It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine
- Episode aired Oct 26, 2002
- G
- 21m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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The Mystery Machine comes to life and begins driving around by itself.The Mystery Machine comes to life and begins driving around by itself.The Mystery Machine comes to life and begins driving around by itself.
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Casey Kasem
- Shaggy
- (voice)
Frank Welker
- Fred
- (voice)
- …
Mindy Cohn
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
Grey Griffin
- Daphne
- (voice)
- (as Grey DeLisle)
Roger Rose
- Narrator
- (voice)
- …
Kath Soucie
- Susan Dinwiddie
- (voice)
Beng Spies
- Murph
- (voice)
- …
Larc Spies
- Andy Dinwiddie
- (voice)
Lauren Tom
- Mandy Dinwiddie
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to this episode the mystery machine's famous color scheme wasn't painted by the gang but rather by the original owner before Fred
- GoofsAndy's name on the candy box in Murph's Mystery Kids shrine is misspelled "ANPY".
- Quotes
[the gang leaves the Dinwiddie household knowing about the origins of the Mystery Machine]
Velma Dinkley: So, Flash Flanagan painted the Mystery Machine? I thought the flower pattern was your idea, Fred.
Fred: Nope; I always wanted to paint it red.
- ConnectionsSpoofs Behind the Music (1997)
- Soundtracks2 Cute 2 4-Get
Written by Rich Dickerson, Gigi Meroni & James Krieg
Performed by Maria Carmen & Joseph Corella
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"It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine" was one of my first 'What's New Scooby Doo' episodes and it stood out to me quite a lot because of how different it was. The Scooby Doo franchise had never utilsed the Mystery Machine before in the way "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine" did and it hasn't also since. So this is a pretty unique episode, not just that but also with giving it a backstory, which had not happened to this extent before.
While liking "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine" on first watch, it's even better now with more to appreciate. It strikes me as great now and one of the most interesting early episodes. No make that one of the most interesting and unique 'What's New Scooby Doo' instalments in general. The premise is a terrific one, and one that would still have been appreciated for being different even if the execution didn't work, and the execution here more than lives up to it.
The animation hasn't lost the high quality seen in the previous four episodes, actually think it's one of the best looking episodes of Season 1 and of 'What's New Scooby Doo'. The animation on the Mystery Machine is wonderfully spooky and the animation on it has never looked better, before or since. The music is as groovy and catcby as in the previous four episodes, it's 'What's New Scooby Doo' that got appreciating Simple Plan more. The show had many great chase scenes, some of them a lot better than the episodes themselves, and the one here is one of the best and most visually inventive. Amazing at how the Mystery Machine was made so flexible and spooky.
Did think that the Mystery Machine backstory was interesting, though it does contradict continuity to the point of re-writing (continuity though has never been a strong suit for the franchise though). The Flash backstory intrigued too and one cannot be blamed if they thought that it was his ghost responsible for the goings on. The story is a lot of fun and has a spooky atmosphere.
Furthermore, it is also notable for having one of the show's cleverest reveals. Not just how the perpetrator is caught but also how they did what they did (which is quite ingenious). The identity of the perpetrator didn't shock me massively though, due to them having the strongest motive. Shaggy and Scooby never fail to be funny, the supporting characters are strong as is the voice acting. Casey Kasem has still got it as Shaggy despite being a lot older. Also liked the "What a Night for a Knight" reference.
Summing up, great. 9/10.
While liking "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine" on first watch, it's even better now with more to appreciate. It strikes me as great now and one of the most interesting early episodes. No make that one of the most interesting and unique 'What's New Scooby Doo' instalments in general. The premise is a terrific one, and one that would still have been appreciated for being different even if the execution didn't work, and the execution here more than lives up to it.
The animation hasn't lost the high quality seen in the previous four episodes, actually think it's one of the best looking episodes of Season 1 and of 'What's New Scooby Doo'. The animation on the Mystery Machine is wonderfully spooky and the animation on it has never looked better, before or since. The music is as groovy and catcby as in the previous four episodes, it's 'What's New Scooby Doo' that got appreciating Simple Plan more. The show had many great chase scenes, some of them a lot better than the episodes themselves, and the one here is one of the best and most visually inventive. Amazing at how the Mystery Machine was made so flexible and spooky.
Did think that the Mystery Machine backstory was interesting, though it does contradict continuity to the point of re-writing (continuity though has never been a strong suit for the franchise though). The Flash backstory intrigued too and one cannot be blamed if they thought that it was his ghost responsible for the goings on. The story is a lot of fun and has a spooky atmosphere.
Furthermore, it is also notable for having one of the show's cleverest reveals. Not just how the perpetrator is caught but also how they did what they did (which is quite ingenious). The identity of the perpetrator didn't shock me massively though, due to them having the strongest motive. Shaggy and Scooby never fail to be funny, the supporting characters are strong as is the voice acting. Casey Kasem has still got it as Shaggy despite being a lot older. Also liked the "What a Night for a Knight" reference.
Summing up, great. 9/10.
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