What's New Scooby-Doo, Vol. 1 - Space Ape at the Cape

Starring:Miranda Cosgrove
Director: Tom Mazzocco, Chuck Sheetz, Tim Maltby, Joe Sichta, Jeffrey Gatrall, Swinton O. Scott III, Scott Jeralds, Russell Calabrese
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product Type: DVD

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What's new is that the Mystery Machine finally comes equipped with seatbelts, not to mention the newly installed global positioning system. The updated WB series also features a new theme song. But Scooby fans needn't cringe: the basics are still here. Shaggy's still goofy, Scooby's still scared, and the "ghosts" are actually people with devious agendas. In these four 20-minute episodes from the 2002-2003 season, the gang finds themselves snowboarding with Chris Klug (in a cameo voice), hanging with scientists at a NASA-like facility, jetting to a museum in Costa Rica, and making the Mardi Gras scene in New Orleans. Along the way they encounter a snow monster, alien baby, "gigantisaurus," and the feuding Leland brothers, carrying their Civil War grudge beyond the grave. Casey Kasem continues his duties as Shaggy and new cast and guest voices include TV veterans Mindy Cohn, Hector Elizondo, Lauren Tom, and the ubiquitous voice artist Jim Cummings. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews:

Buy season 1 instead, it is a better buy!.......2007-03-04

Get more for your money, you can get these four episodes PLUS 10 more for just a few dollars more in the "WHAT'S NEW SCOOBY DOO SEASON 1" set!

2002
Sep.14 There's No Creature Like Snow Creature
Sep.21 3-D Struction
Sep.28 Space Ape at the Cape
Oct.05 Big Scare in the Big Easy

Being a Huge S.D fan.......2005-09-19

I was more than happy when i saw that they had a new updated version of Scooby Doo out there. I know its not the original, but it really cant be. Its something i watched when i was kid and love still do til this day. But i actually do enjoy this new updated version of Scooby Doo. If you have any love for Scooby Doo, you would do well check this one out. I know that there are many changes and such to it. But you still have the whole Mystery Inc gang there and they are still doing their thing. Solving crimes, busting up bad guys and still getting called those "meddling kids" by folks busted in the act. Plus there are 4 episodes of the show the disc as well as the other volumes of What's New Scooby Doo. Not a bad price at all, you might be able to find it cheaper. But no big deal, in ending the new Scooby Doo is more than enough to satisfy my praise for the first.

Plus the Mystery Machine is still taking the gang wherever they wanna go.

This is ssssssssssssssoooooooooooooo fun!!!.......2005-08-03

I wish I could rate this movie ahundred stars but five was the highest. This movie is so funny but it might scare younger kids. In the first episode Mystery inc. goes to a snowbourding competion, that episode is extremily BORING. The othjer ones are very fun!

Should have been a Season Box Set.......2004-06-13

I have the Scooby Doo Golden Collection and I think it's great to have loads of Scooby Doo episodes together in one collection. These new episodes are great but giving us 4 at a time is not a good idea and I really think Warner would have been better off investing their time (as we would invest our money) in a First Season Box Set.

What we are given for now are four episodes running 22 minutes each. A couple of them have below average stories but the other two are up to scratch. The animation and color pallet are very bright and modern as is the soundtrack which incorporates more original music than the old school shows (which tended to re-use temp scores and source music over and over) but manages to work in familiar themes.

For Scooby Doo purists there is no sacrilege here. Shaggy and Scooby/Fred are performed by Casey Kasem and Frank Welker so there's not too much of a divide between this and old school to distance older fans from the new show.

For what it is, the DVD presents the show absolutely flawlessly in 1.33:1 full frame with pretty active Dolby 2.0 surround and some minimal fluff extras. Buy it cheap and hope for a Season Box Set.

worst scooby by far, heavy metal theme music.......2004-01-11

I love scooby. There are lots of great episodes. The artists are great and there is humor for kids and adults. However, this space ape production is offensive. On my own time, I can appreciate that some heavy metal singers and groups are quite talented. However, heavy metal music is inappropriate for kids. The theme music with this dvd is heavy metal and very loud. It is much louder than the dialogue and you will run to the TV to turn it down. Also the lingo is disrespectable and full of stoner dude type lingo. If you want children to be exposed to stoner (pot/marijuana smoker) lingo and heavy metal music then send them to an American public school.

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