In the 60 second advertisement, Scrappystands outside the studio's doorand bullies Cartoon Network's otheranimated characters as they enter. And when I find them, I'll give them a good dose of puppy power! Red Sparks and Jim Rivets. His last words to the gang are, "And I would have gotten away with it, too! Seemingly overnight, Scrappy stole the spotlight from Daphne, Velma, and Fred, appearing at the forefront of franchisethroughout the 1980s, up until he mysteriously disappeared in 1988. This soured many fans, and there were in fact plenty of fans who disliked Scrappy instantly for his personality. Professor Jeffries | Velma had a catchphrase and a running gag with her glasses, but Fred and Daphne had virtually no distinguishing character traits. One of the 2015 LEGO Scooby-Doo sets features a monster from one of Scrappy's episodes but Scrappy is not featured in the set. Let us know . Without warning,he was relieved of his duties,andMessick was brought in to takeover the role for the rest of the 1980s. And I will not SPLAT you if you don't like him. Scrappy-Doo | The puppy hollers out to them they can't do this since people adore him (which is not exactly true). In a Cartoon Network bumper, Scrappy rants about how other cartoons are getting more love and fame than he is. Scrappy-Doo is exactly like Poochie, contrasting Scooby's laid-back fraidy-cat energy by being aggressive and perpetually angling for a fist-fight. Thanks to Scrappy being the villain in the movie (and of course being extremely unpopular), he hasn't been seen again, at least physically, in any more Scooby-Doo projects to date. Debuting in 1979 as Scoobys courageous nephew, Scrappy is notoriously viewed as a franchise blunder. 0 replies 0 retweets 1 like. The gang are in shock over Scrappy almost saying the bad word (also wondering where he heard it), but the subject is immediately changed with the news people talking to the gang again. You can't do this to me! Several years later, Scrappy disguised himself as Emile Mondavarious, the owner of Spooky Island, though the gang didn't know. Velma: Victoria Jones | On Halloween1999, Cartoon Network aireda series of "found footage" clipsreferred to asThe Scooby-Doo Project. He then met and teamed up with an insane man named N' Goo Tuana and a masked wrestler named Zarkos. Scooby then enters and sits in front of Scrappy. 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. I dont get why Scooby-Doo is a franchise at all; the formula may be entertaining, but there are only so many times Im prepared to sit through it, even with the occasional real monster and design update. Fake Military Police Officers | Scooby Doo, Where are You! Scrappy doo, The Great Gazoo on the Flinstones, Orbitty on the Jetsons, Cousin Oliver on the Brady Bunch. Shannon Lucas | Kyle | Man those movies are bad. As Scrappy Rex, he is a gigantic, monstrous beast with an overweight but muscular build, large sharpened teeth, sharp claws and huge eyebrows. Were these TV movies any good? Speaking on the DVD commentary, producer Richard Suckle admitted that a lot of people we previewed the movie for had some concerns with Scrappy. Although parents were aware Scrappy wasnt well-liked, they didnt understand why Scoobys nephew was suddenly evil. Scrappy's appearance in the movie was probably hinted at when Warner Bros. released. 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). Now realizing that Fred is protective of Daphne since he is the leader, Scrappy angrily tells him he isn't worthy of being the team leader. Wiki-Tiki | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: Blue Scarab | Night Ghoul | Alien | Neon Phantom | Snake Demon | Sky Skeleton | Dragon Beast | Devil Bear | Sea Beast | Lady Vampire of the Bay | Star Creature | Shadow Creature | Ghost of Jeremiah Pratt | Great Haldane | Minotaur | Carl and Tony Several years later, Scrappy traveled to the Spooky Island theme park resort, under the pretense of auditioning for an evil elf character. Phantom Virus | "All it took to make a firm decision was someone asking for above scale," Mark Evanier(Scrappy-Doo's creator)recalled. Also, most of Scooby Doo is a mystery series, but the second season of Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo gives the show more variety. Bland as they were, Fred and Velma did put clues together and solve mysteries, and along with Daphne, they delivered much of the exposition and asked necessary questions. Riddler | 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. Scrappy and his allies summoned an army of monstrous purple demons with a pyramid object called the Daemon Ritus. Scrappy idolizes his uncle Scooby and would often assist Scooby and his friends in solving mysteries (Scrappy saves Scooby several times from monsters when they were looking for the rest of the gang shown). Also just a few months ago, an official Scooby Encyclopedia came out and listed amongst Scooby's relatives were Scrappy and Yabba, reinforcing that not only is Scrappy still in continuity, so is his spin-off. Speaking on the DVD audio commentary, the director and producers recalled their desire to choose a villain connected to the gang over an anonymous monster. Except that test audiences werent thrilled with Scrappys evil depiction, resulting in two endings being shot, one of which would have brought back the Luna Ghost/Old Man Smithers (Nicholas Hope). Between Scrappy's first and second season, Weinrib asked for a raise. But Zarkos falls over the vat after his fight with Daphne (who pushed him in), releasing the people's protoplasm. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! He needed a pure soul in order to complete his transformation and become unstoppable. reboot, and (spoiler for 16-year-old movie) turns out to be the villain in the live action Scooby-Doo film. for example the scene from drawn together where they tortured not just him but fred Flintstone and other likable characters, not to mention the harvey birdman attorney when he gets swooped up by avenger and during other episodes when avenger carrys round his corpse. Dracula | 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. "And I'd have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!" a robot being operated by none other than Scrappy-Doo, Scooby's . Its unclear how he would have factored into the main plot, making little sense since he was caught in Scooby-Doos opening. If it's to be believed, Scrappy may not be to blame for his unscrupulous public image. Oh, get over it! 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. He is the arch-nemesis/evil counterpart of Scooby-Doo. I'm not a big fan of Scooby-Doo, I find the series overrated, but I have always liked Scrappy Doo. Paul talks a lot and attracts a lot of hate but the expectation for Paul is unrealistic. In addition to the cast's shifting responsibilities, '80sScooby-Dooabandoned one of the franchise's oldest conceits. 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). And for how uneven they were, there was a sense of experimentation with the different ghostly encounters of the Red Shirt Shaggy period thats fun to watch, and at least offers some relief from the otherwise interminable man in mask formula. In another bumper, Scrappy is in a locker room with other cartoon dogs saying mean things about Scooby behind his back. Scooby-Doo's Original Ending Explained & Why Scrappy Became The Villain, Scooby Doo's R-Rated Cut: 8 Details & Deleted Scenes Revealed, Scooby Doo's Deleted Drug Scene Explains Its Best Hidden Adult Joke. If not for you meddling sons of--", only to be cut off by a police officer shutting the door as the puppy continues to rant and rave. Put em up, ya mangy mutt! I'll get my own TV show!Scrappy getting kicked out by Mystery Inc. during the flashback. He was also briefly the star of his own seven minute shorts the Scrappy & Yabba Doo segments of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo. Before long, the charismatic Great Dane had taken center stage, pushing Daphne, Velma, and Fred out of the spotlight. Island Tribe | He also idolized Scooby and was firmly loyal to the group, often courageously (or brazenly) standing up for them when they were being attacked. Then came The Scooby-Doo Project, which treated Scrappy as a horrifying creature the Gang fears, though that was satirical and all of the Gang were portrayed in negative lights in said special. 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. Scooby-Doos filmmakers knew Scrappys actions could prove controversial, so another ending was shot with a different villain as a backup plan. Looking back as an adult, I dont see a case for Scrappy having brought the franchise to its knees. This idea could have been taken much further, showing how Scrappy was manipulated by the demons and reduced to a nave pawn. He is significantly larger than he was before and on the middle of his chest contains the Daemon Ritus. He then chased Scooby and Shaggy until he had them cornered. (Grins at his Scrappy reference). Despite being infamous, Scrappy is often chosen as Boomeroyalty on Boomerang, where they have a month-long marathon with Scooby-Doo projects starring him. 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. Evanier successfully refuted their demands in a conference, but Hanna-Barbera would later cave and have another writer water Scrappy down. It was, at the end of the day, the same old story: spooky mysteries ending with a guy in a mask. So I got a little cranky!Scrappy foolishly trying (rather miserably) to save face. RELATED: Why 'Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island' Is One of the Best & Scariest Films of the Franchise. Babyface Boretti | Sesame Street characters are copyright of Sesame Scrappy angrily tells him he isn't worthy of being the team leader. Surprisingly, much of the animosity for the character began withCartoon Network. On the strength of that script, the series was picked up. I mean, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" actually was a great show, and Scrappy wasn't added to the show just to make it better. He then managed to catch Scooby after Mary Jane hands him over. | radio Scooby-Doo, according to Silver, clearly has Dissociative Identity Disorder because he's a dog who "thinks he's people." Silver says the smoking gun is Scooby's extended family of "nutty dogs". When Scrappy realizes this, he gasps in shock and Fred immediately stops the Mystery Machine, sending Scrappy flying into the windscreen. When Velma left, Scrappy was the one solving mysteries and answering questions (this is most obvious in Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers). Velma | Daphne | However after this, Scrappy plotted revenge against his former friends. Why was Scrappy-Doo a bad guy? Scrappy left with the demons and they captured many people including Fred and Velma, however, Shaggy rescued them. Ezekial Gallows | This led to his abandonment, which would cause his downward spiral into outright villainy. As he slides off, Fred angrily scolds him for urinating on Daphne. Ranger Knudsen | In order to keep Scrappy's appearance and role in the live-action movie a true surprise, Warner Bros. purposely excluded him from the movie's Game Boy Advance videogame.