The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
"Scooby Doo Meets Laurel and Hardy"
The Mystery Machine gang are on their way to a ski resort when they notice Laurel and Hardy have crashed their car. The comedy legends jump in the van and they head to the resort where they find it to be empty. It turns out that Bigfoot is running loose and has scared everyone off so the gang decides to solve the mystery. It's no secret that I find a lot of these "New Scooby-Doo Movies" to be disappointing so I was a little nervous when I noticed that Laurel, Hardy and Bigfoot were in this one. Two of my favorite comedies and one of my favorite monsters mixing it up with Scooby and the gang? Thankfully this one here is actually very good and in fact it's good enough to where you could mention it with the original series. I think what works so well here is that Laurel and Hardy are both so much fun. I thought the screenplay did a very good job at capturing the best of these two personalities and there are some very good moments including one where Hardy is in bed talking to Laurel but not realizing that he's gone out and now Bigfoot is in his bed. Another great sequence happens as Laurel and Hardy end up on a ski lift where you know something's going to go wrong. Even Scooby and the gang are in fine form. The Bigfoot monster here is actually very effective and certainly the best villain so far in this series.
Episode: B+
"Scooby Doo Meets Laurel and Hardy"
The Mystery Machine gang are on their way to a ski resort when they notice Laurel and Hardy have crashed their car. The comedy legends jump in the van and they head to the resort where they find it to be empty. It turns out that Bigfoot is running loose and has scared everyone off so the gang decides to solve the mystery. It's no secret that I find a lot of these "New Scooby-Doo Movies" to be disappointing so I was a little nervous when I noticed that Laurel, Hardy and Bigfoot were in this one. Two of my favorite comedies and one of my favorite monsters mixing it up with Scooby and the gang? Thankfully this one here is actually very good and in fact it's good enough to where you could mention it with the original series. I think what works so well here is that Laurel and Hardy are both so much fun. I thought the screenplay did a very good job at capturing the best of these two personalities and there are some very good moments including one where Hardy is in bed talking to Laurel but not realizing that he's gone out and now Bigfoot is in his bed. Another great sequence happens as Laurel and Hardy end up on a ski lift where you know something's going to go wrong. Even Scooby and the gang are in fine form. The Bigfoot monster here is actually very effective and certainly the best villain so far in this series.
Episode: B+