' or gags of Creator/HannaBarbera like characters being a fictional tv show in one episode only to crossover for real later.
92	** In the opening sequence to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooFrankencreepy'', when we see Velma's family tree, the silhouettes of her parents resemble their ''Mystery Incorporated'' incarnations.
93	* {{Reconstruction}}: The most recent films, especially when compared to ''Mystery Incorporated'''s totally reworked and self-defying approach -- the plots mix played straight Scooby mysteries (though they also play with them in some of their films) with witty writing, lots of lampshades (even as they unashamedly use the tropes in question) and crazy occurrences that sometimes derail but always loop back into the plot. They come off as Scooby mysteries re-imagined with a sometimes more modern comic and sometimes darker and edger approach and willing to do a lot more with the characters, and help modernized the franchise and pull of the job a bit better than ''What's New'' did.
94	* RomanticFalseLead: There have been a few: Ben to Velma in ''The Witch's Ghost'', Jessica to Fred in ''Camp Scare'', Winsor to Velma in ''Legend of the Phantosaur'', and Bram to Daphne in ''Music of the Vampire''.
95	* RuleOfFun: In ''Frankencreepy'', a TakeThatAudience joke is made towards a character who nitpicks at the minor errors throughout the movie. The obvious message is that you shouldn't take all of this too seriously and have fun.
96	* ScoobyDooHoax: For [[TropeNamer obvious reasons]] as well as a major recurring feature throughout the series.
97	* SharedUniverse: The 10s-era movies establish one with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', a BroadStrokes version of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'', ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'', ''WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr'', ''WesternAnimation/MightyMightor'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHerculoids'', and possibly ''more''. Yeah. And we may have to add more to that list if these movies are a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''.
98	* StatusQuoIsGod: Some movies will have Shaggy or Velma getting a new love interest or building up towards Fred and Daphne having a RelationshipUpgrade. However, none of this ever leads to long-lasting changes because by the next movie, Shaggy and Velma will go back to being single again while Fred and Daphne will be back at square one, with the gang going after the latest mystery in their van. Time will tell if Velma being explicitly established as a lesbian in WesternAnimation/TrickOrTreatScoobyDoo will last into the future.
99	* TakeThatAudience: The 2010-era movies have made numerous references to ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated Mystery Incorporated]]'', a few being pokey towards fans that take continuity seriously (i.e. the fans that want the 2010-era movies to be in the same continuity as ''Mystery Incorporated'' and/or look down on the 2010-era movies for being {{Reconstruction}}[=/=]LighterAndSofter instead of taking after the DarkerAndEdgier[=/=]CerebusSyndrome tone of ''Mystery Incorporated''). In the same vein, however, [[MST3KMantra the movies are lightheartedly reminding viewers to loosen up]] because ''Scooby-Doo'' has ultimately always been RuleOfFun. This may be a mix of TrollingCreator, as some of the staff on these movies [[ProductionPosse are returning staff members]] (namely Brandt and Cervone, who helped produce ''Mystery Incorporated'' and have had many more hands on roles in the ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''Tom and Jerry'' direct-to-video series).
100	* TookALevelInBadass: ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooInWheresMyMummy'' is a notable example of screwing up the usual ScoobyDooHoax, where [[spoiler:Velma is the one staging the thing to scare away treasure thieves from the tomb.]] Scooby and Shaggy also assume this role in movies such as ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGoblinKing'', ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheSamuraiSword'', and ''WesternAnimation/BigTopScoobyDoo''. However, the most notable example is from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooLegendOfThePhantosaur'', where Shaggy performs the most impossibly amazing feats that nobody would ever think possible of him.
101	* TurnOfTheMillennium: The earlier films took place in this time period, and interestingly this seems to be the time when the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise seemed most dormant.
102	* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Given ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' are DarkerAndEdgier in contrast to the usual light-heartedly comedic nature of the overall franchise, this is expected due to the villains being AxCrazy and real supernatural threats in contrast to the previous MalevolentMaskedMen with petty and non-homicidal criminal motives. ''Zombie Island'' has Simone, Lena and Jacques, while ''Witch's Ghost'' has Ben and Sarah Ravencroft, the latter of which is much more vile than the former. ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooFrankencreepy'' took this even farther when old villains from the past return with revenge murder on their agenda. Furthermore, the villain of ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMoonMonsterMadness'' is willing to resort to murder after being exposed.

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