One of many biggest unsolved mysteries of Scooby-Doo is why it has so few Christmas specials. Certain, the collection largely focuses on criminals and supernatural occasions, however the characters’ familial bonds and love of meals are an ideal vacation match. Plus, the franchise has been happening for over 50 years, so that you’d suppose extra of those episodes would have explored scary elves, Abominable Snowmen, and even evil Santas by now.
Though one notable Scooby-Doo Christmas particular has been canceled, we have been lucky sufficient to get six that ship jokes, thriller, and Christmas cheer unexpectedly. We have ranked these based mostly on how humorous and horrifying they’re, in addition to how properly they embody the Christmas and Scooby-Doo spirit and steadiness nostalgia with one thing new.
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“The Case of the Reward Grabber”
‘Scooby-Doo! Thriller Instances’
“The Case of the Reward Grabber” options the fivesome as toys investigating stolen presents whereas a younger lady named Ariel narrates. The Creeper (who resembles the monster from Scooby-Doo, The place Are You!) jumps out of a stolen reward. Whereas operating from him, the group journeys, leaving Scooby to take him down with a snowball. Along with Shaggy, he then skates across the monster and creates a gap within the ice. Trapped, the Creeper is then unmasked by the gang and revealed to be Outdated Miser Murray.
Cute however Easy
This stop-motion particular is cute, however there is not a lot substance to it. The viewer does not be taught who Outdated Miser Murray is, and the whole lot of the thriller is solved inside two minutes. To be honest, this was kind of the purpose of Scooby-Doo! Thriller Instances—every of the 13 shorts concerned a number of youngsters enjoying with toys and imagining these toys fixing mysteries. In that sense, it delivers precisely what it is alleged to, and for that, it is a good addition to the listing.
5
“Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays”
Technically a direct-to-video particular, Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays begins with a disgruntled retailer proprietor named Havros and his nephew, Fabian, watching a parade. Sadly, the parade is quickly ruined when an offended snowman—which Fabian calls the Sinister Snowman—causes a blizzard. With a purpose to remedy the thriller, the gang should be taught concerning the legend of Vladimar Harstikor, attempt to repair a damaged glockenspiel, and enlist assistance from Santa himself.
Good, However Achieved Higher
There’s nothing unsuitable with this Scooby-Doo Christmas particular, however it’s slightly underwhelming in comparison with the others. For instance, A Scooby-Doo! Christmas does a greater job of incorporating its Snowman-villain, and The Nutcracker Scoob is a little more festive. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable seeing the gang encounter a mystical character (Santa) who was truly on their facet, and as is normally the case with Scooby-Doo, it discovered a very good steadiness of frights and laughs all through.
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“The Nutcracker Scoob”
‘The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries’ – Season 1, Episode 13
The gang helps a bunch of kids placed on a Christmas play when a scrooge-coded Winslow Nickelby publicizes that he plans to purchase their constructing. As if the information is not unhealthy sufficient, whereas placing on the play, a ghost arrives to scare the gang and destroy the set. Add to this a hunt for an emerald, a number of costume modifications, and common shenanigans, and it is a Scooby-Doo crime-solving traditional.
The Energy of Nostalgia
Whereas many individuals bear in mind this episode fondly, it does not maintain up as properly on a later viewing. The villain is slightly random, and Scrappy-Doo is already a reasonably controversial character, in order that’s not doing the episode any favors. Plus, it does not have Velma, and the Scrooge stand-in is a bit on the nostril. Nonetheless, it is undoubtedly value a watch, and it beats out a number of the others on this listing largely as a result of nostalgia issue.
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“Scary Christmas”
‘Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!’ – Season 1, Episode 14
Daphne is upset that her birthday is at all times overshadowed by Christmas, so she asks the gang to prioritize her birthday that 12 months as a substitute. Nevertheless, Fred is set to unravel a Christmas-related thriller and sends the gang trying to find one. It quickly looks as if neither of them will get their want when a pterodactyl is seen attacking the city. After visiting an archeological dig, an orphanage, and a Christmas star redesigner, the gang has the clues it must crack the case and save the day.
Humorous, however Not for Everybody
On the whole, the humor of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! is one thing that may both actually land with or fully miss audiences. It is very completely different from earlier variations of the present and offers it a contemporary contact. The identical will be mentioned of its animation, which is smoother but in addition easier. Nonetheless, the episode wins in relation to its total plot, pacing, and distinctive strategy to a Christmas thriller.
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“A Scooby-Doo! Christmas”
‘What’s New, Scooby-Doo?’ – Season 1, Episode 10
“A Scooby-Doo! Christmas!” begins with the gang discovering a dwelling, offended snowman whereas touring to a apartment owned by Daphne’s uncle. They later be taught that the Headless Snowman first appeared after a robber named Blackjack Brody stole gold from a traveler, Seamus Fagen, which he hid in a chimney. Ever since, the Snowman has been breaking into and destroying the townspeople’s houses, which has additionally meant the top of most Christmas festivities.
Basic Scooby-Doo
This Scooby-Doo episode has all of it: an attention-grabbing thriller, a number of Scooby-Doo shenanigans, and in the long run, a compelling villain. It embraces a lot of what makes older Scooby-Doo episodes nice whereas additionally feeling recent. Some viewers may discover it slightly easy or suppose that different villains had been scarier, however there isn’t any denying that this episode is likely one of the finest in relation to the general story, characters, and Christmas really feel.
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“Scroogey Doo”
‘Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!’ – Season 2, Episode 10
Velma has been invited to provide a speech at a symposium, so the gang follows her to London the place they rapidly meet a person named Scrooge. At first, the story seems like it’ll be a easy Christmas Carol rehash, however every thing takes an attention-grabbing flip when Velma can also be visited by three ghosts of her personal; they compel her to surrender mystery-solving, and frighteningly, they nearly succeed.
A Distinctive Twist on a Christmas Basic (and ‘Scooby-Doo’)
Not like “The Nutcracker Scoob” which merely threw in a Scrooge stand-in, “Scroogey Doo” places its personal spin on the story, not simply by making Velma a goal of the ghosts, but in addition by ending the episode with Scrooge studying nothing. Admittedly, different features of the episode’s ending are a bit convoluted, such because the reveal that Velma and Scrooge had been hypnotized, however it’s fairly par for the course with the final humor of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!. Plus, it is a actually nice Velma episode, and after what the character has been by means of in recent times, she deserves it.
In brief, like the opposite Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode on this listing, some viewers will love this episode whereas others will not get it, however that polarizing impact makes it all of the extra worthy of a watch. We’re decidedly within the camp of those that had been laughing your entire time, and whereas its newness means it lacks a few of that Scooby-Doo nostalgia issue, that really makes it even higher, because it’s bringing Scooby into the trendy age. Very like with the Ghost of Christmas Future, we’re excited to see the place the franchise heads subsequent, and hope it consists of extra vacation specials.