Remember zoinks, jinkies, and ‘let’s split up, gang’? Yep, we’re talking Scooby-Doo, the iconic TV series that debuted half a century ago. Boy, now I feel old. And you can never trick Scooby’s cult fan base that has been glued to screens for longer than I’ve walked this earth.
So when this spot-on summary of Scooby-Doo’s evolution resurfaced thanks to one Tumblr user, it left everyone scratching their heads. When the Scooby crew from the years 1969 to 2015 was compared side-by-side, it became obvious. A $3 budget went way further in the ’70s than it goes in 2015.
Let’s take a look at the hilarious overview below. Caution! It’s likely to cause nostalgic feelings for the good ol’ Scooby-Dooby-Doo days with pitch-imperfect animation and spooky one-liners.
1969-1971: Let’s see if we can make a show on a budget of 3 dollars
Image credits: CBS
1972-1973: Hey! We have a real budget now! Let’s use it to hire movie stars to make cameos!
Image credits: CBS
1988-1991: Let’s give parody and quality animation a whirl
Image credits: ABC
1988-2005: Guys. Guys. Guys. What if… We put actual effort into this?
Image credits: The WB Television Network
2002-2005: That was haaaaaaaaard. Let’s just bank off the previous movies.
Image credits: The WB Television Network
2006-2008: WHAT THE [HELL] IS A SCOOBY
Image credits: The CW Television Network
2010-2013: Let’s reinvent ourselves here. Let’s break the mold. Let’s focus on story lines and character development with less focus on the monster of the week and more focus on an over arching story line
Image credits: Cartoon Network
2015: Let’s see if we can make a show on a budget of 3 dollars
Image credits: Cartoon Network
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