Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Complete Series

There is some false information in the reviews for this. First off, this box set is not missing any episodes of the series "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" The "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" series originally ran for two seasons, broadcast from 1969-1970. Both of those seasons are here, amounting to 25 episodes.The success of the series lead to an hour-long series in 1972 called "The New Scooby-Doo Movies." This series is partially available on DVD, but is not included in this set.Scooby-Doo returned in 1976 with 16 new half-hour episodes that were paired with another Hannah-Barbara show (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder) in a series called "The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour." The 16 episodes were later retitled "The Scooby-Doo Show" for reruns and are sometimes referred to as Season 1 of that series. These episodes aren't included, but are available separately.In 1977, 8 more episodes were produced under a 2-hour package called "Scooby's All-Star Laugh-A-Lympics." These episodes were also rebroadcast as part of "The Scooby-Doo Show" and are referred to as Season 2 of that series. Scoobs also appeared in 16 30-minute segments of the "Laff-A-Lympics" series with other Hannah-Barbara characters. None of these episodes are in this set.Which leads to 1978, when 16 more episodes were produced under the name "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" 8 of these episodes were broadcast with the original series' opening and closing credits. When the lineup changed, the remaining 8 were aired under a package called "Scooby's All Stars." Like the `76 and `77 episodes, when these episodes were reaired, they were listed as part of "The Scooby-Doo Show" and are often referred to as Season 3 of that series, in addition to being known as Season 3 of the original series. These are also sometimes called the "lost" episodes. Since they were originally aired under the name "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", Warner released them on DVD as the third season of the original series and included them in this set.Based solely on the seasons that were produced under the name "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", this box set collects those 41 episodes produced from 1969-1970 and 1978 and presents them as "The Complete Series." It's not a lie. It's not false advertising. It's just not a compendium of every Scooby-Doo series that ever existed, which is what some people think it is.The packaging of this release is cardboard, but is fairly sturdy. It's definitely not a toy. A plastic version was previously made and has been out of print for a few years. That version housed the discs in cardboard sleeves, prone to scratching. In this release, all 8 discs are housed in an extra-wide DVD case, presenting them more securely than the previous release. This case fits nicely inside the drawer that slides out from the back of the Mystery Machine packaging.If you're a big fan of Scooby-Doo, this is a nice way to collect all of the "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" episodes. This is the original series and is still considered the best Scooby-Doo series ever made. If you're looking to collect every episode of Scooby animation that's ever been made, this won't be the last Scooby-Doo set you purchase.

I don't think Scooby Doo: Where Are You itself needs any introduction to anyone interested in this set, so let's skip that and get to this set itself.For long time fans of this series, this Bluray set has been a long time coming. It's hard to believe it took 12 years since Blurays began to hit shelves for Warner Bros to release Scooby Doo: Where Are You on the format, but here we are.In terms of video and audio quality, it's definitely an improvement over my considerably older and much played DVD set. The video at a glance only seems to be a moderate improvement, but I found my eyes noticing small details in the animation and backgrounds that I don't recall from before which I've always found to be a characteristic of Bluray vs DVD, not to mention line work looking sharper and more defined. In addition, dust and scratches on the animation cells which were abundant on the DVD set image seem to be heavily reduced here, which was an initial concern of mine given the HD treatment could have easily made those blemishes even worse.As for audio, the episodes have 2.0 Dolby Digital tracks. While disappointing to not have lossless audio, I'm not sure Where Are You would really benefit from them. For what they are, the sound is strong enough and, like the video, I found myself noticing more detail and depth in the sound than I recall from the DVDs.Anyone expecting this 60s/70s series to sound and look like a modern cartoon will surely be disappointed, but I think the video and audio quality strikes the right balance of honoring the source material while also cleaning it up enough to feel fresh. After all, isn't the grit of Where Are You a part of the charm?Aside from the episodes themselves, there are quite a few bonus supplements, and the limited edition packaging is both aesthetically pleasing while also being able to fit in with other Bluray and DVD cases on a shelf, unlike some other box sets I have gotten.Overall, this is probably as good as I can reasonably expect Scooby Doo Where Are You to ever look or sound, and the set itself makes a great collectors piece. Definitely a must for fans.

I love my Scooby-Doo and this was a great addition to my collection. I don't keep the movies in the Mystery Van, because I don't want to be taking it in and out all the time. The DVDs come in a nice plastic case, where each DVD has their own spot, and you can flip through all the disks to find which one you want. They even have a list of the episodes on the plastic case, on the inside. So when you open the plastic case, you will find each season disk list of episodes on the inside front cover and inside back cover. Also there will be two disks (one on the front and one on the back) of each disk holder, there is four. The packaging will protect your DVDs for years to come. The episodes were great quality and I was not disappointed. The Mystery Machine, itself is cardboard, but it is still nice quality, but I put it up on a shelf for decoration, because I don't want it to be damaged. If something falls on top of it or squishes it, it would be damaged and probably not fixable. That is why I don't use it to hold the disks. But it's not cheap cardboard, so if you wanted to use it to hold the DVDs you could. This is also a better bargain than buying them seasons by themselves. I highly recommend you purchase this, if you are a Scooby-Doo Fan! Or just love the old Scooby-Doo, before they started messing with how they all look like in the newest TV shows.