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My earliest and most fondest memory of watching the classic 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was in the 70s early on Saturday morning when it was still dark outside. Considering how Scooby is often parodied today, this may surprise you but back then (to my young eyes) Scooby-Doo was kinda scary and creepy thanks to the creepy background settings, the monsters (my favorite: the skeleton-headed spaceman with the crazy laugh) and Ted Nichols' creepy underscore which could build up tension like Bernard Herrmann did for Hitchcock. Luckily, the tension would be broken with Scooby and Shaggy's comedic antics. Antics which typically resulted in the "musical chase numbers" which would conclude with the "monster" getting trapped, then unmasked, followed by the villain's obligatory "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for those meddling kids"...[and their dog]. As predictable, or even corny as others deem it be, all of this - the pure 60s/70s fun - is what has eternally endeared Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to me above all the other versions. Produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Scooby-Doo's mystery-solving format remains one of most often imitated shows to date. Fangface, Clue Club, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Rickety Rocket, Jabberjaw (just to name a few) all owe credit to Scooby-Doo. After the two seasons here in this collection the quality of the show was diminished to rather "cartoony proportions." Though, some versions were still interesting to watch such as 1972's The New Scooby-Doo Movies where the gang would team up with guest stars such as Batman & Robin, The Addams Family, Jerry Reed, Tim Conway, Sandy Duncan, and such. There were three versions of Scooby-Doo's opening theme for the two seasons in this collection: One is a rare instrumental only version used in the first few episodes of season one; the other is the classic vocal version performed by studio singer Larry Marks used for the remainder of season one; and then there's the one that has the same music and lyrics as the classic version but was performed by "chase songs" artist Austin Roberts for season two. For the grooviest adventures of Freddy, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scoob, this DVD collection is definitely the best buy! Features: Featurettes Music videos DVD challenge Episodes: What a Night for a Knight (1969) A Clue for Scooby Doo (1969) Hassle in the Castle (1969) Mine Your Own Business (1969) Decoy for a Dognapper (1969) What the Hex Going On? (1969) Never Ape an Ape Man (1969) Foul Play in Funland (1969) The Backstage Rage (1969) Bedlam in the Big Top (1969) A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts (1969) Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too (1969) Which Witch Is Which? (1969) Go Away Ghost Ship (1969) Spooky Space Kook (1969) "That crazy spaceman, yeah!" A Night of Fright Is No Delight (1970) That's Snow Ghost (1970) Nowhere to Hyde (1970) Mystery Mask Mix-Up (1970) Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright (1970) Jeepers, It's the Creeper (1970) Haunted House Hang-Up (1970) A Tiki Scare Is No Fair (1970) Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf? (1970) Don't Fool with a Phantom (1970)