YMMV / Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue!

• Accidental Innuendo: As mentioned below, the Swedish version of the theme song sounds more like the singers are saying "Fuck the deer!" rather than "Fatta det!"
• Alternative Character Interpretation: Robi's utter idiocy, in contrast to Uncle Albert's generally very clever inventions, makes a lot more sense if you interpret him as a Troll deliberately messing with Shaggy and Scooby, and they just never figured it out.
• Audience-Alienating Era: Back then, it was the most divisive series in the Scooby-Doo franchise in the opinions of many fans due to how very un-Scooby-Doo-like it was compared to the other series. This show replaced cerebral humor and clever slapstick with overacting and Cartoon Physics on overdrive, featured repetitive plots and terrible art, omitted the mysteries that were absolutely central to most other incarnations of the series, and had a terrible theme song that sounded like and brought to mind The Offspring's "One Fine Day". The result was pretty much a mediocre Redundant Parody of Dynomutt, Dog Wonder.
• Broken Base: By far the most polarizing out of all the many Scooby-Doo shows, with Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! coming in at a close second. On one hand, there are many fans who detest this series for eschewing the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang, having an unappealing animation style and character designs, and making so many changes to the formula that it is barely recognizable as a Scooby-Doo series at all. On the other hand, there are others who believe that the mystery-solving, villain-unmasking formula is getting a bit repetitive and see this show as a breath of fresh air (or at the very least, So Okay, It's Average) for trying something new with Scooby-Doo for once.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Phibes' agents (particularly #2) get some of the biggest laughs in the show.
• Franchise Original Sin: A rare positive example; the show wasn't well-loved back when it was new, but if nothing else, it introduced the concept of an ongoing story to the franchise, which would later be done in the fan-favorite Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Phibes has also become appreciated for, if nothing else, paving the way for villains like Mr. E, due to having the honor of being the first ever main villain of a whole Scooby-Doo series, as opposed only appearing in one or two episodes.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • The theme song for being So Bad, It's Good (or, in this case, laughable), in a similar vein to that of The Nutshack's intro. The Swedish dub of the theme song is even more laughable due to one thing below...
  • "SHAGGY AND SCOOBY-DOO FUCK THE DEER" ^Explanation People have mis-heard the Swedish lyrics of the theme song ("Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, fatta det!", with "fatta det" translating to "get it" or "understand it") to be... well, lyrics about bestiality.
  • Due to the way he walks in the opening, many people have jokingly mistaken Dr. Phibes for Hitler. Comments pointing out Robi's unfortunate shape are also common on theme song videos.
• The Scrappy: Robi. Think Inspector Gadget with the idiocy and annoyance turned up to eleven, and acting as a butler instead of a crimefighter. He even randomly gives out safety tips like Gadget does, but early on or in the middle of an episode (instead of saving them for the end), and sometimes does gags that are completely random and not relevant to the plot. Worse yet, Robi actually accompanies Shaggy and Scooby on some missions, such as in "Lightning Strikes Twice" where he does all of his usual annoying schtick.
  Robi: (randomly mending and speaking in a stereotypical Jewish accent) Shaggy! You vant I should hem your trousers?
• Suspiciously Similar Song: The theme song sounds a lot like "One Fine Day" by The Offspring.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Many people felt this show was inferior to other continuities because of the drastic departures, since it had Daphne, Velma, and Fred being Demoted to Extra (only giving the three speaking roles in two episodes and giving Fred and Daphne silent cameos in just one more episode) and eschewed mysteries and monster encounters for the most part in favor of a generic "stop the main villain from achieving world domination" plot.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Chef Francoise. The prospect of Shaggy and Scooby having a personal chef was an interesting one, particularly one who found their demands to be a bit frustrating, and he could have had a Day in the Limelight during "Chefs of Steel" with a plot directly related to cooking, but he vanishes after just two episodes and with little characterization.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: The idea of taking two experienced mystery-solvers and putting them in a new situation— involving crazy science, superpowers and an overarching main villain— was a pretty novel one. Sadly, it was botched execution wise. And the complete Demoted to Extra treatment of the rest of the Scooby Doo main characters (especially Velma) just made this worse.

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