Crimson Cloak | Care to share? During a flashback recalled by Velma at one point in the film, Scrappy is first seen harassing the gang in the Mystery Machine, bragging about how he will fight ghosts and monsters. One season and a cast change later, he had mellowed considerably, becoming more of a wide-eyed and eager young sleuth than a would-be brawler. When Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby get jobs on a construction crew, they discover that the building site is haunted by a spectre. Mastermind | Because the ABC executive who would decide Scooby's fate was allegedly enamored with the classic Looney Tunes and would approve cartoons based on their connections to the classics. During the game itself, Pat Summerall listed adding Scrappy to Scooby-Doo as one of the worst business decisions ever made. Have fun sleeping tonight Yeah, you know you're a horrible character when a horrible adaptation thinks you're insufferable. 3 Brandon Cordy This led to his abandonment, which would cause his downward spiral into outright villainy. Someone already summarized it here but TLDR version: he went from a vital part of reviving the franchise as it was dying to unfortunately becoming overexposed and pop culture kicked into making him a joke. he has been a life long friend to me. Suddenly the game is pretty brutal. It's currently unknown what happened to Scrappy and his henchmen in the end, but they most likely remained in prison for life, leaving Scrappy's plans for conquest in vain. HAHA! Dick Dastardly (2020) | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show is a look at the franchise's slow climb back from the brink. Sacrifice his uncle Scooby-Doo and steal a pure soul from him in order to complete his transformation as Scrappy Rex and become unstoppable. Zarkos | The writers (at least some of them) even enjoyed working with the character. I'll rock them! And then came the 2002 live-action movie. Despite its poor critical reception, Scooby-Doo has gained a cult following among those who grew up with the adaptation. Fred tells him he has told him "Scrappy for the thousandth time there is no such thing as ghosts." Bill McLemore | When Scrappy realizes this, he gasps in shock and Fred immediately stops the Mystery Machine, sending Scrappy flying into the windscreen. The notion that Scrappy-Doo is an unpopular character is not uncommon amongst Scooby-Doo fans, and it's rooted in more than just the character being irritating. Mr. Smiley | Revolta | !Shaggy: You're a bad puppy! While Scrappy was still in his Mondavarious disguise, he asked Scooby to be a sacrifice to which he agreed. Murray Ferguson is a features writer for Screen Rant, currently based in Scotland. The much-loved Scooby-Doo reminds everyone of their childhood and the magical days of Cartoon Network supremacy. Tiny-Tikis | Mindi Stiles | Selena Drake | Despite this change in characterization, test audiences still werent too pleased with Scrappys villainous turn. But James Gunn changed it to Scrappy due to his intense hatred for the character. @JamesGunn I only recently learned you wrote the scooby-doo movies. was about Shaggy inheriting his uncle's fortune; in addition, he and Scooby must stop an evil doctor and essentially save the world. There Was A Conspiracy To Make You Hate Scrappy-Doo, And We Can Prove It. This, plus Cartoon Network's smear campaign, is what caused the hatred for Scrappy Doo to pick up in earnest, with older fans flooding online message boards and forums with hatred for the character and picking apart his older appearances, making Scrappy one of the most hated cartoon characters of all time. Ben Ravencroft | [1] [2] Scrappy has appeared in a number of the various incarnations of the Scooby-Doo cartoon series. As a villain, following his corruption by the Daemon Ritus, Scrappy showed no problem with committing murder and kidnapping and was perfectly happy to consume the souls of thousands (perhaps millions) of innocent people in order to increase his own power, kill Mystery, Inc., and rule the world with his army of monsters. "When Good TV Goes Bad: Why Scooby-Doo Went to the Dogs." The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 18 Dec. 2017 . home Scrappy left with the demons and they captured many people including Fred and Velma, however, Shaggy rescued them. | forum (Also, Tim Curry was originally in talks for Mondavarious. Scrappy was characterized by extreme arrogance and egomania, believing he could overpower any opponents with his "puppy power". Prudence Prufrock | Scooby Doo; Scrappy Doo; Googie (Scooby Doo) Language: English Stats: Published: 2023-01-06 Updated: 2023-03-03 Words: 46322 Chapters: 9/10 . Shaggy is seen in that bumper, and he backs away in sheer terror at the very sight of him. NOW! The original draft of the script had Old Man Smithers (the Luna Ghost) being the true culprit behind Spooky Island. However after this, Scrappy plotted revenge against his former friends. One of the special's promos sees Daphne running terrified through the woods at night, chased by an off-screen assailant. Why was Scrappy-Doo a bad guy? Rotten Robots | Scrappy and his henchmen are then taken to prison when the police helicopters arrived on the scene, with Scrappy being taken away in a dog cage. Because of this, Scrappy became the villain of the live-action Scooby-Doo film, after about 15 years of absence from the franchise and never appearing again afterwards. Interestingly, Scooby-Dum is generally well-liked, and even received his own FunkoPop vinyl figure in 2017. Don Messick, who voiced Scooby, originally auditioned to be the voice of Scrappy as well. THe movies with Scrappy (Ghoul School, and Reluctant Werewolf) are among my favorites. Despite that it was his own fault for being a bad friend and a jerk to all of them. Mystery Incorporated, the eleventh incarnation of the Scooby-Doo . While Scrappy was originally added in order to keep Scooby-Doo new and exciting, the. Repeition was such an issue even then that ABC was talking cancelation. Scrappy's voice actor from 1980 to 1989, Don Messick was also Scooby's original voice actor. Miss Mirimoto | As he slides off, Fred scolds him for urinating on Daphne. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law enjoyed subjecting him to humiliating cameos, often as a corpse. This soured many fans, and there were in fact plenty of fans who disliked Scrappy instantly for his personality. Those few references made to him on the various shows of recent years are derogatory. Finding the right voice was a torturous process requiring multiple recordings of the entire episode, and a money and personality dispute ended up costing Scrappy his first performer after just one season (Don Messick, Scooby's VA, ultimately got the part for most of Scrappy's run). However, I've read that in recent years, James Gunn has apologized to fans of Scrappy as he didn't actually know people liked him. Ghoul King | His art and short stories have appeared in "Intergalactic Medicine Show," "Bards and Sages Quarterly," and "Another Realm" e-zine. The Spectre of Ebenezer Crabbe and the Ghost of Netty Crabbe. Fred annoyingly tells him he has told him before ghosts do not exist (referencing the fact that the versions of the show Scrappy are in by portraying real supernatural creatures as commonplace). He immediately rejected the movie upon hearing Scrappy was in it.). (Though that book does feature errors like confusing Fred for his Mystery Incorporated counterpart, who has a completely different history.). Scrappy's minions captured Fred and Velma and Scrappy, in his Mondavarious disguise used the Daemon Ritus and absorbed some souls. Ghost Hunter Haunter | After Scrappy absorbs the souls, he would become a powerful monster known as Scrappy Rex. Red Sparks and Jim Rivets. Laura | However, in recent years, there has been a resurgence (mostly due to Tumblr and Twitter) of Scrappy fans, people like myself who grew up with the character and were either oblivious to the hate or loving the character in spite of it, and he has a modestly sized fanbase. As he slides off, Fred angrily scolds him for urinating on Daphne. The ill-advised 2002 live-action film made him into a maniacal villain. Not sure what the thinking was back then, but I hated all of those characters. Thats the main reason I want to see him . There is a game on cartoonnetwork.com called "Scrappy Stinks". Correction. Despite being infamous, Scrappy is often chosen as Boomeroyalty on Boomerang, where they have a month-long marathon with Scooby-Doo projects starring him. At one point in the film, Velma reveals that Scrappy is in fact not a puppy, but has a glandular disorder. Scrappy then lands on a clock hand, causing Shaggy and Scooby to worry about his safety (Scrappy is having a jolly good time and oblivious to their concern for him) they manage to get him back into Big Ben, where Scrappy sees the night ghoul on one of the clock's gears and spins the gear, capturing the night ghoul and allowing the others to wrap All I need to complete my transformation is (voice changes) Scooby-Doo!Scrappy taunting his former friends Mystery, Inc. during his transformation into Scrappy Rex. : Phineus Phibes | Agent 1 | Agent 2 | Misty Swiss | Bruce and Brucey | Suki Sukihari | Evil Phibes Ironically, Scrappy-Doo was introduced to the cartoon series in 1979 to save the Scooby-Doo franchise from becoming irrelevant. He was too rebellious, too outspoken," Evanier remembers. "Okay, like, I think I've got this thing on the right course. So much focus was given over to them that, come second season, Fred, Daphne, and Velma were written out. With their departure, and with Shaggy and Scooby still played as comic characters, Scrappy was left to take up the slack, in effect becoming the straight man of the franchise a younger, more lively, and active straight man who found the idea of ghosts and goblins exciting. Scrappy is then unceremoniously thrown out of the van in the middle of the desert along with his suitcase, with no one giving a second thought (not even Scooby). Scrappy tells the Mystery, Inc. gang their fight isn't over and he'll still kill them, but Shaggy gets Scrappy's attention by calling him a bad puppy and he finally defeats Scrappy Rex by pulling the Daemon Ritus out of his chest and destroying them. And he also received a cameo in the non-canon crossover Scoobynatural, with the show Supernatural. Of course it's been a long time since I last watched any Scooby Doo, much less any Scrappy Doo episodes, and can't remember too many specific episodes. Despite being the main antagonist of the film, Scrappy has little screen time as himself and is mostly in his Emile Mondavarious disguise and the only scenes (aside from the end) of him without his Emile Mondavarious disguise are Velma's flashback and his transformation into Scrappy Rex. In the live-action film, Scrappy is a small brown Great Dane like Scooby, but wears a black studded collar, unlike Scooby who wears a traditional collar that is blue. Updates by Muppet What's the idea? If not for you meddlin' sons ofScrappy's last lines while he, N'Goo, and Zarkos get arrested. Scrappy and his allies summoned an army of monstrous purple demons with a pyramid object called the Daemon Ritus. He is significantly larger than he was before and on the middle of his chest contains the Daemon Ritus. This led to his abandonment, which would cause his downward spiral into outright villainy. And his initial run of episodes was given out to a less than stellar animation house. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: Green Ghoul | Sludge Monster | Cheese Monster | Dr. Croaker | Al Cabone | Manny the Mauler | Boogedy Bones | Ice Demon | Samurai Ghost | Headless Skateboarder | BooBeard | Totem Spirit | Ghost Chef | Stinkweed | Dogcatcher Ghost | Alien Slug | Ghost of Purvis Parker | Chickenstein | Burger Monster | Dinkley 2000 | Zombo | Boogey Biker | Astronaut Ghost | Bigwig | Hooded Heifer | Moving Mollusk | Nasty-Doo | Buster McMuttMauler | Ghost of Mrs. Shusham | Waitro Why would fight fans care so much to see a guy with no amateur boxing experience and didnt start Boxing 5 years ago. The more iconic version voiced by Scooby's voice actor, Don Messick, was more toned down in his obnoxious traits, and Don Messick's voice for the character also made him more likable. Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? The fact that the Mystery Gang is portrayed negatively in the movie and the fact that they left him to die in the desert (what makes his motives to want revenge on them truly justifiable), though he did challenge them to do that, didn't really help matters. The confusion over Smithers role emphasizes the filmmakers' difficulty in completing the movie. Ironically enough, I never found Scrappy annoying and tbh, there are far WORSE characters with flaws more glaring than Scrappy. On a related note, an instance of foreshadowing that Mondavarious was actually Scrappy was displayed when he, as his said persona, was seen scratching his face in a way that only a dog would do. Muttley (2020) | He was funny for about half a season. Despite Scrappy-Rex being a villain, he is similar to the Hulk from the. Riddler | Surprisingly, much of the animosity for the character began withCartoon Network. but the main reason people hate him is because it was the scooby series joining the cousin Oliver syndrome cause they intoduced somebody to make the series last but although he saved it hanna barbera over used him and people got bored and more and more annoyed wth him but to be fair i actually like him, And it should be noted that they didn't just make him evil in, ah yes i remember that commercial it was quite funny i think it was the first scooby doo film that made him the villian which was pointless also during the cartoon network 20th anniversary party video at the end when they were going to take the picture scrappy was and Jake the Dog pushes out of the picture. Man those movies are bad. Mystery Incorporated: Slime Mutant | Gator People | Ghost Truck | Man-Crab | Que Horrifico | Alice May | Phantom | Gnome | Humungonauts | Fright Hound | Vampire | Char Gar Gothakan | Cicada Creature | Lord Infernicus | Shadowy Orc | Aphrodite | Danny Darrow | White Wizard | Nightfright | Fish Freaks | Manticore | Headless Horror | Shadowy Figure | Dead Justice | Obliteratrix | Freak of Crystal Cove | Crybaby Clown | Baba Yaga | Dreamweaver | Junk | Graveyard Ghoul | Dark Lilith | Hebediah Grim | Fiend | Scarebear | Dragon | Dr. Zin | Mummy | Aliens | Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics | Gluten Demon | Dandy Highwayman | Fake Fred | Old Daphne | Priestess | Mr. E | Ed Machine | Professor Pericles | Evil Entity | Krampus (Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated) | Kriegstaffebot | Is Mr EA bad guy? But as originally conceived, Scooby-Doo was a series with five lead characters and two personalities to split among them. He is a fictional Great Dane puppy created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1979 as the nephew of Scooby-Doo. You can't do this to me! Oh, get over it! Hanna-Barberas TV animation never had good production value, and the quality of the writing (never exactly Pulitzer-worthy) started to slip well before Scrappy turned up. Without warning,he was relieved of his duties,andMessick was brought in to takeover the role for the rest of the 1980s. . After that he got annoying and repetitive. He then managed to capture Scooby after Shaggy's girlfriend Mary Jane, possessed by a demon, brings him over. Many reasons why Scrappy Doo is the most annoying cartoon character of all time. The bad guys are essentially the epicenter of each episode and have delivered lasting spooks and scares throughout the series. Krudsky | Or I hate to love him. Even Cartoon Network got its kicks in through one of their bumpers in the early 2000s. Ooh! I'm as cute as a Powerpuff Girl! TAKE THAT PRETTY BOY!Scrappy attacking Fred. I hate him because hes a arrogant, obnoxious, egotistical little bastard whos only purpose was to boost ratings that may sound harsh but theres nothing nice to say about that little cunt. He was a decent character but I feel like he was kinda E X C E S S I V E. Ya know? TL;DR it was a mix of people genuinely disliking Scrappy, and a smear campaign instigated by Cartoon Network and bolstered by the 2002 live-action movie inspiring people who hated the character to vent all of their frustrations online and in media, resulting in the character being hated and disliked. Scooby-Dum servedas a precursor to Scrappy, as he wasa supporting character in The Scooby-Doo Show during the late '70s. Ghost of Cleopatra | Looking back as an adult, I dont see a case for Scrappy having brought the franchise to its knees. No copyright . Press J to jump to the feed. Because he was annoying. In the cartoons, Scrappy is also egotistical, tough-acting, and overconfident, though not as obnoxious and to a much lesser extent, and is also more judicious, analytical, and intelligent, sometimes proving to be an even better sleuth than most of the gang, with the possible exception of Velma. Lake Monster, Video Games Asmodeus | The young lady asked what he did for a living. @JamesGunn @SkylerAitken Scrappy as the bad guy was the best part of the movie!!!!! The time has come that you appoint me, your unquestioned leader. Crimes Slavery Attempted world domination Treason Kidnapping Human sacrifice Attempted avunculicide Attempted mass murder Extortion During a flashback recalled by Velma at one point in the film, Scrappy is seen bothering the gang in the Mystery Machine, bragging about how he will fight ghosts and monsters. But Scrappy came in for trouble before he ever made it to the air. (Grins at his Scrappy reference). Several years later, Scrappy traveled to the Spooky Island theme park resort, under the pretense of auditioning for an evil elf character. The first instance of Scrappy being looked down upon would be the Cartoon Network animated bumpers, featuring all of the cartoon characters interacting with one another. He also has a great interest in art and screenwriting, and can often be found sketching or drafting stories. | radio However, Scrappy's reign was short-lived. His insistence that ghosts were real, coupled with his obnoxious and detestable behavior, annoyed Mystery, Inc. to no end, culminating with Scrappy arrogantly demanding that they appoint him their "unquestioned" leader or else he would leave, foolishly believing that they valued his company when in reality, they would gladly take the chance to get rid of him (even his own uncle). To top it off, in 2000 Cartoon Network's website launchedan interactive game called Scrappy Stinks. The live-action Scooby-Doo underwent multiple changes, with its original ending being altered to transform Scrappy-Doo into a villain. Also who likes someone who wants to fight the bad guys in a show which is basically about mystery and searching for clues. Walter Peabody | I mean all the bad guys that were unmasked by the Scooby gang in that series. Scooby-Doos filmmakers knew Scrappys actions could prove controversial, so another ending was shot with a different villain as a backup plan. Older fans who liked the show felt like he was dumbed down to appeal to little kids. And I brought you here, puny, pathetic Mystery Inc. to witness my moment of triumph! He had teamed up with an insane man named N'goo and his evil cohort Zarkos. Although he didnt elaborate on the Scooby-Doo movie's original villain plan, Gosnell did reveal, This monster flew down from the sky and he was going to use the ultimate power to rule the world. This could have better explained why the Spooky Island guests souls were being collected, instead of Scrappy simply absorbing them to transform from a tiny pup into a giant. Scrappy has appeared in a number of the various incarnations of the Scooby-Doo cartoon series. In his Emile Mondavarious disguise, he was portrayed by the legendary Rowan Atkinson, who also played the real Emile Mondavarious in the film as well as every form of Edmund Blackadder in Blackadder. [kicks bag] Oww! Yowie Yahoo | I'm not a big fan of Scooby-Doo, I find the series overrated, but I have always liked Scrappy Doo. Max | But due to the formulaic, soft-reset nature of the franchise, he never received character development nor a character arc. Therefore, it's now been revealed that Tory's new sentencing date is April 10, according to TMZ. I would've gotten away with it too! They took the most defining traits of the dismissed characters and placed them into Scrappy, while refusing to develop him past his initial character traits or his borrowed character traits. | cards However, an alternate ending would have seen Smithers unmasked as the movies villain. Black Samurai | Related: Scooby Doo's R-Rated Cut: 8 Details & Deleted Scenes Revealed. Scrappy says he's as cute as "a Powerpuff Girl" and that he'll get his own TV show as he sits on his suitcase, alone and friendless. Not only because it's just so deliciously ugly, but because it perfectly sums up Dawson's ongoing self-pitying behavior that was displayed for the entirety of the six-season show. Cartoon Network began running promotional shorts that besmirched the pint-sized star's reputation, then the live-actionScooby-Doo movie turned everyone against Scrappy by making him the main antagonist. Snookie Waeawa | Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Scrappy is characterized by extreme arrogance and egomania, believing he could overpower any opponents with his "puppy power". Scrappy was in one of the bloopers of the 2003 Scooby-Doo film, Scrappy was mentioned on the season 1 finale of, Scrappy is also portrayed as a villain in the comic book series. After fixing himself, Scrappy crosses his arms and irritably states it was an accident, but Fred calls his bluff and furiously accuses him of marking his territory. The live-action Scooby-Doo went through several changes, and the original ending had two different monster reveals before Scrappy became the villain. He then kicks his suitcase in anger and frustration, knocking it over and hurting his foot. You must log in or register to reply here. . Phantom Virus | Reply. This idea could have been taken much further, showing how Scrappy was manipulated by the demons and reduced to a nave pawn. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It takes time!!! For all the things I questioned about Scooby-Doo even as a kid, the two talking dogs having different speech patterns never crossed my mind, and I've never seen a Scrappy hater bring it up. The New Scooby-Doo Movies: Gunslinger | Geronimo | Hooded Man | Vulture | Scarecrow | Captain Moody's Ghosts | Phantoms | Zalia Z. Fairchild | Shark Men | Cackling Skeleton | Ghost of Bigfoot | Red Baron | Redbeard's Ghost | Haunted Horseman | Moat Monster | Viking Mannequin | Davy Crockett Mannequin | Dryad | Troll | Ghost of Paul Revere | Minuteman Ghost | Redcoat Ghost | Hooded Ghosts | Captain Scavenger | Injun Joe | Jadal | Fireball McPhan | Lorne Chumley | Windmakers | Green Globs | Ghostly Strongman The puppy hollers out to them they can't do this since people adore him (which is not exactly true). He was about to absorb Scooby's soul when suddenly, Shaggy jumped on the claw holding it and released it. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. N' Goo Tuana | So while the meme . Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! In another bumper, Scrappy is in a locker room with other cartoon dogs saying mean things about Scooby behind his back. He needed a pure soul in order to complete his transformation and become unstoppable. Goblin King | "All it took to make a firm decision was someone asking for above scale," Mark Evanier(Scrappy-Doo's creator)recalled. She actually helps solve the mystery. Velma | Daphne | Jacques | Site debuted on January 28, 1998. Mr. Mysterio | Set the outlane posts to the top portion and turn on your ruh roh ball save and center drop ball save and you have a very approachable game even for the family.
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